David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center was designed by Max Abramovitz and opened on September 23, 1962 as the first Lincoln Center building completed. It was first named Philharmonic Hall, then Avery Fisher Hall in 1973 and David Geffen Hall in 2015. The article names no style.
Critics and musicians disliked the acoustics from the start. In the 1970s the interior was rebuilt inside the existing frame, with Cyril Harris as acoustician and Philip Johnson as project architect. In 1992 solid maple surfaces were added to the side walls and stage ceiling.
A 550 million dollar renovation from 2020 to 2022 reopened it on October 8, 2022. Diamond Schmitt Architects designed the hall, and Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects guided the public spaces. Balcony seating now wraps the stage, and the hall has 2,200 seats. It is the home of the New York Philharmonic. The article gives no hours.
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