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orchestra roster / 2023-24 SEASON

Jonathon Heyward , Music Director , Harvey M . and Lyn P . Meyerhoff Chair Marin Alsop , Music Director Laureate and OrchKids Founder
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 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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