Aeolian Hall
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Aeolian Hall was a prominent New York City concert venue best known as the site of the 1924 premiere of George Gershwin’s "Rhapsody in Blue."
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
building
ⓘ
concert hall ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Beaux-Arts
ⓘ
surface form:
Beaux-Arts architecture
|
| associatedWith |
Aeolian Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Gershwin NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Whiteman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| buildingUseAfterConcertEra | office building ⓘ |
| capacity | approximately 1100 seats ⓘ |
| city | New York City ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | masonry ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | important venue in early American classical and jazz history ⓘ |
| eraOfProminence | early 20th century ⓘ |
| functionedAs |
recording venue
ⓘ
showroom for Aeolian Company instruments ⓘ |
| genreHosted |
classical music
ⓘ
jazz ⓘ popular music ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfProgramming | English ⓘ |
| hasType | indoor venue ⓘ |
| hostedComposer | George Gershwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostedPremiere |
"Piano Concerto in F" (Gershwin) (subsequent performances, not world premiere)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
"Rhapsody in Blue" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inauguratedAsConcertHall | 1912 ⓘ |
| knownFor | premiere of George Gershwin’s "Rhapsody in Blue" ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manhattan
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Aeolian Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | New York Public Library Main Branch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableDate | 12 February 1924 ⓘ |
| notableEvent | premiere of "Rhapsody in Blue" on 12 February 1924 ⓘ |
| notableSeries | Paul Whiteman’s "Experiment in Modern Music" concert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfStoreys | multiple-storey commercial building ⓘ |
| opened | 1912 ⓘ |
| overlooks | Bryant Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Aeolian Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Manhattan Midtown cultural district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
concerts
ⓘ
recitals ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| status | no longer used as a concert hall ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 33 West 42nd Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
instrument demonstrations
ⓘ
private musicales ⓘ public concerts ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.