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| Last Wednesday night, Carnegie Hall opened its 2012–2013 season with a sold out gala benefit concert featuring the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Riccardo Muti performing Carl Orff’s powerful choral work Carmina Burana. The performance also featured the Chicago Symphony Chorus and Chicago Children’s Choir with soloists, soprano Rosa Feola, countertenor Antonio Giovannini, and baritone Audun Iversen. |
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| The gala, attended by more than 500 guests, raised over $2.7 million in support of Carnegie Hall's artistic and education programming A specially crafted Breguet clock was unveiled in the Morse Lobby prior to the concert. This was part of a new partnership with the historic watch company. With the start of the Hall's 2012–2013 season, Breguet is now the Exclusive Timepiece of Carnegie Hall. The glamorous Opening Night Gala was chaired by Mercedes Bass, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar de la Renta, and Mrs. Julio Mario Santo Domingo. The evening was co-chaired by Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Kravis; Mr. and Mrs. Peter W. May; Mr. and Mrs. Burton P. Resnick; and Ann Ziff. Rahm Emanuel, Mayor of the City of Chicago, was the honorary chairman. |
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| The gala benefited Carnegie Hall’s artistic and education programs and included a dinner at The Waldorf=Astoria’s Grand Ballroom following the concert. For the ninth consecutive season, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was the Opening Night Gala lead sponsor. Breguet was the Opening Night Gala dinner sponsor. The concert was aired on WQXR 105.9 FM in New York, produced by WQXR and Carnegie Hall in collaboration with American Public Media and hosted by WQXR’s Jeff Spurgeon and American Public Media’s Fred Child. Concerts in the series are available for live streaming on wqxr.org and carnegiehall.org/wqxr. Funding for the Carnegie Hall Live broadcast series is provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. |
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| Last Thursday, October 4, David & Lisa Klein of Leviev celebrated The Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center’s 24th Annual Preview Party for The International Fine Art and Antique Dealers Show at Leviev’s Madison Avenue boutique in New York. The glamorous evening was in honor of the Preview Party Co-Chairs, Mary Davidson, Pamela Fiori, Jamee Gregory, Eleanora Kennedy and Kamie Lightburn, who were adorned with the jeweler’s extraordinary diamonds. The 24th Annual Preview Party for The International Fine Art and Antique Dealers Show will take place on Thursday, October 18th at The Park Avenue Armory. A New York tradition since 1989, The Society’s Preview Party will contribute 100% of the profits towardsThe Society’s patient care, research and educations programs at MSKCC. |
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| Paul Raps, Mary Davidson, Gene Pearman, David Klein, and Lisa Klein |
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| Highlights from Leviev’s collections were on full display for attendees to admire. The sparkling evening included cocktails and hor d'oeuvres for a high-profile crowd from the fashion, arts and philanthropic spheres. Notable Guests Included: Bianca Jagger, Adrienne and GiGi Vittadini, Dr. Annette Rickel, Mary Davidson, Pamela Fiori, Kamie Lightburn, Eleanora & Michael Kennedy, Allison Aston, Lisa and David Klein, Courtney Arnot, Geoffrey Bradfield, Lilliana Cavendish, Barbara Dixon, Catherine Durgin, Elizabeth Kurpis, Heather Leeds, Chloe Malle, Grace Meigher, Claudia Overstrom, Anna Safir, Maria Villalba and many more. |
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| Livinia Snyder, Anna Safir, Michael Kennedy, and Catherine Carey |
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| Dr. Annette Rickel, Lindsey Pryor, and Robyn Joseph |
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| Courtney Arnot, Claudia Overstrom, and Maria Villalba |
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| Ghighi Vittadini, Pamela Fiori, and Michael Kennedy |
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| John Yunis, Wendy Sarasohn, Kamie and Richard Lightburn |
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| Dr. Annette Rickel, Peter Pennoyer, and Jeannie Conway |
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| The TEAK Fellowship, New York City’s leading education access and college success program, recently held a successful Bowling Bash fundraiser at Lucky Strike Lanes, honoringGoldman Sachs Gives, Harry Packman of Hughes Hubbard & Reed, and Frank Famiglietti of ESI Design. The event brought together friends of TEAK, business and philanthropy leaders, and TEAK Alumni to celebrate TEAK’s fourteenth year of helping New York’s brightest students gain admission to elite high schools and colleges across America. TEAK is proud to have raised nearly $600,000 to continue providing the highest quality academic and professional development programming to talented low-income NYC students. |
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| Gillian Segal, Justine Stamen Arrillaga, Stacey Reiss, Amy Waldman, and JJ Ramberg |
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| Tim Cook, Brian Greeley, Tanzeen Syed, Aaron Goldman, Jonathan Gurwitz, and Dale Yates Berg |
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| Robert Reeder and Chris Lanning with TEAK Fellows |
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| Ben Fooshee, David Niles, Russell Boggess, Shaker Kayatt, and Lloyd Byrne |
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| John Dunchick, Bill Okun, Jason Redlus, and Randy Winn |
