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Read about a favorite composer, gain insights into Carnegie Hall history, discover a new musical work, or download a Zoom background of our landmark building. Great articles that focus on a wide range of topics enlighten and delight.

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Work from Carnegie Hall

We’ve created a series of images from beautiful locations in our halls that make great backgrounds for your conference calls.

The Revolutionary Piano Sonatas

Pianists have contemplated these canonical masterpieces with almost religious awe.

The Joke

Carnegie Hall is the only performance venue with its own, ubiquitous joke. But, which version is the right one?

Beethoven at the Movies

Here are four examples of Beethoven’s music in film … and one notable television special.

From the Archives

Carnegie Hall’s Great Beethoven Moments

Carnegie Hall is home to a great Beethoven tradition. How many Beethoven milestones can you name? Here are five noteworthy examples.

The Screws for Horowitz’s Piano

While rehearsing before his Carnegie Hall concerts, Vladimir Horowitz ordered the stagehands to move his Steinway piano around the stage until he was satisfied.

Remembering Isaac

With 2020 marking the Centenary of Isaac Stern's birth, Carnegie Hall dedicates its 2019–2020 season in his honor.

Nina Simone at Carnegie Hall

Nina Simone’s unique artistic evolution can be witnessed in live recordings of her 1963 solo debut and a very different performance given just a year later.