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The Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Riccardo Muti perform at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City.
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After a few weeks of programs at Symphony Center, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Riccardo Muti have returned to the road. Traveling to Kansas City, Missouri, on Feb. 26, the CSO arrived at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts to perform two jewels of the 19th-century repertoire by Schumann and Tchaikovsky as part of Kansas City’s Harriman-Jewell Series.
Under Muti, the CSO’s strong sound reverberated throughout the intricately designed hall, located downtown near Kansas City’s Crossroads Arts District. Joining the CSO on the road after three performances at Symphony Center, esteemed violinist Julia Fischer was soloist in Schumann’s autumnal Violin Concerto.
Before the concert, 11 CSO musicians led free-to-the-public master classes at the Conservatory of Music at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, including UMKC graduate and CSO viola Youming Chen.
Up next: four concerts in Florida, beginning Feb. 28 in Orlando.
Director of Operations Heidi Lukas greets musicians and their families before the flight to Kansas City.
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Mariana, the daughter of Principal Horn David Cooper, holds out her boarding pass before the flight to Kansas City.
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Helpful on and off: Stage technician Paul Christopher assists with ferrying suitcases to the hotel in Kansas City.
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CSO viola Youming Chen and Principal Cello John Sharp check out the famous local barbecue scene in Kansas City.
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CSO piccolo Jennifer Gunn is visited by her cousin and her cousin’s dog in the Kansas City hotel lobby.
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Concertmaster Robert Chen works with a student from the Conservatory of Music at the University of Missouri-Kansas City before the concert in Kansas City.
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Violist Youming Chen coaches a student during a master class at the Conservatory of Music at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Chen, as a UMKC alum, has a special affinity for the project; he received his doctorate of musical arts there.
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John Bruce Yeh, assistant principal clarinet, coaches a student during his master class at the Conservatory of Music at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
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Principal Bassoon Keith Buncke assists a student from the Conservatory of Music at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
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CSO trombone Michael Mulcahy provides feedback to a student from the Conservatory of Music at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
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CSO violin Sando Shia takes a photo of fellow violin Mihaela Ionescu outside the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.
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Before the Kansas City concert, bassoon Miles Maner talks with CSO fan John Richards.
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From the upper levels of the Kauffman Center, audience members listen to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
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Guest soloist Julia Fischer performs Schumann's Violin Concerto in D Minor with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, under Riccardo Muti, at the Kauffman Center.
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As Julia Fischer prepares for her encore, she smiles at hearing overwhelming applause from concertgoers.
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Seen in silhouette, Stage Manager Chris Lewis marks down timings as violinist Julia Fischer plays an encore.
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Led by Riccardo Muti, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra plays the first movement of Tchaikovsky's Manfred Symphony.
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Assistant Principal Timpani Vadim Karpinos (left), here on bass drum, and Principal Timpani David Herbert pound away during Tchaikovsky's Manfred Symphony.
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The Chicago Symphony Orchestra performs Tchaikovsky’s Manfred Symphony at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City.
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Guest organist Patrick Godon performs on the Julia Irene Kauffman Casavant Organ, Opus 3875, which was built specifically for the Kauffman Center by Casavant Frères at its facility in Quebec.
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Following Tchaikovsky’s Manfred Symphony, Maestro Muti shares a laugh with CSO viola Sunghee Choi.
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After the concert, CSO percussion Patricia Dash greets Josh Jones, Percussion Scholarship Program alumnus and now principal percussion with the Kansas City Symphony.
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Next stop, Orlando: Stage tech Paul Christopher rolls out a bass case as the CSO packs up for Florida.
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Assistant Principal Cello Kenneth Olsen and Associate Concertmaster Stephanie Jeong visit a popular local spot, Tannin, where they reconnected with Kansas City friends.
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