Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Annual Gala
Honoring Masaaki Tanaka
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
The Metropolitan Club
New York City
Honoring Masaaki (Masa) Tanaka
Masaaki Tanaka is the current Deputy President of MUFG, one of the largest and
most influential financial groups in the world. He assumed this position in 2012 after
serving as CEO for the Americas for the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU),
one of MUFG’s wholly owned subsidiaries and the principal revenue-generating entity
of the Global Business Unit. Mr. Tanaka currently oversees all business groups
of MUFG and he also serves on the Board of Morgan Stanley. Orpheus is proud to
honor Mr. Tanaka for exemplifying the orchestra’s ideals of collaboration, innovation,
and a passion for excellence. He has been a significant advocate of Orpheus on three
continents, enabling the orchestra to share its artistry with new communities
across the globe.
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
A standard-bearer of innovation and artistic excellence, the Grammy Award-winning
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra is one of the world’s foremost musical ensembles.
Orpheus was founded in 1972 by a group of young musicians determined to
bring the intimacy and warmth of a chamber ensemble to the richness of a full
orchestra. The orchestra creates music without a conductor, utilizing a trademarked
democratic model of collaborative leadership. Through its performances and
engagement programs, Orpheus is proud to serve a diverse community of experienced
concert goers, casual music consumers, and the next generation of music-makers.
Orpheus presents an annual signature series at Carnegie Hall, tours nationally
and internationally, and commissions and premieres new orchestral works, reaching
over 30,000 people each year. This Season, the orchestra will tour through Europe to
Germany, Austria, Italy, and Hungary. Next year in June 2016, Orpheus is proud to
return to Japan for its 15th tour through the country.
Access Orpheus: Education and Engagement
Reaching close to 2,000 school children, the orchestra’s award-winning
Access Orpheus program engages public school students from all five boroughs
through in-class visits, invitations to working rehearsals, and free tickets to
Orpheus performances at Carnegie Hall. For many, this is their first opportunity
to experience a live classical music concert.
Orpheus is proud to expand Access Orpheus to communities on tour, nationally
and internationally, from middle school students in Sendai, Japan, to the
National Youth Orchestra in Cartagena, Colombia. By engaging youth in the
orchestra’s distinctive democratic process, Orpheus serves as an American
ambassador of culture and artistry. Your support allows us to provide worldwide
powerful artistic experiences to young people throughout the 2015-16 Season.
Artistic Directors
Board of Trustees
Trustees Emeriti
Laura Frautschi
Douglas Becker
Laurie Brueckner
Dov Scheindlin
Alan Brenner
Jerry Gladstein
Jonathan Spitz
Paul Chihara
Martin Jacobson
Douglas H. Evans
Jay B. Langner
Executive Director
Cynthia Friedman
Elizabeth Newman
Krishna Thiagarajan
Katherine Nouri Hughes
Connie Steensma
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
cordially invites you to our
Annual Gala
Honoring Masaaki Tanaka
Deputy President, MUFG
Gala Supporters*
Underwriter
Core Sponsors
Richard S. Lannamann
Officers
Sarah F. Leibowitz
Artistic Advisory
Richard F. Brueckner, Arthur Lindenauer
Council
Chairman
Walt Looney
Martin Arroyo
Tom Bishop,
Elizabeth Lyman
Emanuel Ax
Vice Chairman
Marc O. Mayer
Elliott Carter,
Kim Bleimann,
Heidi Neuhoff-
In Memoriam
Vice Chairman
McWilliams
Osvaldo Golijov
Yvonne Marsh,
Seth B. Novatt
Richard Goode
Treasurer
Susan Palma Nidel
James Levine
Paula J. Mueller,
Stewart Rose
Branford Marsalis
Secretary
Mitchell A. Seider
Dawn Upshaw
Edmund H. Sutton
Patrick Verdonck
Eric Wyrick
Join the patrons and musicians of Orpheus for an exclusive,
intimate concert at The Metropolitan Club, followed by an elegant
dinner and silent auction. Experience Orpheus’ extraordinary
musical artistry in this beautiful setting, as we celebrate Orpheus’
commitment to education and engagement around the globe.
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
The Metropolitan Club
One East 60th Street, New York City
Black Tie
6:15 PM
Cocktails
7:30 PM Concert
Featuring Sayaka Shoji, violin
8:30 PM
Dinner and Silent Auction
Featuring Bobby Valentine, Master of Ceremonies
Supporting Sponsors
Laurie &
Richard Brueckner
Sarah Cogan &
Douglas H. Evans
KPMG LLP
Elizabeth &
Frank Newman
Thierry Porté &
Yasko Tashiro Porté
Sullivan & Cromwell
Partners
Lisa Beck & Mitch Seider
Thomas Bishop
BNY Mellon
Sarah & Martin Leibowitz
Diane & Walt Looney
Yvonne & Michael Marsh
Ed & Grace Sutton
Benefactors
Nancy & Alan Brenner
Kate & Rick Lannamann
Milken Family Foundation
Paula Mueller &
Philippe Salomon
Priscilla Natkins &
Seth Novatt
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind,
Wharton & Garrison
Connie Steensma &
Rick Prins
Sarah Cogan &
Douglas H. Evans
Diane Looney
Elizabeth Lyman
Gary Moriwaki
Janet Nevius
Shining Sung
Honorary Members
Laurie Brueckner
Marc O. Mayer
Heidi NeuhoffMcWilliams
Elizabeth Newman
2015 Gala Committee
Thierry Porté &
Yasko Tashiro Porté
Gala Chairs
Nancy Brenner
Marie &
Octavio Cabrera
*Contributors at the Benefactor Level or above as of February 6, 2015