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CSO and Muti perform in Orchestra Hall, aerial shot. 2016

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CSO Fellow
Robert Chen
Concertmaster
The Louis C. Sudler Chair, endowed by an anonymous benefactor
Stephanie Jeong
Associate Concertmaster
The Cathy and Bill Osborn Chair
David Taylor
Assistant Concertmaster
The Ling Z. and Michael C. Markovitz Chair
Yuan-Qing Yu
Assistant Concertmaster
So Young Bae
Violin
Cornelius Chiu
Violin
Gina DiBello
Violin
Kozue Funakoshi
Violin
Russell Hershow
Violin
Qing Hou
Violin
Matous Michal
Violin
Simon Michal
Violin
Blair Milton
Violin
Sando Shia
Violin
Susan Synnestvedt
Violin
Rong-Yan Tang
Violin
Baird Dodge
Principal Second Violin
Lei Hou
Violin
Ni Mei
Violin
Hermine Gagné
Violin
Rachel Goldstein
Violin
Mihaela Ionescu
Violin
Sylvia Kim Kilcullen
Violin
Melanie Kupchynsky
Violin
Wendy Koons Meir
Violin
Joyce Noh
Violin
Nancy Park
Violin
Ronald Satkiewicz
Violin
Florence Schwartz
Violin
Li-Kuo Chang
Assistant Principal
Catherine Brubaker
Viola
Beatrice Chen
Viola
Youming Chen
Viola
Sunghee Choi
Viola
Wei-Ting Kuo
Viola
Danny Lai
Viola
Weijing Michal
Viola
Diane Mues
Viola
Lawrence Neuman
Viola
Max Raimi
Viola
John Sharp
Principal Cello
The Eloise W. Martin Chair
Kenneth Olsen
Assistant Principal Cello
The Adele Gidwitz Chair
Karen Basrak
Cello
The Joseph A. and Cecile Renaud Gorno Chair
Loren Brown
Cello
Richard Hirschl
Cello
Daniel Katz
Cello
Katinka Kleijn
Cello
David Sanders
Cello
Gary Stucka
Cello
Brant Taylor
Cello
Alexander Hanna
Principal Bass
The David and Mary Winton Green Principal Bass Chair
Daniel Carson
Bass
Robert Kassinger
Bass
Mark Kraemer
Bass
Stephen Lester
Bass
Bradley Opland
Bass
Lynne Turner
Harp
Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson
Principal Flute
The Erika and Dietrich M. Gross Principal Flute Chair
Yevgeny Faniuk
Assistant Principal Flute
Emma Gerstein
Flute
Jennifer Gunn
Piccolo and Flute
The Dora and John Aalbregtse Piccolo Chair
Jennifer Gunn
Piccolo and Flute
The Dora and John Aalbregtse Piccolo Chair
William Welter
Principal Oboe
The Nancy and Larry Fuller Principal Oboe Chair
Lora Schaefer
Assistant Principal Oboe
Scott Hostetler
Oboe and English Horn
Scott Hostetler
English Horn and Oboe
Stephen Williamson
Principal Clarinet
John Bruce Yeh
Assistant Principal Clarinet and E-flat Clarinet
Gregory Smith
Clarinet
John Bruce Yeh
Assistant Principal Clarinet and E-flat Clarinet
Keith Buncke
Principal Bassoon
William Buchman
Assistant Principal Bassoon
Miles Maner
Bassoon and Contrabassoon
Miles Maner
Contrabassoon and Bassoon
David Cooper
Principal Horn
Daniel Gingrich
Associate Principal Horn
David Griffin
Horn
James Smelser
Horn
Oto Carrillo
Horn
Susanna Gaunt
Horn
Esteban Batallán
Principal Trumpet
The Adolph Herseth Principal Trumpet Chair, endowed by an anonymous benefactor
Mark Ridenour
Assistant Principal Trumpet
John Hagstrom
Trumpet
The Bleck Family Chair
Tage Larsen
Trumpet
The Pritzker Military Museum & Library Chair
Jay Friedman
Principal Trombone
The Lisa and Paul Wiggin Principal Trombone Chair
Michael Mulcahy
Trombone
Charles Vernon
Trombone and Bass Trombone
Charles Vernon
Bass Trombone and Trombone
Gene Pokorny
Principal Tuba
The Arnold Jacobs Principal Tuba Chair, endowed by Christine Querfeld
David Herbert
Principal Timpani
The Clinton Family Fund Chair
Vadim Karpinos
Assistant Principal Timpani and Percussion
Cynthia Yeh
Principal Percussion
Patricia Dash
Percussion
Vadim Karpinos
Percussion and Assistant Principal Timpani
James Ross
Percussion
Peter Conover
Principal Librarian
Carole Keller
Librarian
Mark Swanson
Librarian
Gabriela Lara
Violin
CSO Fellow
Riccardo Muti
Born in Naples, Italy, Riccardo Muti is one of the preeminent conductors of our day. In 2010, he became the 10th music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
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How to Audition for the CSO
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Former Musicians
A list of former rostered members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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CSO Fellowship Program
Applications now open to join the CSO Fellowship Program in 2023.
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CSO Fellowship Program
CSO Fellowship Program
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