OSCAR STRAUS SCHAFER AND DIDI SCHAFER GIVE LARGEST INDIVIDUAL GIFT IN NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC HISTORY GIFT OF $25 MILLION INCLUDES $5 MILLION IN SUPPORT OF NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC CONCERTS IN THE PARKS New York Philharmonic Board Chairman Oscar Straus Schafer and his wife, Didi, are making the largest gift to […]
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Celebrating 50 Glorious Years of Concerts in the Park. In June, all five of New York City’s boroughs joined in marking music history
The New York Philharmonic made a victory lap through all five boroughs of the city, marking fifty wonderful years of summer concerts in the city’s parks. The free series was generously presented by philanthropists Oscar and Didi Schafer. The numbers are stunning: Fifty years, 70 concerts, 14 MILLION enthralled concertgoers. […]