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| Chairman of Carnegie Hall and Gala Co-Chair Sanford I. Weill; Gala Co-Chair Joan Weill; His Excellency Sergey I. Kislyak, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the United States; The Honorable John R. Beyrle, Ambassador of the United States to the Russian Federation; Mariinsky Orchestra Music Director Valery Gergiev; Cellist Yo-Yo Ma; Gala Co-Chair Frederick Iseman; Gala Co-Chair Countess Yoko Nagae Ceschina; Dennis M. Nally, U.S. chairman of PricewaterhouseCoopers (Opening Night Gala Sponsor for eight consecutive seasons); Carnegie Hall Executive and Artistic Director Clive Gillinson. |
On October 5, 2011, Carnegie Hall opened its 2011–2012 season with a sold out gala benefit concert featuring the Mariinsky Orchestra conducted by Music Director Valery Gergiev in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage. The all-Russian program included Shostakovich’s Festive Overture, Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade, and Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rococo Theme featuring guest soloist, cellist Yo-Yo Ma. The concert continues Carnegie Hall’s 120th anniversary year celebration, launching an October focus on Tchaikovsky—the great Russian composer who made his American debut conducting Carnegie Hall’s very first opening night in 1891—with events at Carnegie Hall and throughout New York City through partnerships with several other cultural organizations.
The gala, which was attended by more than 600 guests, raised nearly $2.8 million in support of Carnegie Hall’s artistic and education programming. |
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| Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rococo Theme featuring guest soloist, cellist Yo-Yo Ma. |
The Opening Night Gala event was co-chaired by Mercedes and Sid Bass, Yoko Nagae Ceschina, Frederick Iseman, Marie-Josée and Henry Kravis, Katherine Farley and Jerry I. Speyer / Tishman Speyer, Joan and Sanford I. Weill, and Ann Ziff. Honorary chairmen included The Honorable John R. Beyrle, Ambassador of the United States to the Russian Federation, and His Excellency Sergey I. Kislyak, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the United States.
For the eighth consecutive season, PwC was the Opening Night Gala sponsor. The gala included a pre-concert reception in Carnegie Hall’s Rohatyn Room and a gala dinner at The Waldorf=Astoria’s Grand Ballroom following the concert. |
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| Yo-Yo and Maestro Gergiev take their bows |
| Following their Opening Night performance, the Mariinsky Orchestra and Maestro Gergiev returned for four additional concerts, October 6–11, which included a cycle of Tchaikovsky’s six symphonies and the composer’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with guest soloist Daniil Trifonov, Grand Prize Winner of this summer’s XIV International Tchaikovsky Competition. These concerts anchor “Tchaikovsky in St. Petersburg,” the extended anniversary focus on the composer, which, in addition to music, explores his influence on the culture and artists of St. Petersburg, Russia, with additional events throughout the city. Partners for “Tchaikovsky in St. Petersburg” include The Harriman Institute at Columbia University, Musica Sacra at the The Church of St. Paul the Apostle, New York City Ballet, New York Public Library, The School of American Ballet at Lincoln Center, and Sotheby’s auction house. |
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| Chairman of Carnegie Hall Sanford and Joan Weill, Gala Co-Chairmen |
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| Barbara Walters and Oscar de la Renta |
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| Ann Ziff and David Kleinberg |
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| Katherine Farley and Paula Zahn |
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| Gala Co-Chairmen Henry and Marie Josée Kravis |
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| Jill Hornor, Yo-Yo Ma, Emily Ma, and Nicholas Ma |
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| Susan and Ed Forst |
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| Simone Snitovsky, Anna Netrebko, and Natalia Eskildsen |
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| Martina Arroyo and Wayne Brown |
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| Lyn Paulsin, Adrienne Vittadini, and Laura Pomerantz |
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Carnegie Hall also recently released its 120th Anniversary Mobile App, inviting users to visit New York City in the 1890s—the time in which Carnegie Hall was born—with a Tchaikovsky in NYC walking tour and exclusive audio and video by the Maarinsky Orchestra and Maestro Gergiev. It’s available now for iPhone at the Apple App Store, and will soon be available for all Android-enabled devices.
For more information on Carnegie Hall’s 2011—2012 season, please visit carnegiehall.org. Tchaikovsky in St. Petersburg is sponsored by PwC.
