It's black tie and ball gowns. This is very red carpet.

That red carpet has to be felt to be believed.

I'll definitely wear orange on the red carpet!

The double chin's not good for the red carpet.

We've divided it into three spaces. One area is the concert area. Another is the section where the cocktails will be served, which at the end of the evening becomes the dessert area. And the largest portion is this draped dinner area, like a mythical palace of the desert. We move people from place to place. This is not your typical dinner-dance charity ball. This is very much a theatrical experience, divided into four acts.

We're the rare animal in the symphony orchestra world; while most orchestras belong to a city, we belong to the state.