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New David Geffen Hall to Open October 2022

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$550M Fundraising Goal Achieved 
Hall Will Be Delivered Two Years Ahead of Schedule and On Budget 
Building Through the Crisis to Create a Home for All New Yorkers

New Renderings of Public Spaces and Concert Hall, Animation Released&nbsp;<a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1oqFauby-h0e-dR_cEYDw4g2VuNiZVyUY?usp=sharing" target="_blank">HERE</a>

Project Supports 6,000 Jobs, $600 Million in Economic Development for Recovering City
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New York, NY (March 9, 2022)&mdash;The new David Geffen Hall will open in October 2022, two years ahead of schedule and on budget, a crucial cultural revitalization project at a watershed moment for New York City, Lincoln Center and the New York Philharmonic announced today. Additionally, the funding goal for the $550 million project has been achieved.

The project is improving the entire concert-going experience, creating a state-of-the-art theater to serve as the home of the New York Philharmonic and accommodate anticipated artists and audiences of the future. At the same time, it is creating tens of thousands of square feet of new public space for diverse cultural uses, including performance and community&mdash;many of them free to the public. It is achieving all this while respecting the iconic exterior.

New renderings and videos of the public spaces designed by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects, as well as an updated animation of the new theater designed by Diamond Schmitt Architects, led by Principal Gary McCluskie, are being released for the first time.

&ldquo;Lincoln Center is a central piece of New York&rsquo;s cultural heart and the new David Geffen Hall, complete with expanded public and community spaces, will make that heart beat even stronger,&quot; said&nbsp;New York State Governor Kathy Hochul. &quot;New York&rsquo;s comeback is just getting started and this project is a crucial part of that comeback, creating jobs and giving New Yorkers and visitors from across the globe the opportunity to experience world-class entertainment in a state-of-the-art venue. I look forward to seeing this magnificent facility introduce the next generation to the joy of the arts.&rdquo;

&ldquo;I am thrilled to be at the new David Geffen Hall to show the world that New York City is back,&rdquo; said&nbsp;New York City Mayor Eric Adams. &ldquo;Our arts and culture don&rsquo;t belong to a limited few but to all of us, and at Lincoln Center, we will all experience them. The New York Philharmonic has brought New Yorkers together through art for decades, and I can&rsquo;t wait to open these doors to the public. This new facility will truly be a cultural home for all New Yorkers &mdash; offering tens of thousands of feet of public space, even if you aren&rsquo;t catching a show.&rdquo;

&ldquo;The new David Geffen Hall will be NYC&rsquo;s cultural hub, teeming with excitement from early morning to late at night&mdash;a place where New Yorkers will drop by just to see what&rsquo;s happening, knowing they will find welcoming public spaces offering dynamic free entertainment, food, fun, art and culture in addition to the superb performances of the NY Philharmonic,&rdquo; said&nbsp;Katherine Farley, Chair of the Board of Directors at Lincoln Center.&nbsp;&ldquo;This project is a statement of faith in the future of culture in our city. We built through the pandemic because we knew New Yorkers needed jobs as much as they needed culture. We are so grateful to the vast numbers of people who helped make this vision come to life&mdash;partners, donors, trustees, staff, designers, engineers and builders. We look forward to welcoming everyone in October.&rdquo;

&ldquo;On behalf of our board and my Co-Chairman Oscar Tang, we are looking forward to returning to our reimagined home,&rdquo; said&nbsp;Peter W. May,&nbsp;Co-Chairman of the Board of the New York Philharmonic.&nbsp;&ldquo;Our journey has been a long one, but the result will be well worth the wait. The warmth and beauty of the new hall and the design and flexibility of the new spaces will allow the NY Phil to play a major part in the rebirth of New York. We&rsquo;re deeply grateful to all the contributors and partners who have made this possible.&rdquo;

&ldquo;The revitalization of David Geffen Hall is a symbol that New York is open for business&mdash;the largest cultural investment project to open since before the pandemic, accelerated to show that New York is still the vibrant hub of the cultural world,&rdquo; said&nbsp;Henry Timms,&nbsp;President and CEO of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. &ldquo;The fact that we are able to deliver this project on time and on budget speaks to the incredible teamwork at all levels, and sends a clear message that something new and exciting is afoot on this legendary campus&mdash;a deep focus on welcome, on audiences both new and existing. You belong here; this is&nbsp;your&nbsp;new David Geffen Hall.&rdquo;

&ldquo;Opening two years ahead of schedule, the New York Philharmonic and Lincoln Center are bringing this important project in for a landing!&rdquo; said&nbsp;Deborah Borda, Linda and Mitch Hart President and CEO of the New York Philharmonic. &ldquo;Without the unprecedented partnership between our two organizations, it simply would not have been possible. Together we have created a home for an orchestra of the 21st century, which requires not only true versatility but the creation of new public spaces that invite in all New Yorkers.&rdquo;

The revitalization of David Geffen Hall, with its added promise of creating jobs and driving the economy as New York City recovers from the economic and social impact of COVID-19, is crucial. The New York Philharmonic and Lincoln Center were determined to keep the building process moving throughout the pandemic to create jobs and enhance the cultural life of NYC.

