Sphinx Gala Concert
type: Event
conductor: http://data.carnegiehall.org/names/30424
orchestra: http://data.carnegiehall.org/names/69478
description: benefit performance
description: chamber orchestra performance
location: http://data.carnegiehall.org/venues/94684
organizer: http://data.carnegiehall.org/names/75647
start date: 2006-10-24T18:00:00
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comment: The Sphinx Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to violinist W. Sanford Allen, who was the first black member of the New York Philharmonic (1962-77). Tommasini, Anthony. Music in Review; Sphinx Chamber Orchestra - The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/27/arts/movies/music-in-review-sphinx-chamber-orchestra.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share. Accessed 7 July 2026.