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Monday, November 26, 2012

Intermission, at Carnegie Hall

Carnegie Hall, nyc
Photo by myself in Carnegie Hall.

The stage was cleared for intermission at Carnegie Hall, Sunday afternoon. All that was left were the chairs and a double bass.

The interior of the concert hall is elaborately ornamented with certain parts painted gold. There are tiers upon tiers of seats. Unfortunately the exterior is undergoing restoration right now, so it's covered with scaffolding.

I attended a concert at Carnegie Hall this weekend by the New York Youth Symphony Orchestra. They did a terrific job, playing works by Shostakovich, Maurer, Zucker and Dvorak.

The orchestra has been dubbed the finest youth orchestra in the States. Performers range in age from 12 to 22, and the performance level is very high. The entire hall was filled for the concert.

2012 marks the orchestra's 50th anniversary season. For more about the New York Youth Symphony Orchestra, see their website here.

Related posts: A Dashing Performance, Below Ground, Playing Pianos as Public Art, and The United Palace Theater, in Washington Heights.

9 comments:

Andy said...

I like the angle you took the photo from. With all of those empty chairs Clint Eastwood could have a great conversation.

biebkriebels said...

Nice picture and it is always great to go to a good concert.

Leslie said...

Very nice shot!

dianasfaria.com said...

wow! great shot Kitty! That must've been a great concert too.

Terry at Blue Kitchen said...

A gorgeous photo, Kitty. The bass looks as architectural as the hall itself.

Washington Cesar Takeuchi said...

That's a place I have to attend the next time i visit NYC.

Ken Mac said...

this could be a nice series..

Rose ~ from Oz said...

Oh those walls!! If I had been there it would have been the next best thing to heaven!!

Banjo52 said...

I love this photo--the big empty middle, sort of gold-toned, but the music of the first half is still in our ears and minds, as we imagine the second half.