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As musicians head to the buses, John Deverman and Heidi Lukas hand out boarding passes. | © Todd Rosenberg Photography 2017
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While awaiting the CSO's flight to Baden-Baden, Vadim Karpinos and Hermine Gagné find a spot to sit down. | © Todd Rosenberg Photography 2017
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Keith Buncke, principal bassoon, and viola Lawrence Neuman play a little Boggle as they wait to board. | © Todd Rosenberg Photography 2017
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With the end of the tour's charter service, Keiko Alexander takes a customized headrest cover as a keepsake. | © Todd Rosenberg Photography 2017
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After landing in Baden-Baden, CSO horn Oto Carillo flashes a thumbs-up sign. | © Todd Rosenberg Photography 2017
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Baden-Baden lies near Germany's famous Black Forest mountain range. | © Todd Rosenberg Photography 2017
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Nestled in a valley, Baden-Baden is famous for its natural springs and beautiful vistas. | © Todd Rosenberg Photography 2017
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Cellist Brant Taylor and Bill Buchman, assistant principal bassoon, conduct a Q&A session. | © Todd Rosenberg Photography 2017
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Guest musician Patrick Godon compares celestes after the CSO's (left) is returned after repair work. | © Todd Rosenberg Photography 2017
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Backstage becomes a dressing area as musicians don their concert attire. | © Todd Rosenberg Photography 2017
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CSO clarinet Gregory Smith adjusts his reed before the concert begins. | © Todd Rosenberg Photography 2017
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WIth 2,500 seats, the Festspielhaus is Germany's second-largest concert hall. | © Todd Rosenberg Photography 2017
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Built in 1904 as a railway station, the Festspielhaus reopened as a concert venue in 1998. | © Todd Rosenberg Photography 2017
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CSO violin Susan Synnestvedt talks with section members before concert. | © Todd Rosenberg Photography 2017
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Not playing in the first program's first work, violinist Florence Schwartz warms up backstage. | © Todd Rosenberg Photography 2017
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Large bouquets of fresh flowers decorate the stage of the Festspielhaus. | © Todd Rosenberg Photography 2017
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A jovial Maestro Muti heads to the stage before the concert. | © Todd Rosenberg Photography 2017
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Up first on the night's program is Hindemith's Concert Music for String Orchestra and Brass. | © Todd Rosenberg Photography 2017
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Daniel Gingrich, acting principal horn, is seen in silhouette backstage. | © Todd Rosenberg Photography 2017
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Maestro Muti looks down during the waning moments of Hindemith's Concert Music for String Orchestra and Brass. | © Todd Rosenberg Photography 2017
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The CSO and Muti perform Elgar's In the South (Alassio) for the program's second work. | © Todd Rosenberg Photography 2017
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Mark Ridenour, assistant principal trumpet, takes a bow after the Elgar. | © Todd Rosenberg Photography 2017
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Maestro Muti smiles as he heads off the stage for intermission. | © Todd Rosenberg Photography 2017
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Stage technician Chuck Lee checks his phone between works. | © Todd Rosenberg Photography 2017
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Fire marshals are positioned backstage as the performance gets under way. | © Todd Rosenberg Photography 2017
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The CSO viola section is captured during Mussorgsky's Pictures from an Exhibition. | © Todd Rosenberg Photography 2017
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Maestro Muti accepts a bouquet after the CSO's performance in Baden-Baden. | © Todd Rosenberg Photography 2017
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CSO musicians and Maestro Muti take their final bow for the night. | © Todd Rosenberg Photography 2017
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Alex Hanna, principal bass, is interviewed after the Festspielhaus concert. | © Todd Rosenberg Photography 2017
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Sylvia Kim Kilcullen, assistant principal second violin, holds a bouquet presented to her by Maestro Muti.| © Todd Rosenberg Photography 2017
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Bass clarinet J. Lawrie Bloom and Michael Holmes raise a glass at a post-concert reception in the hall's lobby. | © Todd Rosenberg Photography 2017
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Known for his fashion flare, CSO contrabassoon Miles Maner meets a patron with a similar sartorial style. | © Todd Rosenberg Photography 2017
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CSO viola Sunghee Choi switches to a wind instrument at the post-concert reception. | © Todd Rosenberg Photography 2017
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Stage technician Todd Snick wheels out the celeste as musicians pack up behind him. | © Todd Rosenberg Photography 2017
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Stage technician Dave Hartge loads out one of the CSO's two harps as the orchestra moves on to Frankfurt. | © Todd Rosenberg Photography 2017
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For the sixth stop on the European Tour 2017, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Riccardo Muti headed to Baden-Baden, Germany, for a one-night only program of works by Hindemith, Elgar and Mussorgsky. Ahead of the concert, some CSO musicians participated in a Q&A session, while others paid tribute to Pierre Boulez, the CSO’s conductor emeritus, who died at his home in Baden-Baden a year ago (see related gallery).
Next stop, Frankfurt, as the CSO performs the final concert on its seven-city, 11-day tour.
For more details, go to the tour page on cso.org and be sure to check for updates here on Sounds & Stories, the CSO’s Facebook page and other social media outlets, including Twitter and Instagram.