Russian Lounge!
There was a reception to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the Russian Lounge at the Kennedy Center. In addition to speeches and a lovely spread of food and drink, guests were treated to a performance of three pieces by Sergei Rachmaninoff by artists from the Domingo-Cafritz Young Artists program, including soprano Kerriann Otaño and pianist Tomoko Nakayama. Here, the Kennedy Center's Marie Mattson, Potanin Foundation director Oksana Oracheva, Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak and his wife, Natalia, and Russian Lounge curator Natalia Zolotova and its designer, Sergey Skuratov.