Editing David Geffen Hall (section)

=== 21st-century renovation ===
Lincoln Center invited nine architects to submit plans for Avery Fisher Hall's renovation in 2002,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pogrebin |first=Robin |date=April 16, 2002 |title=Lincoln Center Invites 9 Architects to Submit Redesign Plans for Fisher Hall |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/16/nyregion/lincoln-center-invites-9-architects-to-submit-redesign-plans-for-fisher-hall.html |access-date=October 9, 2022 |issn=0362-4331 |url-access=limited}}</ref> selecting three architecture firms as finalists that June.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pogrebin |first=Robin |date=June 14, 2002 |title=Three Named as Finalists For Redesign of Fisher Hall |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/14/movies/three-named-as-finalists-for-redesign-of-fisher-hall.html |access-date=October 9, 2022 |issn=0362-4331 |url-access=limited}}</ref> In May 2004, the orchestra announced that the building would undergo renovations in 2009.<ref name="pogrebin">{{Cite news |last=Pogrebin |first=Robin |date=May 20, 2004 |title=Philharmonic To Give Home A New Interior |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/20/nyregion/philharmonic-to-give-home-a-new-interior.html |access-date=October 9, 2022 |issn=0362-4331 |url-access=limited}}</ref> [[Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank]], was hired in 2005 to design a renovation of the Hall,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pogrebin |first=Robin |date=June 22, 2005 |title=Arts, Briefly; Redesign Approved For Avery Fisher Hall |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/22/arts/arts-briefly-redesign-approved-for-avery-fisher-hall.html |access-date=October 9, 2022 |issn=0362-4331 |url-access=limited}}</ref> but he later resigned from the project.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pogrebin |first=Robin |date=June 6, 2006 |title=Norman Foster Enjoys His First New York Moment With the Hearst Tower |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/06/arts/design/06fost.html |access-date=October 9, 2022 |issn=0362-4331 |url-access=limited}}</ref> In June 2006, ''The New York Times'' reported that the construction had been delayed until the summer of 2010.<ref name="tommasini">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/11/arts/music/11tomm.html?pagewanted=all |title=The Philharmonic's Double Challenge |work=The New York Times |first=Anthony |last=Tommasini |date=June 11, 2006 |access-date=February 21, 2014 |url-access=limited}}</ref> By 2012, the project's start date had been postponed to 2017. The shell of the building was to be left intact, and work was to focus on improving the hall's acoustics, modernizing patron amenities, and reconfiguring the auditorium.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pogrebin |first=Robin |date=November 28, 2012 |title=Avery Fisher Hall to Be Renovated |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/29/arts/music/avery-fisher-hall-to-be-renovated.html |access-date=October 9, 2022 |issn=0362-4331 |url-access=limited}}</ref>

On November 13, 2014, Lincoln Center officials announced their intention to [[Avery Fisher#Avery Fisher Hall renaming|remove Avery Fisher's name from the Hall]] and sell naming rights to the highest bidder as part of a $500 million fundraising campaign for its refurbishment.<ref name="Matthews" /><ref name="nyt-2014-11-13">{{cite news |last=Pogrebin |first=Robin |date=November 13, 2014 |title=Lincoln Center to Rename Avery Fisher Hall |language=en-US |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/14/arts/music/lincoln-center-to-rename-avery-fisher-hall.html |url-access=limited |access-date=October 9, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Lincoln Center chairwoman Katherine Farley said, "It will be an opportunity for a major name on a great New York jewel."<ref name="Matthews">{{cite news |last=Matthews |first=Karen |title=Lincoln Center to rename Avery Fisher Hall |newspaper=[[Poughkeepsie Journal]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=November 14, 2014 |url=https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/local/new-york/2014/11/13/lincoln-center-avery-fisher-hall/19001081/ |access-date=October 9, 2022}}</ref> Fisher's three children agreed to the deal for $15 million.<ref name="Matthews" /><ref name="nyt-2014-11-13" /> In September 2015, Geffen donated $100 million for the Hall's renovation, and the Hall was renamed for him.<ref name="Viagas Hetrick 2015">{{cite news |last1=Viagas |first1=Robert |last2=Hetrick |first2=Adam |title=Avery Fisher Hall Renamed for Music Mogul David Geffen After $100M Gift |magazine=Playbill |date=September 24, 2015 |url=https://playbill.com/article/avery-fisher-hall-renamed-for-music-mogul-david-geffen-after-100m-gift-com-364198 |access-date=October 9, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Pogrebin |first=Robin |date=March 4, 2015 |title=David Geffen Captures Naming Rights to Avery Fisher Hall With Donation |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/05/arts/david-geffen-captures-naming-rights-to-avery-fisher-hall-with-donation.html |access-date=October 9, 2022 |issn=0362-4331 |url-access=limited}}</ref> Geffen's donation of $100 million was seen as a jump-start for the planned renovation, but on October 3, 2017, the Philharmonic announced that existing renovation plans for the Hall had been scrapped.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/03/arts/music/lincoln-center-geffen-hall.html |title=Lincoln Center Scraps a $500 Million Geffen Hall Renovation |last=Cooper |first=Michael |newspaper=The New York Times |page=A1 |date=October 3, 2017 |access-date=August 28, 2018 |url-access=limited}}</ref>

