The event raised raise $3.7 million for the Philarmonic.
The crowd at the New York Philharmonic’s opening-night benefit was just as you would have expected: distinguished, silver-haired men in black tie with their arms looped through their dates’—women in tasteful ball gowns that they actually owned. All had gathered to watch Chinese star pianist Lang Lang play some Beethoven—watch and not hear because Lang puts on quite the show with his theatrical gesticulations on the piano bench. The night began with Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.
Afterward guests migrated from Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall to its David H. Koch Theater for a gala dinner, stopping to admire the illuminated fountain along the way. In attendance were the likes of Bradley Cooper; Alec and Hilaria Baldwin; Joshua Bell and Larisa Martinez; and Deniece Williams. The dining room had been transformed into a lush green space with towering leafy centerpieces punctuating the tables.
The evening also came together thanks to a record number of cochairs, who helped raise $3.7 million. The monies will go directly to the philharmonic .
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