Donor Events

Anderson House is a Gilded Age mansion on Washington's Embassy Row, now home to The Society of the Cincinnati. The ornate ballroom was the perfect setting for this intimate get-together, preceded by a cocktail buffet.

Pianist Simone Dinnerstein enjoys international critical and audience acclaim. Her concert schedule has included recitals at the Kennedy Center, London’s Wigmore Hall, the Berlin Philharmonie, Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center, and in Lincoln Center’s Great Performers series, as well as appearances with orchestras around the world.

The evening opened with remarks by Sharon Percy Rockefeller, President and CEO of WETA, who celebrated the recent first anniversary of Classical WETA 90.9 FM and stressed the important role of Friends of Classical Music in providing much needed resources for Washington's only fulltime classical music station. Veteran announcer Paul Anthony then took the stage as emcee for the evening.

WETA Friends of Classical Music support Classical WETA with leadership gifts that help ensure a permanent home for classical music on Washington's airwaves. With grateful appreciation for their generosity, WETA invites Friends to various special events throughout the year, including concert tickets, private receptions with performing artists, and tours of Classical WETA's production studios, among other music-related benefits.