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An indoor fireworks display accompanied the National Symphony Orchestra's
performance of Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture.
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The National Symphony
Orchestra's (NSO)
Opening Concert and Ball took place on September
24, officially marking the beginning of a new season
for the NSO and the Kennedy Center. Music Director Leonard
Slatkin conducted an all Tchaikovsky program
featuring renowned soloists Joshua Bell, Irina
Mataeva, and Daniil Shtoda,
as well as an appearance by The United
States Army Chorus. The
concert was followed by a gala dinner and dancing. Elaine and James
Wolfensohn and Sarah and Bill
Walton served as Ball chairmen.
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Daniil Shtoda, Irina Mataeva (both of the Kirov Opera)
and
Music Director Leonard Slatkin.
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Violinist Joshua Bell, Elaine and James D. Wolfensohn,
NSO Board chairman Ann Jordan, and Sarah and William
Walton.
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David M. Rubenstein, a founder of The Carlyle Group,
and Kennedy Center chairman Stephen A. Schwarzman.
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Richard and Nancy Kinder.
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Mark Epstein and his wife Amoretta Hoeber.
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NY Times columnist Thomas Friedman and his wife
Ann.
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Senator Patrick Leahy and Andrea Mitchell.
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Photos
1, 2 by Scott Suchman
Photos 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 by Margot Ingoldsby Schulman
Photo 5 by Joseph Allen |
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AUG 05,
2008
CRI Young Philanthropists' Summer Social |
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AUG 02,
2008
Southampton Hospital Summer Party |
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AUG 01,
2008
Rita Hayworth Gala Kickoff |
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AUG 01,
2008
Aspen Art Museum artCRUSH |
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JUL 31,
2008
Black Ties & Baseball Caps Gala |
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JUL 31,
2008
Aspen Art Museum previewCRUSH |
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JUL 29,
2008
Mostly Mozart Festival Gala |
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JUL 25,
2008
HOFI Hamptons Benefit |
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JUL 25,
2008
NY Stem Cell Foundation Reception |
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JUL 22,
2008
Museum at FIT Cocktail |
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JUL 19,
2008
HDS Gala Preview |
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