From Carnegie Hall, Blavatnik’s Advice for Debaters Is Practice
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How do you win a presidential debate? "The same way you get to Carnegie Hall," said Len Blavatnik Thursday night, adapting a well-known joke about the venue to the 2016 election.
It was opening night of the 126th season, and Blavatnik, founder of Access Industries Holdings and owner of Warner Music Group, had just cut a ribbon on the Blavatnik Family First Tier, named for his and his family foundation’s $25 million gift -- which explains how he got into the building.