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VIOLINS
Robert Chen
Concertmaster
The Louis C. Sudler Chair,
endowed by an anonymous
benefactor
Stephanie Jeong
Associate Concertmaster
The Cathy and Bill Osborn
Chair
David Taylor
Yuan-Qing Yu
Assistant Concertmasters
*
So Young Bae
Cornelius Chiu
Alison Dalton
Gina DiBello
Kozue Funakoshi
Russell Hershow
Qing Hou
Blair Milton
Paul Phillips Jr.
Sando Shia
Susan Synnestvedt
Rong-Yan Tang
Baird Dodge
Principal
Sylvia Kim Kilcullen
Assistant Principal
Lei Hou
Ni Mei
Fox Fehling
Hermine Gagné
Rachel Goldstein
Mihaela Ionescu
Melanie Kupchynsky
Wendy Koons Meir
Matous Michal
Simon Michal
Aiko Noda
Joyce Noh
Nancy Park
†
Ronald Satkiewicz
Florence Schwartz
VIOLAS
Li-Kuo Chang
Acting Principal
The Paul Hindemith Principal
Viola Chair, endowed by an
anonymous benefactor
John Bartholomew
Catherine Brubaker
Youming Chen
Sunghee Choi
Wei-Ting Kuo
Danny Lai
Diane Mues
Lawrence Neuman
Max Raimi
Weijing Wang
CELLOS
John Sharp
Principal
The Eloise W. Martin Chair
Kenneth Olsen
Assistant Principal
The Adele Gidwitz Chair
Karen Basrak
Loren Brown
Richard Hirschl
Daniel Katz
Katinka Kleijn
Jonathan Pegis
David Sanders
Gary Stucka
Brant Taylor
BASSES
Alexander Hanna
Principal
The David and Mary Winton
Green Principal Bass Chair
Daniel Armstrong
Roger Cline
†
Joseph DiBello
Michael Hovnanian
Robert Kassinger
Mark Kraemer
Stephen Lester
Bradley Opland
HARPS
Sarah Bullen
Principal
Lynne Turner
FLUTES
Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson
Principal
The Erika and Dietrich M. Gross
Principal Flute Chair
Richard Graef
Assistant Principal
Emma Gerstein
Jennifer Gunn
PICCOLO
Jennifer Gunn
OBOES
Michael Henoch
Assistant Principal
The Gilchrist Foundation Chair
Lora Schaefer
Scott Hostetler
ENGLISH HORN
Scott Hostetler
CLARINETS
Stephen Williamson
Principal
John Bruce Yeh
Assistant Principal
Gregory Smith
J. Lawrie Bloom
E-FLAT CLARINET
John Bruce Yeh
BASS CLARINET
J. Lawrie Bloom
BASSOONS
Keith Buncke
Principal
William Buchman
Assistant Principal
Dennis Michel
Miles Maner
CONTRABASSOON
Miles Maner
HORNS
Daniel Gingrich
Acting Principal
James Smelser
David Griffin
Oto Carrillo
Susanna Gaunt
TRUMPETS
Mark Ridenour
Assistant Principal
John Hagstrom
Tage Larsen
TROMBONES
Jay Friedman
Principal
The Lisa and Paul Wiggin
Principal Trombone Chair
Michael Mulcahy
Charles Vernon
BASS TROMBONE
Charles Vernon
TUBA
Gene Pokorny
Principal
The Arnold Jacobs Principal
Tuba Chair, endowed by
Christine Querfeld
TIMPANI
David Herbert
Principal
The Clinton Family Fund Chair
Vadim Karpinos
Assistant Principal
PERCUSSION
Cynthia Yeh
Principal
Patricia Dash
Vadim Karpinos
James Ross
LIBRARIANS
Peter Conover
Principal
Carole Keller
Mark Swanson
ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL
John Deverman
Director
Anne MacQuarrie
Manager, CSO Auditions
and Orchestra Personnel
STAGE TECHNICIANS
Kelly Kerins
Stage Manager
Blair Carlson
Dave Hartge
Peter Landry
Christopher Lewis
Todd Snick
Joe Tucker
*
Assistant concertmasters are
listed by seniority.
†
On sabbatical
The Louise H. Benton Wagner
Chair is currently unoccupied.
The Nancy and Larry Fuller
Principal Oboe Chair is
currently unoccupied.
The Adolph Herseth Principal
Trumpet Chair, endowed by
an anonymous benefactor, is
currently unoccupied.
The Chicago Symphony
Orchestra string sections
utilize revolving seating.
Players behind the first desk
(first two desks in the violins)
change seats systematically
every two weeks and are
listed alphabetically. Section
percussionists also are listed
alphabetically.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is consistent-
ly hailed as one of the greatest orchestras in the
world. Its music director since 2010 is Riccardo
Muti, one of the preeminent conductors of our
day. The orchestra was founded in 1891 by its first
music director, Theodore Thomas, and its other
illustrious music directors include Frederick
Stock, Désiré Defauw, Artur Rodziński, Rafael
Kubelík, Fritz Reiner, Jean Martinon, Sir Georg
Solti, and Daniel Barenboim. Cellist Yo-Yo Ma
is the CSO’s Judson and Joyce Green Creative
Consultant.
The renowned musicians of the CSO command
a vast repertoire and annually perform more
than 150 concerts—most at Symphony Center in
Chicago and, since 1936, at Ravinia in the sum-
mer. The CSO also tours nationally and interna-
tionally. Since its first tour to Canada in 1892, the
orchestra has performed in 29 countries on five
continents during 60 international tours.
Since 1916, recording has been significant in
establishing the orchestra’s international rep-
utation, with recordings by the CSO earning a
total of 62 Grammy awards from the National
Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Its
independent label, CSO Resound, was launched
in 2007. The 2010 release of Verdi’s
Messa da
Requiem
, with the CSO and Chicago Symphony
Chorus conducted by Muti, was recognized
with two Grammy awards. Listeners around the
world can hear the CSO in weekly airings of the
CSO Radio Broadcast Series, which is syndicat-
ed on the WFMT Radio Network and online at
CSO.org/Radio.
Thousands of patrons, volunteers, and donors
support the CSOA each year. The CSO’s music
director position is endowed in perpetuity by a
generous gift from the Zell Family Foundation.
The Negaunee Foundation provides gener-
ous support in perpetuity for the work of the
Negaunee Music Institute. Bank of America is
the Global Sponsor of the Chicago Symphony
Orchestra.
www.cso.org
www.csosoundsandstories.org
CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA — RICCARDO MUTI,
Zell Music Director
YO-YO MA,
Judson and Joyce Green Creative Consultant
DUAIN WOLFE,
Chorus Director and Conductor