For over a century , the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra ( BSO ) has been recognized as one of America ’ s leading orchestras and one of Maryland ’ s most significant cultural institutions . The Orchestra is internationally renowned and locally admired for its innovation , performances , recordings , and educational outreach initiatives , including OrchKids .

In July 2022 , the BSO once again made musical history with its announcement that Jonathon Heyward would succeed Music Director Laureate and OrchKids Founder Marin Alsop as the Orchestra ’ s next Music Director . Maestro Heyward began his inaugural season in September 2023 .

The BSO performs annually for more than 275,000 people throughout the State of Maryland . Since 1982 , the BSO has performed at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore , and since 2005 , with the opening of The Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda , MD , the BSO became the nation ’ s first orchestra performing its full season of Classical and Pops concerts in two metropolitan areas . More information about the BSO can be found at BSOmusic . org .

Members of the BSO perform with instruments and bows of Marin Alsop ’ s family collection including Ruth Alsop ’ s 18th-century cello by Italian luthier Carlo Antonio Testore and K . Lamar Alsop ’ s 1810 Nicolas Lupot violin — an act of generosity that has lifted the sound of the Orchestra and kept the tones of Marin Alsop ’ s late parents in her ears .

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FIRST VIOLINS

Jonathan Carney ∫ Concertmaster , Ruth Blaustein Rosenberg Chair

William Estaban Chiquito Henao ** One-Year Associate Concertmaster , Wilhelmina Hahn Waidner Chair

Boram Kang ✦ Acting Assistant Concertmaster , Fishman Sponsorship

Kevin Smith Acting Fourth Chair

Holly Jenkins † ∫ Paul and Amy Sponseller Chair Chelsea Kim Wonju Kim * Gregory Kuperstein Gregory Mulligan Sunjoo Park Ellen Pendleton ✦

Pence Sponsorship Agnes Tse Andrew Wasyluszko Jerry Xiong

SECOND VIOLINS

Qing Li Principal , E . Kirkbride and Ann H . Miller Chair

Ivan Stefanovic ✦ Associate Principal , Shubin Sponsorship Leonid Berkovich Haekyung Ju ** Chisa Kodaka Michael Rau Allison Taylor ** James Umber Adam Wu

VIOLAS

Lisa Steltenpohl ∫ Principal , Peggy Meyerhoff Pearlstone Chair

Jacob Shack ✦ Associate Principal , Bendit Abeloff Sponsorship

Karin Brown

Assistant Principal Erica Gailing Helen Hess Peter Minkler Alaina Rea Maria Semes Colin Sorgi Jeffrey Stewart

CELLOS

Dariusz Skoraczewski † ∫ Principal , Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Chair

Lachezar Kostov ∫ Associate Principal , Marshall and Sarellen Levine Chair

Jaime An ✦ Assistant Principal , Jensen Sponsorship

Bo Li ✦ ∫

Bernard Sponsorship Holgen Gjoni Seth Low Esther Mellon Kristin Ostling Lukasz Szyrner ✦

Wolman Sponsorship

BASSES David Sheets

Associate Principal

Nina DeCesare ✦ Rosenblum Laitman Sponsorship Alec Hiller ** Mark Huang Jonathan Jensen Eric Stahl ✦

McClelland Sponsorship

FLUTES

Christine Murphy ✦ Assistant Principal , Bunting Sponsorship Marcia McHugh

PICCOLO Amal Gochenour

OBOES

Katherine Needleman Principal , Robert H . and Ryda H . Levi Chair

Melissa Hooper ✦ Assistant Principal , Linehan Sponsorship

Michael Lisicky ✦ Snyder Sponsorship

ENGLISH HORN

Jane Marvine Kenneth S . Battye and Legg Mason Chair

CLARINETS

YaoGuang Zhai ✦ Principal , Meyers Sponsorship

Jaewon Kim

Assistant Principal Vitor Trindade

E-FLAT CLARINET Jaewon Kim

BASS CLARINET William Jenken

BASSOONS

Harrison Miller ✦ Principal , Amico Sponsorship

Julie Green Gregorian

Assistant Principal Schuyler Jackson

CONTRABASSOON Sean Gordon

HORNS Gabrielle Finck

Associate Principal

Megan Hurley ** One-Year Associate Principal Lisa Bergman Austin Larson * Jackson Prasifka ** Beth Graham

TRUMPETS Andrew Balio Principal , Harvey M . and Lyn P . Meyerhoff Chair

René Shapiro

Assistant Principal Nathaniel Hepler Matthew Barker

TROMBONES Aaron LaVere Principal , Alex Brown & Sons Chair Jeremy Buckler

BASS TROMBONE Randall S . Campora

TUBA

Aubrey Foard ✦ Principal , Rosenthal Nerenberg Sponsorship

TIMPANI

James Wyman Principal , Levi Family Chair

PERCUSSION

Edouard Beyens ✦ Principal , Levi Gerstung Sponsorship John Locke Brian Prechtl

HARP Sarah Fuller **

Acting Principal

PIANO

Lura Johnson Resident Keyboardist , Sidney M . and Miriam Friedberg Chair

ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL

Jinny Kim Vice President of Orchestra Personnel

Shelly Du Orchestra Personnel Coordinator

LIBRARIANS Douglas Adams Principal , Constance A and Ramon F Getzov Chair

Raymond Kreuger Associate Principal

STAGE PERSONNEL Todd Price

Head Stagehand

Mario Serruto Assistant Head Stagehand Charles Lamar

Audio Engineer Jacob Sturgis

House Electrician

MJ Marqua Camera Engineer

✦ Sponsored musician * On leave ** One-year musician

Performing with an instrument (†) or a bow ( ∫ ) on loan to the BSO from the private collection of the family of Marin Alsop .

THANK YOU TO OUR MUSICIAN SPONSORS FOR THE 2023 – 24 SEASON :

Paul and Donna Amico Emile Bendit and Diane Abeloff Ellen and Ed Bernard Mary Catherine Bunting Sara Fishman Alan and Claire Jensen Sandra Levi Gerstung Earl and Darielle Linehan Cathy and Mac McClelland Sheila Meyers Bill and Kathleen Pence Bruce Rosenblum and

Lori Laitman Bill and Dotty Nerenberg Susan Dischler Shubin Dr . Solomon Snyder Susan Wolman

The musicians who perform for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra do so under the terms of an agreement between the BSO and the Local 40-543 , AFM .

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