Carnegie Hall was born

Carnegie Hall was born of the vision of a great philanthropist, and to

this day the generosity of our donors is

the bedrock of its continued success. We thank our generous

Trustees and the nearly 11,000 donors

who contributed more than $27 million for the Annual Fund during the 2016–2017 season, enabling Carnegie Hall to continue the expansion of its artistic and education programs and strengthen its capacity to serve broad new audiences for years to come.

Donors

Notables post-concert event

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DonorsPlatinum Circle ($100,000 or more)Linda and Earle S. Altman Estate of Brooke AstorBrooke Astor Fund for New York City Education

in The New York Community TrustMrs. Mercedes T. Bass Luciano and Giancarla Berti Blavatnik Family Foundation Beatrice and Nicola BulgariCarnegie Corporation of New York Estate of Joy CraftMr. and Mrs. Anthony B. EvninBarry Diller and Diane von FurstenbergFord FoundationSusan and Edward C. Forst and Goldman Sachs GivesMarina Kellen French and the Anna-Maria and

Stephen Kellen FoundationFund II FoundationHoward Gilman FoundationMax H. Gluck FoundationThe Horace W. Goldsmith FoundationJoan Harris, The Irving Harris FoundationMr. Frederick J. IsemanJJR FoundationEstate of Joanie JonesEstate of Doris KassLeona KernThe Kovner FoundationBruce and Suzie KovnerEstate of Shirley W. LiebowitzMartha and Bob LippAudrey Love Charitable Foundation

Leslie and Tom Maheras Andrew J. Martin-Weber Leni and Peter MayThe Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Family Foundation The Andrew W. Mellon FoundationMr. and Mrs. Lester S. Morse Jr. Whitney and Clarke Murphy Estate of Doris M. Ohlsen Estate of Benjamin F. Phillips The Joe Plumeri Foundation Annette de la RentaJudith and Burton P. Resnick Robertson FoundationSusan and Elihu Rose Foundation Phyllis and Charles RosenthalThe Edmond de Rothschild Foundations Ms. Sana Sabbagh (Member, Explorers)The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation Mrs. Julio Mario Santo DomingoThe Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund Mr. and Mrs. Stanley S. Shuman David M. Siegel and Dana Matsushita Mr. Robert F. SmithSarah Billinghurst Solomon and Howard Solomon Sir Martin Sorrell and Lady Cristiana Falcone,

JMCMRJ Sorrell FoundationS. Donald SussmanMr. Richard Tsai and Ms. Maggie Ueung TsaiJustin TurkatRobert L. TurnerEstate of Eva VidaJoan and Sanford I. Weill

Platinum Circle ($50,000 to $99,999)E. H. A. Foundation Enoch Foundation Estate of Roger AbelsonThe Jack Benny Family Foundation Estate of Philip ChavesAnn and Gordon Getty Foundation Daniel Clay HoughtonBlanche and Irving Laurie Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Terry J. LundgrenRockefeller Brothers Fund Mr. Jay B. Rosenberg Suki SandlerMrs. Henry T. Segerstrom Shubert FoundationMr. and Mrs. A. J. C. Smith Anonymous (2)

Golden Circle ($25,000 to $49,999) Mr. and Mrs. Frederick C. Benenson Bialkin Family FoundationRonald E. BlaylockThe Edwin Caplin FoundationThe Ralph M. Cestone FoundationMrs. Judith ChasanoffMr. and Mrs. Bruce CrawfordMr. and Mrs. Richard A. DebsThe Gladys Krieble Delmas FoundationEGL Charitable FoundationJean-Marie and Elizabeth EveillardMr. and Mrs. Donald Fried Rosalind and Eugene J. Glaser Estate of Lillian GriffelMr. and Mrs. H. Dale Hemmerdinger Hire Digital Media Learning Fund in New York

Community TrustMrs. Klaus JacobsStella and Robert Jones Lena KaplanMrs. Andrea Klepetar-FallekThe Philip and Janice Levin FoundationA. L. and Jennie L. Luria FoundationThe Ambrose Monell FoundationMr. and Mrs. Lester Morse Jr. Linda and Stuart NelsonJeanette Lerman-Neubauer and Joseph Neubauer The Oni Zazen CollectionMilton and Dorothy Sarnoff Raymond Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan D. ResnickRichard Roth FoundationMr. and Mrs. Gregg L. SchenkerMarge Scheuer and FamilyMr. Peter William SchweitzerDrs. Thomas and Cynthia SculcoMr. and Mrs. Charles J. SeidlerPaul Sekhri and Mark Gude

Hope and Robert F. Smith, Emily and Len Blavatnik, Sanford I. Weill, Mercedes T. Bass, and Clive Gillinson Beatrice Santo Domingo

Nicola and Beatrice Bulgari

Bruce and Suzie Kovner

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Jeanne and Herbert SiegelMr. and Mrs. Larry A. Silverstein Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Smith James Thurmond SmithgallMr. Jolyon F. Stern and Mrs. Nelle Nugent Vital Projects FundMary Ellen and Karl von der Heyden Mary J. WallachThe Weiler FundGeorge and Joyce Wein FoundationWells College TrustMr. and Mrs. David S. WinterMr. Simon D. YatesJudy Francis ZankelAnonymous (2)

Silver Circle ($20,000 to $24,999)Estate of Elliott C. Carter Aaron Copland Fund for MusicEstate of Leroy Alan Ehrenreich Mrs. Sylvia FriedmanMary Jane Wahl Gearns FoundationJennifer and Bud GruenbergGWFF USA, Inc.Sylvia and Leonard Marx Jr. Trust for Mutual UnderstandingMr. and Mrs. Rafael Viñoly The Wallace FoundationThe Isak and Rose Weinman Foundation Anonymous

Chairman’s Circle ($15,000 to $19,999)Ms. Sarah ArisonMr. and Mrs. Emanuel AxRose M. Badgeley Residuary

Charitable TrustMr. Norton BelknapMs. Fabiola Beracasa and

Mr. Jason BeckmanMr. H. S. Beau Bogan and

Mr. Elliot M. FriedmanRuth and Louis S. BrauseMr. Michael Bretholz and

Ms. Sarah WesleyNorman Brinker Fund of the

Communities Foundation of TexasJames G. Brooks and Yann CoatanlemEstate of Loretta ConnollyJudith-Ann Corrente and

Willem KooykerDeeds FoundationCynthia and Herbert FieldsSeth Frank, in memory of

Dr. Robert MellinsClive GillinsonJane and Charles GoldmanHermione Foundation

Richard H. Holzer Memorial FoundationFlorence KaufmanMr. Arthur L. LoebMrs. Nancy A. MarksThe Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation Ms. Lynn NesbitMr. and Mrs. William G. ParrettRobert and Susan Summer Mrs. Douglas D. ThomasSvetlana and Herbert Wachtell FoundationJeanette Sarkisian and Paul A. WagnerNeil Westreich

Artist’s Circle ($10,000 to $14,999)Marilyn and Robert Abrams Mrs. Robert AllenMr. and Mrs. Burnside E. Anderson III Helen and Robert AppelThe Arnow Family FundThe Barker Welfare FoundationMr. and Mrs. Michael BeauryMr. Albert Berger and Ms. Carol AuerbachPeggy and Paul BernsteinMr. Kim D. BleimannMr. and Mrs. Robert L. BurchMs. Elizabeth de CuevasMr. and Mrs. Charles DikerMr. and Mrs. Joseph A. DiMennaMarjorie and Alan F. DonigerJean and Louis Dreyfus FoundationFirst Eagle Investment Management

FoundationThe Ella Fitzgerald Charitable FoundationMr. and Mrs. Leonard FeinsteinMs. Barbara G. FleischmanDavid and Tanya Fox

Barbara and Robert GlauberMr. L. Jay Grossman Jr.Jean & Jula Goldwurm

Memorial FoundationLee HallmanMs. Adriana HerreraCarl Jacobs FoundationJephson Educational TrustsMs. Alexandra Krofta JonesMr. and Mrs. Fernand LameschMs. Solange LandauLeon Levy FoundationMr. Yo-Yo Ma and Ms. Jill HornorMs. Joyce MenschelRobert B. Menschel and Janet WallachC. Jay Moorhead FoundationHenry and Lucy Moses FundIn honor of Mr. Dennis M. NallyBeth Goldberg Nash and Joshua NashNew York Metropolitan Library CouncilThe Lizabeth and Frank Newman

Charitable FoundationThe Wendy Obernauer FoundationMr. and Mrs. Leon B. PolskyJane and Paul RittmasterMr. and Mrs. Jonathan P. RosenMr. and Mrs. Lawrence SaperMrs. Florence L. SeligmanJackson E. and Evelyn G. Spears

