Pianist Ignacy Paderewski made his Carnegie Hall debut on November 17, 1891 and proved to be the sensation of Carnegie Hall’s first season. His tangle of flaming hair, his passionate gesticulations, and his innate charisma incited the type of riots that would later be reserved only for pop and movie stars. He went on to perform nearly 90 times at Carnegie Hall until his final appearance in 1933 and we induct him in our Digital Hall of Fame 2016.
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