Chicago Symphony Orchestra on Tour - New York and Mexico 2012

CSO New York and Mexico Tour 2012

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October 4 - New York City

<br />CSO Principal Piano Mary Sauer and her husband, Richard Hannenberg, make the short walk from the Orchestra’s hotel to the hall for Thursday morning’s rehearsal.

<br />CSO Music Director Riccardo Muti meets with Judson and Joyce Green Creative Consultant Yo-Yo Ma in his dressing room backstage at Carnegie Hall.

<br />CSO Director of Operations Heidi Lukas makes a few announcements before rehearsal starts regarding details and travel plans for the upcoming trip to Mexico.

<br />CSO cello Katinka Kleijn readies her bow for her warm-up on stage at Carnegie Hall prior to Thursday morning’s rehearsal.

<br />Maestro Muti launches into Thursday’s CSO rehearsal with a run-through of Wagner’s Overture to <em>The Flying Dutchman</em>, which opens the program Thursday night.

<br />The CSO first violin section rehearses Wagner’s Overture to <em>The Flying Dutchman</em> on stage at Carnegie Hall.

<br />CSO Principal Horn Dale Clevenger adjusts his horn’s valves for the proper tuning during rehearsal on Thursday.

<br />Maestro Muti leads a run-through of CSO Mead Composer-in-Residence Mason Bates’ <em>Alternative Energy</em> during Thursday morning’s rehearsal at Carnegie Hall.

<br />Maestro Muti shares a light moment with the Orchestra while rehearsing Bates’ <em>Alternative Energy</em>.

<br />Following the CSO’s rehearsal of <em>Alternative Energy</em>, Mason Bates shows his composition and electronic layout to fellow composer David Del Tredici.

<br />During the break, CSO viola Max Raimi talks with his uncle, Shepherd Raimi, who came to listen to the rehearsal.

<br />Following rehearsal, CSO violin Flo Schwartz locks her fiddle in the instrument trunks backstage at Carnegie Hall.

<br />CSO Principal Flute Mathieu Dufour watches as Yamaha Senior Technical Specialist Tomoji Hirakata adjusts the springs and keys of a flute Dufour was testing for them.

<br />CSO Concertmaster Robert Chen and Principal Cello John Sharp fine tune a solo passage from Respighi’s <em>Feste romane</em> following the Orchestra’s rehearsal at Carnegie Hall Thursday afternoon.

Photos by Todd Rosenberg

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