Donald Blinken, Sylvia Hemingway, George Pataki
The Friends of the Budapest Festival
Orchestra held their gala kick-off party with guests of
honor Ambassador Donald Blinken and Governor George E. Pataki last week
at Sylvia Hemingway's Fifth Avenue residence. The hostess served
Hungarian wine from her DHP Vineyard. "Egészségedre!" toasted Sylvia
(Cheers! in Hungarian).
Kristina Allegra, Reni Rothschild, Stephen Benko
Friends chairman, Stephen Benko, flew in from Budapest for the occasion, announcing in his toast the April 6th benefit dinner and concert at Carnegie Hall, as well as the plans for a second Vicenza Opera Festival, opening October 20th, 2019.
Guests
included: Kristina Allegra, Steven M.L. Aronson, Ambassador Nancy
Brinker, Dr. Karen Burke, Joan Hardy Clark, Aaron Feinstein, John and
Carole French, Susan Gutfreund, Cheri Kaufman and Bill Sclight, Michèle
Gerber Klein, Aimee and William Maroney, Reni Rothschild, Daisy Soros,
Stephanie Stokes, Barbara and Donald Tober, Annette Vass, and Máté
Vincze (director of the Hungarian Cultural Center).
Learn more about The Friends of the Budapest Festival
Orchestra here
All photos (c) John Sanderson/AnnieWatt.com
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