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On a crisp winter day, musicians of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra gathered at Symphony Center and then boarded buses for the ride to O’Hare International Airport. There, they clambered aboard a United Airlines flight to Florida for the first stop on their 2025 U.S. Winter Tour, in Naples, where it was a sunny 80 degrees.
Led by Riccardo Muti, Music Director Emeritus for Life, the CSO will perform two concerts Jan. 14-15 in Naples, presented by Artis—Naples, marking their fifth-ever set of concerts at the performing arts center, followed by return appearances in three other Florida cities.
Follow the CSO on Facebook, X and Instagram as it proceeds on its winter tour, which stops Jan. 21 at New York’s storied Carnegie Hall and concludes Jan. 24 in at the McKnight Center for the Performing Arts in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Weijing Michal, viola, debates whether to pack a grapefruit for the Florida trip.
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Wei-Ting Kuo, viola, arrives at Orchestra Hall for the bus ride to O’Hare.
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Bass Andrew Sommer kisses his dog, Rio, and bids farewell to his husband before the bus departs for O’Hare.
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Eileen Chambers, director of communications, and Heidi Lukas, director of operations, head toward the flight gate.
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Patsy Dash, percussion, and Max Raimi, viola, get ready to board their United Airlines flight at O'Hare.
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Stephen Williamson, principal clarinet, settles in for the flight to Florida.
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David Taylor, assistant concertmaster, takes a photo from the airplane aisle.
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Guido Frackers of tour company TravTours loads luggage into a truck.
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Lora Schaefer, assistant principal oboe, arrives at the CSO's hotel in Naples, Florida.
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William Buchman, assistant principal bassoon, and his spouse, Lee Lichamer, appear in silhouette as the sun sets.
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Cathy Brubaker, viola, and Katinka Kleijn, cello, soak up the late-afternoon sun as they walk on the beach.
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As the sun sets, Gina DiBello, violin, and husband Ian Ding, percussion, walk along the beach.
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Danny Lai, viola, and his son skip rocks at the beach.
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Bass trombone Charlie Vernon and wife Allison explore a beachside path.
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