Carnegie Hall

Benny Goodman
Recorded January 16, 1938
Benny Goodman debuted at Carnegie Hall on January 16, 1938, and returned more than two dozen times. The 1938 event marked the first time people sat in a concert hall to hear swing music rather than dance to it.

Ella Fitzgerald
Recorded July 5, 1973
Ella Fitzgerald made her Carnegie Hall debut in 1947 and returned more than 40 times before her final performance in 1991. Her bright tone, pristine phrasing, improvisational genius, and incredible range makes her one of the greatest singers in all of music.

The Beach Boys
Recorded November 23, 1972
The Beach Boys’ final Carnegie Hall performances on November 23, 1972, were recorded live. Nearly 50 years later, the group released the full recording—a musical trove that is not only a chance for those who attended to re-experience the events, but also for those of us to imagine what it might have been like to have been there in person.

Vladimir Horowitz
For nearly six decades, Vladimir Horowitz’s career was intertwined with the history of Carnegie Hall. Prepare to be dazzled by the virtuosity of this Carnegie Hall icon in this celebration of Horowitz’s astonishing career at the Hall.