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This Day in Boston History
October 15th, 1900
Symphony Hall's Inaugural Concert
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On this day
Boston's Symphony Hall was inaugurated. More than any other building,
Symphony Hall represented a break with Boston's puritan past, setting
the aspiration to be an "Athens of America".
Symphony hall was built through the generosity of Henry Lee Higginson
who purchased the land and saw to its construction. Designed by Charles
McKim, the designer of the Boston
Public Library, Symphony Hall was the first concert hall designed
with acoustical principles in mind and is still regarded as one of the
few finest halls in the world.
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