Wednesday, April 26, 2006 at Avery Fisher Hall, 64th Street & Broadway, New York City, NY-- The New York Philharmonic Spring Gala: Gala Chairpersons included Robert H. Benmosche, Katherine Farley and Jerry I. Speyer, and Alan and Sandra Gerry. Guests included Mr. And Mrs. Paul B. Guenther (New York Philharmonic chairman), Mr. and Mrs. Williams Beinecke, Mr. and Mrs. Timothy M. George, Mr. Alan Gerry, Joanne and Roberto de Guardiola, Mr. Gilbert Heatherwick, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Laskawy, Karen LeFrak & Richard S. LeFrak, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry W. Levin, Mr. and Mrs. Alan MacDonald, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Mercy, The Honorable Frank Newman and Mrs. Newman, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Petschek, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Leon Rennert, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Reyni, Dr. and Mrs. Leon Root, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin M. Rosen, Mrs. Frank Savage, and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Soros. The evening’s concert, entitled Lights! Camera! Music! featured a selection of the greatest film scores ever written, including some by the conductor of the concert, the multi-Academy Award-winning John Williams. The concert was hosted from the stage by Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg MEDIA & PRESS: Marisa Wayne |RUBENSTEIN Strategic Communications and Public Relations|tel: 212-843-9216 |e-mail: mwayne@Rubenstein.com PHOTO CREDIT: JULIE SKARRATT & CHRIS LEE--- PHOTOS ARE NOT FOR SALE OR DISTRIBUTION by Manhattan Society.com because they are the copyrighted works of the above mentioned photographers, supplied as a courtesy by Rubenstein Communications.