Now, opening this October, the New York Philharmonic and Lincoln Center are delivering on their promise: The project will support $600 million in economic activity and 6,000 jobs for New Yorkers. The project team has exceeded its inclusion benchmarks, with 42 percent construction participation by minority- and women-owned businesses, and averaging 52 percent of the workforce from underrepresented communities.

It will create a superb concert hall and home for the New York Philharmonic, as well as a versatile space for 21st century presentations and exciting community activity.

Public Spaces

The reimagination of David Geffen Hall will welcome all who visit with generosity, warmth and fun. Vivid colors, patterns and textures that mirror the spirit and vibrancy of performance will enrich its public spaces.

Choreographed to maximize comfort and flexibility, this space is meant to be a living room for New York City&mdash;an invitation to everyone to be a part of Lincoln Center&rsquo;s and the New York Philharmonic&rsquo;s offerings.

&ldquo;The release and joy music brings has never been so needed. It is a precious part of our lives in New York and we are thrilled to help make a new home for the Philharmonic and our beloved city.&rdquo; said Tod Williams and Billie Tsien.

Spaces of Welcome

Welcome Center:&nbsp;Located on the southeast corner of David Geffen Hall will be the new Welcome Center. Much more than just a box office, it will be the entry point to access the full campus. Entered from Broadway, this will be a place to buy tickets, get information on programs across the campus, meet friends, and enjoy a light snack from a small caf&eacute; in the middle of the space throughout the day.

Lobby:&nbsp;The lobby will nearly double in size, in part thanks to the removal of the existing box office. Adjacent to the Welcome Center, the main lobby will be a comfortable lounge with ample seating areas, a bar and concessions to encourage people to come before and stay after performances. A large 50-foot media wall will display live, simulcast events and performances so that all can experience the New York Philharmonic&rsquo;s and Lincoln Center&rsquo;s programs, as well as visual art and other activations, free of charge.

Sidewalk Studio:&nbsp;By relocating administrative offices to the top floor of the building, what was once office space will become an innovative venue for smaller scale performance, rehearsals and community gatherings. Prominently positioned at the corner of Broadway and 65th Street, the Sidewalk Studio will be directly visible from Broadway, and outfitted to host a wide range of uses such as talks, readings, after-school activities, film screenings, smaller performances, community meetings and social events. Independently accessible from the street, the Sidewalk Studio provides both a platform and showcase for the community.

Back of house:&nbsp;Freed from the tangle of offices, the back of house is being reconfigured into additional rehearsal spaces, dressing rooms and a green room&mdash;all essential to support the incredible talent of the performers. Newly established offices on the top level will bring natural light and additional space for staff.

Spaces that Perform

On every level, the vibrancy of materials and color will be in concert with the level of performance found within the hall. Patrons will enjoy a vastly improved concert-going experience with additional concessions, restrooms and intimate spaces to gather.

Grand Promenade:&nbsp;The Grand Promenade will be the center of activity in the hall&rsquo;s public spaces. With the escalators moved to the sides of the building, the central space will be more spacious and open. The reconfigured, sculptural stairs will provide dramatic overlooks into the Grand Promenade. A large bar, clad in black granite, will anchor the Grand Promenade, which will also have access points to the outer terrace. Two large promontories, on the east and west corners of the First Tier overlooking the Grand Promenade, are designed with additional bars to provide prime people-watching. Equipped with theatrical hoists and enhanced technical capabilities, the space will be able to host an extended array of events.

The palette of the Grand Promenade and upper floor balconies will balance a spectrum of warm and cool materials. Vivid reds, oranges, fuchsias, deep blues, silver, gold and bronze will give the space dimension and character. On every level, the walls will be covered in an abstracted motif of falling flower petals rendered in felt. As the petals descend from upper to lower floors, there will be a sense of movement and identity to each level. This motif will continue onto the seat fabric of the hall, unifying the experience within and without. Complementing the textiles, eight petaled brass chandeliers will line the structural cables of the First Tier overlooks.

A restaurant, patrons lounge,&nbsp;and&nbsp;&ldquo;music box&rdquo;&nbsp;will also be part of the public spaces at David Geffen Hall. Further announcements on those are upcoming.

The Theater

Acoustics and Intimacy

Designed by Diamond Schmitt Architects in collaboration with acoustician Paul Scarbrough of Akustiks and theater designer Joshua Dachs of Fisher Dachs Associates, the theater&rsquo;s design is focused on ensuring superior acoustics and a revitalized, state-of-the-art home for the New York Philharmonic, its primary resident. Diamond Schmitt&rsquo;s design for a curvilinear, unified hall will create a more welcoming and intimate audience experience with optimized sightlines. By reducing the number of seats by 500 for a total of 2200, and relocating the stage forward by 25 feet, the seating will wrap around the stage and bring the entire audience 30 percent closer to the performers, while also improving the acoustics.

Performance and Transformation

The new renderings and animation showcase the capabilities of the new theater. In addition to its natural acoustics for symphonic, choral and recital performances, the design&rsquo;s state-of-the-art flexibility will easily accommodate semi-staged opera, dance, film premieres, amplified pop and rock concerts and more, ensuring artistic vitality for a new generation of composers and performers.

