At the opening of New York's Carnegie Hall in 1891, who was the featured guest conductor?

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. Tchaikovsky’s works have been performed many thousands of times in the intervening 125 years and the 100th anniversary of the Hall was marked by a special exhibition in the Rose Museum dedicated to the composer and his works.