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2024 China, November 8–9: Chengdu—Haikou

November 10, 2024
Photo: Todd Rosenberg
Nov. 8, Chengdu: Associate Principal Bass Gabriel Polinsky brings his luggage to the lobby to be collected for the two-hour flight to Haikou.

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Nov. 8, Chengdu: A view of the cargo as it is about to be loaded onto the charter flight provided by Hainan Airlines, premiere sponsor of the Orchestra’s tour.

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Nov. 8, on the flight to Haikou: Haikou is the capital of Hainan, an island province and the southernmost province in China. The Philadelphia Orchestra is the first American orchestra to visit Hainan.

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Nov. 8, on the flight to Haikou: Concertmaster David Kim makes an announcement thanking the staff for their tireless work on the tour.

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Nov. 8, on the flight to Haikou: Violinist John Bian enjoys fresh coconut juice while listening to some music.

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Nov. 8, on the flight to Haikou: Principal Timpani Don Liuzzi takes advantage of the downtime on the flight to go over some music.

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Nov. 8, Haikou: Each member of the tour party was welcomed with a lei. Because violist Renard Edwards was on the Orchestra’s historic 1973 Tour of China, he also received a bouquet.

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Nov. 8, Haikou: The entire tour party and crew from Hainan Airlines pose on the tarmac.

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Nov. 8, Haikou: The party has come from Chengdu with weather in the 60s to Haikou with weather in the 80s and palm trees.

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Nov. 8, Haikou: Upon arrival at the hotel, the tour party is welcomed by a giant sign promoting the Orchestra’s two concerts in Haikou.

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Nov. 8, Haikou: Orchestra representatives meet with Hainan officials to discuss the significance of this visit and future opportunities. Philadelphia Orchestra President and CEO Matías Tarnopolsky and Liu Xiaoming, governor of Hainan, shake hands at the close of the meeting.

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Nov. 8, Haikou: Haikou Century Bridge. The Bridge, which opened in 2003, links the main part of Haikou to Haidian Island and spans the Haidian River.

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Nov. 9, Haikou: The day began with a residency activity at Hainan University for (l to r) First Associate Concertmaster Juliette Kang, clarinetist Socrates Villegas, Associate Principal Horn Jeffrey Lang, and Assistant Principal Bass Tobias Vigneau, who pose in front of a large advertisement for the concert.

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Nov. 9, Haikou: The event was a collaboration between the Orchestra and Hainan University’s Silk Road Ensemble. Socrates gets to know an oboist from the Silk Road Ensemble prior to the brief rehearsal.

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Nov. 9, Haikou: Juliette speaks to the group at the beginning of the rehearsal.

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Nov. 9, Haikou: The quartet’s first piece was an arrangement of Sibelius’s "Andante festivo."

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Nov. 9, Haikou: The audience warmly applauds the musicians in the Hainan University Concert Hall.

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Nov. 9, Haikou: The Orchestra musicians were joined by Hainan University teachers and students for the final piece on the concert, Wu Zuqiang and Du Mingxin’s “The Wanquan River.” The song was featured in China’s first original ballet production, "Red Detachment of Women," which was premiered in Beijing by the National Ballet of China in 1964. It’s perhaps best known in the West as the ballet performed for President Richard Nixon during his visit to China in 1972.

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Nov. 9, Haikou: Jeff and a horn player from the ensemble perform “The Wanquan River.”

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Nov. 9, Haikou: The entire ensemble on stage.

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Nov. 9, Haikou: Pauline Kao, consul general of the United States of America in Guangzhou, gives the ensemble a standing ovation.

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Nov. 9, Haikou: Juliette takes flowers from her bouquet and hands them to each member of the violin section.

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Nov. 9, Haikou: The musicians and staff from both institutions pose for a group photo.

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Nov. 9, Haikou: Most of the musicians had the day off prior to the evening concert. Cellist Derek Barnes decided to enjoy some beach time.
Nov. 9, Haikou: Principal Guest Conductor Marin Alsop greets Pauline Kao backstage before the concert.

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Nov. 9, Haikou: Violinist Richard Amoroso warms up backstage.

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Nov. 9, Haikou: Marin and the Orchestra open the program with Rossini’s Overture to "The Barber of Seville."

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Nov. 9, Haikou: Principal Trombone Nitzan Haroz gets his instrument from its case.

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Nov. 9, Haikou: Marin conducting the second piece on the program, Brahms’s Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn.

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Nov. 9, Haikou: The full orchestra and audience at the Hainan Centre for the Performing Arts.

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Nov. 9, Haikou: Associate Principal Percussion Charlie Rosmarin pretends to bang on a giant drum in the lobby of the concert hall.

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Nov. 9, Haikou: Rather than bring out full scores for the encores, Marin had notes.

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Nov. 9, Haikou: Part of the brass section during the second half of the concert, Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 (“From the New World”).

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Nov. 9, Haikou: The Orchestra and Marin performing the Dvořák.

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Nov. 9, Haikou: The second movement of the Symphony features an extended and very well-known solo for English horn. Elizabeth Starr Masoudnia takes her solo bow for the final time during the tour.

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Nov. 9, Haikou: A small choir joins the Orchestra for the first encore, “The Wanquan River.”

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Nov. 9, Haikou: At the end of the concert a fan gives Concertmaster David Kim a bouquet.

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Nov. 9, Haikou: The bass section poses with several audience members after the concert.

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Nov. 9, Haikou: The Orchestra held an end-of-tour party at the hotel after the concert.

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Nov. 9, Haikou: Philadelphia Orchestra President and CEO Matías Tarnopolsky addresses the gathering and thanks everyone for a very successful tour.

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