The tour party got an early start with a flight from Lucerne to Paris. Violist Marvin Moon decides on a perfume purchase at the Duty Free Shop. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
Cellist Gloria dePasquale, who will retire at the end of the tour, relaxes prior to the flight. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
Assistant Principal Second Violin Dara Morales gets her bow ready for the first performance at the Philharmonie de Paris. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin in a pensive moment backstage before walking onto the stage. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
The concert included the French premiere of Valerie Coleman’s This Is Not a Small Voice, sung by Angel Blue. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
Yannick and Angel take a bow following the performance. The concert opened with Angel singing Samuel Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
The second half of the concert was Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 (“Eroica”). Photo by Todd Rosenberg
The violins during Beethoven’s monumental and groundbreaking Symphony. Photo by Todd Rosenberg 
Audience members behind the Orchestra get an eagle-eye view of Associate Principal Timpani and percussionist Angela Zator Nelson. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
Yannick and the Orchestra acknowledge the applause from the audience in the Philharmonie. Photo by Todd Rosenberg 
The audience was treated to an encore of Florence Price’s Adoration. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
On the stage of the Philharmonie after the concert, Yannick poses with his husband, Pierre; his parents; and his sister, Sylviane. Photo by Todd Rosenberg 
Yannick and Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center, Inc., President and CEO Matías Tarnopolsky pose backstage with Judith Pisar, UNESCO special envoy for cultural diplomacy and mother of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
The musicians had some free time on their second day in Paris. Artist Liaison Stephen Alston, Principal Oboe Philippe Tondre, substitute violinist Julia Choi, and Principal Librarian Nicole Jordan jump for joy at the Eiffel Tower. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
The Orchestra’s clarinet section (l to r: Associate Principal Clarinet Samuel Caviezel, bass clarinet Paul Demers, Principal Clarinet Ricardo Morales, and Socrates Villegas) met up with Philippe Cuper (second from right), principal clarinet of the Opera National de Paris Orchestra, at the Palais Garnier. Philippe was a mentor to both Ricardo and Socrates. 
Even though the Philharmonie de Paris, designed by Jean Nouvel, only opened in 2015, it’s become one of Paris’s most iconic buildings. Photo by Todd Rosenberg 
What’s a trip to Paris without savoring some iconic Parisian macarons? Yannick and Pierre treated the Orchestra and staff to this delicious treat backstage. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
Yannick laughs backstage prior to the beginning of the second concert at the Philharmonie. Photo by Todd Rosenberg 
Yannick follows violinist Lisa Batiashvili onto the stage. Photo by Todd Rosenberg 
Lisa performed Szymanowski’s First Violin Concerto and Chausson’s Poème for the first half of the concert. Photo by Todd Rosenberg 
The Szymanowski is scored for a large orchestra that includes five French horns. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
Lisa is applauded by Yannick, the Orchestra, and the audience at the end of the Concerto. Photo by Todd Rosenberg 
The Orchestra and Yannick perform Dvořák’s Symphony No. 7 in the second half. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
Composer, conductor, and music analyst Donald Francis Tovey was quite impressed by the Seventh: “I have no hesitation in setting Dvořák’s [Seventh] Symphony along with the C-major Symphony of Schubert and the four symphonies of Brahms, as among the greatest and purest examples of this art-form since Beethoven.” Photo by Todd Rosenberg 
The last strains of the Symphony resound in the Philharmonie. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
Yannick turns with a smile to Concertmaster David Kim during the applause. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
Following the concert, Yannick was named an Officier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. The honor was presented by Laurent Bayle on behalf of the French Ministry of Culture. In his speech, Yannick said: “I share this award with all the musicians I’ve ever made music with, and I’m particularly touched by the presence of the musicians of The Philadelphia Orchestra who are here tonight.” Photo by Todd Rosenberg
Members of the Orchestra and staff were present to witness the ceremony and celebrate Yannick. Photo by Todd Rosenberg
The award recognizes people who have distinguished themselves by their work and cultural influence in the artistic and literary fields in France and the world. Photo by Todd Rosenberg