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The Perlman Music Program Fifth Charity Wine Auction
at per
se, New York, NY
The largest
turnout in its five year history, the Perlman Music
Program (PMP) held its Fifth Charity Wine Auction at per
se on Wednesday, January 22, 2014. At this year's event
the guest of honor was Madame Corinne Mentzelopoulos of
Chateau Margaux, and co-chaired by Vanessa and Henry
Cornell, Ellen and Rodger DeRose, Edith and Robert F.
Hudson, Jr., Katherine and Peter Kend, Leora and Steven
Levy, Toby and Itzhak Perlman, Joanna S. and Daniel
Rose, Jeri and George P. Sape, Esq., Hannele and Michael
Troise, Diane and Thomas Tuft, and Eileen and Ronald
Weiser. Proceeds from this signature event benefitted
the mission of PMP, founded
20 years ago by
Toby Perlman, which
offers unparalleled musical training to young string
players of rare and special talent.
Guests were greeted with champagne and canapés and then
enjoyed a festive dinner, which consisted of a
six-course seasonal tasting menu paired with exceptional
wines, including bottles from Chateau Margaux, Chateau
Lynch-Bages and Chateau d’Yqeum, in the intimate private
dining room at per se. Michael Troise, retired
Auction Director for Christie’s Fine and Rare Wines
Department and current Wine Advisor for the Kravis
Center in Palm Beach, auctioned rare and extraordinary
vintages from Bordeaux, Burgundy and Napa Valley, and
one-of-a-kind dining, travel and cultural experiences –
including a signed, original work by artist Robert
Weingarten.
PMP alumni performed virtuosic violin duos by Leclair
and Weiniawski,
and inspired many guests in the room to make outright
gifts to support student scholarships at PMP.
Auction items were generously donated by individuals and
companies from around the world, with special thanks to Madame
Corinne Mentzelopoulos and Chateau
Margaux, Acker Merrall & Condit, AOC Investment
Advisors, Domaine Wine Storage,
Duclot La Vinicole, and Pointy Snout Caviar.
Guests included: Gavin
Albert, Anne Ammons, Bruce Binler, David Binler, John D.
Blondel and Carol Rossetto, Eric Brinkley, Michael
Bunyaner, Vanessa and Henry Cornell, Randy Correll,
Rodger DeRose, Elysia and Jonathan J. Doyle, Jim Finkel,
Bari and Neil Goldmacher, Marc Goldstein and Cathy
Borzon, Mark Goldweitz, Andrew Greene, Alyce C. Halchak,
Herbert Kasper, Katherine and Peter Kend, Charles
Klatskin , Andy Lawlor, Jordan Lawlor, Linda Lutz, Leora
and Steven Levy, Nancy Lieberman and Mark Ellman, Randy
Lewis, Dr. Robert Loeffler, Shelly London, Liz
Lowenstein, James Meade, Mme. Corinne Mentzelopoulos ,
Andrea and David Miller, John Murray and Elizabeth
Heilman Brooke, Philippe Newlin, Ron Oehl, Toby and
Itzhak Perlman, Ron Pohl, Anne Rieselbach, Joanna S. and
Daniel Rose, Jeri and George Sape, Roger Schagrin,
Morgan Stark, Erica and Bill Steffee, Hannele and
Michael Troise, Diane and Thomas Tuft, Herbert and
Svetlana Wachtell, Michael Weamer, Ambassador Ronald
Weiser, Marc Weiser, Amy and Tedd Weisman, Jennifer
Williams-Bulkeley,
and Randy Yuen.
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