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 Stefanovic ✦ 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 Alec Hiller ** Mark Huang Casey Karr Eric Stahl

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

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

FLUTES

Martha Long ✦ Principal, Bunting Sponsorship

Christine Murphy Marcia McHugh

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.

Listings reflective of the 2025-26 season.

2025-26 YEAR IN REVIEW 19