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Miami's Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts glows with exterior lighting at night.
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Known as “The Gateway to the Americas,” “The Magic City” or “The 305” (referring to the city’s area code), Miami is famous for its nightlife, sports, arts and culture and architecture.
Before the evening’s concert at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, musicians strolled through city streets on a sunny afternoon; some even reconnected with familiar faces along the way. For instance, they encountered Chester Banowski, Symphony Center’s gregarious usher supervisor, who just happened to be in Miami on vacation. Banowski in turn ran into Sharon Mitchell, president of the League of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association, a fundraising and community-engagement group.
Then CSO musicians gathered at the 2,200-seat John S. and James L. Knight Concert Hall at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts.
Riccardo Muti, Music Director Emeritus for Life, led the CSO in performances of the overture to Bellini’s opera Norma, Schubert’s Symphony No. 8 (Unfinished) and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4, which showcases the ensemble’s signature sound.
After the orchestra arrives at its hotel, cello Brant Taylor heads to the lobby and checks his laptop.
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A bird of paradise plant blooms just outside a lobby window.
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Bass trombone Charles Vernon, decked out with a snappy straw hat, explores the neighborhood near the hotel.
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Flute/piccolo Jennifer Gunn checks out the view from her hotel balcony in Miami.
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CSO stage technician Todd Snick loads in bass cases at the Adrienne Arsht Center.
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CSOA League president Sharon Mitchell reacts with delight after randomly encountering Chester Banowski, usher supervisor back at Symphony Center.
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Before the concert, violinist Jesús Linárez (right) speaks with a Univision reporter about his experience as a CSO Fellow.
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Before the concert begins, second trumpet John Hagstrom documents the hall's architecture, designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli.
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CSO violin Russell Hershow is seen against the lovely mahogany-paneled ceiling of the John S. and James L. Knight Concert Hall.
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Alexander Hanna, principal bass, flashes the OK sign to his fellow bass section members.
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The vaunted CSO brass section, consisting of trumpets, horns, trombones and tuba, comes into view.
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CSO violas Lawrence Neuman (left) and Max Raimi, longtime stand partners, are studies in concentration.
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David Herbert, principal timpani, prepares to take a downbeat in Schubert's Symphony No. 8 ("Unfinished").
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William Welter, principal oboe, takes a bow after Schubert's Symphony No. 8.
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After Schubert's Symphony No. 8, CSO flute Emma Gerstein takes a bow as her section mates applaud.
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Riccardo Muti stretches his arms in exultation during Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4.
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The John S. and James L. Knight Concert Hall, where the CSO performed Jan. 16, is known for its fine acoustics.
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Riccardo Muti pauses in contemplation before the encore.
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CSO Stage Manager Christopher Lewis packs up cases as the load-out process begins.
As the evening draws to a close, a nearly full moon, slightly obscured by clouds, rises over Miami.
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