On May 15th, Mrs. Betsy Pitts hosted the annual fundraiser for the Philharmonia Foundation, raising support for London’s Philharmonia Orchestra’s 80th anniversary tour of the United States in 2025.
Principal Guest Conductor and trailblazing leader in music, Marin Alsop was guest of honour and gave an address about her career and her dedication to innovation in music. A musical performance was given by Mark van de Wiel, Philharmonia Principal Clarinet, and Richard Birchall, Philharmonia No.3 Cello, accompanied by Luis Ortiz on piano. The musical program featured Tchaikovsky, Verdi, Beethoven and Brahms.
Luis Ortiz and Mark van de Weil.Mark van de Weil and Richard Birchall.Mark van de Weil, Luis Ortiz, and Richard Birchall.
Matthew Hurlock, President of the Philharmonia Foundation, Betsy Pitts, Foundation Board Member, and Thorben Dittes, Chief Executive of the Philharmonia Orchestra, spoke.
Matthew Hurlock.Betsy Pitts.Marin Alsop.Thorben Dittes.
The Philharmonia Foundation supports the Philharmonia Orchestra, a world-class British Symphony orchestra led by Principal Conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali, on its tours of the US and ambitious music performance and education programs around the world. Sir John-Eliot Gardiner is Principal Guest Conductor Emeritus and Marin Alsop is Principal Guest Conductor. His Majesty King Charles III is the Orchestra’s Royal Patron of more than 40 years, and eight members of the Orchestra were invited to play at the Coronation in May 2023.
For queries, please contact William Mendelowitz, Director of Development, Philharmonia Orchestra, william.mendelowitz@philharmonia.co.uk
Mathy Harrington, Ann Billingsle, Frederike Biggs, and Patricia Ceballos.L. to r.: Marin Alsop and Thorben Dittes; Marin Alsop and Betsy Pitts.Frederike Biggs, Sharon Jacob., Marin Alsop, and Marshall Watson.Marshall Watson and Thomas Byers.L. to r.: Lucinda Bhavsar and Matthew Hurlock; Natalie Stange and Maureen Mulheren.Shelley Carr and Bill Lese.Thomas Byers, Ann Byers, and Kevin Wolfe.Miheala Crosby, Lisa Best, and Maureen Mulheren.L. to r.: Betsy Pitts and Christina Wood; Susan Avarde and Serena Camici.Jillian Atterberry, Tucker O’Brian, and Kushal Marri.Sophie King, Amanda Grove Holmén, and Robert Holmén.L. to r.: Lucinda Bhavsar and Kathy Reilly; Shelley Carr and Betsy Pitts.Peggy Bitler, Debbie Bancroft, Kathy Irwin, and Christina Wood.William Mendelowitz, Marin Alsop, Thorben Dittes, and Chris Lorway.L. to r.: Peggy Bitler, Deborah Norville, and Debbie Bancroft; Sophie King and William Mendelowitz.Marin Alsop and Alan Quasha.Sharon Jacob, Ann Billingsley, Arthur Zeckendorf, and Patricia Ceballos.Chris Bruner, Aileen Bruner, and Jake Bruner.L. to r.: Robert Holmén and Amanda Grove Holmén; Patricia Gillespie and Sharon Jacob.Julia Zilberman, David Livingstone, and Zelima Habib.Laura Del Greco, Betsy Pitts, and Deborah Norville.Tiffany Gardner, Natalie Stange, Ann Byers, and Thomas Byers.Shelley Carr, Jessica Vallejo, Zana Georges, and Bill Lese.Arthur Zeckendorf and Bill Jacob.Thorben Dittes and Serena Lese.Severa Hurlock and Giacinta McNaught-Davis.
