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The historic Bukchon area is one of Seoul's most popular attractions. | ©Todd Rosenberg Photography 2016
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Signs of spring bloom in Seoul's Bukchon area. | ©Todd Rosenberg Photography 2016
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David Taylor, assistant concertmaster, photographs houses in Seoul's Bukchon area, which looks as if time has stopped. | ©Todd Rosenberg Photography 2016
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Sylvia Kim Kilcullen, assistant principal second violin, gives a master class at the U.S. Embassy. | ©Todd Rosenberg Photography 2016
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Sylvia Kim Kilcullen gives a student some pointers during a master class at the U.S. Embassy. | ©Todd Rosenberg Photography 2016
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Violist Danny Lai and bass Dan Armstrong perform in a string quintet at the U.S. Embassy.
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Joining Armstrong and Lai in the string quintet are violinists So Young Bae and Corneilus Chiu, and cellist Daniel Katz. | ©Todd Rosenberg Photography 2016
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Principal Clarinet Stephen Williamson works with a student during a master class at the Seoul Clarinet Academy. | ©Todd Rosenberg Photography 2016
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At the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, Sylvia Kim Kilcullen takes a photo op with POTUS and FLOTUS — that is, their cardboard doppelgangers. | ©Todd Rosenberg Photography 2016
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Stephanie Jeong, associate concertmaster, meets up with one of her mother's longtime friends before the final concert in Seoul. | ©Todd Rosenberg Photography 2016
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The Seoul Arts Center looms into view as the musicians' bus approaches the venue. | ©Todd Rosenberg Photography 2016
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Fans get their photo taken next to a poster for the CSO's concerts in Seoul. | ©Todd Rosenberg Photography 2016
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Cellist John Pegis heads for the stage and the start of the last concert on the tour. | ©Todd Rosenberg Photography 2016
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Bassist Michael Hovnanian shows off one of the many items in his Bass Box, a gift from fellow CSO musician Rob Kassinger. | ©Todd Rosenberg Photography 2016
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Violinist Ronald Satkiewicz warms up backstage. | ©Todd Rosenberg Photography 2016
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Maestro Riccardo Muti conducts Prokofiev's Symphony No. 1 ("Classical"). | ©Todd Rosenberg Photography 2016
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Musicians wait backstage during the Prokofiev, which calls for a reduced orchestra. | ©Todd Rosenberg Photography 2016
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Brass members Christopher Martin, Charlie Vernon and Jay Friedman discuss politics backstage during the Prokofiev.| ©Todd Rosenberg Photography 2016
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Maestro Muti and the CSO take a bow after Hindemith's Concert Music for String Orchestra and Brass. | ©Todd Rosenberg Photography 2016
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The bass section plays during Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4. | ©Todd Rosenberg Photography 2016
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The string section plays during Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4. |
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The low strings play during Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4. |
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Maestro Muti motions during Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4. | ©Todd Rosenberg Photography 2016
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Violinist Joyce Noh, the CSO's first Asian female member and a Seoul native, introduces the encore, the overture to Verdi's "Nabucco." | ©Todd Rosenberg Photography 2016
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The brass section plays during the overture to Verdi's to "Nabucco." | ©Todd Rosenberg Photography 2016
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The shipping trunks confirm that it's a wrap for the Asia Tour 2016.
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The long night begins for the stagehands as Dave Hartge and the crew begin the load-out process. | ©Todd Rosenberg Photography 2016
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Principal Tuba Gene Pokorny makes the last bus from the hall to the hotel. | ©Todd Rosenberg Photography 2016
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After the concert, Maestro Muti hosts a farewell dinner for the orchestra. | ©Todd Rosenberg Photography 2016
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Stephen Lester, chairman of the Orchestra Committee, addresses the room during the dinner hosted by Maestro Muti. | ©Todd Rosenberg Photography 2016
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Violinist Susan Synnestvedt gets a hug from cellist David Sanders at Maestro Muti's farewell dinner. | ©Todd Rosenberg Photography 2016
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Father and daughter duo Gina and Joe DiBello take a photo op.
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David Taylor, assistant concertmaster, gives his regards to Maestro Muti during the farewell dinner. | ©Todd Rosenberg Photography 2016
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Maestro Muti sits for a photo with Chris Martin, principal trumpet, and trombonist Charlie Vernon at the farewell dinner. | ©Todd Rosenberg Photography 2016
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Before the tour’s final concert in Seoul, CSO musicians conducted master classes, performed in a string quintet at the U.S. Embassy and even squeezed in some sightseeing. Back at the hall, the concert of Prokofiev, Hindemith and Tchaikovsky was capped off with an encore from Verdi’s “Nabucco.” Then musicians were treated to a farewell dinner hosted by Maestro Muti.
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