Hotel staff help musicians take their luggage to the buses for the ride to Prestwick Airport and the flight to Hamburg. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
Principal Flute Jeffrey Khaner and violist Anna Marie Ahn Petersen share some photos taken during the first leg of the tour. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
An idyllic and typically Scottish scene on the 90-minute bus ride from Edinburgh to Prestwick, which is about 30 miles from Glasgow. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
Principal Librarian Nicole Jordan and Assistant Principal Bass Joseph Conyers board the aircraft on a beautiful summer day. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
“This is your other captain speaking!” During the flight Yannick gets on the intercom to thank the Orchestra for a terrific start to the tour and to congratulate Conducting Fellow Tristan Rais-Sherman on his engagement to Ellis Santandrea, which happened the day before in Edinburgh. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
Cellist Richard Harlow makes good use of the two-hour flight to Hamburg by studying some scores. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
Violist Marvin Moon grabs something from his instrument case backstage at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg. The wall to his left is an ingenious way for musicians to hang their instruments so they don’t have to lay them down or carry them around. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
Musicians gather around phones and a laptop at the Elbphilharmonie to watch the launch of NASA’s Artemis I. The Orchestra and Yannick, along with cellist Yo-Yo Ma, had previously recorded “America the Beautiful” to be played during the pre-launch broadcast event. Unfortunately, due to technical difficulties, the launch was postponed. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
Yannick jokes with Marilyn Rife, senior director of orchestra personnel and tour residencies, prior to the start of the rehearsal. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
A fisheye-lens view of rehearsal and the Grand Hall of the Elbphilharmonie and some of its 2,100 seats. The Philadelphians first performed at the Elbphilharmonie in May 2018, a year-and-a-half after it opened. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
The Elbphilharmonie (center) is located in the HafenCity quarter on the Elbe River, in the former Port of Hamburg area. It was designed by Herzog & de Meuron. The building, a cultural and residential complex, resembles sails or waves, and was built on top of a brick warehouse. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
The audience takes their seats as musicians take the stage to warm up before the concert begins. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
An audience member can’t resist the amazing views over the city from the Elbphilharmonie’s lobby. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
Violinist Lisa Batiashvili joins Yannick and the Orchestra for Szymanowski’s First Violin Concerto. She was dressed in the Ukrainian national colors. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
She also performed Chausson’s Poème. Both works are featured on the Orchestra’s latest recording on the acclaimed Deutsche Grammophon label, which was just released earlier this month. The works were recorded at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia this past January, during live performances. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
Lisa and Yannick playfully acknowledge the audience’s enthusiastic applause. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
The evening’s program, with an ad for Philadelphia. The tour is made possible through the generous support of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development and the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
Yannick leads the Orchestra in Beethoven’s Third Symphony (“Eroica”) in the second half. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
The horns and winds play their all for the audience in Hamburg. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
Yannick and the Orchestra hold the last note of one of the movements during the Beethoven Symphony. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
An overhead shot of the Grand Hall at the Elbphilharmonie toward the end of the performance. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
Yannick and the Orchestra stand to acknowledge the audience’s applause. They were rewarded with an encore: Silvestrov’s “Prayer for Ukraine.” Photo by Todd Rosenberg
Backstage after the performance Yannick greets Assistant Principal Kerri Ryan as Principal Trumpet David Bilger walks by. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
Even though the Orchestra performs its second concert the following evening, everything needed to be cleared out of the Elbphilharmonie to make room for another ensemble’s rehearsal. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
Lisa and Yannick are always most eager to greet audience members and sign copies of their CD in the lobby after the concert. Photo by Todd Rosenberg