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CSO assistant principal oboe Lora Schaefer (right) chats with longtime CSOA patron Rose Murphy at a reception following the first of two CSO concerts at Vienna's famed Musikverein.
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During the final leg of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Europe 2024 Tour, a group of patrons joined the Orchestra in Vienna, Budapest, Milan and Rome. Organized by the development department of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association, patrons tours offer special opportunities for the CSO's dedicated supporters to attend touring performances, interact with musicians and sightsee in beautiful travel destinations.
CSOA trustee Lori Julian attends a CSO concert in Vienna as part of the patrons tour. While in Vienna, patrons tour participants explored the newly reopened Liechtenstein City Palace and the Schubert Geburtshaus, a museum created in the composer’s birth house.
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A string quartet of CSO musicians performs music of Beethoven at Vienna’s Theater Museum for patrons tour participants. The Theater Museum is housed in what was once the palace of Franz Joseph Maximilian Prince Lobkowitz, a prominent patron of the Viennese and Bohemian music and theater scene. Beethoven was a regular guest at this palace and dedicated his Third Symphony (Eroica) to Lobkowitz, who consequently named the performance space within the palace Eroica-Hall.
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Oto Carrillo, CSO horn, talks with patron Cathy Webb at a reception in Budapest. Earlier in the day, participants in the patrons tour enjoyed a sightseeing adventure to many cultural landmarks including the Parliament Building, Heroes’ Square, the Franz Liszt Academy of Music and Kodaly Square.
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Patrons tour participant Terry Truax (right) greets James Ross, CSO percussion, at a reception in Budapest.
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CSO musicians David Griffin, John Bruce Yeh and Cornelius Chiu dine together with patrons Ellen Werner, Margaret Trumbull and Cathy Webb at a restaurant on the evening of their arrival in Rome, the final destination of the CSO’s Europe 2024 Tour.
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Mary Lou Gorno, chair of the CSOA board of trustees (right), shares a laugh over dinner with CSO violin Mihaela Ionescu. During their time in Rome, patrons tour participants visited the Sistine Chapel, the Vatican Museum, St. Peter’s Basilica, the Colosseum and more.
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Members of the Women's Board of the CSOA gather for a group photo with several CSO musicians during a dinner together in Rome.
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Patrons and musicians enjoy a farewell dinner of classic Italian fare following the final concert of the Europe 2024 Tour. Without its loyal patrons, the CSO would be unable to share its live performances with fans both in Chicago and around the globe. Grazie mille for making it possible.
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