FoundationMr. Joseph A. SternMr. and Mrs. Gerald T. SunMr. Carlos Tome and Ms. Theresa KimThe Vidda FoundationMr. and Mrs. Ross WagnerThe John L. and Sue Ann Weinberg

Foundation

In honor of Ruth WidderChris and Lonna YegenPia and Jimmy ZankelMr. Uzi ZuckerAnonymous (3)

Carnegie Circle ($5,000 to $9,999)Mr. and Mrs. Riad Abrahams

(Members, Explorers)Arlene and Alan AldaAtlas Acon ElectricMs. Jeanne AtkinsonMs. Mariam Azarm (Member, Explorers) Babbitt Family Charitable TrustJoseph Baio and Anne Griffin

(Members, Explorers)Barbash Family Fund Mrs. Stephanie BernheimDaniel L. and Ann L. Bernstein Ms. Elaine S. BernsteinJane and Raphael BernsteinMr. Murat Beyazit (Member, Explorers) Mr. Sam Selim BeydaMs. Gail BindermanMs. Janet Malcolm BotsfordEstate of Samuel BrandtGary Brewster and Tess MateoMr. William BuiceRobert and Margaret BurbidgeLeonard and Heather CariouChaffetz Lindsey LLPDr. Barry ChaikenCheswatyr FoundationMr. and Mrs. Dushayant ChipalkattyMr. and Mrs. Dominique ClavelMr. Alan Cline

Jill and Irwin B. CohenMr. Joseph M. CohenYvonne CohenDr. and Mrs. Michael CohnMichele and Terry ConeMr. and Mrs. Costa ConstantineMr. Victor ConstantinerMrs. Nancy CooperEstate of Charlotte B. CrosbyLisa A. and David J. GraisD. Ronald Daniel and Lise ScottMr. and Mrs. Harold J. DiamondStephen and Judy DunnDr. Joan Eliasoph, MDMr. Otho E. EskinMr. and Mrs. Leroy FademFaith Golding Foundation Inc.Mr. Giovanni FavrettiMargery Feldberg and Jeremy LevinMr. Michael FinkelsteinDoucet and Stephen FischerMr. Frederick Frank and

Ms. Mary C. TannerMr. and Mrs. John French IIIEffie and Robert FribourgMr. and Mrs. John D. GilliamMr. Alexander GoldbergMr. David M. Goldman and

Mr. Mark A. SchafferCharlotte GollubierMr. Jerry GoodallMs. Roberta GoodmanMr. John GoodrichMichael GordonMs. Bonnie A. GormanDr. and Mrs. Victor Grann Monika and Peter Greenleaf

Carnegie Hall launched its 2016–2017 season on October 6, 2016 with a concert featuring the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela conducted by Gustavo Dudamel performing music by Ravel, Stravinsky, Brahms, Copland, Johann Strauss Jr., Ginastera, and Bernstein. The jubilant musical atmosphere carried over to the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria for a post-concert dinner and dancing. Carnegie Hall donors showed their support by raising over $4.6 million as part of the Opening Night celebration. We send our deepest gratitude to Gala Lead Chairmen Mercedes T. Bass and Hope and Robert F. Smith; Gala Chairmen Committee Len and Emily Blavatnik, Blavatnik Family Foundation, Bruce and Suzie Kovner, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, Annette de la Renta, Sana H. Sabbagh, Beatrice Santo Domingo, Margaret and Ian Smith, and Joan and Sanford I. Weill; Corporate Chairman Dennis M. Nally; and PwC for its generous sponsorship for the 13th consecutive season.

Opening Night Gala

Lester S. and Dinny Morse, Judy Francis Zankel, and Norman BenzaquenRobert F. Smith and Burton P. and Judith ResnickAnnette de la Renta

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orses, Zankel, and Benzaquen by Julie Skarratt; Sm

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Paula S. GreenmanMr. Peter Gruenberger and Dr. Carin LammMs. Jan Guifarro Anne and John HallLynne and Harold Handler Dr. Lynne HarrisonKimberly Hastie and Timothy Welch Edward I. HerbstDuBose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial FundMr. Thomas Ho and Ms. Mabel Chan Judith M. HoffmanPamela J. HoilesMs. Cathleen Ihasz (Member, Explorers) Dr. Betty S. IuMs. Beverly Jacobs Ms. Susan G. Jacoby Mr. Stuart M. JohnsonMr. and Mrs. T. Michael Johnson Mr. David N. JudelsonMr. and Mrs. Robert Karin Ms. Yukako KawataMary and Howard Kelberg Ken Lin FundMs. Grace Kim (Member, Explorers) Mrs. Irene KingMr. and Mrs. Michael Kishbauch Lucinda E. KnuthMr. and Mrs. Daniel F. Kolb Sarah and David Kowitz Dr. Barbara KravitzMr. and Mrs. Mickey Kupperman Mr. Steven E. LaneJo Carole and Ronald Lauder Elaine and Robert LeBuhn Lese Family FoundationThe Irene Levoy Foundation Mr. William J. LevyJohn and Marjory Lewin in memory of David GurlandMr. and Mrs. A. Michael Lipper Litwin FoundationMs. Sherry LiuMr. and Mrs. Merritt LutzJudith and Michael MarguliesMs. Donna MarshallMs. Christina McInerneyMr. and Mrs. Joseph McLaughlinMr. Ajai S. MehtaMiller Khoshkish FoundationMr. and Mrs. Stanley MillerWilliam F. and Mary B. MurdyE. Nakamichi FoundationMrs. Alice NetterMr. Stanley Newman and Dr. Brian RosenthalMr. and Mrs. Claude NicaiseIn memory of Kirk S. NortonMr. Charles John O’ByrneKobi and Dalia Offer Hiroko Onoyama and Ken SugawaraParnassus Foundation / Peoria Industrial Caterpillar

Mr. Marco Percori and Ms. Carla Bossi-Comelli

Mr. John A. PirovanoMr. Andrew PodellMr. and Mrs. Harold PrincePascale and Ernest RaabDr. Donna Kesselman Raggio and

Mr. John J. RaggioMs. Catherine ReinMr. and Mrs. Ira M. ResnickMr. and Mrs. Allan J. RileyNataly and Toby RitterMr. Jinsoo J. RoThe Tom Roush Fund of the

Funding ExchangeMr. Eric C. RudinMr. Raphael SamuelRosita Sarnoff and Beth SaperyDr. and Mrs. Daniel SchapiroAlfred and Anita SchnogMr. and Mrs. Edmund SchroederFrank Schwarzer and Cindy MuthMr. and Mrs. William C. ScottJordan B. Seaman and

The Grateful FoundationMr. Martin SeligMr. and Mrs. Hardwick SimmonsEsther Simon Charitable TrustMr. and Mrs. F. Randall SmithMrs. Annaliese SorosAbraham and Beverly Sommer FoundationGeorge T. Spera Jr. and Jane GinsburgKathryn SteinbergAaron and Betty Lee Stern FoundationSydney and Jonathan SternMr. James B. Stewart Jr. and

Mr. Benjamin Weil

In memory of Lee S. StrongMr. Jay H. TanenbaumMr. Gary J. Thomas and

Mrs. Carolyn BunticRobert and Jane TollMr. and Mrs. Jesse I. TreuMr. Michael TubbsLindsey TurnerMr. and Mrs. Raymond W. VickersMr. and Mrs. Sedgwick WardMarian M. Warden Fund of the GreaterHarrisburg FoundationCharles and Jacqueline WarrenMr. Peter WexlerMs. Henrietta C. Whitcomb and

Mr. David K. WhitcombMr. and Mrs. Robert R. WienerMr. and Mrs. Charles O. WoodJay N. WoodworthShannon Wu and Joseph KahnMs. Stephanie YoshidaPeter Young and Merit E. JanowMs. Audrey Y. ZuckerAnonymous (4)

Carnegie Club ($2,500 to $4,999)Mr. Adil AbdulaliGeorge D. and Frieda Abraham FoundationMr. Ernest AbrahamsonGloria and Bert AbramsMr. and Mrs. Lawrence D. AckmanMargot AdamsJoan Taub AdesJoseph and Jacqueline AguannoMs. Jacqueline Albert-Simon