Surrounded by the warmth of natural beech wood walls molded into bespoke grooves reminiscent of sound waves, the luminous veil of the mesh ceiling overhead, and the vibrant flower petal fabric of the seating, the sculpted, natural design will foster a warm setting within the space and pair beautifully with firefly light fixtures that will create a luminous focal point above the orchestra.

&ldquo;When it opens this fall, the new theater will be transformational for the New York Philharmonic and Lincoln Center, both in the intimacy that the redesigned hall offers, as well as the high degree of artistic flexibility permitted by the variable stage configurations,&rdquo; said Gary McCluskie, Principal at Diamond Schmitt. &ldquo;The design&rsquo;s surround hall approach honors the acoustic benefits of a shoebox, while embodying a new model of sound that maintains power, depth and intimacy in equal measures, and we can&rsquo;t wait for audiences to experience it.&rdquo;

About the Reimagination of David Geffen Hall

The budget for construction of David Geffen Hall is $550 million. Turner Construction Company is serving as construction manager, and the firms Kohler Ronan and Thornton Tomasetti are providing engineering services.

More details on the renovation can be found at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.davidgeffenhall.info/" target="_blank">www.davidgeffenhall.info</a>.

For more information, please contact: 
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Theater in New David Geffen Hall Named 'Wu Tsai Theater' to Honor Catalytic Gift by Clara Wu Tsai and Joe Tsai

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Defining Gift Spurred Acceleration of Crucial Cultural Investment Creating Jobs and Underscoring NYC&rsquo;s Vitality &ndash; Allowing Project to Open Two Years Early

&lsquo;Wu Tsai Series&rsquo; Established to Support Diverse Artists and Socially Engaged Works Kicks Off with World Premiere of Etienne Charles&rsquo; San Juan Hill:&nbsp;A New York Story October 8, 2022

Image Dropbox available <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/sh/pyfle2k21vmk92d/AADV6kuVmNQNSlwGzZUGkXPya?dl=0" target="_blank">here</a>
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New York, NY (August 3, 2022) -- The theater in the new David Geffen Hall will be named the &lsquo;Wu Tsai Theater&rsquo; in honor of a catalytic gift by Joe Tsai and Clara Wu Tsai, philanthropist and Lincoln Center Board Member. The commitment was made at the end of 2020, and was the critical gift that allowed the acceleration of the project by two years, supporting more than 6,000 jobs at a time when they were urgently needed, with 42% construction participation from minority- and women-owned businesses and 52% of the workforce derived from underrepresented communities, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and New York Philharmonic leadership announced today.

In further recognition of the landmark $50 million gift and Clara Wu Tsai&rsquo;s commitment to ensuring diverse representation in the arts, this fall marks the launch of an annual &rsquo;Wu Tsai Series&rsquo; that will feature performances celebrating interdisciplinary works from diverse voices that take advantage of the Theater&rsquo;s unique flexibility.

&ldquo;I am an ardent lover of the arts, and passionate about the role they play in our civic wellbeing,&rdquo; said&nbsp;Clara Wu Tsai, Founder of the Joe and Clara Wu Tsai Foundation and member of Lincoln Center&rsquo;s Board of Directors. &ldquo;I am particularly passionate about Lincoln Center&rsquo;s commitment to broadening the voices represented on stage and reaching new audiences, to help create a more equitable and dynamic future in the arts. Joe and I could not be more pleased to support this amazing project for New York City.&rdquo;

&ldquo;Through her long career, Clara has shown herself to be a visionary in the arts, deeply committed to the democratization and accessibility of culture,&rdquo; said Lincoln Center Board Chair&nbsp;Katherine Farley.&nbsp;&ldquo;With this defining gift, she will help Lincoln Center to showcase art spanning genres and backgrounds, and welcome more to take part in the transformative experiences of live performance. The acceleration of this project would simply not have happened without her.&rdquo;

&ldquo;The New York Philharmonic is eager to begin a new era with our return to the new David Geffen Hall, and with the Orchestra performing in the reimagined Wu Tsai Theater,&rdquo; said&nbsp;Peter W. May, New York Philharmonic Board Co-Chairman, also speaking on behalf of his fellow Co-Chairman Oscar L. Tang. &ldquo;The journey to this point has been a long one, but the result will be well worth the wait.&rdquo;

Said&nbsp;Deborah Borda, President and CEO of the New York Philharmonic, &ldquo;Clara and Joe&rsquo;s visionary gift is instrumental in helping to create what will be a concert hall not only for all New Yorkers but a truly 21st century home for music that is open and embracing to the world.&rdquo;

&ldquo;Clara&rsquo;s leadership is truly exemplary. She has helped lead the charge in our transformation, not just in ensuring the David Geffen Hall project is finally completed on time and on budget, but in ensuring we serve a wider and more diverse audience,&rdquo; said&nbsp;Henry Timms, President and Chief Executive Officer of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.&nbsp;&ldquo;As co-chair of the search to hire Shanta Thake, our Chief Artistic Officer, and as an all-around thought partner, she has had a unique influence on Lincoln Center growing into a more active and equitable civic entity for the city of New York.&rdquo;

The new annual &lsquo;Wu Tsai Series&rsquo; celebrates diverse artists and socially engaged works. It is specially curated to demonstrate the flexibility of the new Wu Tsai Theater, and highlights synergies between art forms and cultures &ndash; inspired by Clara Wu Tsai&rsquo;s commitment to reaching new audiences and championing new voices at Lincoln Center.

