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      Back News > Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra in the United States: Photos from Behind the Scenes
    The 2016 Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra concert season concluded at Chicago Symphony Center, Oct. 29.

    Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra in the United States: Photos from Behind the Scenes

  • In New York, the Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra musicians found out how to get to Carnegie Hall.
  • Back stage, principal bass player Juraj Kukan stepped back in time to converse with Leonard Bernstein.
  • ...before returning to the present, just in time for the concert.
  • Violinist Fiona Zheng returned to Carnegie Hall to perform Camille Saint-Saëns' Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso.
  • Soprano Haolan Geng blew audiences away with her powerful voice.
  • Both concerts at Carnegie Hall Oct. 15 came to a close with standing ovations and three encore performances.
  • After New York, the orchestra traveled to Boston. Here, conductor Milen Nachev leads a rehearsal on stage at Boston Symphony Hall.
  • From Boston it was on to Roy Thompson Hall in Toronto.
  • Cellist Yong Deng warms up on stage in Toronto.
  • The orchestra then performed in Washington, DC.
  • And finally, the 2016 Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra concert season concluded at Chicago Symphony Center, Oct. 29
  • Photos from behind the scenes as Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra tours the United States.

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