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New York Philharmonic
Opening Night Gala Concert |
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Avery Fisher Hall, home of the New York Philharmonic, glows on the Opening Night of the Orchestra’s 170th season.
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On Wednesday, September 21, 2011, Music Director Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic ushered in its 170th season with an Opening Night Gala Concert at Avery Fisher Hall. The evening raised more than $2.6 million for the New York Philharmonic. Daria L. Foster and Klara and Larry A. Silverstein were the Gala Co-Chairmen.
Deborah Voigt sings the dramatic “Dich, teure Halle” from Wagner’s Tannhäuser.
The evening featured a spectacular performance by soprano Deborah Voigt who sang "Dich, teure Halle" from Wagner's Tannhäuser, Barber's Andromache's Farewell and the Final Scene from R. Strauss's Salome.
Alan Gilbert, Deborah Voigt, and the New York Philharmonic receive a standing ovation from the audience at Avery Fisher Hall following the conclusion of the last work on the program — the dramatic Final Scene from Salome.
The Opening Night Gala was presented by Breguet. The Gala was generously underwritten
by BNY Mellon, Credit Suisse, J. Christopher Flowers, Daria L. Foster, Didi and Oscar Schafer, and Klara and Larry A. Silverstein.
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The Opening Night Gala Co-Chairmen — (from left) Board Members Daria L. Foster and Larry A. Silverstein — and Klara Silverstein.
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Carmen Mehta , NY Philharmonic President Zarin Mehta, and Rohanna Mehta.
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NY Philharmonic Chairman Gary W. Parr and Vera and Donald Blinken.
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Didi Schafer, Deborah Voigt, Board Member Oscar Schafer, Anne Gray, and Board Member J. Christopher Flowers.
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Music Director Alan Gilbert and Michael Nelson, President, Breguet, USA.
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Board Member Tim George and Cosby George.
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Board Member Oscar Schafer, Board Member Daisy Soros, and Hilaire O'Malley.
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Joanne de Guardiola.
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Sung Han-Andersen.
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John Veronis, Lauren Veronis, Jeff Peek and Liz Peek.
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Paula Root and Leon Root.
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Alan Gilbert and his wife, Kajsa William-Olsson.
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Malcia French and Jacqueline Desmarais.
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Board Member Lizabeth Newman.
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Board Member Honey M. Kurtz.
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Sharon Corzine and Jon Corzine.
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James Buckman and Nancy Buckman.
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Jamee Gregory.
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Gala Co-Chair Daria L. Foster.
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Ann Niemeth and Board Member Charles Niemeth.
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Adrianne Silver and William Silver.
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Paula Root and Patricia Cisneros.
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Karen LeFrak and Paula Root.
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| Performance photos by Chris Lee. All other photos by Julie Skarratt. |
