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Teide National Park on Tenerife is the home of Mount Teide, the highest mountain in Spain.
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CSO patrons spend the morning Tuesday at the Teide National Park.
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Patron tour member Judy Konen, with husband and CSO trustee, Joe (right), at lunch on Tuesday.
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CSO Bass Dan Armstrong enjoys the Santa Cruz scenery on Tuesday.
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CSO Assistant Concertmaster Violin David Taylor and his wife, Michelle, take a stroll through a Santa Cruz park on Tuesday.
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CSO Percussion Jim Ross enjoys some downtime on Tuesday afternoon before prepping for that evening's concert.
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CSO Contrabassoon Miles Maner chats with patron tour members Lori and Ken Julian at a pre-concert dinner Tuesday.
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CSO Stage Manager Kelly Kerins and Director of Operations Heidi Lukas go over the stage plans and technical details for the performance.
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CSO Second Bassoon Dennis Michel warms up before the performance Tuesday night in Tenerife.
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Maestro Muti's score to Beethoven's Fifth Symphony waits to be taken to the stage.
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Maestro Muti and the CSO take a bow before the performance Tuesday, the final concert in the Canary Islands on this tour.
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Maestro Muti leads the CSO in the performance of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony on Tuesday.
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The CSO performs the last of its four concerts of the Canary Islands Music Festival on Tuesday night in Tenerife.
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CSO Horn Susanna Gaunt plays a few notes during the intermission of Tuesday night's concert.
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CSO Associate Concertmaster Yuan-Qing Yu visits with CSO patron tour members during intermission Tuesday.
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CSO Piccolo/Flute Jennifer Gunn warms up during intermission Tuesday.
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Berlioz's "Symphonie fantastique" closes the program on Tuesday night in Tenerife.
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CSO bassoons, horns and trombones play during the first movement of the Berlioz on Tuesday night.
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Maestro Muti and the CSO take a bow for the sold-out house at the end of the performance on Tuesday night.
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Maestro Muti leads the CSO in an encore by Johann Strauss Jr. for a delighted audience.
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CSO Cello David Sanders (center) focuses on his music as his section plays the encore by Strauss.
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CSO Violin Paul Phillips packs his violin in the instrument trunks after the concert Tuesday.
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President of Tenerife Carlos Alonso greets Mrs. Muti backstage Tuesday after the final Canary Islands performance.
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CSO Principal Tuba Gene Pokorny talks with patrons about the cimbasso that he plays in Verdi's ballet music from “Macbeth.”
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CSO stagehand Joe Tucker lines up the bass cases for load-out after the concert Tuesday.
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Patron tour member Mike Krco tries out the cimbasso.
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Trunks are ready to be moved to the cargo truck. The CSO travels on Wednesday to Essen, Germany.
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Matthew and CSO Horn Susanna Gaunt (from left) and Alison and CSO Bass Trombone Charlie Vernon relax post-concert Tuesday.
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The Chicago Symphony Orchestra concludes its residency at the Canary Islands Music Festival.