Bruce AllebornMr. Robert AllynDr. Jennifer Altman and Mr. Jason FeinMs. Sandra Amann and Mr. Michael PashbyAmaranth Foundation The Amphion FoundationMs. Susan Heller Anderson Ms. Sandra AnwisetMs. Rita ArlenMs. Norma J. ArnoldRonald D. Arron and Roberta WeinerMs. Adrienne ArshtMrs. Helen-Jean ArthurMrs. George AschDavid and Eugenia AskrenBerit and Steven AtkinsMr. and Mrs. Paul AvrichMs. Joan B. AxtellMr. Edwin A. BacherMr. James Coleman BakerMs. Dianne Balfour and Mr. Carl AdkinsMr. Armand Bartos Jr. and

Ms. Stephanie FrenchMr. Sid R. BassMr. Sanford L. BatkinMr. Andreas BaumDr. and Mrs. Humberto P. BautaMr. Antonio BecharaMs. Lisa G. BeckermanMr. Albert BehlerMr. Joseph Bell and Mr. Peter LongoMr. and Mrs. Selim BenardeteMrs. Susan BenderMs. Denise BenmoscheThe Bennett FamilyMr. and Mrs. Franklin M. Berger

Daisy Soros and Sana H. Sabbagh

Michelle Howland, S. Donald Sussman, and Roni Kaplowitz

Marina Kellen French and grandchildren

Ann and Kenneth J. Bialkin

Ann Ziff and Joyce DiDonato

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Mr. Theodore BerkSheila and Stephen BernardMr. and Mrs. Michael BershadskyMr. Ashish BhutianiBarbara and Joel Edward BickellDr. Jan E. Lewis and Mr. Barry BienstockMary and Jeffrey BijurMary Billard and Barry CooperAdrienne and Robert BirnbaumMs. Jolana BlauMr. and Mrs. James A. BlockMs. Jane S. BlockHarvi and Bob BloomMr. and Mrs. Lincoln BoehmMr. Nina BooneJane K. and Allen L. BoorsteinMr. Arlinton Bourne andMrs. Claudine Jones-BourneMr. Stuart D. BoyntonMrs. Barbara BrandCheryl and David BrauseMr. and Mrs. Ludwig BravmannMr. John BrewerDr. Rosemarie D. Bria-LevineDr. and Mrs. George BriefMr. and Mrs. Klaus P. BrinkmannSusan and Thomas BrockCharles R. Bronfman and Rita MayoElizabeth A. R. and Ralph S. Brown Jr.Mrs. Susanne BrundigeMs. Lorraine BuchMr. and Mrs. Leslie BucklandHerbert and Ann BurgerMr. Sergey G. ButkevichMr. and Mrs. Gilbert ButlerMr. Jaden Carver

Mr. Douglas CassaraCatia Zoullas ChapinMr. Kenneth H. ChaseDr. Gilbert R. CherrickMr. Nicolas ChikhaniMr. Theodore ChuMr. Steve Coffey and Mr. George StirlingMs. Anne CohenDr. and Mrs. Bernard CohenYoron and Fiorenza CohenMrs. Betsy CohnMr. Lewis G. ColeDr. Robert Reed ColeMr. Ronald E. Compton and

Mrs. Nancy S. ComptonLeon and Michaela ConstantinerNorma and Lawrence CorioCowles Charitable TrustMr. William Craig IIIDr. and Mrs. John H. CrowDr. Michael CuckaMr. and Mrs. William CurryCurtains Up! / Ms. Laura IngeMs. Linda DainesBarbara and Richard B. DannenbergDr. Mildred DavidKathy DeanSteve and Connie DelehantyMs. Jamie deRoyJennie L. and Richard K. DeSchererMr. and Mrs. Jerome DeutschMs. Rosalind DevonHester DiamondMs. Constance DifedeHoward Dillon and Nell Dillon-ErmersMs. Carol E. Domina

Ms. Catherine DonnelleyMr. Daniel T. DonnellyBarbara and Thomas DooleyAmit and Kalpana DoshiJean and Gordon DouglasMr. Michael DuplerMrs. Charles H. DysonMr. and Mrs. J. Christopher EaganWilliam James EarleMr. and Mrs. John EastmanDr. and Mrs. Colin S. Edwards Mr. Jay K. EgelbergMr. Neil EigenMr. and Mrs. George ElvinMr. and Mrs. Alexander T. ErcklentzMs. Gail EricksonMr. and Mrs. Yehuda Even-ZoharPeter and Joan FaberMr. George FanMs. Susan FaureFiona Morgan FeinMr. Kenneth FeinbergNorman Feit and Shishaldin HanlenMr. Arthur F. FergusonMrs. Roberta FineSusie and Charles FinkelMr. and Mrs. Charles FitzgeraldMr. and Mrs. Arthur FleischerOna and Richard FlemingAndrew J. Frackman and Emily BraunAndrew C. Freedman and Arlie M. SulkaMr. and Mrs. Michael FreedmanMs. Mary Ann FrenzelMr. and Mrs. Edward A. FriedmanGerald L. and Sheree A. FriedmanMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Friedman

Ed Gaelick and Elizabeth A. GaelickPatrick Gallagher and Robert WatsonMs. Barbara GallaySally and James GambrillArlyn and Edward L. GardnerGideon and Sarah GartnerDr. Merwin Geffen and Dr. Normon SolomonAlexis Gelber and Mark WhitakerMs. Marianne GerschelMr. and Mrs. Paul B. GhaffariDr. Claude GhezMr. Richard GilbertMr. Gregory F. GilmartinEdythe GladsteinJerry GladsteinDrs. Jack and Joy GlaserCiril and Suzanne GodecDr. Susan L. GoldfinePatricia and Bernard GoldsteinI. Michael Goodman and Judith UmanMr. Christopher GorayebMr. Yasuo GotohDr. Harold GotthelfMs. Ilse W. GrafmanDr. Rivka Bekerman-Greenberg and Mr. Phillip GreenbergMr. Jonathan K. Greenburg and Ms. Elizabeth ElyMr. and Mrs. James L. GreenwaldMr. and Mrs. Mark GregorioMr. Keith GriffinMr. and Mrs. Mark GrinisMs. Jane GrossMrs. Grecia GrossMrs. Carol GrossmanAnuj GuptaMs. Gunilla N. HaacDr. Mimi Halpen

When Adrienne Arsht was presented the 2017 Medal of Excellence by Carnegie Hall Chairman Robert F. Smith, she became the first woman to receive the honor. New York City luminaries from the business and social worlds gathered to honor Ms. Arsht, a remarkable businesswoman, philanthropist, and friend of the arts. Cocktails, dinner, the award ceremony, and performances by Liz Callaway, Storm Large, Daniela Liebman, Nova Y. Payton, Melissa Schott, and Bria Skonberg were held in the Grand Ballroom of The Plaza. We extend our endless gratitude to our Chairmen Committee Aisha and Gbenga Oyebode, Sana H. Sabbagh, and Hope and Robert F. Smith for their dedication to making this event so special. A wonderful $2 million in contributions were raised to support the education programs of Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute and the Hall’s artistic programming.

Medal of Excellence

Diane von FurstenbergEmanuel Ax, Mercedes T. Bass, and Isabel Leonard Bria Skonberg, Robert F. Smith, and Jon BatisteKaren and Dennis M. Nally

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ass, and Leonard by Chris Lee; N

allys, von Furstenberg, and Skonberg, Smith, and B

atiste by Julie Skarratt.


Mr. Herbert KasperMs. Jean KatesElliot and Adrienne KatzMr. Neil KatzGene and Terry KaufmanMr. Stephen C. KayeMr. Thomas F. Kearns Jr.Mr. William S. KeatingMs. Gail KendallMs. Kathryn Keneally and

Mr. Thomas M. MarshallMs. Edythe KennerMr. William KistlerDr. Mark M. Klebanov and

Mrs. Cherise D. KlebanovLisa Klein and Timothy KinsellaMr. James KlostyMr. and Mrs. Winthrop KnowltonDr. June H. KoizumiJonathan and Judith KolkerTimea and Charles KolozsvaryMr. Kameron KordestaniMr. Tyler KorffHelen Kornblau /

The Kornblau Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Irwin KotovskyVictor and Sarah KovnerCaroline and Mark KrentzmanSheldon and Rita KwiatMs. Elissa LaBagnaraMr. and Mrs. Joseph LaganaMr. and Mrs. James LallySheila and Bill LambertMr. and Mrs. W. Loeber LandauMs. Irma LangeMr. Jonathan LarsenHenna Ong and Peter D. LawrenceMr. Christopher LeakeMs. Melissa LeapmanMr. and Mrs. Mark A. LeavittDorothy Lee and Victor HanMr. and Mrs. Robert E. Lee IIIMs. Seunghee Lee and Mr. Sung KangMr. Jonathan E. LehmanHarris I. LehrerMs. Carol LeibensonMs. Joan M. LeimanSarah and George LeingSusan and Joel LeitnerKurt F. LeopoldDr. Mark H. LernerToby Lerner Ansin and Sanford EvansDr. and Mrs. Martin LeshnerMr. and Mrs. Jerry LevinIlona and Aaron LevineLeslie and Jim LevyMarcia and William LevyMs. Cynthia LewisDrs. Beth and Carl Lieberman