Highlights include:

&mdash;Etienne Charles&rsquo;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.lincolncenter.org/venue/david-geffen-hall/san-juan-hill-773" target="_blank">San Juan Hill&nbsp;A New York Story</a>, October 8: A Lincoln Center commission that will premiere in a pair of concerts on opening weekend of the new David Geffen Hall. An immersive multimedia work, San Juan Hill:&nbsp;A New York Story&nbsp;transports the audience via music, visuals, and original first-person accounts of the history of the San Juan Hill neighborhood and the indigenous and immigrant communities that populated the land on which Lincoln Center resides. Performed by&nbsp;Etienne Charles &amp; Creole Soul and the&nbsp;New York Philharmonic conducted by Music Director&nbsp;Jaap van Zweden. In the lead up to the world premiere, Charles, Lincoln Center, and the New York Philharmonic are partnering on a series of conversations and workshops that will explore the preservation and transformation of culture, gentrification, community activism, as well as resilience in resistance to adversity, in collaboration with Weeksville Heritage Center and Jazz Museum of Harlem, among others;

&mdash;Open House Weekend, October 29 &amp; 30: All are invited as Lincoln Center and the New York Philharmonic activate spaces throughout the new David Geffen Hall with a wide range of artists, ensembles, and interdisciplinary performers from across New York City&rsquo;s cultural communities. Events include Family Day, Sunday, October 30, with activities designed for audiences of all ages. All events are free;

&mdash;<a href="https://www.globalfest.org/" target="_blank">GlobalFEST</a>&rsquo;s 20th anniversary in January 2023: A Lincoln Center season presentation celebrating global music from 12 bands from around the world in a day-long takeover of multiple unique spaces throughout David Geffen Hall;

&mdash;Afropunk&rsquo;s first ever&nbsp;Winter&nbsp;<a href="https://afropunk.com/" target="_blank">Afropunk</a>: BLACK HERSTORY LIVE, February 2023: Bringing their signature brand of vanguard Black culture and music in a two day-long takeover with female-forward programming highlighting the cutting edge in modern music, movies, fashion, and visual art by Black women from around the world, in a Lincoln Center season presentation;

&mdash;<a href="https://www.chineke.org/" target="_blank">Chineke!</a> March 2023: Europe&rsquo;s first orchestra comprised of majority Black and ethnically diverse musicians that places diverse composers proudly at the center of their repertoire will make its Lincoln Center debut, presented by Lincoln Center in association with the New York Philharmonic and the Juilliard School;

&mdash;<a href="https://nyphil.org/concerts-tickets/2223/the-march-to-liberation" target="_blank">The March to Liberation</a>, March 2-4, 2023: A New York Philharmonic subscription program conducted by&nbsp;Leslie B. Dunner and directed by&nbsp;Tazewell Thompson (who is writing the libretto for a work by&nbsp;Courtney Bryan being premiered on the concerts, which also feature works by&nbsp;William Grant Still and&nbsp;Adolphus Hailstork); the evenings explore social justice and equity through the voices of Black creators and, through them, their communities;

&mdash;<a href="https://nyphil.org/concerts-tickets/2223/julia-wolfe-unearth" target="_blank">Julia Wolfe&rsquo;s unEarth</a>, June 1-3, 2023: A New York Philharmonic subscription program featuring the world premiere of&nbsp;Julia Wolfe&rsquo;s immersive, multimedia oratorio&nbsp;unEarth, commissioned by the Philharmonic According to the composer, the work features staging, visual projections, women soloists, The Crossing, and the Young People&rsquo;s Chorus of New York City in addition to the Orchestra&mdash; she is &ldquo;digging deep into the stories and science of our planet &mdash; looking at forced migrations, adaptations, species loss, land loss, and changing seas &mdash; and singing our fears and hopes for a way forward.&rdquo;

Additional programmatic details will be announced in the coming months.

About the Reimagination of David Geffen Hall 
Opening in October 2022, the new David Geffen Hall will improve the entire concert-going experience, creating the state-of-the-art Wu Tsai Theater to serve as the home of the New York Philharmonic and accommodating anticipated artists and audiences of the future. The project will bring online tens of thousands of square feet of new public space for diverse cultural uses, including performance and community. It is supporting 6,000 jobs and $600 million in economic activity, and has exceeded its inclusion benchmarks with 42 percent construction participation by minority- and women-owned businesses, and averaging 52 percent of the workforce from underrepresented communities.

The David Geffen Hall design team includes Diamond Schmitt Architects, led by Gary McCluskie, on the Wu Tsai Theater; Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects&brvbar;Partners, led by Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, on all of the public spaces; acoustician Paul Scarbrough of Akustiks; and theater designer Joshua Dachs of Fisher Dachs Associates. Turner Construction Company is serving as construction manager and the firms Kohler Ronan and Thornton Tomasetti are providing engineering services. More details can be found at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.davidgeffenhall.info/" target="_blank">www.davidgeffenhall.info</a>.

