Isaac Stern Centenary

World-acclaimed violinist, educator, and activist Isaac Stern is an American icon. With 2020 marking the centenary of his birth, Carnegie Hall dedicates its 2019–2020 season in his honor, grateful for his tireless work in saving the building from demolition in 1960 and for his aspirations of what the concert hall would mean to future generations.

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Isaac Stern at Carnegie Hall.
Remembering Isaac
With 2020 marking the Centenary of Isaac Stern's birth, Carnegie Hall dedicates its 2019–2020 season in his honor.
Publicity photo of violinist Isaac Stern, circa 1945.
Publicity photo of violinist Isaac Stern, circa 1945.
Poster for Isaac Stern, November 10, 1950.
Isaac Stern, November 10, 1950.
Sale of Carnegie Hall newspaper clipping.
Sale of Carnegie Hall newspaper clipping.
New York Philharmonic: Gala Opening Night, September 27, 1960.
New York Philharmonic: Gala Opening Night, September 27, 1960.
Carnegie Hall was declared a Registered National Historic Landmark on November 6, 1964. Viewing the dedication plaque in front of the Hall in this photo are Isaac Stern, President of the Carnegie Hall Corporation (CHC); Frederick W. Richmond, Chairman of the Board, CHC; Robert F. Wagner, Mayor of the City of New York; and Stewart Udall, United States Secretary of the Interior.
Carnegie Hall was declared a Registered National Historic Landmark on November 6, 1964. Viewing the dedication plaque in front of the Hall in this photo are Isaac Stern, President of the Carnegie Hall Corporation (CHC); Frederick W. Richmond, Chairman of the Board, CHC; Robert F. Wagner, Mayor of the City of New York; and Stewart Udall, United States Secretary of the Interior.
Caricature of violinist Isaac Stern by Al Hirschfeld.
Caricature of violinist Isaac Stern by Al Hirschfeld.
Yehudi Menuhin, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Mstislav Rostropovich, Vladimir Horowitz, Leonard Bernstein, and Isaac Stern singing on stage
Left to Right: Yehudi Menuhin, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Mstislav Rostropovich, Vladimir Horowitz, Leonard Bernstein, and Isaac Stern
Poster for Isaac Stern: A Celebration at 60, November 1, 1980.
Isaac Stern: A Celebration at 60, November 1, 1980.
Marilyn Horne and Isaac Stern acknowledge applause during Carnegie Hall's Gala Reopening, December 15, 1986. This concert celebrated the reopening of the hall following extensive interior renovations that began the previous May.
Marilyn Horne and Isaac Stern acknowledge applause during Carnegie Hall's Gala Reopening, December 15, 1986. This concert celebrated the reopening of the hall following extensive interior renovations that began the previous May.
Isaac Stern photographed on stage during the making of the documentary, Carnegie Hall: A Place of Dreams, in 1990.
Isaac Stern photographed on stage during the making of the documentary, Carnegie Hall: A Place of Dreams, in 1990.
Isaac Stern works with the Cambiata String Quartet during a Carnegie Hall Professional Training Workshop.
Isaac Stern works with the Cambiata String Quartet during a Carnegie Hall Professional Training Workshop.

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