Ms. Francesca Liechenstein and Ms. Jane Riskin Bean

Mrs. Tina LiuMs. Helga Long and Mr. Ernest LurkerRobert Losada Jr. and Patricia PosnerMr. and Mrs. Sherif LotfiIlene and Edward LowenthalMs. Sarah E. LuMrs. Joyce LuchtenbergDr. Laura LustigSir Jack Lyons Charitable TrustMrs. Maria N. LyrasMr. David MaguireThe Maidman FamilyMs. Virginia ManciniBarry and Sally MandelMs. Monica MarkowiczMs. Amy Martini and Mr. Ron CohenMr. and Mrs. David E. MarrusDr. Nancy Maruyama and

Mr. Charles Cahn Jr.Mr. Kingsley MatthewGary McKay and Gregory St. JohnMr. and Mrs. Martin McKerrowMr. Ryan D. McNaughtonFundación Meijer-WenerDrs. Gail and Allen MeiselDr. Keith Meritz and Mr. David HurstDr. Ricardo Mesa-Tejada and

Dr. Amy Mesa-JonassenMr. Edward J. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Everett B. Miller IIIGeorge Miller and Anne TichichMr. Jonathan Miller and

Ms. Nancy WorkmanMr. and Mrs. Robert E. MimsMr. and Mrs. Gerald Mintz

Jo Dare and Robert MitchellMr. Eben MoglenKarl MollerMs. Marilyn MonterMr. Michio MontgomeryMrs. Barbara B. MooreYasuko MoriMrs. Angela H. MorrisonPaula and Gerard Munera FoundationMr. Sota NakazawaMr. Martin NanceMr. Stefano NatellaNational Mah Jongg League, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. George A. NeedhamMargaret and Richard NeimethMr. and Mrs. Mitchell J. NelsonMrs. Ellen B. NennerJudi and Alfred NetterIn memory of Gabor NeumannMs. Susanna NeumannMr. and Mrs. John A. NielsenMr. Stephen NovickMr. John E. OdenMs. Dianne O’DonnellDaniel and Rebecca OkrentAki OndaMr. Morris A. OrdenMs. Paula S. OreckMr. Jeffrey Oren and Dr. Craig KeyesMr. Andres Mata OsoriaDr. Anthony Paciello andDr. Dianne RoseMrs. Hannah C. PakulaSherry PanLori and Lee ParksMr. Stephen Pascal

Ms. Janice M. HamiltonDr. Bjorn and Catherine HansonSusan T. HarrisMr. and Mrs. Seth HarrisonDr. Charles R. HayesMr. and Mrs. Herman M. HeinemannMr. Frank Heller and

Mr. Christian F. SteinerDr. Gemzel A. Hernandez and

Mr. James R. RoeMarifé Hernandez and Joel BellMr. Samuel HertzMarilyn Berger HewittJoan and William HickeyAdria and Donald Hillman Mr. and Mrs. David A. Hirsch Ellen and David S. Hirsch Ms. Susan B. Hirschhorn and

Mr. Arthur M. Klebanoff Ms. Susan E. Hochberg Mr. John HoffeeMr. Geoffrey Hoguet and

Ms. Annalu PontiMr. Matthew Holtzman Ms. Nancy HoppinSteven and Lesli HornstockMr. and Mrs. Frederic K. HowardMrs. Richard August HubertyMr. Timothy HughesMary I. and John E. HullMr. and Mrs. James E. HuntMs. Atsuko ImamuraMichael Jozef Israels and

Maija-Sarmite JansonsCarol T. IvanickMr. Andrew Jackson and

Mr. Dale Michael LovelockMr. and Mrs. Maurice JacobsJohn Mary Bernard Jacobs FoundationMarti and Ray Jacobs Nathan P. Jacobs FoundationMr. and Mrs. Morton L. Janklow Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Jerome Andreas and Nele JesselMr. Robert D. Jezowski Alfred and Sally Jones Ms. Sarah S. JonesMs. Sarah Jones and Mr. Steve Cohen Barbara Haws and William Josephson JTS Fund at The New York

Community TrustElliott Kaback and Patricia WoodardLars KaiDiana J. KalmanMr. and Mrs. Eric KaltmanLeonard and Alice KandellDr. Felisa Berman KaplanDr. Sylvia KarasuJoseph and Audrey KartiganerMr. and Mrs. Richard Kaskel

Charles and Phyllis Rosenthal

Gustavo Dudamel and Giancarla and Luciano Berti Kurt G. and Lisa Strovink and David M. Siegel and Dana Matsushita

Richard Gere and Aisha and Gbenga Oyebode

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The Patterson FamilyMr. and Mrs. Adolfo PatronRita and Daniel Paul Mrs. Stephen M. PeckArnold Penner and Madaleine Berley Ms. Gabriela Perez-Rocchietti and

Mr. Carlos Rodriguez-Pastor Barbara and Louis Perlmutter Ms. Antonia P. PewScott and Judy Phares Evan PicoultPenny and Claudio PincusBurton Yale Pines and Helene BrennerMs. Debra L. PipinesMr. Jules L. Plangere IIIMr. Rene PlessnerMr. and Mrs. James PohlmanMs. Tara E. PolenMs. Terri Poli and Mr. J. Craig WeakleyMindy PollackMrs. Susanna L. Porter and

Mr. James ClarkMr. Robert PoulosDr. Robert PressDr. and Mrs. Peter PressmanMrs. Jessie Hunter PriceMr. Josh ProttasMr. Chaohui Andrew Pu and

Mrs. Yin LongMr. Stephen S. Rabinowitz, Esq.Jack RadgowskiWilliam Raff / Mizuho USA FoundationMs. Amber RangCharles J. Raubicheck and

Ann S. MacdonaldIsabella del Frate RayburnDana and Richard Reimer

The Karl F. Reuling FundMaria and George E. RoachMs. Connie Kaiserman Robinson and

Mr. Steven RobinsonSondra Kurtin RobinsonMr. and Mrs. Gerald T. RolfeMr. and Mrs. Kenneth RomanMr. and Mrs. Joseph RosenSusan Pinsky and Marc RosenDrs. Marc and Rosemary RosenblumMr. James H. RosenfieldJudith and Michael RosenthalMitsuko and David RosinusMr. Maurice RozenblumMichael and Juliet RubensteinMark and Tracy RuddMr. Steve RusckowskiMr. Stephen RutenbergMs. Patricia SaigoMr. and Mrs. William J. SalesMr. Ruben SalgadoDr. and Mrs. Eduardo A. SalvatiAlan Salz and Brad WhitehurstMs. Corinne SamiosAnna Maria SarmentoJack and Marianne SauterAntoine and Amanda SchetrittMr. and Mrs. Gerhard SchulmeyerMr. and Mrs. Herbert L. SeegalJanet Z. Segal and FamilyBarbara and Kenneth SeplowVivian SerotaMs. Audrey SevinDr. Wales R. ShaoMr. Stephen J. Shapiro and Dr. Amy AttasDr. M. Lana Sheer

Patricia SheridenMr. Gil ShivaMr. Robert ShmaloMichael Shnayerson and

Gayfryd SteinbergMarion and William ShulevitzMichael and Seren ShvoDr. Robert Albert SilverMr. and Mrs. Lawrence SimonMr. and Mrs. James B. SitrickMr. and Mrs. Gilbert L. SnyderDenise R. SobelSolomon Organization Charitable TrustDr. and Mrs. Peter M. SomMr. and Mrs. Isaac D. SonsinoMr. and Mrs. Paul SorosDr. Garry SpectorMs. Claudia SpiesMr. and Mrs. Joseph M. StaffordDr. Axel StawskiSissy and Garry SteinDr. Robert SteinerLeonore and Walter SternLinda B. SternTrevor and Margaret StewartDrs. Barry and Barbara StimmelMr. and Mrs. Neal R. StollMrs. Leila Maw StrausMr. and Mrs. Edward StreimMs. Shining SungMr. and Mrs. I. David SwawiteFumiko TakeuchiGloria and Philip TalkowMr. Eduardo TamrazMr. and Mrs. David J. TananbaumMr. and Mrs. Laurence Tarica

