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1887 Andrew Carnegie meets Walter Damrosch
Andrew Carnegie expresses interest in backing the construction of a new concert hall for New York City.

1889 Carnegie organizes the Music Hall Company of New York
Andrew Carnegie organizes the Music Hall Company of New York.

1890 The cornerstone is cemented into place
The cornerstone of the new music hall is ceremonially cemented into place.

1891 Andrew Carnegie’s new Music Hall opens
Andrew Carnegie’s new Music Hall opens with a five-day music festival beginning on May 5.

1891 Polish pianist Ignacy Jan Paderewski makes his US debut
Polish pianist Ignacy Jan Paderewski makes his US debut at Carnegie Hall on November 17.

1891 Walter Damrosch leads Carnegie Hall’s first children’s concert
Walter Damrosch leads the New York Symphony Orchestra in Carnegie Hall’s first children’s concert on December 30.

1892 Sissieretta Jones performs
On June 15, soprano Sissieretta Jones performs in the lower-level Recital Hall (today’s Zankel Hall).

1892 The Urania Astronomical Society of Berlin presents lectures
The Urania Astronomical Society of Berlin presents scientific lectures and demonstrations that run for nearly 100 performances at Carnegie Hall in 1892 and 1893.

1893 Adelina Patti makes her Carnegie Hall debut
Adelina Patti, one of the most celebrated sopranos of the mid-19th century, makes her Carnegie Hall debut on November 18.

1893 Dvořák’s New World Symphony is given its first hearing
Dvořák’s New World Symphony is given its first hearing on a “public rehearsal” on December 15.

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