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Carnegie Hall
Medal of Excellence Gala |
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Henry T. Segerstrom receives Carnegie Hall's 2010 Medal of Excellence from 2008 Medal of Excellence honoree Terry J. Lundgren.
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Henry T. Segerstrom - Developer of South Coast Plaza and Founding Chairman of the Orange County Performing Arts Center/the Segerstrom Center for the Arts received the Carnegie Hall Medal of Excellence at a gala benefit on Monday, June 7, 2010 at The Waldorf=Astoria’s Starlight Roof. The award, recognizing Mr. Segerstrom’s outstanding leadership in arts philanthropy, was presented by the 2008 Medal of Excellence Honoree Terry J. Lundgren, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Macy's, Inc.; Sanford I. Weill, Chairman of Carnegie Hall’s Board of Trustees, and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger servef as the event’s Honorary Chairs. Acclaimed mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves performed as part of the evening’s program.
Carnegie Hall’s 2010 Medal of Excellence Gala is co-chaired by RJ Brandes, Chairman, Belgravia Capital Corporation; JMB Realty Corporation; Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Kendall; Terry J. Lundgren, Chairman, President and CEO, Macy’s, Inc.; Elizabeth and Henry T. Segerstrom; and South Coast Plaza. In addition, Gala corporate sponsors include Cartier, Christian Dior, Harry Winston, Hermès of Paris, Inc., Loro Piana, Louis Vuitton, Montblanc, Piaget, Saks Fifth Avenue, Tiffany & Co., Tourbillon, and Valentino.
Maestro Valery Gergiev served as chair for the Honorary Artist Committee, comprised of artists who have been commissioned by Henry Segerstrom and those who have collaborated with him on projects. The 2010 Medal of Excellence Honorary Artist Co-Chairs were Mikhail Baryshnikov, Joshua Bell, Plácido Domingo, Renée Fleming, William Friedkin, Frank Gehry, Helmut Jahn, Lang Lang, Charles Lawrence, Anna Netrebko, The Noguchi Museum, César Pelli, Richard Serra, Robert Wilson, and Michael York.
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Terry Lundgren, Carnegie Hall trustee Renee Fleming, Carnegie Hall chairman Sandford I. Weill, Elizabeth Segerstrom, and Henry T. Segerstrom.
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Carnegie Hall Executive and Artistic Director Clive Gillinson reads Mayoral Proclamation, proclaiming June 7, Segerstrom Center for the Arts Day.
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Denyce Graves performing.
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Judy Zankel and Michael York.
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Gwendolyn Meyer and Elizabeth Segerstrom.
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Lucia Hwong Gordon.
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Elizabeth An.
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Henry T. Segerstrom and his daughter Andrea Grant.
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Federica Boido and Elizabeth Segerstrom.
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Hal Jacobs, Lindsey Jacobs, Joan Jacobs, Deborah Jacobs, and Irwin Jacobs.
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Renee Fleming and Tim Jessell.
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Zee Allred and Drago Gligic.
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Laura Pomerantz, Henry T. Segerstrom, Bruno Laguardia.
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Pamela Hoefflin, Sherry Lansing, Elizabeth Segerstrom.
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Elizabeth Segerstrom and Gloria Brandes.
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Susan Paek.
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Sherry Lansing, Denyce Graves, and Robert Montgomery.
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Henry T. Segerstrom and Elizabeth Segerstrom.
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| Photos: Julie Skarratt |
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