On
Tuesday, May 19, 2009, The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
(CMS) hosted its Spring Gala celebrating the organization's
return to its home, the spectacular new Alice Tully Hall. With
200 guests in attendance, this black-tie benefit honored James D. Wolfensohn,
chairman of Wolfensohn & Company LLC and former president of The
World Bank Group.
The glamorous evening included cocktails, a seated dinner, and a special Mendelssohn
at 200 chamber
music concert. During dinner, long-time chairman of the Board
of CMS Peter Frelinghuysen gave a
warm introduction to the evening's honoree James D. Wolfensohn
who shared personal anecdotes with
the high-profile crowd about the unexpected beginnings of his musical
career as a cellist. Artistic
director David Finckel applauded Wolfensohn for his enduring love of
chamber music and his life-long
support of the Arts.
Immediately following the concert program, guests were treated to
a private reception where they enjoyed delectable desserts and mingled
with the artists. The evening's Gala chair was Peter
Duchin and the Benefit Committee included: Barrett
and Peter Frelinghuysen, Carol and Chuck Hamilton, Barbara and Harry
Kamen, Carol and Rich Miller, James and Melissa O'Shaughnessy,
Herbert and Judith Schlosser, Susie and David Simon, Elizabeth W. Smith,
Diana Taylor, and Paul Volcker.
Guests included: artistic directors David Finckel and Wu Han, Peter
Duchin, Peter and Barrett Frelinghuysen, Sid and Mercedes Bass, Jayne
Wrightsman, Carol and Chuck Hamilton, Barbara and Harry Kamen, Carol
and Rich Miller, James and Melissa O'Shaughnessy, Elizabeth Strong
de Cuevas, Herbert and Judy Schlosser, Gertje Utley, Gus and Rita Hauser,
Elizabeth W. Smith, Norma Hurlburt, Barbara and Bob Erskine, Helen
Levine, Paul and Mary Lambert, Anne and John Coffin, Priscilla Kauff,
Susie and David Simon, Andrea Walton-de Vogel, Annette Rickel, Florence
Davis and Anthony Gooch, Doug and Bebe Broadwater, Jennifer Small
and Adam Wolfensohn, Kathy and Gonzales de Las Heras, Coke Anne
and Jarvis Wilcox, John Massie, Martin and Edith Segal, Reynold Levy
and Elizabeth Cooke, Joyce Cowin, Naomi Wolfensohn and Jascha Preuss,
Marnie Pillsbury, Lewis Cullman, Kate Medina, Philip and Alexandra
Howard, Elizabeth McCormack, David and Rochelle Hirsch, Liz and Bertil
Lundqvist and more.