In December 2019, it was announced that the plans to renovate the Hall would finally proceed, with construction beginning in 2022. The work included acoustically and aesthetically redesigning it, removing over 500 seats, adding balcony seating wrapping around the entire stage, and making the stage tiered and moving it farther forward. [[Deborah Borda]], the president of the New York Philharmonic, said, "We have to do it right this time, and this, I think, is the plan to do it."<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Cooper |first1=Michael |last2=Pogrebin |first2=Robin |date=December 2, 2019 |title=After Years of False Starts, Geffen Hall Is Being Rebuilt. Really. |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/02/arts/music/david-geffen-hall-lincoln-center-philharmonic.html |access-date=December 28, 2020 |url-access=limited}}</ref> [[Diamond Schmitt Architects|Diamond Schmitt]] was appointed Design and Executive Architect and led the complete redesign of the hall's new concert theater and overall masterplan; with [[Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects]] guiding the design of the public spaces.<ref>{{cite news |last=Russell |first=James S. |date=March 9, 2022 |title=Williams and Tsien Bring Colorful Reconfigured Public Spaces to Lincoln Center's David Geffen Hall |language=en |magazine=[[Architectural Record]] |url=https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15559-williams-and-tsien-bring-colorful-reconfigured-public-spaces-to-lincoln-centers-david-geffen-hall |access-date=March 24, 2022}}</ref> The new design includes a more compact hall, open social areas with bars, and video walls for live streaming performances and other events.

[[File:DSAI DGH 133544-22.jpg|thumb|alt=View towards stage area during the construction of the concert hall interior|Concert Hall under construction]]

Plans for the hall's renovation were accelerated after Lincoln Center closed in March 2020 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in New York City]].<ref name="Yakas 2022">{{cite web |last=Yakas |first=Ben |date=March 9, 2022 |title=Lincoln Center unveils overhauled Geffen Hall as community-oriented cultural center |url=https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/lincoln-center-unveils-overhauled-geffen-hall |access-date=October 9, 2022 |website=Gothamist}}</ref> In mid-2020, Borda announced that because of pandemic-related cancellations of performances, Lincoln Center would commence preliminary renovation work on the Hall before the Philharmonic's planned return to performances on January 6,<ref>{{cite news |last=Blum |first=Ronald |date=June 10, 2020 |title=NY Philharmonic cancels fall season, moves up Geffen rebuild |work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/ny-philharmonic-cancels-fall-season-moves-geffen-rebuild-71178251 |access-date=December 28, 2020}}</ref> The orchestra later canceled all scheduled performances at the Hall through June 13, 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=A Letter from President and CEO Deborah Borda |url=https://nyphil.org/plan-your-visit/how-to-prepare/letter-from-president |access-date=December 28, 2020 |website=New York Philharmonic}}</ref> On October 3, 2022, the main concert hall was renamed the Wu Tsai Theater in honor of a $50 million donation from [[Joseph Tsai]] and [[Clara Wu Tsai]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/03/arts/music/geffen-hall-theater-joseph-tsai-clara-wu-tsai.html|title=Theater at Geffen Hall to Be Named for Two Key Donors|website=The New York Times|last=Hernández|first=Javier C.|date=August 3, 2022|access-date=October 13, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/lincoln-center-new-york-philharmonic-announce-50-million-gift|title=Lincoln Center, New York Philharmonic announce $50 million gift|website=Philanthropy Digest|date=August 5, 2022|access-date=October 13, 2022}}</ref> The hall reopened on October 8, 2022, following a $550 million renovation.<ref>{{cite web | last=Hernández | first=Javier C. | last2=Westervelt | first2=Nina | last3=Lee | first3=Christopher | last4=Nagourney | first4=Adam | last5=Woolfe | first5=Zachary | title=Highlights From the Reopening of David Geffen Hall | website=The New York Times | date=October 8, 2022 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/10/08/arts/geffen-hall-reopens | access-date=October 1, 2024}}</ref>