Dagmar Dolby and her daughter-in-law Natasha Dolby co-chaired the San Francisco Symphony Opening Gala on September 24, 2015.
San Francisco Symphony Gala Co-chair Dagmar Dolby (in a gown by Vivienne Westwood) welcomed patrons to the cocktail reception at Davies Symphony Hall
David Dolby with his wife and San Francisco Symphony Gala Co-chair Natasha Dolby (in a gown by KaufmanFranco)
Stylish scenes from the dinners in the Wattis Room and the Patrons Tent:
San Francisco Symphony President Sako Fisher in Maison Valentino
Jennifer Siebel Newsom (in a gown by Valentino) and Gavin Newsom
Kelsey Grammer, Alexandra Silber and Nathan Gunn
Brenda Wright (in a gown by Vera Wang) and Steve Bowdry
Mikey Hoag and Jay Hoag
Paula Carano in Oscar de la Renta
Nicole Curran in a dress and gloves by Prada
Richard Silverstein and Penny Coulter
Athena Blackburn, Timothy Blackburn, Sako Fisher and Bill Fisher
Paulette Kessler, David Kessler and Priscilla Geeslin
San Francisco Symphony Publicist Amelia Kusar and San Francisco Chronicle Style Columnist Tony Bravo
Vanessa Getty
Paula West, Kurt Organista and Pamela Balls Organista
Zachary Bogue, Alison Pincus and Adam Cahan
Opening Night Dinners
Some 730 guests dined in the Patrons Tent at $1,750-$10,000 per seat; just 30 in the Wattis Room at $1,600 each. Across Van Ness Avenue at City Hall, the Symphony Supper guests paid $495-$850 each, and the Symphonix Dinner seats cost $425-$750. McCall Associates provided catering for all dinners. The décor for all cocktail receptions and dinners, the pre-concert reception in Davies Symphony Hall, and the afterparty was by Blueprint Studios. Additional production partners included Got Light and Michael Hensley Party Rentals.
Photos by Moanalani Jeffrey Photography
