I did a benefit one night at Carnegie Hall with Bono and…

That night at Carnegie Hall was a great experience. When the thing was first put up to me I was a little dubious, not…

— Benny Goodman

“The sun is not jealous of the stars, and is therefore able to benefit from them at night.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“But that closing night at Carnegie was without a hint of decline.”

— Walter Terry

I've been involved with Carnegie Hall for the last 13 years, and Chairman for the last six. I feel really good about what we've…

— Sanford I. Weill

When you play a concerto with a small orchestra, you don't feel it is as important as Carnegie Hall. You try to work out…

— Itzhak Perlman

“One of the lessons I have learned in trying to live with history is that for every repression, we have found a suitable form…

— Joan Nestle

Don’t I have a choice in this?” But when she looks behind her, the answer is clear. There are two guards waiting to make…

— Neal Shusterman

I'm going to Iowa for an award. Then I'm appearing at Carnegie Hall, it's sold out. Then I'm sailing to France to be honored…

— Groucho Marx

I have to say that getting to tackle Maria in 'The Sound of Music' at Carnegie Hall was surreal. When I heard my voice,…

— Laura Osnes

Everywhere in the world, music enhances a hall, with one exception: Carnegie Hall enhances the music.

— Isaac Stern

I wanted to be a concert pianist at Carnegie Hall; that is what I wanted to do from really early on.

— Kirsten Nelson

“All the great cellists I revered played on this stage, including Casals, du Pré, Rostropovich, and, most of all, Mr. J. I was blown…

— Ari L. Goldman

“Lately, because computer technology has made self-publishing an easier and less expensive venture, I'm getting a lot of review copies of amateur books by…

— Terri Windling

The world is full of people who have stopped listening to themselves.

— Joseph Campbell

You know the question: 'How do you get to Carnegie Hall?' Answer: 'Practise?' Well, in my case, I got there by not practising. I…

— Rufus Wainwright