Bank of America is the Proud Season Sponsor of Carnegie Hall. |
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| The gala dinner at The Waldorf=Astoria’s Grand Ballroom following the concert. |
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| Sanford I. Weill, Ann Netrebko, Yo-Yo Ma, and Ann Ziff |
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| Jerry I. Speyer, Katherine Farley, and Valery Gergiev |
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| Jessye Norman and James Wolfensohn |
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| Gala Co-Chairman Countess Yoko Nagae Ceschina and Valery Gergiev |
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| Clive Gillinson, Yo-Yo Ma, and James Wolfensohn |
| Last Wednesday night at Cipriani 42nd Street, the Humane Society of the United States hosted their "To the Rescue! From Cruelty to Kindness Gala" fundraiser for the Humane Society's Animal Rescue Team. The event was hosted by Will Estes with a committee co-chaired by Amanda Hearst, Georgina Bloomberg and Annie Churchill. |
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| DPC's beloved and adored Mr. Byrone, a gift from the Humane Society |
| They honored Jill Rappaport (with the award presented by Matt Lauer) and Mayor Cory Booker of Newark, New Jersey. We love the Humane Society over at DPC's house where one of our residents is the beloved and adored Mr. Byrone. |
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| Matt Lauer and Jill Rappaport |
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| Adam Parascandola and Frances Hayward |
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| Lisa Rowland and Peter Max |
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| Sabrina, Michelle, and Samantha Kleier |
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| Joan Lunden and Jill Rappaport |
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| Amanda Hearst, Annie Churchill, and Georgina Bloomberg |
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| Carmen Tal and Antonio Corral-Calero |
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| Jessica Perez |
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| Georgina Bloomberg and Justin Dalles |
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| Mike Markarian |
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| Wendy Diamond and Frances Hayward |
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| Will Estes |
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| Sarah Krauss, Joan Lunden, and Jamie Krauss |
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| Lorenzo Borghese and Emily Charette |
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| Wayne Pacelle |
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| Wayne Pacelle and Mayor Corey Booker |
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Edwina Sandys, the famous artist grandaughter of Winston Churchill, launched her exciting retrospective book, Edwina Sandys ART, with a party at her studio Loft in Soho, New York, on Wednesday night October 5th. The art world turned out to applaud her and the book written by Caroline Seebohm, about her extraordinary colorful Matisse-like prints, monumental sculptures, with photographs of her childhood in England, taken with her parents Duncan Sandys and Lady Diana Churchill and grandparents Sir Winston and Lady Clementine Churchill.
Harry Benson, happy to see the book, remarked that Edwina's art is a remarkable achievement. Christo, the artist, on hand for the party, praised Edwina's Matisse-like color prints and unique monumental sculptures. "The only person ever to make a bronze sculpture of a female Christ, Christa, Edwina is daring and her sculptures imaginative," says Christo. |
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| Arlene Dahl and Edwina Sandys |
Edwina has created large sculptures for three UN Centers around the world, and used sections of the Berlin Wall for a 32 foot long piece "Breakthrough," installed at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri where Churchill gave his historic Iron Curtain speech.
Guests of Edwina and architect husband Richard Kaplan at the Wednesday night cocktail party in Manhattan included actress Arlene Dahl, Marc Rosen, Christine Ebersol, Richard Meier, Harry Benson, Christo, Ashton Hawkins, Marsia Holzer, Mary McFadden, Sacha Newley, Ava Roosevelt, Agapi Stassinopoulos, Barbara Taylor Bradford, Massimo Vignelli, Rafael Vinoly and Lucas Parker Bowles.
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| Christo, Richard Meier, and Edwina Sandys |
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| Carmen Delacallade |
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| Edwina with Harry Benson |
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| Anthony Haden-Guest and Marsia Holzer in Dowry scarf |
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| Edwina with Barbara Taylor Bradford |
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| Edwina with Ashton Hawkin |
Hearing Health Foundation (formerly Deafness Research Foundation) hosted its annual fundraising reception, Celebrating the Senses, on Monday, October 3, in the Library Reading Room at the New York Academy of Medicine. This exclusive event brought together 250 New Yorkers for an evening of culinary delights, live entertainment, and a silent auction with one-of-a-kind items and experiences.
This year’s reception featured a live performance by SRC/Universal Republic recording artist Shontelle and the premiere of a multimedia art installation by composer and artist Jay Alan Zimmerman, whose work utilizes rhythmic video projections, visual music, and synesthesia to truly celebrate the senses. Hearing Health Foundation has long been at the forefront of trailblazing initiatives in the hearing sciences. |
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| Dr. Stefan Heller addresses the audience |
The Celebrating the Senses reception followed the Summit 2011: The Promise of Cell Regeneration, a consumer focused conference, which is free of charge, open to the public and brings together the world’s leaders in the field of cell regeneration research in the ear to discuss current research and potential therapies to restore hearing.
