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Founded in 1895, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra is the fifth oldest orchestra in the United States and today represents the evolution of almost 200 years of musical tradition in the Queen City. For more details on the history of the CSO, please read our historical perspective.

Paavo Järvi, Music Director
Louise Dieterle Nippert & Louis Nippert Chair
Jesús López-Cobos, Music Director Emeritus
Erich Kunzel, Conductor
Louise Dieterle Nippert & Louis Nippert Chair
Ken Lam, Assistant Conductor
Vincent Lee, Assistant Conductor
David G. Hakes & Kevin D. Brady Chair
Steven Reineke, Pops Associate Conductor

FIRST VIOLINS
Timothy Lees
Concertmaster
Anna Sinton Taft Chair
Rebecca Culnan
Associate Concertmaster
Tom & Dee Stegman Chair +
[Vacant]
First Assistant Concertmaster
James M. Ewell Chair +
Eric Bates
Acting First Assistant Concertmaster
Serge Shababian Chair
Kathryn Woolley
Acting Second Assistant Concertmaster
Nicholas Tsimaras–Peter G. Courlas Chair
 +
Anna Reider
Sylvia Samis
Assistant Concertmaster Emeritus
Mauricio Aguiar †

Darla Da Deppo Bertolone
James Braid
Michelle Edgar Dugan
Rebecca Kruger Fryxell
Gerald Itzkoff
Lois Reid Johnson
Sylvia Mitchell
Jo Ann & Paul Ward Chair
Luo-Jia Wu


SECOND VIOLINS
Gabriel Pegis
Principal
Al Levinson Chair
Catherine Lange-Jensen *
Scott Mozlin **
Kun Dong
Cheryl Benedict
Borivoje Angelich †
Drake Crittenden Ash

Harold Byers
Ida Ringling North Chair
Chiun-Teng Cheng +
Denise Doolan
Donald Gibson
Donald & Margaret Robinson Chair +
Chika Kato
David Moore
Hye-Sun Park
Paul Patterson

Charles Gausmann Chair +
Stacey Woolley
Brenda & Ralph Taylor Chair +

VIOLAS
Victor de Almeida
Principal
Louise D. & Louis Nippert Chair
Paul Frankenfeld *
Grace M. Allen Chair
Julian Wilkison **
Marna Street
Principal Emeritus
Mark Cleghorn †
Stephen Fryxell
Robert Howes
Denisse Rodriguez-Rivera
Steve Rosen
Scott Slapin §
Sari Eringer-Thoman
Joanne Wojtowicz


CELLOS
Eric Kim
Principal
Irene & John J. Emery Chair
Daniel Culnan *
Ona Hixson Dater Chair
Norman Johns **
Karl and Roberta Schlachter
Family Chair

Matthew Lad †
Susan Marshall-Petersen
Laura Kimble McLellan Chair
Theodore Nelson
Tao Ni
Alan Rafferty
Dana Rusinak
Charles Snavely
Peter G. Courlas–Nicholas Tsimaras Chair +

BASSES
Owen Lee
Principal
Chair funded by an Anonymous
Donor +

James Lambert *
Matthew Zory, Jr. **
Wayne Anderson †
Boris Astafiev
Ronald Bozicevich
Rick Vizachero

HARP
Gillian Benet Sella
Principal
Cynthia & Frank Stewart Chair

FLUTES
Randolph Bowman
Principal
Charles Frederic Goss Chair
Kyril Magg
Jane & David Ellis Chair 
Jasmine Choi*

 

PICCOLO
Joan Voorhees

OBOES
Dwight Parry
Principal
Josephine I. & David J. Joseph, Jr.
Chair

Richard Johnson
Lon Bussell *


ENGLISH HORN
Christopher Philpotts
Principal
Alberta & Dr. Maurice Marsh Chair +

CLARINETS
Richard Hawley
Principal
Emma Margaret & Irving D. Goldman Chair
Ixi Chen
Jonathan Gunn*
Robert E. & Fay Boeh Chair +

BASS CLARINET
Ronald Aufmann

BASSOONS
William Winstead
Principal
Emalee Schavel Chair
Hugh Michie
Martin James *


CONTRABASSOON
Jennifer Monroe

FRENCH HORNS
Elizabeth Freimuth
Principal
Mary M. & Charles F. Yeiser Chair
Thomas Sherwood *
Matthew Annin**
Duane Dugger
Lisa Conway
Charles Bell


TRUMPETS
Robert Sullivan
Principal
Rawson Chair
Douglas Lindsay *
Steven Pride
Otto M. Budig Family Foundation Chair +
Christopher Kiradjieff **

TROMBONES
Cristian Ganicenco
Principal
Dorothy & John Hermanies Chair

BASS TROMBONE
Peter Norton

TUBA
Michael Thornton
Principal

TIMPANI
Patrick Schleker
Principal
Matthew & Peg Woodside Chair
Richard Jensen *

PERCUSSION
William Platt
Principal
Susan S. & William A. Friedlander Chair
David Fishlock *
Richard Jensen


KEYBOARDS
Michael Chertock
James P. Thornton Chair

PERSONNEL MANAGERS
Walter Zeschin
Scott Mozlin
, Assistant

LIBRARIANS
Mary Judge
Principal
Lois Klein Jolson Chair
Christina Eaton*


STAGE MANAGERS
Joseph D. Hopper
Ralph LaRocco, Jr.

John D. Murphy

Symbols used in
this roster:

Begins the
alphabetical listing
of players who
participate in a
system of rotated
seating within the
string section.
* Associate Principal
** Assistant Principal
+ One-Year Leave
of Absence
§ One-Year Appointment

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