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The anticipation builds for Zell Music Director Klaus Mäkelä and the CSO and their second concert of their first tour together at Carnegie Hall.
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After a warm send off from the audiences in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the CSO was quickly reminded that the current U.S. tour with Zell Music Director Klaus Mäkelä was a winter tour. Weather-related delays couldn’t deter the musicians from arriving in New York in good spirits and ready for their first appearance together in Carnegie Hall with Klaus Mäkelä. After some time to settle in, musicians were ready for a morning open rehearsal that welcomed an audience of nearly 500 listeners to the historic concert hall that opened in 1891, the same year as the Orchestra’s first season in Chicago.
Musicians found time for some sightseeing and fun ahead of the evening concert which opened with Strauss’ Ein Heldenleben (A Hero’s Life) and Sibelius’ Lemminkäinen. Multiple curtain calls for Klaus Mäkelä and the Orchestra earned the enthusiastic audience a very special encore: Sibelius’ Musette from Suite from King Christian II. The celebratory mood continued at a postconcert reception hosted by CSO patrons who joined the tour for the stop in New York and who welcomed musicians and staff to Carnegie Hall’s Rohatyn Room.
One of New York’s most iconic landmarks, Carnegie Hall has extended a warm welcome to the CSO since the Orchestra’s first appearance there in 1898.
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Assistant Principal Clarinet John Yeh – (CSO20260224_0663) Start spreading the news! The CSO is back in NYC. Assistant Principal Clarinet John Yeh gives a thumbs up against a backdrop of snowy city streets outside the hotel.
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CSO musicians arrived to find a winter wonderland in New York’s Central Park.
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Principal Trombone Timothy Higgins works with a trombone student during a masterclass at the Juilliard School.
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Principal Percussion Cynthia Yeh arrives at the Carnegie Hall stage door for the CSO’s morning rehearsal.
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CSO bass Andrew Sommer is happy to be back onstage at Carnegie Hall for the Orchestra’s rehearsal of music by Strauss and Sibelius.
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Carnegie Hall’s Margaret and Alexander J.C. Smith Executive and Artistic Director Clive Gillinson welcomes Klaus Mäkelä and the CSO before the morning’s open rehearsal ahead of their first appearance together at the landmark venue.
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Zell Music Director Designate Klaus Mäkelä gets to work on Strauss’ Ein Heldenleben at rehearsal ahead of his first Carnegie Hall concert with the CSO.
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It takes nine horns to reach the musical summit of Strauss’ Ein Heldenleben. The CSO horn section and guest musicians prepare for their Carnegie Hall performance of the epic work.
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Zell Music Director Designate Klaus Mäkelä and Concertmaster Robert Chen take a break from rehearsal at Carnegie Hall.
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Which bassoon reed is ready to make its Carnegie Hall debut? Weather and other conditions in the concert hall can make a big difference in which one will be chosen.
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A bird’s eye view of the famous concert hall during the February 25 open rehearsal attended by Carnegie Hall patrons and supporters, along with friends and family members of the CSO.
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CSO horn Susanna Gaunt joins her husband, Matthew Gaunt, and their son for a photo onstage at Carnegie Hall.
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Zell Music Director Klaus Mäkelä takes the stage for his first concert with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall as part of their 2026 U.S. Tour.
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Zell Music Director Designate Klaus Mäkelä and the CSO perform their first Carnegie Hall concert together during the second stop of the CSO’s 2026 tour to Ann Arbor and the East Coast, generously sponsored by the Zell Family Foundation.
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Principal Viola Teng Li brings her instrument backstage during intermission of the CSO’s concert at Carnegie Hall.
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Zell Music Director Designate Klaus Mäkelä leads the CSO in a powerful performance Sibelius’ Lemminkäinen at Carnegie Hall.
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CSO English Horn Scott Hostetler stands for his solo in the atmospheric Swan of Tuonela, part of Sibelius’ Lemminkäinen.
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Zell Music Director Designate Klaus Mäkelä and Concertmaster Robert Chen along with the musicians of the CSO acknowledge the enthusiastic applause following the conclusion of their performance in Carnegie Hall.
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Zell Music Director Designate Klaus Mäkelä led the CSO in Strauss’ Ein Heldenleben and Sibelius’ Lemminkäinen at Carnegie Hall.
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CSOA Board of Trustees Vice Chair Chester A. Gougis and his wife and Women’s Board member, Shelley Ochab, join CSO cello Katinka Kleijn for a postconcert reception with fellow patrons and musicians in the Rohatyn Room.
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CSO Horn David Griffin talks with longtime CSO patron and supporter Rose Murphy at a reception following the Orchestra’s Carnegie Hall concert with Zell Music Director Designate Klaus Mäkelä.
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