Notable Events
Avery Fisher Hall is used today for many events, both musical and non-musical.
For example, it is a frequent location for graduation ceremonies for high schools and universities, such as New York Law School, Columbia University Law School, Brooklyn Law School, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, The Gallatin School of Individualized Study at New York University, Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, Stuyvesant High School, Edward R. Murrow High School, Murry Bergtraum High School for Business Careers, Polytechnic University of New York, Bronx High School of Science, Marymount Manhattan College, Juilliard School and St. George's University School of Medicine. Weddings are held there as well.
Another television concert from Avery Fisher Hall again featured Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic in one of their Young People's Concerts, the first of the many Young People's Concerts televised from that venue (They had formerly been televised from Carnegie Hall). The program concentrated on concert hall acoustics, and, like the opening night concert, was shown over the CBS television network. It was entitled "The Sound of a Hall". At that time, the building was still known as Philharmonic Hall. The PBS series Live from Lincoln Center continues to feature performances from Avery Fisher Hall.
In addition, Lincoln Center presents visiting orchestras in Avery Fisher Hall, such as the London Symphony Orchestra, the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Kirov Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre, as part of their "Great Performers" series.
Simon & Garfunkel recorded their live album, titled Live from New York City, 1967, here on January 22, 1967.
Queen performed two shows during their Sheer Heart Attack Tour on February 16, 1975, the first at 8:00pm and the second at 11:30pm.
The world premiere of Steven Spielberg's film War Horse was held in Avery Fisher Hall on Sunday 4 December 2011.
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