Merkin Concert Hall Schedule

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We’re going to have a welcoming new canopy over the street entrance, with the Kaufman name on it big enough to be visible from both Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue.

Merkin Concert Hall hosts 60,000 concert goers a year.The Lucy Moses School had a student population of 2,300 in 2006, an increase of almost 1,000 students over the past decade.

The building is an award-winning structure that has been praised for its Brutalist architectural design.

Elaine Kaufman has been a member of the Center’s board for more than twenty years, and served as its chairman from 1999 to 2005.

Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman CenterThe goals of the renovation were portrayed in theatrical terms: “At a performance venue, the show should begin on the sidewalk.

The lead donors were Elaine and Henry Kaufman, who pledged $7 million towards the project.

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