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."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf building
concert hall
architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts architecture
linked to: Beaux-Arts
associatedWith Aeolian Company
George Gershwin
Paul Whiteman
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
hostedPremiere "Piano Concerto in F" (Gershwin) (subsequent performances, not world premiere)
linked to: Piano Concerto in F

"Rhapsody in Blue"
linked to: Rhapsody in Blue
inauguratedAsConcertHall 1912
knownFor premiere of George Gershwin’s "Rhapsody in Blue"
locatedIn Manhattan
New York City
namedAfter Aeolian Company
near New York Public Library Main Branch
notableDate 12 February 1924
notableEvent premiere of "Rhapsody in Blue" on 12 February 1924
notableSeries Paul Whiteman’s "Experiment in Modern Music" concert
numberOfStoreys multiple-storey commercial building
opened 1912
overlooks Bryant Park
ownedBy Aeolian Company
partOf Manhattan Midtown cultural district
linked to: Midtown Manhattan
primaryUse concerts
recitals
region North America
state New York
status no longer used as a concert hall
streetAddress 33 West 42nd Street
usedFor instrument demonstrations
private musicales
public concerts

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Rhapsody in Blue premiereVenue Aeolian Hall