Huberta von Voss Wittig and German Amb. Peter Wittig
Micaela Varricchio and Italian Amb. Armando Varricchio
Cissy Viebranz, Donald Elliott, Terry Thompson and Gail Elliott
NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SEASON OPENING GALA John Kerby, Terry Thompson, Rick and Jerri Crawford
Denise Grant and Frank Raines
Susan DiMarco and Eliana Davidson
Ann and Vernon Jordan
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Kennedy Center | PHOTOS BY TONY POWELL EASY ON THE EAR Symphony supporters flocked to the Kennedy Center Concert Hall for the NSO’s annual season opening gala, where more than $1 million was raised for the orchestra’s musical and educational programs. Dinner was followed by a concert conducted by Maestro Christoph Eschenbach that included a performance of Rachmaninoff’s first piano concerto by pianist Lang Lang. The program’s second half paid tribute to the new National Museum of African American History and Culture and included appearances by singer Brian McKnight and the a cappella group Take 6. Dessert and dancing followed the show. VIEW ALL THE PHOTOS AT WWW WASHINGTONLIFE COM
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