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Photoblog: Follow Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra on Tour!

Photoblog: Follow Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra on Tour!

On October 3, Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra began its 2015 concert tour at Toronto's Roy Thompson Hall. Following setup, it was time for rehearsal. Conductor Milen Nachev leads rehearsal. Violin soloist Fiona Zheng rehearses her performance of Sarasate's Zigeunerweisen. Percussionist Brian Marple. Harpist Shaoyi Deng. Bass players Yu Deng (left) and Juraj Kukan. Eric Robins warms up on the trumpet. The stage is set and ready to go for opening night. From Toronto it was off to Vermont. At Burlington's Flynn Center for the Performing Arts conductor Milen Nachev gives the orchestra a pep talk before rehearsal, Oct. 4. The first violins rehearsing an intense passage of pizzicato, or string plucking. Eric Robins takes advantage of the quiet stage to warm up. Bassist Wei Liu and violinst James Hwang have a chat before warming up. Cellist Yong Deng getting deep into the music. Piccoloist Ying Chen tunes to oboist Yang Sheng’s note /A. Finally, it was showtime! (courtesy of The Epoch Times) And now we’ve arrived at Carnegie Hall. Bassist Wei Liu leads the way as we head to the stage door. Backstage at Carnegie Hall, October 10. The orchestra warms up before the afternoon concert. From left, Arsen Ketikyan, Kaspar Martig, Eric Robins, and Stepan Khalatyan. Armenian members of Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra Karen Khachatryan, left, and Stepan Khalatyan. Principal clarinet Yevgeniy Reznik swaps in a new reed between the afternoon and evening performances at Carnegie Hall. From New York we were off to the nation's capital and the Kennedy Center Concert Hall, where Jimmy Geiger (left) and Eric Robins share technique. Horn player Georgi Boev and Juraj Kukan backstage. Bassoonist Jan Urbanowicz is good to go! The Kennedy Center terrace has a magnificent view of sunset over the Potomac River, shortly before our concert began. The pipa players backstage at Miami's Knight Concert Hall. Percussionist Brian Marple. Soloist Fiona Zheng in rehearsal, playing Zigeunerweisen. Milen Nachev conducts a rehearsal of Sarasate's Zigeunerweisen. Concertmaster Astrid Martig. Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra rehearsing at Boston Symphony Hall. Associate concertmaster Arsen Ketikyan and a row of violas. Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra rehearsing at Boston Symphony Hall. Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra rehearsing at Boston Symphony Hall. Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia. Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia. The 2015 tour concludes at Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Providence, RI. We look forward to seeing you all next year!

Go behind-the-scenes with Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra on its North America concert tour.