Tribute Program
The Tribute Program provides an opportunity to celebrate milestones such as birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, and graduations. It also can serve as a way to honor the memory of friends and family. An Honor or Memorial Gift enables you to express your feelings in a truly distinctive and memorable way. Contributions may be any amount and are placed in the Orchestra’s Endowment Fund. For more information regarding this program, please call 312-294-3100. Listed below are Honor and Memorial Gifts, from both the CSOA Tribute Fund and League Tribute Fund, of $100 or more.
Memorial Gifts
In memory of Irene Adler
Ms. Judy Dever
In memory of Fraida Aland
Bob Aland
In memory of Carl H. Albright
Mrs. Carl H. Albright
In memory of Heather DeBuhr Anderson and Janet Stover Mallot
Kenje Mallot
In memory of Theodore M. Asner
Mrs. Barbara Asner^
In memory of Dr. C Anderson Hedberg
Ms. Linda Baker
In memory of Luis Baldin
Mrs. Frances Naal
In memory of Ron and Shirley Ballinger
Alan and Nancy Goldberg
In memory of Bud Beyer
Ms. Jean Flaherty
In memory of Sadhana Bhatt
Ms. Surabhi Bhatt
In memory of Patricia Bishop
Ms. Kimberly Beatty
In memory of John R. Blair
Mrs. Barbara J. Blair
In memory of Joan, Stanley and David Blank
Dr. Brian Oberlander
In memory of Barbara Boehm
Mrs. William White
In memory of Harvey Borisof
Mrs. Harvey Borisof
In memory of Richard F. Bough
Mr. David Easterbrook
In memory of Lin Brehmer
Sara Farr
In memory of Joyce Brodsky
Catherine Bond
Sonia Rochon
Mr. & Mrs. Howard Smith
In memory of Dr. Jerome Brosnan, M.D.
Gisela Brosnan, Julie Brosnan and family
In memory of Franz and Barbara Burnier
Mr. Franz Burnier, Jr.
In memory of Romeo Cecili
Kristen Scanlon
In memory of Paul Chrestmas
Mrs. William White
In memory of Henry Cohler
Mrs. Evelyn Alter
In memory of William Conaghan
Mary and Michael Goodkind^
In memory of Jerome Dienstag
Rebecca Evans
In memory of Ray T. Dillon
Ms. Cristina Rocca
In memory of Kathryn B. Donovan
Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd A. Fry III
Judy and Scott McCue
Mr. and Mrs. Leo F. Piecz
In memory of Gerry Eisenberg
Shannon Barrick
In memory of Philip L. Engel
La Engel
In memory of Patrick K. Flaherty
Ms. Lisa Dreishmire
In memory of Loretta Foxgrover
Mrs. Gershon Berg
Mrs. William White
In memory of Nina Susan Frenkel
Mr. M. Frenkel
In memory of Ann Gardner
Mrs. Susan Rowley
In memory of Thomas M. Goldstein
Jennifer Amler Goldstein
In memory of Gloria Gottlieb
Anonymous
In memory of Dr. Tapas Das Gupta
Dr. Robert Barnes
Linda and Payson Wild
In memory of Zave Gussin
Mr. Nathan Kahn
In memory of Estelle Harris
Ms. Lois Wolff^
In memory of Graham Hemsley
Dr. Steven Andes
In memory of David Henneman
Mrs. Paula Beals
Mr. Stephen Dolezal
Mr. Michael Marciniak
In memory of Peter R. and Mary J. Herr
Decker Herr Charitable Gift Fund
In memory of Wei Dong Hou
Mr. and Mrs. Earl R. Newman
In memory of Howard E. Jessen and Susanne C. Jessen
Howard E. Jessen Family Trust
In memory of Jerry Kaganove
Mrs. Arlene Kaganove
In memory of Marilyn Kahn
Adam Hirsh and Jodi Epstein
In memory of James Stephan Kerwin
Don and Martha Pollak
In memory of George N. Kohler
Mr. David Curry
In memory of Henry Louis Kohn Jr.
Michael Danowitz
Ms. N. Allison Haltom
Mrs. Jane Levy
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lott
In memory of Thaddeus Kozuch
Mr. Jon Kozuch
In memory of Patricia Sawczak Kreider
Eldon Kreider
In memory of Walfrid Kujala
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Koss
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Stein
In memory of Craig Joseph Liska
Mrs. Deborah L. Karl
In memory of Jim and Nancy Loewenberg
The Robbins-Berger Charitable Foundation
In memory of Mera Lome
Dr. and Mrs. Leon Lome, M.D.
