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VIOLINS

Robert Chen

e Louis C. Sudler Chair,

endowed by an anonymous

benefactor

Stephanie Jeong

e Cathy and Bill Osborn

Chair

David Taylor

Yuan-Qing Yu

*

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

Sylvia Kim Kilcullen

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

e 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

e Eloise W. Martin Chair

Kenneth Olsen

e Adele Gidwitz Chair

Karen Basrak

Loren Brown

Richard Hirschl

Daniel Katz

Katinka Kleijn

§

Jonathan Pegis

David Sanders

Gary Stucka

Brant Taylor

BASSES

Alexander Hanna

e 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

Lynne Turner

FLUTES

Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson

e Erika and Dietrich M. Gross

Principal Flute Chair

Richard Graef

Emma Gerstein

Jennifer Gunn

PICCOLO

Jennifer Gunn

OBOES

Michael Henoch

e Gilchrist Foundation Chair

Lora Schaefer

Scott Hostetler

ENGLISH HORN

Scott Hostetler

CLARINETS

Stephen Williamson

John Bruce Yeh

Gregory Smith

J. Lawrie Bloom

E-FLAT CLARINET

John Bruce Yeh

BASS CLARINET

J. Lawrie Bloom

BASSOONS

Keith Buncke

William Buchman

Dennis Michel

Miles Maner

CONTRABASSOON

Miles Maner

HORNS

Daniel Gingrich

James Smelser

David Grif n

Oto Carrillo

Susanna Gaunt

TRUMPETS

Mark Ridenour

John Hagstrom

Tage Larsen

TROMBONES

Jay Friedman

e Lisa and Paul Wiggin

Principal Trombone Chair

Michael Mulcahy

Charles Vernon

BASS TROMBONE

Charles Vernon

TUBA

Gene Pokorny

e Arnold Jacobs Principal

Tuba Chair, endowed by

Christine Querfeld

TIMPANI

David Herbert

e Clinton Family Fund Chair

Vadim Karpinos

PERCUSSION

Cynthia Yeh

Patricia Dash

Vadim Karpinos

James Ross

LIBRARIANS

Peter Conover

Carole Keller

Mark Swanson

ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL

John Deverman

Anne MacQuarrie

, CSO

STAGE TECHNICIANS

Kelly Kerins

Blair Carlson

Dave Hartge

Peter Landry

Christopher Lewis

Todd Snick

Joe Tucker

*

Assistant concertmasters are

listed by seniority.

On sabbatical

§

On leave

e Louise H. Benton Wagner

Chair is currently unoccupied.

e Nancy and Larry Fuller

Principal Oboe Chair is

currently unoccupied.

e Adolph Herseth Principal

Trumpet Chair, endowed by

an anonymous benefactor, is

currently unoccupied.

e Chicago Symphony

Orchestra string sections

utilize revolving seating.

Players behind the rst desk

( rst two desks in the violins)

change seats systematically

every two weeks and are

listed alphabetically. Section

percussionists also are listed

alphabetically.

e Chicago Symphony Orchestra is consistent-

ly hailed as one of the greatest orchestras in the

world. Its music director since

is Riccardo

Muti, one of the preeminent conductors of our

day. e orchestra was founded in

by its rst

music director, eodore omas, 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.

e renowned musicians of the CSO command

a vast repertoire and annually perform more

than

concerts—most at Symphony Center in

Chicago and, since

, at Ravinia in the sum-

mer. e CSO also tours nationally and interna-

tionally. Since its rst tour to Canada in

, the

orchestra has performed in countries on ve

continents during international tours.

Since

, recording has been signi cant in

establishing the orchestra’s international rep-

utation, with recordings by the CSO earning a

total of Grammy awards from the National

Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Its

independent label, CSO Resound, was launched

in

.

e

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.

ousands of patrons, volunteers, and donors

support the CSOA each year.

e CSO’s music

director position is endowed in perpetuity by a

generous gi from the Zell Family Foundation.

e 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

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