The greatest song of all: how Isaac Stern united the world to save Carnegie Hall /
"When Carnegie Hall opened in 1891, no one could have predicted its incredible success. With talented artists like Duke Ellington and scientists like Albert Einstein gracing its stage, Carnegie became a place where all people could join together and be entertained... Violinist Isaac Stern, the...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,
[2022]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | "When Carnegie Hall opened in 1891, no one could have predicted its incredible success. With talented artists like Duke Ellington and scientists like Albert Einstein gracing its stage, Carnegie became a place where all people could join together and be entertained... Violinist Isaac Stern, the son of Jewish immigrants who fled to America to escape the Holocaust [had] his dream of performing on Carnegie Hall's legendary stage [come] true many times over. So when a real estate tycoon set out to demolish Carnegie Hall, Isaac knew something had to be done to save it."-- |
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| Physical Description: | 40 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Audience: | Ages 4-8. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780063045279 0063045273 |