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Members of the Philharmonic and Creole Soul after premiering “San Juan Hill” during the grand re-opening event for David Geffen Hall in New York on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. Geffen Hall reopened to the public after a $550 million renovation with the premiere of “San Juan Hill” by the jazz trumpeter and composer Etienne Charles. (Christopher Lee/The New York Times)

Jaap van Zweden, music director of the New York Philharmonic, takes the stage during the grand re-opening event for David Geffen Hall in New York on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. David Geffen Hall reopened to the public after a $550 million renovation with the premiere of “San Juan Hill” by the jazz trumpeter and composer Etienne Charles. (Christopher Lee/The New York Times)

Musicians prepare for a performance at the grand re-opening event for David Geffen Hall in New York on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. The New York Philharmonic’s home at Lincoln Center was gutted and rebuilt as part of a $550 million renovation that aimed to fix its notoriously poor acoustics. (Christopher Lee/The New York Times)

“San Juan Hill: A New York Story,” Etienne Charles’s multimedia history of the site where Geffen Hall was built, plays during the grand re-opening event for the venue in New York on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. The New York Philharmonic’s home at Lincoln Center was gutted and rebuilt as part of a $550 million renovation that aimed to fix its notoriously poor acoustics. (Nina Westervelt/The New York Times)

Guests take their seats in the new performance space during the grand re-opening event for David Geffen Hall in New York on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. Face coverings are still required by Lincoln Center and the New York Philharmonic, were being handed out at the door, but they were missing widely inside the auditorium as the orchestra prepared to take the stage. (Nina Westervelt/The New York Times)

Staff work backstage during the grand re-opening event for David Geffen Hall in New York on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. The New York Philharmonic’s home at Lincoln Center was gutted and rebuilt as part of a $550 million renovation that aimed to fix its notoriously poor acoustics. (Christopher Lee/The New York Times)

A ribbon cutting ceremony during the re-opening event for David Geffen Hall in New York on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. The New York Philharmonic’s home at Lincoln Center was gutted and rebuilt as part of a $550 million renovation that aimed to fix its notoriously poor acoustics. (Christopher Lee/The New York Times)

Rippling wooden walls designed to diffuse the sound in the newly renovated David Geffen Hall, the New York Philharmonic’s Lincoln Center home, in Manhattan, Sept. 19, 2022. The hall is reopening after a $550 million renovation aimed at breaking its acoustic curse — and adding a dash of glamour. (Todd Heisler/The New York Times)

The New York Philharmonic rehearses in the newly renovated David Geffen Hall, in Manhattan, Sept. 19, 2022. The hall is reopening after a $550 million renovation aimed at breaking its acoustic curse — and adding a dash of glamour. (Todd Heisler/The New York Times)

An rendering provided by Diamond Schmitt shows, David Geffen Hall with a more intimate interior by Diamond Schmitt, and new seating that wraps the stage. With designs that strive to enhance ecology, strengthen community and affirm cultural identity, today’s innovative buildings and projects transcend style.(Diamond Schmitt via The New York Times)