Mrs. Marilyn TaubMr. and Mrs. Willard B. TaylorMr. and Mrs. Barron Tenny Elise C. and Marvin B. Tepper Ms. Carolee TheaMr. Michael Tomasko IV Ms. Lisa D. Tsitsera Gerald F. TucciMs. Helen Sonnenberg Tucker Gil Turchin and IndigoDiana and Roy VagelosMr. and Mrs. Jean-Paul VallesMr. and Mrs. William J. vanden HeuvelMs. Nancy F. VardakisMs. Jackie VenerosoMark Villamar and Esther MilstedLinda J. WachnerCandace and Jonathan WainwrightMs. Younghee Kim-Wait and

Mr. Alex Unjo-WaitMr. and Mrs. Mallory WalkerMs. Lynn WarshowDr. Martin B. WaxMs. Johanna WeberEvelene WechslerRebecca and William WeeksSandra and George WeiksnerMr. and Mrs. Lawrene WeinbachMrs. Liana WeindlingMr. and Mrs. Martin S. WeinsteinMr. and Mrs. Stephen H. WeinsteinLinda Weiss (in memory of Steve Weiss)Mr. and Mrs. Peter Weiss Ms. Gayle W. WellingMr. and Mrs. Harry Wellington Edith Kallas-Whatley and Joseph WhatleyMr. and Mrs. Neil WiesenbergMr. and Mrs. Donald M. WilkinsonDr. Russell E. WindsorMr. Richard M. Winn IIIWise Family FundElaine and Irving WolbromJacqueline and Cary WolfThe Honorable and Mrs. Carl S. WolfsonMr. Christopher WolyniakMs. Patricia Woodward andMr. Elliott KabackMs. Diana WoodnerCorey Worcester and Yasmine LegendreRebecca Wui and Raymond KoKota YamaguchiMr. George M. YeagerAlice F. Yurke and Robert H. Davis Jr.Merryl and Charles ZegarMr. Leonard ZigelbaumAnonymous (22)

Clarke Murphy, Thomas G. Maheras, and Judy Francis Zankel

Ian Smith and Kim Greenberg

Leona Kern and Harriet GruberKevin Morrison, Radmila Lolly and John Utendahl, Terry J. and Tina Lundgren, and Ronald E. Blaylock

Photos: Morrison, Lolly, U

tendahl, Lundgrens, and Blaylock; M

urphy, Maheras, and Zankel; and Kern and G

ruber by Chris Lee; Sm

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Guardian $100,000 and aboveBank of AmericaBreguetChubbDeloitte LLPErnst & Young LLPIndustrial and Commercial Bank of ChinaKPMG LLPMastercardPwCSiemensSteinway & SonsUnited Airlines

Guardian $50,000–$99,999CartierDeWitt Stern Group, Inc.MetLife FoundationSamsungThe Walt Disney Company

Guardian $30,000–$49,999Ameriprise FinancialAon Risk ServicesGolub CapitalMitsubishi Corporation (Americas)Mizuho Financial GroupMorgan Stanley Ricola USA

Pacesetter $20,000–$29,999McKinseyPark Hyatt New YorkPfizer Inc.

Guarantor $12,000–$19,999BBDO WorldwideWells Fargo

Benefactor $6,000–$11,999First Eagle Investment Management

FoundationMacy’sMaples & CalderNomuraSumitomo Corporation of Americas

FoundationSuntory International Corp.

Patron $2,500–$5,999BarclaysCivic Entertainment GroupColgate-Palmolive CompanyCredit SuisseFox NetworksGoldman SachsGTIS PartnersHogan Lovells US LLPInnovation Data ProcessingInstitute of International FinanceKaufman Borgeest & Ryan LLPKurtz-Ahlers & Associates LLCLloyd’s AmericaMercer Health & BenefitsMitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG)Monique Lhuillier, Inc.Navitas Life Sciences LimitedOakville WinegrowersPepsiCoRed HatSojitz Corporation of AmericaSolairus AviationSPi TechnologiesWorld 50York Capital Management

Sustainer $2,499 and belowBelgian BoysNippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal U.S.A.,

Inc.Richloom Fabrics Group, Inc.

Corporate SupportersCarnegie Hall is proud to salute our corporate supporters.

Proud Season Sponsor of Carnegie Hall

Breguet is the Exclusive Timepiece of Carnegie Hall.Mastercard® is a Proud Supporter of Carnegie Hall.United Airlines® is the Official Airline of Carnegie Hall.

Public SupportThe Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York CityThe Mayor’s Office of Economic OpportunityNew York City Administration for Children’s ServicesNew York City Department of Cultural AffairsNew York City Department of EducationNew York City Department of Homeless ServicesNew York City Department of ProbationNew York City Department of Youth and Community DevelopmentNew York City Young Men’s InitiativeNew York City Council

New York State Council on the ArtsNew York State Legislature

National Endowment for the ArtsNational Endowment for the Humanities

Mercedes Abramo and Robert F. and Hope Smith

Sanford I. Weill and Anne M. Finucane

Ray McGuire and Crystal McCrary

Kathryn Steinberg

Anthony Spikes, Valentino D. Carlotti, and Suzanne Hall

Photos: Weill and Finucane, A

bramo and Sm

iths, and Spikes, Carlotti, and H

all by Chris Lee; Steinberg and M

cGuire and M

cCrary by Julie Skarratt.


Special EventsThursday, October 6, 2016Opening Night Gala

GALA LEAD CHAIRMENMercedes T. BassHope and Robert F. Smith

GALA CHAIRMEN COMMITTEELen and Emily BlavatnikBlavatnik Family FoundationBruce and Suzie KovnerMarie-Josée and Henry R. KravisAnnette de la RentaSana H. SabbaghBeatrice Santo DomingoMargaret and Ian SmithJoan and Sanford I. Weill

CORPORATE CHAIRMANDennis M. Nally, Retired Chairman,

PricewaterhouseCoopers International Ltd.

OPENING NIGHT GALA LEAD SPONSOR FOR THE 13TH CONSECUTIVE SEASON PwC

CO-CHAIRMENEvercoreJefferiesSangreal FoundationBrian and Adria ShethDavid M. Siegel and Dana MatsushitaS. Donald Sussman

VICE CHAIRMENLinda and Earle S. AltmanLuciano and Giancarla BertiRonald Blaylock and Petra PopeClarissa and Edgar Bronfman, Jr.CitiDeloitteKatherine G. Farley and Jerry I. SpeyerSusan and Ed ForstGenNx360 CapitalGoldman SachsGreenberg Traurig—Richard A. Rosenbaum,

Executive ChairmanMartha and Bob LippTina and Terry LundgrenMacy’s and Bloomingdale’sLeslie and Tom MaherasThe Marc Haas FoundationDinny and Lester MorseJudith and Burton ResnickSydney and Stanley S. ShumanSarah Billinghurst Solomon and Howard SolomonJolyon Stern and Nelle NugentUnion Square AdvisorsChristopher J. Williams and Janice Savin WilliamsSimon Yates and Kevin RoonJudy Francis Zankel Special thanks to Robert Smith for his leadership gift to

the Medal of Excellence Gala in honor of his wife, Hope, to support the expansion of women, children, and family programs at Carnegie Hall.

Tuesday, June 20, 2017Medal of Excellence GalaHonoring Adrienne Arsht

CHAIRMEN COMMITTEEAisha and Gbenga OyebodeSana H. SabbaghHope and Robert F. Smith

CO-CHAIRMENValentino D. CarlottiRobert K. KraftTracy Chutorian Semler and Eric Semler

VICE CHAIRMENSusan and Ed ForstMacy’s and Bloomingdale’sOscar de la Renta LLCJolyon Stern and Nelle NugentLaura and John PomerantzSteve Swartz, HearstThe Weill Family Foundation and Sanford I. and Joan WeillJudy Francis Zankel

Hope and Robert F. Smith, and Sydney and Stanley S. Shuman

Mercedes T. Bass and Barry Diller Joan H. Weill, Robert K. Kraft, and Sanford I. Weill Alexander and Eliza Bolen

Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis

Photos: Bass and D

iller by Am

anda Gordon; W

eills and Kraft and Sm

iths and Shumans by C

hris Lee; Arsht and G

illinson, Bolens, and K

ravises by Julie Skarratt.

Adrienne Arsht and Clive Gillinson


The Andrew Carnegie Society The Andrew Carnegie Society honors donors who have made leadership gifts to support the restoration, renovation, and expansion of Carnegie Hall, and to augment the endowment fund in support of artistic programming and music education.

