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Inaugural Concert

When
1891-05-05
Where
Music Hall
Part of
Music Hall (Carnegie Hall) opens in New York with Tchaikovsky conducting

Tchaikovsky conducted the New York Music Society's orchestra in his Festival Coronation March at the inaugural concert of the Music Hall in New York.

The Music Hall officially opened on May 5, 1891. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky led the New York Music Society's orchestra in his Festival Coronation March during this inaugural concert. The event included a rendition of the Old 100th hymn and a speech by Episcopal bishop Henry C.

Sources

  1. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-01
  2. Carnegie Hall Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30

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