Five hundred of New York 's rich and famous forked out $1,500 a ticket to participate in a gala dinner dance at the Plaza, together with the musicians of the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra . NEW YORK - The 2,800 seats in Carnegie Hall were all occupied the evening of December 15 at a concert of the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra . The soloist Itzhak Perlman and the orchestra , under the baton of Zubin Mehta , played pieces by Stravinsky, Bruch and Mussorgsky. Tickets to the concert cost $50, but about 500 guests paid $ 1,500 each to participate in the...