<p>The prestigious Carnegie Hall was opened 125 years ago</p>

New York - One of the dreams of many artists is to perform in the renowned Carnegie Hall in New York. The concert hall, mainly focused on classical music, is among the most prestigious in the world. On May 5, it will celebrate its 125th anniversary since its opening.

The now heritage-listed building was commissioned by steel magnate and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, whose family owned the hall, which now belongs to the city, until 1925. Carnegie Hall was built of brick and sandstone, designed in the Italian Renaissance style by American architect William Tuthill. The building on Seventh Avenue, known for its excellent acoustics, began to be used in April 1891. However, it was officially "baptized" only with the May concert conducted by the Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky with the New York Philharmonic.

In Carnegie Hall, which hosts around 250 different performances each year, there is also a recording studio, an archive, a museum, and several rehearsal rooms for artists. Among those who have performed here are the greatest names in classical music, such as Vladimir Horowitz, Arthur Rubinstein, Sergey Rachmaninoff, Enrico Caruso, Leonard Bernstein, and Plácido Domingo. As early as 1893, the world premiere of Dvořák's New World Symphony took place here. Other Czech artists who have performed include Dagmar Pecková, Eva Urbanová, Ivan Moravec, and the Kühn Children's Choir.

However, Carnegie Hall is not closed off to performers from lighter genres - rock, pop, or musical. Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Liza Minnelli, the Beatles, and the Rolling Stones have all performed here, as well as Czech artists like Iva Bittová and Karel Gott with Helena Vondráčková.