The
New York Philharmonic celebrated
its 2009 Spring Gala with New York Moments, a concert featuring iconic
musical moments from Broadway and film, on Monday, April 20, 2009,
at Avery Fisher Hall in New York City.
This year's gala raised $680,000 with 350 guests in attendance.
Gala chairmen were Fran Weissler and Barry Weissler with global sponsor,
Credit Suisse.
Guests included president and executive director Zarin Mehta and Carmen
Mehta, chairman Paul Guenther and Diane Guenther, Kenneth Buckfire
and Noreen Buckfire, John S. Chalsty and Jill Chalsty , Mr. and Mrs.
James E. Buckman, Toos N. Daruvala and Hira Daruvala, J. Christopher
Flowers, Timothy George and Cosby George, The Honorable Roy M. Goodman,
Leonard S. Gruenberg and Jennifer Gruenberg , Gurnee Hart and Marjorie
Hart, Gerald L. Hassell and Agnes Hassell , Robert Hekemian Jr. and
Colleen Hekemian,, Roger Hertog and Susan Hertog, Mrs. William T. Knight
III, H. Frederick Krimendahl, II and Emilia A. Saint-Amand, George
M. Lund, Mr. and Mrs. Alan S. MacDonald, Peter W. May and Leni May,
Honey Kurtz Karlheinz Muhr and Elisabeth Muhr, The Honorable Frank
N. Newman and Lizabeth Newman, Charles Petschek and Elaine Petschek
, Joel Picket and Joan Picket, Charles V.Schaefer and Carol Schaefer,
Larry A. Silverstein, Paul Soros and Daisy Soros, Ronald J. Ulrich,
Mary J. Wallach, Stanford Warshawsky and Sandra Warshawsky.
The New York Philharmonic's presentation of New York Moment's
starred Ashley Brown, Maria Friedman, Joel Grey, Jennifer Holliday,
Liza Minnelli, Kelli O'Hara, Paulo Szot and Nikki Yanofsky. Award
winning composer Marvin Hamlisch conducted and hosted the evening.