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212-671-4195

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New David Geffen Hall Opens on October 8, 2022

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Completed Two Years Early and On Budget

Opening Month Celebrations&nbsp;Begin with Ribbon Cutting and First Public Performance on October 8,&nbsp;World Premiere of San Juan Hill:&nbsp;A New York Story 
Lincoln Center commission by Composer Etienne Charles, 
Performed by Creole Soul Alongside New York Philharmonic 
and Conducted by Jaap van Zweden 
Tickets Choose-What-You-Pay

Culminate with&nbsp;Open House Weekend October 29 &amp; 30 
Featuring Hundreds of Artists Animating Entire Hall with Performances, Participatory Activities, and Family Events 
Free For All

 
Project Supports $600 Million in Ongoing Economic Development and 6,000 Jobs for New Yorkers at a Crucial Time for the City

<a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1GkLkS9-Zkd7apiIVHJivBuqJzfQ_Jbqf?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Link to Press Kit:</a> 
<a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1XAlv1sROcaLTqx2jdOzfGI4zwy8T5q2t?usp=sharing" target="_blank">New images of Hall</a> 
<a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1RxXM2xX3YWZoq02oUIb34jiNjC4tkcfC?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Quote Sheet</a>, <a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1i27CX8OAD2xRp4zRKP5R2tf9CZRuoO5f?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Bios &amp; Headshots</a>, <a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10F4cZannQfFxc3VZk7OlYYdnrairY7wv?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Video</a>, <a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1GYgPFw2eHcaqAKIymUGu8foVm1Q0xae4?usp=sharing" target="_blank">New York Philharmonic &amp; Lincoln Center Programming</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1dWW8h-P19lD6ON_IYSB_LJpTIEBpzXck?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Fact Sheets</a>, <a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18uyNm7MTIc72dWJAg85RXidGOWewBfh4?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Project Background</a>, <a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ayy9g2eZC6Kqa3cCYPsqylI--seodZvh?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Detailed Space Walkthrough</a>, and <a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1VDSP76Dl8yzdlbnfUOnvxOGUy358VJmE?usp=sharing" target="_blank">Visual Key</a>
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New York, NY&mdash;The new David Geffen Hall opens to the public on October 8, 2022, the home of the New York Philharmonic and new welcoming cultural home for New York. Completed two years early with a transformative design by Diamond Schmitt Architects and Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects, the project represents a statement of faith in New York and its artistic community, while delivering jobs and economic development at a crucial time for the city&rsquo;s rebound.

Opening will be marked throughout the month of October and feature many firsts, beginning with the World Premiere performances of San Juan Hill:&nbsp;A New York Story by composer Etienne Charles, commissioned by Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts for the New York Philharmonic, and performed by Etienne Charles and Creole Soul alongside the orchestra, conducted by Music Director Jaap van Zweden.

Choose-What-You-Pay tickets for San Juan Hill:&nbsp;A New York Story are now on sale. In addition, a limited number of free tickets will be available on October 8 at the Welcome Center at David Geffen Hall, opening at 10am. More information is available&nbsp;<a href="https://www.lincolncenter.org/venue/david-geffen-hall/san-juan-hill-773" target="_blank">here</a>.

In addition to two celebratory galas held on October 26 and October 28, the crescendo culminates with a free open house weekend on October 29 and 30 featuring hundreds of artists animating the entire hall with performances, participatory activities and family events.

Below is an overview of the project, supplemented by in-depth materials in this&nbsp;<a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1GkLkS9-Zkd7apiIVHJivBuqJzfQ_Jbqf" target="_blank">media kit.</a>

&ldquo;A huge community came together around the idea of a bright future at a dark time for our city. Now, we are able to celebrate an economic engine, a vibrant creative hub, and a cultural home for both the New York Philharmonic and all New Yorkers,&rdquo; said&nbsp;Katherine Farley, Chair of the Board of Directors at Lincoln Center. &ldquo;We are so grateful to the many people who helped bring us to this moment&mdash;chief among them David Geffen for his original generous and catalytic gift and Clara Wu Tsai for her gift that enabled the acceleration of the project by two years.&rdquo;

Peter May,&nbsp;speaking also on behalf of his NY Philharmonic Board Co-chair Oscar Tang, said: &ldquo;The NY Philharmonic looks forward to ushering in a new era for our great Orchestra at David Geffen Hall. It&rsquo;s been a long journey that has well been worth the wait.&rdquo;

&ldquo;David Geffen Hall is for New York and for New Yorkers&mdash;proof of our resiliency after a tremendously difficult time,&rdquo; said&nbsp;Henry Timms, President and CEO of Lincoln Center.&nbsp;&ldquo;Finally, our hometown orchestra has a home that lives up to its immense talent and creativity, boldly built through some of the darkest times in New York&rsquo;s history. To the thousands of New Yorkers who made this project a reality, thank you. To the millions of New Yorkers we hope will find inspiration here, welcome.&rdquo;

Deborah Borda,&nbsp;the NY Philharmonic&rsquo;s Linda and Mitch Hart President and CEO, said: &ldquo;Thanks to our partners at Lincoln Center and our committed Board and dedicated donors, and a visionary and resourceful team of architects and designers, we are celebrating the dynamic, new concert hall constructed during the pandemic. NY Phil musicians look forward to reuniting with old friends and welcoming new ones to David Geffen Hall.&rdquo;

