{ orchestra roster
2014–2015
Season
Marin Alsop — Music Director, Harvey M. and Lyn P. Meyerhoff Chair
Jack Everly: Principal Pops Conductor, Yuri Temirkanov: Music Director Emeritus
First Violins
Jonathan Carney
Concertmaster, Ruth
Blaustein Rosenberg
Chair
Madeline Adkins
Associate
Concertmaster,
Wilhelmina Hahn
Waidner Chair
Rui Du
Acting Assistant
Concertmaster
James Boehm
Kenneth Goldstein
Wonju Kim
Gregory Kuperstein
Mari Matsumoto
Gregory Mulligan
Rebecca Nichols
E. Craig Richmond
Ellen Pendleton Troyer
Andrew Wasyluszko
Second Violins
Qing Li
Principal, E. Kirkbride
and Ann H. Miller Chair
D e an Ale x an d er (Al so p); Ch r istian Co lb erg (Sko r acze wski).
Ivan Stefanovic
Associate Principal
Angela Lee
Assistant Principal
Leonid Berkovich
Leonid Briskin
Julie Parcells
Christina Scroggins
Wayne C. Taylor
James Umber
Charles Underwood
Melissa Zaraya
Minsun Choi**
Violas
Lisa Steltenpohl
Principal, Peggy Meyerhoff
Pearlstone Chair
Noah Chaves
Associate Principal
Karin Brown
Assistant Principal
Rebekah Newman
Richard Field
Viola Principal Emeritus
Peter Minkler
Sharon Pineo Myer
Delmar Stewart
Jeffrey Stewart
Mary Woehr
Clarinets
Steven Barta
Principal, Anne Adalman
Goodwin Chair
Christopher Wolfe
Assistant Principal
William Jenken
E-flat Clarinet
Christopher Wolfe
Cellos
Dariusz Skoraczewski
Principal,
Joseph and Rebecca
Meyerhoff Chair
Chang Woo Lee
Associate Principal
Bo Li
Acting Assistant Principal
Seth Low
Susan Evans
Esther Mellon
Kristin Ostling
Paula Skolnick-Childress
Pei Lu**
Basses
Robert Barney
Principal, Willard and
Lillian Hackerman Chair
Hampton Childress
Associate Principal
Owen Cummings
Mark Huang
Jonathan Jensen
David Sheets
Eric Stahl
Flutes
Emily Skala
Principal, Dr. Clyde
Alvin Clapp Chair
Marcia Kämper
Piccolo
Laurie Sokoloff
Oboes
Katherine Needleman
Principal, Robert H. and
Ryda H. Levi Chair
Melissa Hooper
Assistant Principal
Michael Lisicky
English Horn
Jane Marvine
Kenneth S. Battye and
Legg Mason Chair
Bassoons
Fei Xie
Principal
Timpani
James Wyman
Principal
Christopher Williams
Assistant Principal
Percussion
Christopher Williams
Principal, Lucille
Schwilck Chair
John Locke
Brian Prechtl
{ M usic D i r e c tor}
Marin Alsop
Harp
Marin Alsop is an inspiring and
powerful voice in the international
music scene, a music director of vision
and distinction who passionately
believes that “music has the power to
change lives.” She is recognized across
the world for her innovative approach
to programming and for her deep
commitment to education and to the
development of audiences of all ages.
Marin Alsop made history with her
appointment as the 12th music director
of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
(BSO). With her inaugural concerts
in September 2007, she became the
first woman to head a major American
orchestra. Her success as the BSO’s
music director has garnered national
and international attention for her
innovative programming and artistry.
Her success was recognized when, in
2013, her tenure was extended to the
2020 –2021 season.
Alsop took up the post of principal
conductor of the São Paulo Symphony
Orchestra in 2012, and became music
director in July 2013. There, she steers
the orchestra in its artistic and creative
programming, recording ventures and
its education and outreach activities.
In the summer of 2014, Maestra
Alsop served her 23rd season as music director of the acclaimed Cabrillo Festival
of Contemporary Music in California.
In September 2013, she made history as
the first female conductor of the BBC’s
Last Night of the Proms in London.
When Musical America named Maestra
Alsop the 2009 Conductor of the Year,
they commented, “[Marin Alsop] connects to the public as few conductors
today can.”
Sarah Fuller**
Piano
Lura Johnson**
Sidney M. and Miriam
Friedberg Chair
Julie Green Gregorian
Assistant Principal
Schuyler Jackson**
Contrabassoon
David P. Coombs
Horns
Philip Munds
Principal, USF&G
Foundation Chair
Gabrielle Finck
Associate Principal
Lisa Bergman
Mary C. Bisson
Bruce Moore*
Jeanne Getz**
Trumpets
Andrew Balio
Principal, Harvey M. and
Lyn P. Meyerhoff Chair
Rene Hernandez
Assistant Principal
Nathaniel Hepler
Trombones
Aaron LaVere
Principal, A