(Above: L.A. Phil president John Hotchkis & wife Joan with Gustavo Dudamel and wife Eloisa)
Prez of the L.A. Phil, John Hotchkis, recently threw a *Welcome 2 da Hood* party for incoming Music Director, Gustavo Dudamel.
The lavish dinner party introduced the young conductor to the L.A. Phil Board of Directors. Star power turned out in the middle of philanthropy A-listers, as Don and Kelly Johnson sipped a flute of champagne about it (see below). [saucy]