Wonderful Musical Memories of Paris

Those loyal patrons of the Los Angeles Philharmonic would fly anywhere to support their orchestra. Particularly Paris. They’ve been there since the end of September, and most returned home last week, though the orchestra played its last performance Saturday at the Stravinsky festival at Thea^tre du Cha^telet and returns to Los Angeles today, ending its four-week residency there.

We hear that along with concerts conducted by the Philharmonic’s Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen and Pierre Boulez, there were cocktails with soprano Dawn Upshaw, a lead in Stravinsky’s “The Rake’s Progress,” and private tours of the Louvre and the Musee d’Orsay. Add a Cordon Bleu workshop, a four-hour trip to Giverny--well, it’s all been grand.

Philharmonic President Robert Attiyeh and his wife, Linda, attended the orchestra’s two private chamber concerts at the Intercontinental Hotel. Back with glorious memories were William Allison, Jan Corey, Ginny and John Cushman, Bob Egelston, Bernie and Lenore Greenberg, Jo and Bob Kroger, Donna and Joseph La Bonte, Elise Mudd Marvin and Henry Keck, Suzanne Marx, Astrid Rottman, Tom and Kay Stoever, Gerald Turbow, Beth Willard and lots more.

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Social Charms: Chanel hosted the committee for the Getty House benefit coming up Nov. 15. At a luncheon atop the boutique’s Rodeo Drive rooftop salon, the committee was privy to the glittering Chanel Joaillerie Collection. Oohing and aahing were gala chairwoman Wallis Annenberg, foundation chairwoman Nancy Daly, auction chairwoman Joy Fein. More greeted by Gordon Roberts and Catherine Kiek were Judith Krantz and Susie Niven.

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Oak Tree: The fall season is off and running at Santa Anita for the Oak Tree Meet. Clement Hirsch and his wife, Lynn, were at the forefront in the Director’s Room on opening day, greeting Ogden Mills Phipps, president of the New York Jockey Club, John and Anabeth Elmore, Tom and Karen Capehart, Susan Rowan, Karen and Clifford Goodrich, Betty Strub, Sandy Chillingworth, John Van de Kamp and Michael and Allegra Morphy of Santa Barbara.

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Midas Touch: The third annual Harvest Auction for Cal Poly Pomona University’s School of Hotel and Restaurant Management grossed $302,000 . . . The Museum of Flying netted $200,000 at its gala honoring astronauts.

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Keeping Up: The L.A. Opera and Peter Hemmings celebrated the 10th anniversary of the opera’s first performance at cocktails on the Music Center Plaza on Monday evening, giving special thanks to Placido Domingo, Alice and Joe Coulombe, and Warner and Carol Henry . . . The Hollywood Entertainment Museum debuted at a stellar gala led by Jonathan Dolgen, Kerry McCluggage and Michael Antieri. Shirley MacLaine headed the dinner hosts . . . Windsor Square-Hancock Park Historical Society staged its 19th annual Homes Tour . . . John Martens of Neiman Marcus hosted a luncheon to meet Donatella Versace . . . The Crown Guild of the Crippled Children’s Society presented its 22nd Gourmet Festival with help from Marcia Sainer, Cynthia Hicks, Margit Holakoui, Gale Kohl and Tracy Riddle.

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Luncheons: Town and Gown of USC headed by Alli Solum lunched . . . So did the Blind Childrens Center of Los Angeles at their Les Marraines luncheon . . . Cheerful Helpers of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center showed Robert Ellis fashions at Jimmy’s Restaurant, raising nearly $100,000.

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Kudos: To Mario Andretti, who received the Caritas Award from Richstone Family Center . . . Carolina Herrera, honored by Saks Fifth Avenue at a champagne reception . . . Ben Horowitz, honored by Medical Center Aides for City of Hope . . . Lauren Shuler Donner, recipient of TreePeople’s “EverGreen Award.”

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Spotlight: There already have been half a dozen affairs honoring UCLA Chancellor Charles E. Young, who’s retiring, and his wife, Sue, and dozens more are coming. He was the keynoter at the Israel Cancer Research Fund Women of Action luncheon, and today Gold Shield Alumnae of UCLA fete the Youngs at a champagne reception at the Beverly Hills home of Barbara Pagen.

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Past Perfect: Paul Salamunovich conducted a 60-voice chorale concert with organist Larry Robinson to raise funds for the restoration of St. Andrew’s Church in Pasadena, a National Heritage building . . . The Cast of “Friends,” including Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer hosted the Rape Foundation’s annual brunch at Greenacres, home of Ron Burkle.

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Correction: An error was made in this column on Oct. 6. Sidney Sheldon and Larry King were honored by Portals at the 41st anniversary Golden Bell Dinner. The Constitutional Rights Foundation luncheon honored Richard C. Neal, John W. Frick and the law firm Dewey Ballantine.

Elsewhere on the Social Circuit:

The YMCA of Pasadena will honor the corporate Avery Dennison and pay black-tie tribute to the late Leonard J. Pieroni, former chairman of the Parsons Corp., Friday at the Ritz Carlton Huntington . . . The Natural History Museum honors Dr. S. Jerome Tamkin and his wife, Judith, and the Tamkin Foundation at the opening celebration of “Dueling Dinosaurs” on Tuesday at a museum buffet . . . The Amie Karen Cancer Fund for Children at Cedars-Sinai hosts its 25th Rainbow Gala on Oct. 19 at the Beverly Hilton, honoring Estherly Reifman and Tom Voltin . . . Jerry Lewis stars in “Damn Yankees” opening Oct. 22 at the Pantages Theatre to benefit Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS . . . St. John’s Hosital and Health Center Foundation has six new trustees: A. Redmond Doms Jr., Superior Court Judge Paul Flynn, J. Michael Hennigan, Paula Kent Meehan, Dr. John M. Robertson, and Dr. Dennis A. Sarti.

* Mary Lou Loper’s column is published Sundays.