$10,000,000 or more Blavatnik Family FoundationCity of New York Fund II FoundationRonald O. Perelman Family Foundation Judith and Burton Resnick Beatrice Santo DomingoHope and Robert F. SmithState of New York Joan and Sanford I. Weill / The Weill Family Foundation Judy and Arthur Zankel Estate of Arthur Zankel

$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 Mr. and Mrs. Sid R. BassNicola and Beatrice Bulgari Citi Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Debs Bruce and Suzie Kovner The Kovner FoundationThe Honorable and Mrs. Felix G. Rohatyn Susan and Elihu Rose Foundation Lily and Edmond J. Safra Marge and Walter Scheuer and Family The Starr Foundation United States Department of Education

$2,500,000 to $4,999,999 Linda and Earle Altman Vincent Astor Trust Deloitte Marina Kellen French / Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation The Hearst Foundations Klaus and Karin Jacobs Martha and Robert Lipp Leni and Peter May Mr. and Mrs. Lester S. Morse Jr. Diane and William Parrett William D. Rondina Margaret and Ian Smith S. Donald Sussman Uris Brothers Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. James D. Wolfensohn

$1,000,000 to $2,499,999 The Vincent Astor Foundation AT&T Mr. and Mrs. Ralph M. Baruch Ann and Kenneth Bialkin / Skadden, Arps,

Slate, Meagher & Flom H.S. Beau Bogan and Elliot M. Friedman Clarissa Alcock Bronfman and Edgar

Bronfman, Jr. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. Credit Suisse Estate of Joanne Toor Cummings Luella and Martin Davis Deutsche Bank The Irene Diamond Fund, Inc. The Diller-von Furstenberg Family

Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Anthony B. Evnin Fomento Cultural Banamex Fund for

International Education Mr. and Mrs. Gordon P. Getty Jean & Jula Goldwurm Memorial

Foundation Eugene and Emily Grant Family

Foundation Claudia and Roberto Hernández Ramírez Maria Olivia and Jim Judelson Gershon Kekst, Kekst and Company, Inc. Mark and Anla Cheng Kingdon Foundation KPMG LLP Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Kravis The Kresge Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Terry J. Lundgren Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s The Marma Foundation Fund for Youth

Education The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation The Ambrose Monell Foundation Beth and Joshua Nash National Endowment for the Arts Natural Heritage Trust Frank and Elizabeth Newman Pepsi-Cola Company John & Louise Reuter Trust The Rockefeller Foundation The Edward John and Patricia

Rosenwald Foundation Jack and Susan Rudin in memory of

Lewis Rudin The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels

Foundation, Inc. Henry and Elizabeth Segerstrom Beverly and Arthur Shorin Sydney and Stanley S. Shuman / The

Marc Haas Foundation Henry Shweid and Margaret Munzika

Shweid Trust Siemens Sony Corporation of America & Sony

Music Entertainment Inc. Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley

Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Stern John L. Tishman, The Tishman Fund for

Education through Technology

The Alice Tully Foundation U.S. Department of Housing and Urban

Development Verizon Foundation Alberto Vilar Linda Wachner and Warnaco Inc. The Weiler Fund Mrs. Charles B. Wrightsman Judy Francis Zankel Zankel Charitable Lead Trust Ann Ziff Anonymous (1)

$500,000 to $999,999 American Express Booth Ferris Foundation The Joan and Ernest Bragin Endowment

Fund CIBC Oppenheimer Charles E. Culpeper Foundation, Inc. The Eleanor Naylor Dana Charitable

Trust George David Estate of Mrs. Eugenia Doll Ernst & Young LLP The Sherman Fairchild Foundation, Inc. FleetBoston Financial Fribourg Foundation Inc. and Mr. and

Mrs. Raphael Recanati

Estate of Rita L. Gluck The Marilyn Horne Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Carl C. Icahn Carl Jacobs Foundation Stella and Robert W. Jones Gilbert and Lena Kaplan The J.M. Kaplan Fund, Inc. Diane G. Kranz Lincoln-Mercury Leslie and Thomas G. Maheras Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. The McGraw-Hill Companies Lauren and J. Ezra Merkin Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. Metropolitan Life Foundation Mrs. Milton Petrie The William Petschek Family The Pew Memorial Trust The Pincus Family Fund The Joe Plumeri Foundation Laura and John Pomerantz PwC Mr. and Mrs. Oscar de la Renta Rockefeller Brothers Fund Phyllis and Charles Rosenthal Suki Sandler Mr. and Mrs. Peter William Schweitzer Dr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Sculco The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation The Sirus Fund Miriam Solovieff Estate of Marie Steiner Suntory International Corp.

Darren Walker and Christina Alvarado

John and Laura H. Pomerantz and Phyllis and William Mack

Marilyn Horne and Karin Jacobs



Viacom Inc. Estate of Elisabeth P. Wendell Mary S. and John W. Zick

$250,000 to $499,999 Andersen Worldwide Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) The Barker Welfare Foundation Norton Belknap CBS Inc. Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Collins The Leonard and Sophie Davis

Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Dyson Exxon Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Zachary Fisher Mr. and Mrs. Wolfgang K. Flöttl Genatt Associates, Inc. The Florence Gould Foundation The Armand Hammer Foundation The Heckscher Foundation for Children IBM Corporation Geron P. Johnson Foundation, Inc. Addie and Tom Jones Helen and Martin Kimmel John S. and James L. Knight Foundation In memory of David and Nora Leseine Bella and Leonard Linden Sir Deryck and Lady Maughan Betty Anne and James R. McManus Henry and Lucy Moses Fund, Inc. Rupert Murdoch News America Publishing, Inc. The New York Times Company

Foundation, Inc. Stavros Niarchos Foundation Paramount Communications, Inc. Pfizer Inc. Philip Morris Companies Inc. In memory of Martha and Eva Rautenberg Reliance Group Holdings Inc. Lloyd E. Rigler and Lawrence E. Deutsch Billy Rose Foundation, Inc. Jack and Susan Rudin Educational and

Scholarship Fund May and Samuel Rudin Family

Foundation, Inc. Estate of Darwin F. Schaub S.H. and Helen R. Scheuer Family

Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Constantine Sidamon-Eristoff Esther Simon Charitable Trust Robert E. Simon Jr. In honor of Rudolf G. and

Inger-Ma Sonneborn Estate of Maria M. Stivelman The Gary C. and Ethel B. Thom Fund for

Piano Performance and Education

Estate of Lucien Thomson Dan and Sheryl Tishman Family

Foundation Tishman Construction, an AECOM

Company Tobishima Associates, Ltd.—

The Stanhope Hotel United States Department of State United Technologies Corporation /

Otis Elevator Veronis Suhler Stevenson Vivendi Universal Craig and Connie Weatherup John C. Whitehead Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence A. Wien Hyman, Mildred, Arthur and

Elliot Wiener Family Willkie Farr & Gallagher Ivy Wu Anonymous (1)

$100,000 to $249,999 ABD Securities Corporation The Agvar Fund Alcoa Foundation ARCO Foundation A.S.M. Mechanical Systems /

Richard Minieri Ilse and Hans J. Baer In memory of Max and Hilde Baer The Bank of New York Arthur and Diane Belfer Estate of Charlotte V. Bergen Bieber Foundation, Inc. The Blackstone Group Mr. and Mrs. James A. Block Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Block The Bodman Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Stanley M. Bogen The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation, Inc. Browning-Ferris Industries The Burnett Foundation Capital Cities/ABC, Inc. Carnegie Corporation of New York Mary and Michael Carpenter Mr. and Mrs. David C. Clapp The Constantiner Family The Corbett Foundation William H. Cosby Jr. Barbara and Richard B. Dannenberg Mrs. Evelyn Y. Davis Evelyn Y. Davis Foundation Deerpath Construction Corporation Jim and Nancy Dine Dresdner Bank North America Drexel Burnham Lambert Foundation,

Inc. E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company Margot T. Egan

Mr. and Mrs. Alvin H. Einbender Henry, Kamran and Frederick

Elghanayan The Essex House / Nikko Hotels

International Fireman Hospitality Group Ford Foundation Forest Electric Corp. Susan and Ed Forst /

Forst Family Foundation Nicholas C. Forstmann Theodore J. Forstmann Alan and Helene Fortunoff Barbara W. Fox-Bordiga, in memory of

Lord Bordiga Thomas R. and Ingrid L. Frohlich Burns

and Family The L.W. Frohlich Charitable Trust The Fuji Bank Ltd. /

Fuji Bank and Trust Co. Ira and Leonore S. Gershwin

Philanthropic Trust Clive and Penny Gillinson The Howard Gilman Foundation Irving S. Gilmore International

Keyboard Festival Edythe and Mathew Gladstein Mr. Lewis L. Glucksman Calla and Ralph Guild Philip and Elaina Hampton Stanley and Alice Harris Daniel P. Hays Estate of Dorothy H. Hirshon Frederick J. Iseman ITT Corporation Ittleson Foundation, Inc. Mr. Peter Jennings Frederico C. Gerdau Johannpeter The Robert Wood Johnson Jr.

