The death of Matthew Christopher Pietras, an art patron who guaranteed millions of dollars to the Metropolitan Opera and Frick’s collection, but whose wealth was not his own, had been ruled by the office of the City’s chief sports inspector.
According to May 30, Peter Las was found dead in his Manhattan apartment, but the medical examiner’s decision was postponed by a toxicology test. New York Timesthe first thing to report this news. The report attributes his death to acute poisoning of the drug caused by “the combined effect of cyclophenodiphosphate, clonnithiep agent and propranolol.” ” era.
Pietras charity and its true origins are detailed in the long report New York July’s magazine. The most notable of these is the $15 million commitment to the Metropolitan Opera, which was announced in April that the first part will be held in the short term. When Pietras tried to transfer $10 million, it was marked as fraud.
Ultimately, Gregory Soros was represented by the billionaire’s youngest son, philanthropists George Soros and Pietras’ then employer, who told the Met Opera era. Pietras describes himself as Gregory Soros’s financial manager, but New York The magazine article says his role is closer to the personal assistant and property manager of several of his bosses’ homes.
Frick declined to disclose the total amount that Pietras donated to the museum over the years. However, the museum’s 2023-24 annual report lists him for $1 million-$499,000, and his donations begin in the museum’s fiscal year 2018-19. Artnet News. He attended several Frick’s evening parties, and he reportedly paid for 60 friends to attend the Frick’s reopening party last spring.
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