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Carnegie Hall

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Address881 7th Ave, New York, NY 10019, USA
Opened April 1891
CapacityStern Auditorium
Zankel Hall
Weill Recital Hall
Owners New York City Council
Phone +1 212-247-7800
Architects William Tuthill
Did you knowThe Carnegie Hall was built in 1891.
Height 6100 (cm)
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Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States, located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east side of Seventh Avenue between West 56th Street and West 57th Street, two blocks south of Central Park.

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Russian conductor Valery Gergiev resigns Edinburgh Festival post

Apr 18,2020 10:14 pm

A renowned Russian conductor has been forced to resign his position as honorary president of the Edinburgh International Festival.

Valery Gergiev , a close friend and supporter of President Putin, has been Under Pressure to speak out against Russia's invasion of Ukraine but has So Far not condemned The Move .

In a statement, The Festival said his resignation was effective immediately.

It added that the decision had been made in support of The People of Kyiv.

" The board of trustees of the Edinburgh International Festival has asked for, and accepted the resignation of, Valery Gergiev as honorary president of The Festival , " it said.

" Edinburgh is twinned with The City of Kyiv and this action is being taken in sympathy with, and support of, its citizens. "

In 2014, The Conductor backed Mr Putin over the annexation of The Crimea from Ukraine.

Mr Gergiev, after Russian forces helped Syrian forces to recapture it from the so-called Islamic State in 2016.

Afterwards, Mr Gergiev conducted the Mariinsky Symphony Orchestra at the historic Roman Theatre in Palmyra in a broadcast which was widely covered.

It came months after IS posted footage online showing some of its fighters carrying out killings in the Ancient Theatre .

Mr Gergiev was previously principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra and is currently the Music Director of the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra.

However, he has been urged to distance himself from President Putin or the Munich orchestra could cut its ties with him.

He has also been dropped from performances This Week with the Vienna Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall in Manhattan,

The newspaper also said further appearances leading the Mariinsky Orchestra at The Venue have also been cancelled.

He has also been dropped by the Verbier Festival in Switzerland, and his management Company has said it will no longer represent him.

Earlier on Monday, after theatres in Edinburgh, Bristol, Wolverhampton, Northampton, Bournemouth, Southend and Peterborough cancelled visits by the ballet Company .



Source of news: bbc.com

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