&quot;The new David Geffen Hall is a once in a generation opportunity to create a new, more equitable, and more inclusive foundation for the arts in New York,&quot; said&nbsp;Shanta Thake, Ehrenkranz Chief Artistic Officer at Lincoln Center. &quot;A cultural center that our great city deserves, it beckons communities from across the city to come and make it a home. At its core, this project is about coming together, learning from our past, and beginning to open doors to a new kind of welcome. We are grateful to our friends at the New York Philharmonic for their ongoing collaboration towards this vision.&quot;

New York Philharmonic Music Director&nbsp;Jaap van Zweden&nbsp;said: &ldquo;This is a very special time in the history of the New York Philharmonic, its musicians, and in my personal history as well. Our dream has finally been realized! I am honored to be here to usher in this new era, inaugurating a hall befitting our world class musicians and institution. The moment we have all been waiting for is here&hellip; the return to our long-anticipated new home!&rdquo;

David Geffen Hall is for NYC.

Accelerated during the pandemic, the hall is opening two years before scheduled and on budget &ndash; the result of a close collaboration between Lincoln Center, the New York Philharmonic, and supporters across the city.

The project supports $600 million in ongoing economic development and 6,000 jobs for New Yorkers. The team secured 42% participation from minority- and women-owned businesses during the course of construction; 51% of the workforce derived from underrepresented communities.

David Geffen Hall is a statement of faith in our city across a massive team of people who believed in the enduring power of New York&rsquo;s cultural landscape, even in moments when the city&rsquo;s future was unclear&ndash; and came together to make it a reality:

Lead donors, including David Geffen, whose initial catalytic gift gave the project its original momentum, and Clara Wu Tsai, Lincoln Center board member, whose timely gift in the darkest days of the pandemic and her commitment to this project and to New York enabled the project to move forward. The Wu Tsai Theater and Wu Tsai series showcasing performances that celebrate interdisciplinary and socially-engaged works from diverse voices are named in honor of this commitment. Full donor sheet&nbsp;<a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1VDSP76Dl8yzdlbnfUOnvxOGUy358VJmE?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a>.

&ldquo;This must be the first NYC building project that is finishing early! And on budget! I want to congratulate all those who stepped up to get this done, especially during such a tough time. It is a remarkable achievement. This is great for Lincoln Center, the New York Philharmonic, and the arts. Most of all, this is great for New York. It is so much more than a renovation: it is a true re-imagination,&rdquo; said&nbsp;David Geffen.&nbsp;&ldquo;This new hall is not only about great music, it is also about creating a welcoming destination for everyone in our community.&rdquo;

&quot;I believe in the power of the arts, the importance of inclusion, and &ndash; most of all &ndash; I believe in New York City. We were able to accelerate this project and ensure that 42% of the contracts were with Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprises. That is an important tribute to the people and resilience of our city. May we see many experiments, collaborations, and triumphs of art in this space,&rdquo; said&nbsp;Clara Wu Tsai, Founder of the Joe and Clara Tsai Foundation and member of Lincoln Center&rsquo;s Board of Directors.

The project team:&nbsp;Lincoln Center, the New York Philharmonic, and a landscape of consultants had a vision of a new David Geffen Hall that would not only be a superb home for the New York Philharmonic, but would present many disciplines, provide exciting community space, and create extraordinary experiences. The project team collaborated in a unique way to deliver a David Geffen Hall that can meet the diverse needs of both institutions.

The design team consisted of Diamond Schmitt Architects, led by Gary McCluskie, on the Wu Tsai Theater; Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects &brvbar; Partners, led by Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, on all of the public spaces; acoustician Paul Scarbrough of Akustiks; and theater planner Joshua Dachs of Fisher Dachs Associates. The firms Kohler Ronan and Thornton Tomasetti provided engineering services.

Thousands of workers at Turner Construction Company&mdash;sometimes nearly 700 people at a time in the hall&mdash;worked around the clock through the pandemic to make this vision a reality.

A full list of partners&mdash;and what they have to say about this exciting project&mdash;is available&nbsp;<a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1RxXM2xX3YWZoq02oUIb34jiNjC4tkcfC" target="_blank">here</a>.

David Geffen Hall is the home of the New York Philharmonic &ndash; and so much more

The project re-imagines the entire concert-going experience, creating a new state-of-the-art theater serving as the home of the New York Philharmonic and accommodating a diverse range of artists and audiences. The new David Geffen Hall features improved accessibility throughout.

At the same time, thousands of square feet of new public space for diverse cultural performance and community uses has been created&mdash;much of it free to the public. The reimagined space has achieved all this while respecting the iconic exterior.

The Wu Tsai Theater&nbsp;has been transformed into a warm, curvilinear hall that creates a more welcoming and intimate audience experience, with optimized sight lines and exceptional acoustics on each tier. Seating has been reduced by 500 to 2,200 and wraps around the theater in order to improve acoustics and bring each seat 30% closer to the performers, in addition to new flexible seating behind the Jerry Speyer and Katherine Farley Stage, which has been moved forward by 25 feet.

The theater design&rsquo;s state-of-the-art flexibility offers new capabilities and configurations, as motorized stage lifts and built-in screens will accommodate dance, film premieres, amplified rock concerts and more, ensuring new and exciting opportunities for the next generation of composers and performers. Full technical description available&nbsp;<a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1mobdCNXWQMgOX8KyuJmjCN43G4vMy3NY?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a>.