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| Julie Green, Sara Snell, Connor Fusselman, and Kyle Davis |
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| Frank Famiglietti, Anne Brennan, and Harry Packman |
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| Lynn Sorensen, Henry McVey, and Anne Brennan |
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| Colleen Foster, Simon Park, and Anne Brennan |
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| Henry McVey and John Britton |
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| Justine Stamen Arrillaga, Marco Tablada, and Alyssa Tablada |
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| Matthew Abbott, Brian Lavin, and D. Gordon Cruess |
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| Eric Sobotka and Karan Ahooja |
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| TEAK Alumni Tarun Dani and Jia Ying Mei |
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| The Holiday House Kick Off Party was held on October 3rd at the empty limestone Blavatnik mansion on East 63rd Street, hosted by Leonard Lauder and TV host Thom Filicia, and featured a special salon style exhibit of Evelyn Lauder’s photography in the foyer designed by Paula+Martha. The 2012 Holiday House Showhouse will benefit The Breast Cancer Research Foundation®, founded by Evelyn Lauder. Leonard Lauder is the Honorary Chairman. Holiday House Founder Iris Dankner and Christopher Hyland are serving as Chairmen. Alexa Hampton and Charlotte Moss are serving as Design Chairmen. Steve Bastone, Beth Brenner, Thom Filicia, Sarah Gore and Ann Maine are serving as Vice Chairmen. |
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| Iris Dankner and friends |
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| A dedicated photographer, Evelyn Lauder’s stunning photographs were taken over many years in the course of her extensive travels. She focused her camera on views of nature, both grand and minute with an exquisite eye for detail. Starting in 2005, she turned her lens onto her collection of antique lady head vases, using shadows and light to draw attention to the exaggerated drama and beauty of these tiny collectables. In keeping with Mrs. Lauder’s belief in the healing power of beauty, all proceeds from the sale of her photographs will continue to benefit The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. The Breast Cancer Research Foundation continues to be a leader in the fight against breast cancer. Acting Chairman of BCRF Leonard Lauder is thrilled that Holiday House is dedicated to BCRF this year. “My wife, Evelyn, with her wonderful eye for beauty, would have been delighted by this event. We look forward to a very successful show house which will fuel BCRF’s ability to continue to fund the most promising research around the world.” |
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| Beth Brenner,Kinga Lampert,Thom Filicia, and Myra Biblowit |
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| Iris Dankner, a breast cancer survivor, founded Holiday House Showhouse five years ago, ingeniously combining her passion for interior design with her goal to raise money to eradicate cancer. Hyland believes "Iris is a visionary, a tenacious New York treasure, committed to continuing Evelyn Lauder's legacy through the Holiday House." The Opening Night Preview Party will be held on October 24. The Holiday House will be open to the public between October 25 and November 18 at the eight bay Blavatnik Mansion at 2 East 63rd Street. |
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| Danielle Dankner, Iris Dankner, and Jay Dankner |
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| The Honorary Design Chairmen include Robert Couturier, Steve Bastone, Jamie Drake, Victoria Hagan, Alexa Hampton, Charlotte Moss, Mario Buatta, Lady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill, and Bunny Williams. For the complete list of Design Chairmen please click here. The Holiday House has gathered an extraordinary cross-section of design talent to both promote a vital industry and to raise funds to combat the scourge of breast cancer. The Breast Cancer Research Foundation®, in tandem with the Evelyn H. Lauder Breast Center at Memorial Sloan-Kettering, are outstanding legacies that Evelyn Lauder created. |
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| Judy and Larry Schlager |
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| Joan Dineen, Deborah Bowden, and Susanne Eason |
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| Tricia Salerno, Stephanie Hamburger, and Katherine Minster |
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| Roric Tobin, Iris Dankner, and Geoffrey Bradfield |
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| Christina Juarez and Thom Filicia |
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| Jane Pontarelli and Mary Bryant McCourt |
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| Leonard Lauren and Ally Coulter |
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| Charles Pavarini III and Inson Dubois Wood |
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| Jeanne Sorensen Siegel, Marilyn Sorenson, and Ms. Flom |
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| Adam El Hout, Harry Daniell, and Pierre Berardo |
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| Alexa Hampton and Ellie Cullman |
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| Jennifer Skoda,Tori Mellott, and Don Schermerhorn |
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| Photographs by Julie Skarratt & Chris Lee (Carnegie Hall); Frank Rocco/www.AnnieWatt.com(Holiday House); Sylvain Gaboury /PatrickMcMullan.com (Leviev). |
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