Press Release courtesy of eltonjohn.com:

The photograph entitled "Klara and Edda belly-dancing" (1998) is one of 149 images comprising the "Thanksgiving" installation by renowned US photographer Nan Goldin.

The photograph exists as part of the installation as a whole and has been widely published and exhibited throughout the world. It can be found in the monograph of Ms Goldin's works entitled "The Devil's Playground" (Phaidon, 2003), has been offered for sale at Sotheby's New York in 2002 and 2004, and has previously been exhibited in Houston, London, Madrid, New York, Portugal, Warsaw and Zurich without any objections of which we are aware.

Elton John is known as one of the world's foremost collectors of photographic art and has several thousand photographs in his collection, including works by Man Ray, Richard Avedon, Irving Penn, Diane Arbus and Ansel Adams.

Elton John purchased the "Thanksgiving" installation from the White Cube gallery in London (contact: Deirdre Cott. + 44 (0)20 7930 5373) in 1999, and the installation is presently on loan to The Baltic Centre For Contemporary Art in Newcastle.

But that doesn't make any combination of the two any less special, and the tribute slated for October figures to be a memorable evening in a very prestigious venue.

The event is simply called "The Music of Elton John and Bernie Taupin," and it's happening at Carnegie Hall in New York City on Wednesday, Oct. 10, as a benefit for Music For Youth, the UJA-Federation of New York's initiative that supports music-education programs for underprivileged young people.

The evening of music will feature 20 big-name artists, each performing one Elton John song.

So far, the list of headliners is eclectic and impressive. It includes Roger McGuinn of the Byrds, Shawn Colvin, Aimee Mann, Joss Stone, Page McConnell of Phish fame, Phoebe Snow, Jill Sobule, Lloyd Cole, Brendan Benson, Ryan Shaw, the Pernice Brothers, Raul Malo, Joshua Radin and Lizz Wright, among others to be announced.

"Elton and Bernie have such a large catalogue of hits, and the great number of musicians interested in performing this tribute is staggering," said producer Michael Dorf, who has been behind the controls for similar events honoring Joni Mitchell and Bruce Springsteen.

"By show time, the lineup will include an amazing array of talent, from the very young to old, from an upcoming songwriter to a legend in their own right."

Tickets for the concert are on sale now at the Carnegie Hall box office (www.carnegiehall.com) and V.I.P. tickets, which include a pre-show reception, can be purchased for $350 to $1,000 through musicforyouth.org or by calling 212-836-1853.

UJA-Federation of New York's Music for Youth was founded by leaders of the recording industry to provide music education to at-risk youth. More than $2.5 million has been granted to various organizations by Music for Youth. UJA-Federation of New York cares for those in need, rescues those in harm's way, and renews and strengthens the Jewish people in New York, in Israel, and around the world.

For more information, please visit www.ujafedny.org.