Public Spaces:&nbsp;The reimagined David Geffen Hall welcomes all who visit with generosity, warmth and fun. Its public spaces, explained in more detail&nbsp;<a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ayy9g2eZC6Kqa3cCYPsqylI--seodZvh?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a>, include:

&mdash;A Welcome Center, which in addition to ticketing, will serve as an entry point for the whole campus, with comfortable seating and coffee in- and outdoors;

&mdash;Karen and Richard LeFrak Lobby nearly doubled in size from the previous version, and is now performance-enabled for ticketed- and non-ticketed activations alike. A bar and restaurant on the ground floor gives the lobby a sense of place outside of performances in the theater, and encourages lingering and a sense of welcome for all.

&mdash;The lobby&rsquo;s marquee feature is the Hauser Digital Wall, which will display visual art as well as live-streamed performances from inside the hall for anyone to enjoy free of charge.

&mdash;Chef Kwame Onwuachi, a native New Yorker from the Bronx and visionary chef, is putting his signature stamp on the restaurant at David Geffen Hall, which he has named&nbsp;Tatiana,&nbsp;and will explore Afro-Caribbean flavors.

&mdash;Kenneth C. Griffin Sidewalk Studio is an innovative venue for smaller-scale performance, rehearsals, and community gatherings, prominently positioned at, and visible from, the corner of Broadway and 65th street

&mdash;Leon and Norma Hess Grand Promenade will be the center of activity in the hall&rsquo;s public spaces. Dramatic overlooks into the Grand Promenade, including from the Leni and Peter May Terrace, will allow for casual experience of performances that will happen there; access to the outdoor terrace and a large bar will encourage lingering.

Visual Artworks:

In addition to being the premiere home of the New York Philharmonic, David Geffen Hall is meant to be a cultural home for everyone, with welcome extended through programming and artistic activations that memorialize and reckon with Lincoln Center&rsquo;s history, as well as look to the future.

As part of the opening, two site-specific visual artworks by Nina Chanel Abney and Jacolby Satterwhite were commissioned for the hall, beckoning those who may have never interacted with Lincoln Center or the New York Philharmonic to see the institutions in a new way&ndash; the result of a partnership between Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, The Studio Museum in Harlem and Public Art Fund.

Abney&rsquo;s&nbsp;San Juan Heal enlivens the building&rsquo;s nearly 200-foot-long 65th Street fa&ccedil;ade with a unique iconography inspired by the rich cultural heritage and complex history of San Juan Hill. The installation features 35 icons: portraits of some of the neighborhood&#39;s pioneers and celebrated musicians, as well as symbols and text derived from the era&rsquo;s protest flyers. At the center of the grid is the word &ldquo;Love.&rdquo;

Satterwhite&rsquo;s dreamlike video,&nbsp;An Eclectic Dance to the Music of Time, tells a new story of the past, present, and future of Lincoln Center. Activating the Hauser Digital Wall, the video is set into a digitally animated landscape inspired by Central Park and surrounded by buildings reminiscent of Times Square. Featuring archival materials from Lincoln Center, Satterwhite weaves these historic moments together with new footage of the next generation of performers&ndash;the diverse future audiences and performers of Lincoln Center.

Beyond Opening Month

The New York Philharmonic&rsquo;s season at David Geffen Hall is broadly categorized by key themes:&nbsp;HOME, a monthlong, multifaceted festival where concerts activate the reinvented performance spaces, and programming reflects the institution&rsquo;s ever-evolving conversation with our community.&nbsp;LIBERATION presents themes of social justice and equity. New York Philharmonic Music Director Jaap van Zweden takes the podium during two additional artistic explorations:&nbsp;SPIRIT, a musical expression of the exploration of the human spirit, and&nbsp;EARTH, a focus on humanity&rsquo;s impact upon the planet and climate crisis.

At the same time, Lincoln Center is launching the &rsquo;Wu Tsai Series&rsquo; at David Geffen Hall that showcases performances that celebrate interdisciplinary and socially-engaged works from diverse voices that take advantage of the Wu Tsai Theater&rsquo;s unique flexibility. The series will highlight synergies between art forms and cultures, inspired by Clara Wu Tsai&rsquo;s commitment to reaching new audiences and championing new voices at Lincoln Center.

Full programming releases from the New York Philharmonic and Lincoln Center are&nbsp;<a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1GYgPFw2eHcaqAKIymUGu8foVm1Q0xae4?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a>.

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Lincoln Center and the New York Philharmonic Invite New York to Open House Weekend in New David Geffen Hall

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Weekend-Long Celebration to Feature more than 40 FREE Performances including Choir! Choir! Choir! with special guest Kermit the Frog, BANDALOOP, Brian Stokes Mitchell, the New York Philharmonic, and more!
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NEW YORK, NY (October 13, 2022) &ndash; Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (LCPA) and the New York Philharmonic announce the lineup for Open House Weekend&mdash;a free weekend-long celebration for all with more than 40 events at the new David Geffen Hall on October 29 and 30.

