FIRST VIOLINS

Jonathan Carney ∫ Concertmaster, Ruth Blaustein Rosenberg Chair

Boram Kang Acting Assistant Concertmaster

Kevin Smith

Acting Fourth Chair Elaine He ** Holly Jenkins † ∫ Amy and Paul Sponseller Chair Chelsea Kim Gregory Kuperstein Ellen Pendleton Solomon H. and Elaine B. Snyder Chair

Agnes Tse ✦ Bendit / Abeloff Sponsorship Andrew Wasyluszko Jerry Xiong

SECOND VIOLINS

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

Ivan Stefanović Associate Principal, Sylvia de Cuevas Chair Chisa Kodaka Leonid Berkovich You-jin Choi ** Shana Douglas ** Sunjoo Park Michael Rau * James Umber Adam Wu Chener Yuan **

VIOLAS

Lisa Steltenpohl ∫ Principal, Peggy Meyerhoff Pearlstone Chair

Jacob Shack * Associate Principal

Karin Brown ✦ Assistant Principal, Fishman Sponsorship Colin Sorgi Andrew Eng Erica Gailing Helen Hess ✦

McClelland Sponsorship Peter Minkler Maggie Seay ** Maria Semes Jeffrey Stewart

CELLOS

Dariusz Skoraczewski † ∫ Principal, Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Chair

Jaime An ✦∫ Assistant Principal, Marshall and Sarellen Levine Chair

Bo Li ✦∫

Pence Sponsorship Holgen Gjoni Seth Low Esther Mellon Kristin Ostling Lukasz Szyrner Jeremy Tai

BASSES

Ha Young Jung ✦ Principal, Rosenblum Laitman Sponsorship

David Sheets

Associate Principal Ryan Avila Nina DeCesare Mark Huang Casey Karr Eric Stahl

FLUTES Martha Long ✦ Principal, Bunting Sponsorship Christine Murphy Marcia McHugh

PICCOLO Amal Gochenour

OBOES

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

Melissa Hooper ✦ Assistant Principal, Linehan Sponsorship Michael Lisicky *

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

Schuyler Jackson ✦ Coombs Sponsorship

HORNS James Ferree Principal Gabrielle Finck

Associate Principal

Aidan Alcocer Assistant Principal / Utility Horn

Lisa Bergman ✦

Shubin Sponsorship Mike Alexander ** 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

Chris Wolf Assistant Principal

Jeremy Buckler Richard W. Ley Chair

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 Abigail Kent Principal

PIANO

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

ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL

Jinny Kim Vice President of Orchestra Personnel

Shea Perry Associate Director of Orchestra Personnel

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 Nick Mostris Assistant

✦ 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 2025 – 26 SEASON:

Paul and Donna Amico Emile Bendit and Diane Abeloff Mary Catherine Bunting David and Vivien Coombs Sara Fishman 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 Dishler Shubin

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.

Max Franz

For over a century, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra( BSO) has been a cornerstone of Maryland’ s cultural life and one of America’ s premier orchestras. Celebrated for its innovative performances, recordings, and educational initiatives like OrchKids and the Baltimore Symphony Youth Orchestras, the BSO is internationally acclaimed and deeply cherished locally.

In July 2022, the BSO appointed Jonathon Heyward as Music Director, marking the start of a vibrant new chapter. Heyward is dedicated to making the BSO a " symphony for all," where classical music is accessible to everyone. Through inclusive programming and community engagement, he seeks to break down barriers and further connect with diverse audiences. Heyward succeeds Marin Alsop, Music Director Laureate and OrchKids Founder. Members of the BSO play on instruments from Alsop’ s family collection, including an 18th-century cello by Carlo Antonio Testore and an 1810 Nicolas Lupot violin, enriching the Orchestra’ s sound and preserving the legacy of Alsop’ s parents.

The BSO engages over 300,000 people annually across Maryland. Since 1982, it has performed at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore City, and in 2005, it became the first U. S. orchestra to present a full season in two metropolitan areas with the addition of The Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda.

Learn more at BSOmusic. org.

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