Proceeds from the reception will benefit the Hearing Health Foundation in its mission to attain a cure for hearing loss through quality research, education, and advocacy. |
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| Alex and Michael Nolan, and Shari and Ken Eberts |
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| Dr. Andy Groves, Executive Director of the Hearing Health Foundation Andrea Boidman, actor Richard Kind, and Dr. Stefan Heller |
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| Actor Richard Kind, Lisa Zimmerman, singer Shontelle, and artist/musician Jay Alan Zimmerman |
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| Dr. Judy Dubno, Roger Harris, and Dan Patterson |
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| Richard Kind, Jay Alan Zimmerman, and Shontelle |
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| Shari Eberts and Executive Director of the Hearing Health Foundation Andrea Boidman |
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| Mara Medoff and Mike Richter |
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| Richard Kind with Stephanie and Ron Kramer |
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| Jay Alan Zimmerman, Melody Seiling, and Shontelle |
The American Museum of Natural History was the setting for the 2011 Women of Action event of the Israel Cancer Research Fund (ICRF). Several hundred guests gathered on a balmy, September evening to pay tribute to three women who were cited for their passion, commitment and outstanding accomplishments. “A Cause for a Cure Fashion Show” featured the collections of designers Randi Rahm and Kimberly Taylor, coordinated by Richard Lowe Fashion Group.
Deborah Axelrod, MD, Director of Clinical Breast Programs and Services and Medical Director of Community Cancer Education and Outreach at NYU Clinical Cancer Center in New York City was one of the three 2011 Women of Action honorees.
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| Dr. Deborah Axelrod, Dr. Suzanne Levine, and Marilyn Berger Hewitt |
Marilyn Berger Hewitt, celebrated author and journalist, was cited for her important work as a reporter for both NBC and ABC News where she served as a White House correspondent for several years. Most recently, she wrote a book focused on the work of Dr. Rich Hodes who has spent his life helping children in Ethiopia. While researching the book, she met an eight year old boy, Danny, who was suffering from spinal tuberculosis and begging in the street, and she took him in as her own.
The third honoree, Dr. Susanne Levine, is a prominent , nationally recognized foot specialist and founder /owner of the prestigious Institute de Beaute, the premier podiatry clinic and medical spa in New York city. Dr. Levine remarked about the pioneering work of ICRF which has helped to develop life-saving drug therapies including Velcade, Gleevec and Doxil. |
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| Shoshana Ellihou, ICRF New York Director of Development, Charles Ben-Dayan, ICRF Board of Trustees, Kenneth E. Goodman, ICRF Chairman, and Louis Brause, ICRF First Vice-President |
The Israel Cancer Research Fund is the single largest source of private funds for cancer research in Israel. Founded in 1975 by a group of American and Canadian researchers, oncologists and lay people, ICRF’s mission is to harness Israel’s educational resources in the fight against cancer. Since its inception, ICRF has awarded 1,863 grants totaling more than $43 million to support innovative studies by Israel scientists at all of Israel’s leading institutions.
Ariela Ben Dayan, Lisa Oved, Andrea Greene, Barbara Kasell, Jane Rabhan and Judith Sherman were the evening’s chairpersons. Sponsors included Randi Rahm, Kimberly Taylor, Metamorphosis New York, APM Model Management, Dolce Vita, Shafer Plastic Surgery, Institute Beaute, Charles Klein Design and E.L. F. Cosmetics. |
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| Jen Hersh, Andrea Greene, and June Hersh |
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| Joel Pelofsky, ICRF Treasurer, and Dr. Lisa Young |
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| Rachel and Sandi Rad |
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| Dr. Stacey Tashman, Dr. Orna Hadar, and Dr. Julie Mitnick |
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| Randi Rahm and Countess LuAnn de Lesseps |
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| Women of Action Co-Chair Judith Sherman with Isaac Sherman |
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| James Russo, Princess Kovalenko, Stacy Kovalenko, Tony Cointreau, and Kearran Ambrosino |
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| Joey Oved, Lisa Oved, Co-Chair of Women of Action, Michele Shamie |
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| Leah Susskind and Philip Ambrosino |
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| Joan Jakubovitz, Rachel Rabhan, Jane Rabhan, and Frada Nager |
| Photographs by Chris Lee and Julie Skarratt (Carnegie Hall); Star Black (Edwina Sandys); PatrickMcMullan.com
(Humane Society); Teresa Pyskaty-Lamicella (ICRF).
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