Highlights include a participatory performance by Choir! Choir! Choir! with special guest Kermit the Frog, plus live performances by artists and ensembles across genres, including the aerial dance company BANDALOOP, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Soul Science Lab, the Juilliard Orchestra&nbsp;with members of the New York Philharmonic&nbsp;conducted by Anna Handler&nbsp;and David Robertson, and more.

On Sunday, families can enjoy of day of programming&nbsp;geared towards children and young adults featuring activities like crafting your own Halloween story and learning new dance moves with music and activities celebrating cultures around the globe.

The Open House Weekend is FREE and first-come, first-served. Visitors are welcome to stay all day or stop by throughout the day.

A full schedule of events will be available soon at <a href="https://lincolncenter.org/openhouse" target="_blank">LincolnCenter.org/OpenHouse</a>.

Lincoln Center seeks to create a more inclusive experience for audiences by providing a range of accommodations&mdash;no request necessary. All performances have accessible seating, assistive listening devices. Throughout the weekend, performances feature ASL interpretation, captioning and hearing loops installed. A chill out space is available, as well as headphones and fidgets to borrow. To learn about the venue&rsquo;s accommodations, click&nbsp;<a href="https://www.lincolncenter.org/venue/david-geffen-hall/info/accessibility-david-geffen-hall" target="_blank">HERE</a>. If you require any additional accommodations, please contact <a href="mailto:access@lincolncenter.org" target="_blank">access@lincolncenter.org</a> or 212-875-5375.

OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY 
October 29, 10:00 am&ndash;11:00 pm 
Join us as world-class artists take over the new David Geffen Hall, turning every corner into a stage. With live performances by artists and ensembles across genres, this is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to experience New York&#39;s newest concert hall.

ARTIST LINEUP: Nina Chanel Abney&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;BANDALOOP&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;BombaYo&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;Justin Vivian Bond&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;Dee Dee Bridgewater&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;Bronx Arts Ensemble&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;Brooklyn Youth Chorus&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;Choir! Choir! Choir! with special guest Kermit the Frog&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;Dayramir Gonzalez Quartet&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;Anna Handler&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;Members of Juilliard415&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;The Juilliard Orchestra&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;Jennifer Koh&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;Juana Luna&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;Anthony McGill&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;Members of the New York Philharmonic&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;Brian Stokes Mitchell&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;DJ Rekha&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;David Robertson&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;Rootstock Republic&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;Jacolby Satterwhite&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;Time for Three&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;thingNY&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;Imani Uzuri&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;Sō&nbsp;Percussion&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;Bora Yoon and R. Luke DuBois

OPEN HOUSE FAMILY SUNDAY 
October 30, 10:00 am&ndash;6:00 pm 
Recommended for families and kids 
Explore the tricks and treats that the world of live performance can offer! Craft your own Halloween story, learn new dance moves, meet amazing puppets, and experience the magic of live music. Kids and families are encouraged to dress in Halloween costumes!

ARTIST LINEUP: James Lovell and the Afri-Garifuna Music Ambassadors&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;Afro- Latin Jazz Alliance&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;BANDALOOP&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;Trina Basu and Arun Ramamurthy with Dan Kurfirst&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;Emphasis Entertainment&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;Bill Gordh&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;2022 Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient Ji Su Jung&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;Members of the New York Philharmonic&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;Students from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music &amp; Art&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;Students from Performing Arts and Talent Unlimited High School&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;Hamid Rahmanian&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;Soul Science Lab&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;Grand Wizzard Theodore and DJ Perly&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;Basil Twist&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;Costume Corner&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;Dance Classes&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;Storytelling Workshop&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;Visual Art Workshop&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;Puppetry

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About the Reimagination of David Geffen Hall 
Opening in October 2022, the new David Geffen Hall improves the entire concert-going experience, creating the state-of-the-art Wu Tsai Theater to serve as the home of the New York Philharmonic and accommodating anticipated artists and audiences of the future. The project brings online tens of thousands of square feet of new public space for diverse cultural uses, including performance and community. It is supporting 6,000 jobs and $600 million in economic activity and has exceeded its inclusion benchmarks with 42 percent construction participation by minority- and women- owned businesses and averaging 52 percent of the workforce from underrepresented communities.

The David Geffen Hall design team includes Diamond Schmitt Architects, led by Gary McCluskie, on the Wu Tsai Theater; Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects&brvbar;Partners, led by Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, on all of the public spaces; acoustician Paul Scarbrough of Akustiks; and theater designer Joshua Dachs of Fisher Dachs Associates.

Chef Kwame Onwuachi, a native New Yorker from the Bronx and visionary chef, is putting his signature stamp on the restaurant at David Geffen Hall, which he has named&nbsp;Tatiana, and will explore Afro-Caribbean flavors.

Turner Construction Company is serving as construction manager and the firms Kohler Ronan and Thornton Tomasetti are providing engineering services. More details can be found at <a href="http://www.davidgeffenhall.info/" target="_blank">www.davidgeffenhall.info</a>.

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Open House Weekend is supported by Morgan Stanley This program is part of the Wu Tsai Series Inaugural Season

Public support is provided by Mayor Eric Adams, Governor Kathy Hochul, Speaker Adrienne Adams and the New York City Council, New York State Legislature, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, New York State Council on the Arts, and Empire State Development Corporation

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