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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
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.
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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