In memory of Collins Love
Phil Miller
In memory of Bonnie McGrath
Ms. Janice Young^
In memory of Joseph McPhillips
Maggie Bielinski
In memory of Helene Iris Miller
Mr. Daniel Brown
In memory of Catherine Miserendino
Mrs. Allisa Gam^
Dr. Leo Miserendino
Mr. & Mrs. Sid Mitchell^
Candice Goldstein and Abraham Steinberg
Mr. Larry Simpson
In memory of Dr. Jal Mistri
Mrs. Zenobia Mistri
In memory of Nathaniel
The Lederer Family
In memory of Raymond Nelson, M.D.
Dr. James Pick and Dr. Rosalyn Laudati
In memory of in memory of Charles Kingsley Perkins
Ms. Susan Thomas
In memory of William A. Pollak
Don and Martha Pollak
In memory of Marianne Quinn
Ms. Mary Quinn
In memory of Bennett Reimer
Elizabeth A. Hebert
In memory of Ahla Sears
Barry Sears
In memory of Leslie Shwartz
Rebecca Harris
In memory of Nancy Silberman
Ann H. Angel
Sheila Owens
Donald and Deborah Peven
Mrs. Thomas D. Philipsborn
Mrs. John Sachs
Mrs. Nathan Schloss
Scott Hefter
In memory of Michael Silverstein
Ms. Mara Tapp
In memory of Pedro Maria Solana Mañas
Dr. Juan Solana^
In memory of Frederick Allen Stare
The Stare Fund
In memory of Marjorie Stone
Dr. Leslie Brookfield and Dr. Arvey Stone
In memory of Caroline R. Tecson
Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Cribbs
In memory of Sandra Tybor
Robert M. Loner Jr.
In memory of Elaine Rosenthal Vogt
Ms. Lois Wolff^
In memory of Hannah Voigt and Burton Andersen
Mr. & Mrs. Edmund McDevitt
In memory of Lynne and Ron Wachowski
Peggy Ryan
In memory of Dr. Alan J. Ward, PhD, ABPP
Ms. Louella Ward
In memory of Eric Wicks
Ms. Linda Baker
In memory of Roy Wiley
Ms. Bobbie Huskey^
In memory of Novella Winston
Ms. Betty Henson
In memory of Woon-Young and Hyo-Kyoung Seo
B. Seo-Pero
In memory of Edward T. Zasadil
Mr. Larry Simpson
Honor Gifts
In honor of Jeffrey and Keiko Alexander
Dean Solomon and Judith Katz
In honor of So Young Bae
Ms. Jacqueline Sabian
In honor of Karen Basrak
The Julian Family Foundation^
In honor of Esteban Batallán
Mr. & Mrs. William A. Ward^
In honor of Scott Bell
Ms. Martha Bell
In honor of the Box Office
Dr. & Mrs. Richard Evans
In honor of Roderick Branch
Mr. J. C. Costen and Dr. Sarah F. Orwig^
Rusty O'Kelley
In honor of Catherine Brubaker
Mr. David J. Varnerin^
In honor of Robert Chen
Ms. Sarah Good
In honor of Cornelius Chiu and Max Raimi
Mrs. Allisa Gam^
In honor of Robert Coad
Mrs. David DeMar
Mr. Kevin Hinton and Mr. Michael DiDomenico
Barry and Elizabeth Pritchard
Ms. Ann Silberman
In honor of Stephen D'Amore, Mary Lou Gorno, Melissa Root and Dana Navarro
Mr. Paul Wierbicki
In honor of Joan Dattel
Ms. Sarah Good^
In honor of Gina DiBello
Mr. & Ms. John A. Burrell
In honor of Baird Dodge, Weijing Michal, Daniel Carson and Susanna Graunt
Mrs. Judy Das Gupta^
In honor of Mimi Duginger
Margo and Michael Oberman^
In honor of Sharon Elzaurdia
Mr. Jason Elzaurdia
In honor of Judy Feldman
Carol S. Sonnenschein
In honor of Theodore Foss and Kent Dymak
Qiong Jiang
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Schatz
In honor of Kozue Funakoshi, Youming Chen, Richard Hirschl, Robert Kassinger, Jennifer Gunn, Scott Hostetler, Gregory Smith, James Smelser, Charles Vernon and Gene Pokorny
Mr. Timothy Martin^
In honor of Colonel Arnald Gabriel
Ms. Jean Flaherty
In honor of Emma Gerstein and Jennifer Gunn
Mr. John Thorne
In honor of Mary Louise Gorno
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Haydon
Merle L. Jacob^
Richard W. Shepro and Lindsay E. Roberts
Peter Wilson
In honor of John Hagstrom
Ms. Susan Bridge^
In honor of John Heffernan
Paula Tironi
In honor of Russell Hershow, Sunghee Choi, Daniel Katz, Keith Buncke, Timothy Higgins
Mr. & Mrs. Sid Mitchell^
In honor of Mihaela Ionescu
Ms. Lois Wolff^
In honor of Lori Julian
Mr. Charles Brooks
James and Brenda Grusecki
Hinsdale Social Studies Circle
Ansuk Jeong^
In honor of Anne Kern
Dr. Mary Davidson
In honor of Robert Kohl
Mr. Christopher D. Tower and Mr. Robert Celio Jr.
