The New York Times

After Decades, the Philharmonic’s Hall Sounds and Feels More Intimate

Performances in N.Y.C. Critic’s Notebook Judgments on the hall’s acoustics at this early stage are provisional, but a mighty improvement is already obvious. Jaap van Zweden conducting the New York ...
LAist

Stripped to the bones: Why a new NYC concert hall sounds so much better

The new David Geffen Hall in Lincoln Center opens this week, and while the travertine marble exterior of the hall remains the same, everything inside has changed, said Deborah Borda, president and CEO ...
Capital Public Radio

Stripped to the bones: Why a new NYC concert hall sounds so much better

Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin. The new David Geffen Hall in Lincoln Center opens this week, and while the travertine marble exterior of ...
KCUR 89.3 FM

Stripped to the bones: Why a new NYC concert hall sounds so much better

Wu Tsai Theater at David Geffen Hall in Lincoln Center The new David Geffen Hall in Lincoln Center opens this week, and while the travertine marble exterior of the hall remains the same, everything ...
KCRW

Stripped to the bones: Why a new NYC concert hall sounds so much better

And that turned out to be the hall's Achilles' heel. Over the decades, as the name changed from Philharmonic Hall to Avery Fisher Hall to David Geffen Hall, various renovations tried and failed to fix ...