Ravinia 2026 Issue 4

CHICAGOPHILHARMONIC The Chicago Philharmonic is re-imagining the orchestra concert experience through culturally diverse, genre-bending programs breaking barriers of exclusion in orchestral music. With nearly 200 musician members, diverse and trailblazing leadership, and a deeply collaborative artistic model, we are one of the most versatile, innovative, and ambitious orchestras in the country. The Chicago Philharmonic presents more than 30 concerts annually and year-round, featuring diverse musicians and drawing new-to-the-symphony audiences. The orchestra reaches more than 200,000 guests at concerts, and the musicians’ community engagement programs engage 6,000 students and participants annually. The Chicago Philharmonic proudly collaborates with today’s greatest artists, in every genre. Recent partners include Artist in Residence Njioma Chinyere Grevious, Lucy Dacus, Justin Hurwitz, Bob Weir, Chicago composers Damien Geter and Stacy Garrop, Marta Aznavoorian, Sleeping At Last, Cedille Records, The Joffrey Ballet, The Auditorium, and Harris Theater for Music and Dance. This summer marks the Chicago Philharmonic’s 31st season at Ravinia Festival. The Chicago Philharmonic Society was created by Lyric Opera principal musicians in 1989. Today, the orchestra is a crucial part of Chicago’s music ecosystem and an incubator of talent, creating thousands of jobs for 425 musicians annually and making Chicago a viable home for talented freelance musicians. As Executive Director, Crain’s Business 40 Under 40 awardee and APAP “Spark of Change” winner Terell Johnson has led the orchestra as a force for inclusion with a series of increasingly high-profile events, including its 2024 Lollapalooza debut as the first professional orchestra to perform at the festival to a global audience of 100,000+ live and on Hulu. The Chicago Philharmonic was recognized by the Illinois Council of Orchestras as “Orchestra of the Year” in 2026. VIOLINS Christie Abe Mark Agnor Bernardo Arias Lori Ashikawa Eleanor Bartsch Stephen Boe Kathleen Brauer Cristina Buciu Jennifer Cappelli Kate Carter Ying Chai Laura Park Chen Injoo Choi Sylvia de la Cerna Caitlin Edwards Wendy Evans Pauli Ewing Lisa Fako Daniela Folker Roberta Freier Karin Andreasen Gambell Renée-Paule Gauthier Julimar Gonzalez Robert Hanford Sheila Hanford Katherine Hughes Kiju Joh Carmen Llop Kassinger David Katz Helen Kim Whun Kim Michèle Lekas Clara Lindner Domnica Lungu Roy Meyer Nelson Mendoza Kjersti Nostbakken David Perry Irene Radetzky Florentina Ramniceanu Rika Seko Carol Setapen Mathias Tacke Azusa Tashiro David Taylor Paul Vanderwerf Heather Wittels Michelle Wynton Jeff Yang Paul Zafer Jeri-Lou Zike VIOLAS Rose Armbrust Griffin Patrick Brennan Sally Chisholm Carol Cook Karl Davies Anthony Devroye Loretta Gillespie Daniel Golden Elizabeth Hagen Amy Hess Timothy Hoorelbek Melissa Kirk Claudia Lasareff-Mironoff Michael Lieberman Aurelien Pederzoli Ryan Rump Benton Wedge Cheryl Wilson Bonnie Yeager CELLOS Matthew Agnew Elizabeth Anderson Calum Cook Margaret Daly Wei Liu Denton Larry Glazier Barbara Haffner Jean Hatmaker Steven Houser Paula Kosower Mark Lekas Victoria Mayne Mara McClain Ed Moore Andrew Snow Elizabeth Start Judy Stone Richard Yeo BASSES Nick Adams Andrew Anderson Jeremy Attanaseo Jonathan Cegys Christian Dillingham Richard Edwards John Floeter Ian Hallas Michael Hovnanian Douglas Johnson Kit Polen Greg Sarchet Sam Shuhan Timothy Shaffer Collins Trier FLUTES Eliza Bangert Rachel Blumenthal Jennifer Clippert Alyce Johnson Janice MacDonald Mary Stolper Marie Tachouet John Thorne Karin Ursin OBOES Erica Anderson Anne Bach Amy Barwan Lindsay Flowers Jennet Ingle Judith Zunamon Lewis Deb Stevenson CLARINET Gene Collerd Elizandro Garcia-Montoya Sergey Gutorov Trevor O’Riordan Kathy Pirtle Nora Shaffer Daniel Won BASSOONS Collin Anderson Peter Brusen John Gaudette Nathaniel Hale Matthew Hogan Steven Ingle Lewis Kirk Hanna Sterba Preman Tilso SAXOPHONES Geof Bradfield Tom Snydacker John Wojciechowski HORNS Melanie Cottle Greg Flint Fritz Foss Jeremiah Frederick Samuel Hamzem Peter Jirousek Sharon Jones Neil Kimel Parker Nelson Daniel O’Connell Matthew Oliphant Steven Replogle Renée Vogen TRUMPETS Matt Baker Mike Brozick Bill Denton David Gauger Kevin Hartman David Inmon Matthew Lee Jordan Olive Rebecca Oliverio TROMBONES Reed Capshaw Rachel Castellanos Jeremy Moeller Adam Moen Tom Stark BASS TROMBONES David R. Becker Christopher P. Davis Mark Fry Terry Leahy TUBAS Matthew Gaunt Charles Schuchat Andy Smith Sean Whitaker TIMPANI Robert Everson Ed Harrison PERCUSSION Michael Folker Simón Gómez Gallego Richard Janicki Michael Kozakis Tina Laughlin Eric Millstein Jim Widlowski KEYBOARD Kuang-Hao Huang Mark Shuldiner Bob Sutter Ronnie Kuller (accordion) HARP Alison Attar Kara Bershad Marcia Labella Ben Melsky Marguerite Lynn Williams GUITAR Steve Roberts Kacey Ellis EMERITUS Frank Babbitt Jean Berkenstock James Berkenstock Elizabeth Cline Joel Cohen Keith Conant Charles Geyer Barbara Haffner Ted Kaitchuck Rex Martin RAVINIA.ORG • RAVINIAMAGAZINE 65