Charitable Trust Paul A. Johnston Joanie Jones Rita J. and Stanley H. Kaplan Family

Foundation, Inc. In memory of Joseph P. Katz Dr. and Mrs. Robert Kavesh The Helen and Milton A. Kimmelman

Foundation Beth and Michael Klein Andrea Klepetar-Fallek Robert and Myra Kraft Sallie Krawcheck and Gary Appel Mr. and Mrs. David Lloyd Kreeger Michael (Jack) Kugler Mr. and Mrs. Eugene M. Lang Mrs. William S. Lasdon The Lauder Foundation /

Leonard and Evelyn Lauder Fund and Estée Lauder Inc.

Robert and Elaine LeBuhn The Honorable and Mrs. Samuel J. LeFrak

Lehman Brothers Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Leir Mr. and Mrs. William M. Lese Robert H. Lessin and

Naida Wharton Lessin Blanche and A.L. Levine and

The A.L. Levine Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. George Lindemann Susan and Martin Lipton A.L. and Jennie L. Luria Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Masin William and Helen Mazer MBNA America Bank, N.A. Mercedes-Benz of North America, Inc. Morton and Marlene Meyerson Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Michaelsen Kathryn and Gilbert Miller Fund, Inc. Minnesota Orchestral Association Miyazaki Prefectural Arts Center Mobil Foundation, Inc. Morgan Stanley Nabisco Brands, Inc. Natasha Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Murray L. Nathan New Street Capital The New York Community Trust New York State Council on the Arts Newmont Mining Corporation Diane Allen Nixon The Octavian Society

Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide Pandick, Inc. Ernest E. Pinter Family and

David B. Pinter Family Paul J. Plishner Mr. and Mrs. Shepard P. Pollack Polshek Partnership Architects Republic National Bank of New York Mr. and Mrs. David Rockefeller Mr. and Mrs. Laurance S. Rockefeller Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Rose Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Rudin Mrs. Lisabeth E. Schaub Schlumberger In memory of Mrs. Gertrude Schweitzer Peter Jay Sharp Ruth Collins Sharp The Shoresh Fund Jeanne and Herbert Siegel Frank Sinatra Herbert and Nell Singer Mary Jean and Frank P. Smeal Foundation Joan and Joel Smilow James Thurmond Smithgall Evelyn and Donald Spiro Mrs. Kathryn Steinberg Seymour Sternberg /

New York Life Foundation Daniel Swarovski Corporations In memory of Fran Taubkin

Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer J. Thomas Jr. Laurence A. Tisch and

Preston Robert Tisch Time Warner Inc. Miss Alice Tully Patricia and Lawrence Weinbach /

Unisys Corporation Volvo North America Corporation Estate of Iva Walke Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Foundation Bruno Walter Memorial Foundation S.G. Warburg Warburg Pincus Theodore and Renée Weiler Foundation,

Inc. George and Joyce Wein Foundation Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale Alice Westphal Trust The Helen F. Whitaker Fund A.D. Winston Corporation Witco Corporation Chuck Prince and Peggy Wolff Mr. and Mrs. Ying-Sheung Wu The Xerox Foundation Mr. Uzi Zucker Mr. Mortimer B. Zuckerman Anonymous (2)

As of June 30, 2017

Susan Rose, Cynthia and Thomas P. Sculco, and Karin Jacobs

Photo by Chris Lee.


John D. Claypoole Charles Edward ColeKaren E. La ContiMr. and Mrs. Richard A. DebsSteve and Connie DelehantyKenneth DininDavid DorfmanDiane C. DunneMrs. Charles H. DysonDr. Joan EliasophStanley EpsteinDrs. George L. and

Romana R. FarringtonStuart M. FischmanBarbara W. Fox-BordigaFredrick and Ruth FreudSheilah Purcell GarciaEllen Berland GibbsLouis GinsbergDorothy S. GirardCharles and Jane GoldmanMiriam GoldmanDalia Carmel GoldsteinAdele Mary GrossmanJacquelyn C. HarveyDr. Gerard HessFred HoltzMr. W. E. H. Hutchison-Hall IVKarin JacobsWilliam JosephsonTheodore D. KarchutaMrs. Greta KatzauerDr. Robert A. KaveshMadeline KernsLisa C. KolinskyDr. Jamie Koufman

June T. LeamanRussell V. LeeLinda LevenHoward K. LipanA. Michael and Ruth C. LipperCatherine LomuscioEileen LubarsArchie Mac GregorThomas G. MaherasWilliam M. and

Jacqueline MarksCharles F. McCownChristine McKeonPhyllis MelhadoMichelle G. MilesAndrew MillerMr. and Mrs. Patrick MolloyDena Simone MossDr. Teresa MularSarah L. NolinDoris M. OhlsenEmiko OkawaAntonia PewBurton Yale Pines and

Helene BrennerWilliam RaffWilliam R. Reader, in memory of Lester

Bowman and Albert Bruce ConnorDavid L. RhodySusan W. RoseJay and Gladys RosenthalCarol and Daniel RuffoRalph N. SansburyKarin C. SchiavonePatrick J. SchiavoneSue A. Schiller

Steven SchmidtHynda SchneiweissMyrna SchoreCarol ShedlinBeverly and Arthur ShorinMr. and Mrs. A. J. C. SmithEdwin and Ruby SmithDr. and Mrs. Peter SomEdward P. SpeiranAmy R. SperlingDonald SpotoGregory St. John and Gary McKayJan StuartKenneth SugarmanDr. Stewart TaubkinBarbara TomchinDr. Jeffrey H. ToneyDonna Jeanne Turnell,

in memory of John C. HamellEleanor Doblin UngerMr. and Mrs. Ronald B. VogelJoan and Sanford I. WeillMarshall M. WeinbergNeil P. WestreichIn memory of Rowenna Wight WhiteJeffrey Deane WilliamsElaine and Irving WolbromPeter G.WolffDebbie Madesker WollemanJudy Francis ZankelJonas ZweigAnonymous (20)

As of June 30, 2017

Named Endowment FundsCarnegie Hall honors those donors who have established endowment funds in support of concert and education programming.The Joan and Ernest Bragin Endowment FundThe Judith and Anthony B. Evnin Endowment Fund for

Young ArtistsFomento Cultural Banamex Fund for International EducationThe Mary Jane Harris Fund for Orchestral PlanningThe William Randolph Hearst Endowment for Youth Education

and Teacher TrainingThe Stella and Robert Jones Fund for Young ArtistsThe John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Fund for

Music Commissions The Marma Foundation Fund for Youth EducationThe Merkin Family Ticket Fund

The Ruth Morse Fund for Vocal ExcellenceThe Edward Prager Endowment Fund for Jazz ArtistsThe Jack and Susan Rudin Educational and Scholarship Fund,

established in memory of Lewis RudinThe Isaac Stern Education Fund The S. Donald Sussman Fund for Choral Music, established in

memory of Judith Arron and Robert ShawThe Gary C. and Ethel B. Thom Fund for Piano Performance

and EducationThe Tishman Fund for Education through Technology

As of June 30, 2017

The Isaac Stern Society of Carnegie HallThe Isaac Stern Society honors those individuals who have included Carnegie Hall in their long-range financial plans.Mrs. Robert AllenJames and Cecilia AlsinaIsabel ArenasEmanuel AxCole Ramsay BaderArlette Levy BakerKathleen BeakleyDr. Kurt Becker and Joyce WeinsteinNorton BelknapDavi Bernstein

Kenneth J. BialkinH.S. Beau Bogan and Elliot M. FriedmanJacqueline Hava BregmanJohn BrewerSarita and Alex BrodenJames A. Brophy Jr.Lorraine BuchEliane BukantzMarjorie R. BukzinRochelle Busch

Marlene Butler-LevineGloria Piechota CahillElizabeth CarrGeorgia CarringtonNora CarrolCarol CaseyRichard B. CasperThe Reverend Chawanda CharaeDr. Gilbert R. CherrickVivien Ranschburg Clark

Members of Ensemble Connect, Suki Sandler, Susan Rose, Sarah Billinghurst Solomon, Steven Novick, Suzie Kovner, Thomas G. Maheras, Charles M. Rosenthal, and Clive Gillinson

Neil Westreich (right) and Michael O’Keefe (left) with members of Ensemble Connect

Photos by Fadi Kheir.


