Out & About
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Opening night at the Philharmonic started with a bow-wow. In the boardroom, a small group gathered before the concert to give chairman emeritus Carlos Moseley – the first professional president of the orchestra – a special gift for his 90th birthday: a Norwich terrier named Phil. Mr. Moseley has owned many of the breed and had been on the lookout for a reddish-brown puppy.
Mr. Moseley has received many birthday gifts from the Philharmonic, usually rare musical scores or letters.
“But he always in sists they go to the archives,” said resident historian, Barbara Haws. “This time, he can’t give back his gift.”
“Now you know why we have Karen on the board,” joked executive director Zarin Mehta, referring to Karen LeFrak, who helped locate the just-right dog in Uniongrove, Wisc., through the American Kennel Club.
Mr. Moseley also received a book of birthday greetings from friends and colleagues including Rise Stevens, Kurt Masur, and Leonard Bernstein’s brother, Burton.
“You are the only person I know who could tell Lenny to knock it off (or at least cool it) when the maestro was, perhaps, a touch obstreperous,” wrote Mr. Bernstein.
As Mr. Moseley cozied up to his new best friend, guests gathered outside the concert hall for the opening-night gala, which included cocktails and dinner and raised $2.3 million. The chairmen of the event were Lizabeth and Frank Newman and Hiroko and Hiroshi Tada. Mrs. Newman and Mr. Tada are board members. Other board members present included Thomas McGrath, Dale Frehse, Gurnee Hart (who endowed the trombone chair), Paula Root, Christopher Hansen, Jerome Kern, and the chairman, Paul Guenther. Guests included the chief executive of Citigroup, Charles Prince and real estate developer Larry Silverstein. Woody Allen and wife Soon-Yi also made an appearance.
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In “The Forgotten,” a psychiatrist (Gary Sinise) tells his patient (Julianne Moore) that she’s invented memories of a son she never had. She teams up with another man (Dominic West) to prove the psychiatrist wrong. Ms. Moore, Mr. West, and fellow cast members Alfre Woodard and Anthony Edwards attended the premiere of the film last night. Mr. Sinise wasn’t there, but can also be seen on the new series “CSI: New York.”
