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CSO Viola Weijing Wang warms up before rehearsal on Friday morning in the Alfredo Kraus Auditorium in Las Palmas.
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Maestro Muti leads Friday morning's rehearsal.
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The interior of the Alfredo Kraus Auditorium in Las Palmas as the CSO rehearses on Friday morning.
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CSO Cellos Richard Hirschl (r) and David Sanders in rehearsal Friday in Las Palmas.
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Members of the CSO's first violin section work their way through tour repertoire on Friday morning in rehearsal.
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CSO Principal Tuba Gene Pokorny plays the cimbasso, which Verdi wrote for frequently in his scores. This instrument is borrowed from the Royal Swedish Opera.
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A CSO string quintet rehearses for an upcoming Citizen Musician event in Las Palmas.
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CSO Concertmaster Robert Chen (right) leads a master class. | © Todd Rosenberg Photography 2014
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Catedral de Santa Ana is the oldest church on Gran Canaria, located in the Old Town section of Las Palmas.
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CSO Clarinet Lawrie Bloom takes in the view while exploring Old Town Las Palmas on Friday after rehearsal.
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CSO Violas Max Raimi and Dan Orbach take advantage of the sunny day to have lunch after Friday's rehearsal on the promenade by the beach.
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The view of Alfredo Kraus Auditorium from the beach at concert time on Friday night.
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Mild temperatures offered the opportunity for CSO Horn David Griffin and Principal Librarian Peter Conover to walk to the Hall for Friday night's concert.
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CSO Bass Steve Lester warms up before Friday's concert, which opened the 30th annual Canary Islands Music Festival.
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CSO Harp Lynne Turner warms up and tunes before Friday's concert in Las Palmas.
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Music Director Riccardo Muti leads the CSO in its first performance of this tour on Friday night in Las Palmas.
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CSO cellos and basses perform during Friday night's concert, the Orchestra's debut in the Canary Islands.
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Maestro Muti leads the Orchestra through Strauss’ Death and Transfiguration on the first half of Friday's concert.
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Sisters Qing Hou (left), who studied in Beijing, and Lei Hou (right), who studied in Shanghai, both joined the CSO violins in 1997. Violinist Rong-Yan Tang studied in Shanghai and joined the CSO in 2003.
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The CSO Viola section during Friday night's performance.
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Maestro Muti and the CSO take a bow for the full house following Friday night’s performance.
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Maestro Muti leads an encore of Verdi's Overture to Nabucco on Friday night for the appreciative crowd.
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Principal Cello John Sharp and his section during Friday night's encore.
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CSO musicians and Patron Tour participants enjoy post-concert tapas together on Friday night.
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Music Director Riccardo Muti leads the CSO in its first performance of this tour on Friday night in Las Palmas.