Board Committees of The Carnegie Hall Corporation and The Carnegie Hall Society, Inc.Executive CommitteesCHAIRRobert F. Smith, Chair

COMMITTEEMercedes T. BassKenneth J. BialkinClarissa Alcock BronfmanRichard A. DebsAnne M. FinucaneEdward C. ForstKlaus Jacobs (in memoriam)Robert K. KraftTerry J. LundgrenThomas G. MaherasDennis M. NallyJoshua NashLaura H. PomerantzBurton P. ResnickStanley S. ShumanKurt G. StrovinkS. Donald SussmanSanford I. Weill

Audit CommitteesCHAIRDennis M. Nally

COMMITTEESGregory T. DurantStephen R. Howe Jr.William G. ParrettCharles M. Rosenthal

Compensation CommitteeCHAIRStanley S. Shuman

COMMITTEEValentino D. CarlottiEdward C. ForstEmily K. RaffertyThomas P. Sculco, M.D.

Finance and Operations CommitteesCO-CHAIRSEdward C. ForstWilliam G. Parrett

COMMITTEESGregory T. DurantKlaus Jacobs (in memoriam)Thomas G. MaherasBurton P. ResnickJoshua RuchStanley S. ShumanA. J. C. Smith

Governance CommitteesCHAIRKurt G. Strovink

COMMITTEESRichard A. DebsDon M. RandelDarren Walker

Investment CommitteesCO-CHAIRSJoshua NashS. Donald Sussman

COMMITTEESRichard A. DebsEdward C. Forst (ex officio)Robert W. JonesThomas G. Maheras

Licensing CommitteeCO-CHAIRS Clarissa Alcock BronfmanTerry J. Lundgren

COMMITTEETracy Chutorian-SemlerAndrew J. Martin-WeberLaura H. PomerantzJudy Francis Zankel

Nominating CommitteesCO-CHAIRSAnne M. FinucaneRobert K. Kraft

COMMITTEESMercedes T. BassClarissa Alcock BronfmanTracy LongJoshua L. NashLaura H. Pomerantz

Emily K. RaffertySana H. SabbaghSir Martin Sorrell

Other Committees and Councils

Artist CommitteeMartina ArroyoEmanuel AxJoyce DiDonatoRenée FlemingMarilyn HorneLang LangIsabel LeonardYo-Yo MaAudra McDonaldJessye NormanDon M. RandelJames Taylor

Development CommitteeCHAIRThomas G. Maheras

Development Subcommittees

China Advisory CouncilThe Honorable Max Sieben Baucus,

US Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China

Sarah Billinghurst Solomon and Howard Solomon Renée Fleming and Robert F. Smith

Brilliant music, cocktails, and food were in abundance when the sensational Sō Percussion, with special guests Steven Mackey and Bobby Previte, performed a private concert as a Notables Exclusive Event on December 15. Sō Percussion and the guest artists performed music by Andrea Mazzariello, Previte, Caroline Shaw, and Mackey for the Notables in Zankel Hall. The festivities then moved to the Weill Terrace Room and Weill Music Room atop Carnegie Hall, where musicians Brad Stanley and Nicole Zuraitis, along with Ikebana artist Yuki Tsuji and DJ Robin Sato, provided entertainment. The evening was generously underwritten by Linda and Stuart Nelson. Additional support was provided by Michael Bretholz, Alexander Goldberg, Lee Hallman, Adriana Herrera, Hinoki Co., Ltd., Matthew Holtzman, Grace Kim, Jinsoo Ro, Géraldine and Stephen Rutenberg, and Pia and Jimmy Zankel.

Notables Japan, Carnegie Hall’s first-ever overseas membership and philanthropic group, enjoyed special events in Tokyo this year, including an exclusive performance by award-winning violinist Fumiaki Miura and a cocktail and hors d’oeuvres reception at Bulgari Ginza Tower. This marvelous gathering was graciously underwritten by Carnegie Hall Trustee Nicola Bulgari and Veronica Bulgari, Co-Chair of the Notables program.

Notables

Linda and Earle S. Altman

Photos: Solomons, and Flem

ing and Smith by C

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Reiri Kojima, Ph.D.Sayo KosugiMichio MontgomeryTakeshi UshiyamaKota Yamaguchi

Patron CouncilCHAIRSuki Sandler

COMMITTEENorton BelknapRobert W. JonesElaine LeBuhnRobert LeBuhnTess MateoJanet W. PrindleJames H. RosenfieldCynthia D. SculcoCharles J. SeidlerPaul J. SekhriKathryn SteinbergVera Stern (in memoriam)James B. Stewart Jr.Douglas D. ThomasNeil P. Westreich

Real Estate CouncilCO-CHAIRSEarle S. AltmanLouis S. BrauseJoel LeitnerLester S. Morse Jr.Burton P. ResnickJonathan ResnickGregg L. SchenkerLarry A. SilversteinDavid Winter

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEEKyle Warner BlackmonDavid BrauseStephanie GotoJosh Prottas

The Weill Music Institute Advisory CouncilCO-CHAIRSYo-Yo MaJoan H. Weill

COMMITTEEEmanuel AxEric BoothJudith W. EvninEdward C. Forst (ex officio)

Valery GergievWillie L. Hill Jr.Judith JamisonLang LangJoseph W. PolisiHunter Rawlings IIISusan W. RoseThomas J. SchwarzLarry ScrippRobert F. Smith (ex officio)Catherine StevensS. Donald SussmanDawn UpshawDiane VolkSanford I. Weill Judy Francis Zankel

As of June 30, 2017

His Excellency Cui Tiankai, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to the US

The Honorable Carla A. Hills, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Hills & Company; Former US Trade Representative

The Honorable Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., Chairman, Atlantic Council; Former US Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China

The Honorable Henry A. Kissinger, Chairman, Kissinger Associates, Inc.; Former US Secretary of State, Nixon Administration

The Honorable Gary F. Locke, Former US Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China

The Honorable Winston Lord, Former US Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China

Admiral Joseph Prueher, Former US Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China

The Honorable Clark T. Randt, Jr., Former US Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China

The Honorable J. Stapleton Roy, Founding Director Emeritus, Kissinger Institute; Former US Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China

Senator Jim Sasser, Former US Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China

Anla Cheng, Senior Partner, Sino-Century China Private Equity, LLC; Trustee, Committee 100; Trustee, China Institute

Tan Dun, Artist

Merit E. Janow, Dean, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University

Lang Lang, ArtistYo-Yo Ma, ArtistStephen A. Orlins, President,

National Committee on US-China Relations

Chien Chung Pei, AIA, Partner, Pei Partnership Architects, LLP; Chair, China Institute

Josette Sheeran, President and CEO, Asia Society

Shirley Young, President, Shirley Young Associates, LLC; Governor, Committee 100; Chairman, US-China Cultural Institute

Corporate Leadership CommitteeCHAIRHarold McGraw III

COMMITTEEGregory T. DurantStephen R. Howe Jr.Terry J. LundgrenThomas G. MaherasDennis M. NallyPamela Jane NewmanWilliam G. Parrett

Ensemble Connect CommitteeCO-CHAIRSClive GillinsonSuzie Kovner

COMMITTEEJoan W. HarrisThomas G. MaherasStephen NovickJoseph W. PolisiDon M. RandelSusan W. RoseCharles M. RosenthalSuki SandlerSarah Billinghurst SolomonJames B. Stewart Jr.

Notables Executive CommitteeVeronica Bulgari, Co-ChairCody Franchetti, Co-ChairJimmy Zankel, Co-Chair EmeritusAdriana Herrera

Notables Steering CommitteeWes AndersonJoshua BellMichael BretholzJames G. Brooks, Jr.Alexander GoldbergLee HallmanKimberly T. HastieMatthew HoltzmanGrace KimEiseley KotchoubeyAudra McDonaldNico MuhlyDuncan SheikAmy TarrStephanie Yoshida

Notables Japan Executive CommitteeJustin Turkat, ChairmanSota Nakazawa, Vice ChairmanCody Franchetti, Co-Chair Emeritus

Notables Japan Steering CommitteeRyu GotoLars KaiKenta Koga

Prior to the season’s Opening Night concert, Carnegie Hall unveiled the newly named Blavatnik Family First Tier in recognition of a leading gift of $25 million to the Hall’s 125th Anniversary Campaign from Len Blavatnik and the Blavatnik Family Foundation. The Hall’s first-level seating tier in its historic main auditorium was named the Blavatnik Family First Tier from the start of the 2016–2017 season. The tier will hold this special name and designation for the next 50 years.

Blavatnik Family

First Tier

Justin Turkat, Adriana Herrera, and Christine Parker


Robert F. Smith, Len Blavatnik, Sanford I. Weill, and Clive Gillinson


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