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Utah Symphony's century-old 'guest star' has an illustrious history

Music • A piece of musical history comes to Abravanel Hall for performances of “Pictures at an Exhibition.”

Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune Mark Davidson holds a famous French tuba acquired by Utah Symphony tuba player Gary Ofenloch (right) in Salt Lake City, Tuesday March 14, 2017. The tuba is the very instrument on which the "ox-cart" solo in "Pictures at an Exhibition" was first played. Davidson will play the solo on this famous instrument for the Utah Symphony on April 7 and 8.