The unbridled talent, exuberance and generosity of the incomparable Maestro Iván Fischer emanated from his heart, to his hands, to the Budapest Festival Orchestra musicians, and the captivated audience at David Geffen Hall, Sunday afternoon. "Joyous," we heard Ellen Burstyn exclaim, after the standing ovations. "He takes such obvious delight," Barbara Tober enthused to Mary McFadden and Peter Thomas Roth, at the Budapest Festival Orchestra Gala Dinner that followed.
Several notable New Yorkers gathered at a private residence in Manhattan in celebration of Lieba Nesis' birthday festivities.
Southampton Artists Association's Winter Art Exhibit, the first of four Association shows at the Southampton Cultural Center, premiered on Wednesday, February 19 and will remain on view through Sunday, March 1. The exhibition boasts works from more than 50 local, East End-based artists, with pieces ranging from oils to acrylics to mixed media to sculptures to photography.
In the first floor parlor of a late 19th Upper West Side, restored-to-period brownstone, a small group of art aficionados listened as Opera Lafayette's Artistic Director Ryan Brown presented highlights from Ludwig van Beethoven's only opera. Brown fleshed out the scenes of a wife in men's garb sneaking into a prison to find her wrongly incarcerated spouse. Then, he conducted pianist Michael Fennelly to take on the roles of the four Chamber music instruments. Tenor John-Michel Richer sang the husband's aria and musicologist/musician Will Crutchfield explained how he had recreated its lost components.
The Ellen Hermanson Foundation hosted an evening of comedy with Andrina Wekontash Smith and Jessica Kirson at LTV in Wainscott. "Tickled Pink" also celebrated local community members Cheryl Babinski, Christopher Robbins, and Charlotte Klein Sasso.
Elisabeth Muhr, Denise Rich, and Jean Shafiroff chaired the 65th Viennese Opera Ball at Cipriani 42nd Street, under the patronage of The President of the Republic of Austria, H.E. Alexander Van der Bellen. Actor Nathan Lee Graham emceed the Ball, celebrating the cultural and economic relationships between Austria and America, connecting two continents, two cities and two centuries in one glamorous evening.
A special viewing of "Emma" - hosted by Anna Wintour - brought out the film's stars Anya Taylor-Joy and Bill Nighy, director Autumn de Wilde, as well as Tory Burch, Hamish Bowles, Candace Bushnell, Grace Coddington, Arielle Kebbel, and many more. The viewing took place at The Whitby Hotel in Manhattan.
For the first time ever, LTV in Wainscott invited the public to attend a live taping of "East End Underground," LTV's landmark original-music show highlighting local talent. The taping featured Funkin' A and The Kenny Harris Project. EHM radio personality Harry Wareing hosted the evening.
The 16th Annual Love & Passion returned to its original viewing location, Ashawagh Hall in Springs. The yearly karyn mannix contemporary show featured plenty of artwork, of course, as well as Mindful Belly Dance Class with Kirah on Friday and an open mic reading of Love Letters on Sunday.
A screening of Joshua Beamish/MOVETHECOMPANY's @giselle was held at The Bruno Walter Auditorium at Lincoln Center in Manhattan. The viewing brought out Bebe Neuwirth and many more.
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