Music Hall renovations set the stage for NYC’s Geffen Hall

The New York Philharmonic’s performance space, David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center, is in desperate need of renovations. But it just scrapped a $500 million gut renovation, unlike Cincinnati’s Music Hall, which just underwent a $135 million renovation.

On Oct. 6, Music Hall reopened with much pomp and circumstance. The two-year renovation paid off — patrons are now “closer to the music,” as the CSO’s Louis Langrée put it.

Read the New York Times’ article about how Cincy is leading the way for Geffen Hall’s proposed transformation.

You can read our full Cincy Sets the Stage series about Music Hall’s renovation here.