Haute Event: New World Symphony Grand Opening Gala

The musically inclined and those who have a love for the arts were able to celebrate both under one roof. The New World Symphony celebrated the opening of its new Frank Gehry-designed building with The New World Symphony Grand Opening Gala on Jan. 29.

In attendance were 450 guests, including Loews Hotels owner and renowned philanthropist Jonathan Tisch, along with wife Lizzie, Joe and Lourdes Arriola, Prince Karageorgevich of Yugoslavia, owner of the Miami Heat Micky Arrison, NWS Chairman and former Miami Beach Mayor Neisen Kasdin, W Hotel Owner David Edelstein, GAP, Inc. Director Bill Fisher and his wife Sako, renowned art collectors Carlos and Rosa de la Cruz, FIU President Mitch Maidique, and Andrew W. Mellon Foundation President Don Randel with his wife Carol. The guests sipped on cocktails while enjoying a multimedia concert conducted by renowned conductor, co-founder and artistic director, Michael Tilson Thomas. The concert featured Mussorgskys Pictures at an Exhibition along with the world premiere of stunning commissioned video art by the USC School of Cinematic Arts.

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