Four Private Performances for the American Friends of the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
December 4, 2018
Marios and Anthi Papadopoulos, Roddy Gow, Guillaume Bich, Victoria Wyman, Edgar Bronfman, Baroness Veronique Bich, Marife Hernandez, April Gow, Joel Bell, and Vassiliki Karayanni
Maestro Marios Papadopoulos returned to New York in November with invitations to perform four recitals with members of the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra.
Baroness Veronique Bich celebrated the maestro’s return by hosting a recital and dinner for 60 friends, including Marife Hernandez and Joel Bell, Ruth and Josh Berman, Guillaume Bich, Maria Christina and John Bilimatsis, Clarissa and Edgar Bronfman, Karen Burke, Clemency Burton-Hill, Sophie Coumantaros, Carole and Philippe Delouvrier, Beatrice Dupont, Desmond and Muffie Fitzgerald, Joanie and Jeremy Frost, April and Roddy Gow, Karen Hsu, Charles Holmes, Pamela and Andrew Jacovides, Elbrun and Peter Kimmelman, Jeanne Lawrence, Odile and Michel Longchamp, Annabelle and Alberto Mariaca, Ann and Bill Nitze, Julia and Jamal Nusseibeh, Yvonne Rieber, Johanna and Lief Rosenblatt, Denise and Andrew Saul, Daisy Soros, Peter Tcherepnine, Barbara and Donald Tober, Stanley Weisman and Victoria Wyman.
Concert seating set for 60Marios Papadopoulos, Natalia Lomeiko, and Mats LidstromL to R.: Baroness Veronique Bich and Sana Sabbagh; Sophie CoumantarosGuillaume Bich, Ray Steckel, Baroness Veronique Bich, Marie Monique Steckel, and Desmond FitzgeraldL to R.: Ruth and Josh Berman; Odile De Schietere-Longchampt and Beatrice DupontSana Sabbagh, April Gow, Barbara Tober, and Clarissa BronfmanMuffie Fitzgerald and Guillaume BichJamal and Julia NusseibehJoan and Jeremy FrostMaria Christina Bilimatsis and John BilimatisApril Gow, Annabelle Mariaca, Alberto Mariaca, Elbrun Kimmelman, and Roddy GowDr. Karen Burke, Marios Papadopoulos, and Stephen MironJeanne Lawrence and Clemency Burton-HillChristopher Wright, Roddy Gow, and Nick KouridesSana Sabbagh and Jamal NusseibehBaroness Veronique Bich and Stanley WeismanClarissa and Edgar BronfmanJoel Bell and Marife HernandezCarole Delouvrier, Elbrun Kimmelman, and Marife HernandezRoddy Gow, Barbara and Donald Tober, and Victoria WymanDaisy Soros, Yvonne Rieber, Lief Rosenblatt, and Johanna RosenblattBill Nitze, Andrew Jacovides, and Andrew SaulAndrew and Denise SaulVassiliki Karayanni, Mats Lidstrom, and Marios PapadopoulosBaroness Veronique Bich, Jamal Nusseibeh, and Stanley WeismanEdgar Bronfman and Marife Hernandez
A few days later, the Board of the Hellenic American Cultural Foundation hosted a recital at the Kaufman Center, which included a performance with two members of the Greek National Opera: Soprano Vassiliki Karayanni and Baritone Dionysios Sourbis. Among the guests were CeCe Black, Katarina and Robert Shaw, Lucy and Nick Kourides, Mary Jaharis, Antonia and Spiros Milonas and Faanya Rose.
Marios Papadopoulos, Vassiliki Karayanni, and Dionysios SourbisCeCe Black, Ourania Soumas, and Carlene SoumasThe audience at the Kaufman CenterAlexandros Efklidis, Vassiliki Karayanni, and Dionysios Sourbis backstageArchdeacon Panteleimon, Dionysios Sourbis, Marios Papadopoulos, Archbishop Demetrios, and Vassiliki KarayanniRobin Raybould and Robert ShawPeter Holzer, Nicholas Kourides, and Dick FissRoddy and April Gow with Annabelle and Alberto Mariaca
And to cap off the maestro’s visit, two additional recitals took place in Greenwich, hosted by Samantha and Nabil Chartouni and at the home of Julia and Jamal Nusseibeh.
Marios Papadopoulos, Natalia Lomeiko, and Mats LidstromCarol Nicholson, April Gow, Nicholas Porter, Lucy Nusseibeh, and Dorothy PorterDavid M.G. Diwik, Marianne Diwik, and David M. DiwikThe Sharifov family, Vladimir Balaeskoul, and Olga BalaeskoulMarios Papadopoulos, Claire Stadtmueller, Anisa, and Julia NusseibehJulia Nusseibeh, Olga Balaeskoul, Vladimir Balaeskoul, and Oliver DungeyErica Ventley and Elizabeth OrwitzCarol Nicholson, Roddy Gow, and Caroline Gillespie GreerYvonne Handler and Mary HuddFelicitas Brant, Heiner Rutt, Julia Nusseibeh, and Rhya VolkweinJulia and Jamal Nusseibeh
Soprano Vassiliki Karayanni and Baritone Dionysios Sourbis will perform in the new production of Nozze di Figaro at the Niarchos Opera House in Athens in March 2019, conducted by Marios Papadopoulos.
The American Friends are planning a 4-day patron trip, March 20-24, 2019. For more information, click here.
Photographs by David DuPuy/AnnieWatt.com and Annie Watt
