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Co-chairs, Erin Combs Pearl and Howard Pearl along with Mainly Mozart San DiegoCEO Nancy Laturno, welcomed guests including Elgart Aster, Marino Monferrato, Louise Kelly, Brian Smee, Sarah Federico, Ami Lewallen, Coleen Lassegard, Elaine Carlin, Claudia Sandoval, Madison Heineman, Mahlea Long, Diana Lombrozo, Eli Lombrozo, Elena McGill, and Ronald Heller to a Culinary Concerto. The evening brought together many of the most renowned international celebrity chefs and vintners to create a harmony of flavors for an unforgettable experience, paired with musical performances by The Mainly Mozart Youth Orchestra. Since 1988, Mainly Mozart has brought the San Diego community together to experience the finest in orchestral music, intimate concert experiences, and extraordinary music education for young people.
Gallery of Mainly Mozart’s 2nd Annual Culinary Concerto
Alex Kim and Jay JeffcoatAna Ezkauriatza and Emily BloomAnthony Versochi with Sophia and Marino MonferratoBob Maddalena and Marsha SewellBrett and Sarah FedericoBrian Smee and Ami LewallenCarol Delsignore John Barbour Jamie Carr and Coleen LassegardCarol Del Signore and Coleen LassegardChristopher Ma and Elaine CarlinCJ Gormley and Claudia SandovalClaire and Elliot HellerDan Garcia and Ellen MontanariDani Nelson and Madison HeinemanDarren Day and Nancy LaturnoDarren Day with Jeanee and Frank LusbyDemi Batten Jim Shultz and Breea KellyDiana and Eli Lombrozo with Joyce GattasElena and Floyd McGillElgart Aster Esther Nahama and Paul SwerdloveEliana Reyes and Antonio OrozcoErnie LigonGabe and Cathy PiorkoGeorge Frey Mark Loesberg and Gabe PiorkoGeorge Rushforth and Carol FrankHoward Pearl and Louise KellyJean Courtney and Helen HodgesJim Shultz and Irene ChandlerJim Walsh Lisa Orviss Esther Nahama and Cade NahamaJohn Barbor and Jamie CarrKatie Brooks and Dallas KarchLinda Karimi and Alain CiottaLivia Zablah and Mark LoesbergLyndsey and John MathiowetzMarc Devereux and Eva Lagudi DevereuxMarko RadovanovicDunas with Irina and Darko RadovanovicMichelle and Geroge FreyMichelle Frey Cathy Piorko and Livia ZablahMichelle Frey and Cathy PiorkoNora Scott and Sophia SugarmanOmar and Monica Valenzuela Angela Gomez and Jorge MoralesPete and Ann CampbellSusan Goodwin and Mahlea LongTatiana Kisseleva Jeff and Carol Chang and David BrennerTaylor Niehart and Ronald HellerDavid Spencer and Suri PolaDonald and Sue Agostino
Esteban Villanueva was born in Washington D.C. and raised in La Jolla. He attended both Francis Parker and The Bishop’s School locally before going to Dartmouth College where he received his B.S. in Biology and Pepperdine School of Law where he received his J.D. focusing Entertainment Law. He worked in the Latin music industry where his projects went on to win 14 Grammy Awards for artists including Ricky Martin and Carlos Santana. After starting GB Magazine with Danitza Villanueva in 2007, he has gone on to win awards and recognition from the community for his support of helping raise millions of dollars for non-profit organizations. He currently sits on the Board of Directors for the San Diego Air & Space Museum and resides in East County in San Diego where he and his wife Danitza run DAESVI Publishing, home to GB Magazine, among several other publications.
