Winter Tour 2014
Journal: A bittersweet farewell to the tour
Dear friends: I write this wrap up from the Radisson Blu hotel in Baden Baden, Germany, where Martha Gilmer and I…
Day 13: Home again, home again
After a whirlwind two-week tour, CSO members head back to sweet home Chicago. (Todd Rosenberg Photography)
Day 12: Final tour concert in Luxembourg
At the Philharmonie Luxembourg, a full house gives the Chicago Symphony Orchestra a standing ovation. (That’s CSOA President Deborah Rutter,…
Day 11: A free day in Luxembourg
One of Luxembourg’s city squares at dusk. The country was the final destination on the Chicago Symphony’s winter tour.
Day 10: Master classes, recitals and concert in Essen, Germany
CSO musicians lead masterclasses and perform on the stage of the Essen Philharmonie.
Day 9: Tenerife to Essen
Maestro and Mrs. Muti join the CSO staff and crew for dinner in Essen on Wednesday night.
Day 8: Concert at Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Part 2
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra concludes its final concert at Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Day 7: Concert at Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Welcome to Santa Cruz de Tenerife! The Chicago Symphony Orchestra arrived Monday for two more festival concerts Monday and Tuesday.
Day 6: Las Palmas to Tenerife
Maestro Muti greets CSO musicians and their colleagues from the Orquesta Sinfonica de Tenerife at dinner on Sunday after their…
Journal: President’s greetings from Las Palmas
It was truly a shock to arrive in Las Palmas where the temperature differential from Chicago is so much I…