Weill Recital Hall

This is a beautiful space that was also clean and well lit. I loved the chandeliers; they sparkled and glittered gorgeously and I was enchanted by them. On the both sides of the room were plush, velvety light blue curtains. The stage didn’t have a whole lot of equipment on it… Just a lovely piano (though during the intermission an orchestra was set up for the next performance). The recital hall has a nice, intimate feel so you are able to see the stage and performers clearly.
I went to this theater to see «Love, Passion & Betrayal» concert/​opera. The first part of it were songs from different opera scenes like Don Giovanni, Carmen, Romeo & Juliet, Madame Butterfly. It was nice because got to see many different people perform and it was lovely to hear the voices. After the intermission was a shortened version of The Marriage of Figaro — I enjoyed the harmonies, costumes, acting even though I couldn’t understand everything that was going on since it was in Italian, so it went on for a bit longer than I would’ve liked.
A couple things: It took a bit of time to pick up the tickets, so arrive early. I ended up waiting in line for quite awhile and the person at the counter seemed harried and unorganized. There was also a lady there who needed to pick up one more ticket that couldn’t be found and was quite pushy with me and others (of course that part is not the venue’s fault). I finally reached the front of the line and thankfully my ticket was found easily. Also, the theater itself was a bit chilly so don’t forget to bring a light jacket or scarf.

The Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall is a great place to find reasonably-​priced live classical music. The calendar has competition winners, music academies, youth orchestras, etc. No recognizable names, but that’s okay with me if I can afford to hear music I enjoy competently played. There are many weekday evening performances, great for after work. Some events list the full program or just the composers, but some have no program information at all. They seem to be heavy on the Romantic period, which suits me fine.
Seating may be assigned or general, and the ticket prices I’ve seen range between $ 20 and $ 60 commensurate with the performer’s proficiency. I saw teenage piano competition winner Eric Lu playing Chopin, Schubert and Bach for $ 28 in the balcony (orchestra was $ 38). Lu is tremendously inspired and talented and I thoroughly enjoyed his show, which encourages me to see other young performers at the Weill. Upcoming shows of interest: a student piano recital of Chopin, Brahms, Beethoven, Debussy for $ 20 – 25, a music academy playing Vivaldi for $ 25, an award-​winning pianist playing Chopin and Rachmaninoff for $ 40.
The Weill Hall is on the 4^th floor (elevator available), and the balcony is a one-​flight walkup from there. The room is smallish, elegant and beautiful, with an intimate feel. From the first row of the balcony I saw and heard very well. Space is tight but ventilation is good, even a little cool. Business-​casual dress is appropriate. Having your cell phone screen illuminated for any reason is frowned-​upon.

Lovely ambience, gold trim and glittering chandeliers. This is the first time that I was in this venue of Carnegie hall. It’s more intimate. For the best view and sound, sit on the upper level. Bring a jacket, it’s cool in there.

The hall could accommodate about 275 audience in the orchestra level and 100 in their balcony level. Luckily we were seated in the fourth row, middle section of the orchestra level. The hall is small yet it gives me a homey feeling. It doesn’t have good sound proof as I am expecting but it has a good lighting. Simple decorated hall caught my attention. It is my cup of tea. The place is perfect for aspiring artist. It has a small lounge area outside and cocktails and snacks are being served.
We came here for a recital of a friend’s friend. He is a Japanese artist who was educated in California, Italy and Japan. It has his dream to perform in NY and he did pick the right place for him. We had free admission so really cant complain.
If I will be given a chance to watch again any program in this hall, I will come back.

beautiful space for the world première of some of Michael Brown’s piano pieces — it’s intimate, just gorgeous in its ceiling and lighting décor, and crisp acoustics. the ushers were a bit nasty though. would happily go back but make sure you know where you’re seated so avoid interactions with said attendants.

I’ve never written a review of anything but a restaurant before, but I’ve got to give this place a shout-​out! For a New Yorker, it’s something unusually intimate and special, for a tourist I think it would be an amazing «New York experience.» Let me say some of the stuff the other people have said is true, some isn’t: yes, the acoustics aren’t great, especially when measured against the probably-​greatest-​in-​the-​world acoustics of the ‘main’ auditorium. However, there’s PLENTY of leg room… much more than in the other theaters here, so I don’t know what that complaint’s about.
The artist (usually a young up-​and-​comer singing or playing an unusually ambitious program and by-​and-​large doing it well if not superlatively) is very up-​close and personal: there’s no bad seat in the house.
And to top it off you get a free drink and hors d’ oeuvres. Look carefully in your program, and there’s a coupon for a cocktail at the next door lounge which is also laden with free snacks! What a nice surprise! Of course, since it’s free, everybody took advantage of it, so it was very crowded, but how often do you really have the chance to mingle with your fellow concert goers? And the artist came out and joined and mingled with the crowd…

Went to my niece’s piano recital. Located on the 3^rd floor, the hall was smaller than I expected. Exiting via the stairs is quicker than taking the elevator.

I am a much bigger fan of Weill Hall than was the prior reviewer. I find it a beautiful and intimate space filled with wonderful programming. I am 6’2″ and haven’t noticed any issue with the seating. Certainly, I would recommend sitting near the front, not because the seats in the rear are poor, only because most performances are general admission and one has the option to be right up next to the performance.
I would agree that the entrance is a bit challenged but consider this a minor part of the overall experience.

This place feels like it should be in Alabama or Mississippi, perhaps in the 1950s… It only has about 300 seats, the acoustics aren’t anything special… The entrance is a little bit awkward, with one security guard who’s not very helpful, with one person in the box office who isn’t very helpful, and with only one small elevator to handle all the traffic… The seats have absolutely no knee-​room/​leg-​room, if someone comes in late (which happens pretty much every time, and of course they’re always sitting in the dead-​center), everybody has to stand up and let them by – lots of toe-​stomping… But I’ve seen a lot of great concerts here — Christian Gerhaher singing Schubert’s Die Schoene Muellerin, Vivica Genaux singing Handel and Hasse, Andrew Egarr playing Bach’s WTC Book 1, Myung-​Whun Chung (among others) playing Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time… There are also lots of young artist recitals, winners of various national and international competitions — so you can see them before they’re famous.