Question: who conducted the opening concert at carnegie hall?
Evidence: The pre-eminent living figure in late–19th-century classical music, Tchaikovsky was identified as the person to launch the new Music Hall with sufficient celebrity and gravitas. He conducted his own Marche Solennelle on Opening Night in 1891 and performed on three further occasions during the Opening Week Festival.
Answer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Walter Damrosch
maestro Walter Damrosch