In honor of Wendy Koons Meir and Katinka Kleijn
Ms. Carol Nykiel
In honor of Melanie Kupchynsky
The Julian Family Foundation^
In honor of Gabriela Lara
Mr. Jack Jensen and Mrs. Becky Davenport^
In honor of John Edward Lehrer
Mr. Joseph Lehrer
In honor of Edward S. Lisk
Ms. Jean Flaherty
In honor of Heidi Lukas
Mr. James Borkman
In honor of Klaus Mäkelä
The Julian Family Foundation^
Ms. Heather Refetoff
In honor of Judy and Scott McCue
Anonymous
Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd A. Fry III
In honor of Claretta Meier
Ms. Sarah Good^
In honor of Simon Michal, Danny Lai, Ian Hallas, Carole Keller and Ariel Seunghyun Lee
Margo and Michael Oberman^
In honor of Matous Michal
Dr. Hilda Richards^
In honor of Marylou and Jack Miller
Mrs. Joan N. Weiss
In honor of Sharon Mitchell
Mrs. Eileen Conaghan^
Mimi Duginger^
Ms. Bobbie Huskey
Merle L. Jacob^
Ms. Janice Young
In honor of Diane Mues
Cynthia Kirk
In honor of Kari Novilla
Ms. Barbara Alexander
Ms. Angela D'Aversa^
Mimi Duginger^
Mrs. Allisa Gam^
Ms. Sarah Good^
Ms. Bobbie Huskey
Mr. & Ms. Howard Masur^
Ms. Jacqueline Sabian
Dr. Juan Solana^
Dr. & Mrs. R. Solaro^
John Garret Van Weezel^
In honor of Margo and Michael Oberman
Mr. Gary Auerbach
Ms. Susan Bridge^
Mimi Duginger^
Dr. Juan Solana^
In honor of Patron Services
Mr. Bryan Murphy
In honor of Frances L.A. Penn
Dr. David M. Asher
In honor of Qing Hou
Mimi Duginger^
In honor of Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson
The Julian Family Foundation^
In honor of Richard Riedl
Ms. Lois Wolff^
In honor of Dean and Martha Sayles
Ellen Sayles
In honor of Lora Schaefer and Tage Larsen
Dr. Barbara Wright-Pryor^
In honor of Cynthia Scholl
John Jeral Sabl
In honor of Florence Schwartz
Mr. & Ms. John A. Burrell^
In honor of Sando Shia and Mark Kraemer
Dr. & Mrs. Heratch Doumanian^
In honor of Pavan Singh and Victoria Barbarji
Mr. Eric P. Easterberg and Ms. Cindy Y. Pan
In honor of Cathy Stephenson
Ms. Olga Pierce
In honor of Rong-Yan Tang, Bradley Opland, Oto Carrillo and Mark Swanson
Ms. Angela D'Aversa^
In honor of Brant Taylor
Mr. Jack Jensen and Mrs. Becky Davenport
In honor of Dr. David Terman
Robert Coen and Marjorie Coen
Mrs. Thomas D. Philipsborn
In honor of Frank Villella
Charles Katzenmeyer
In honor of William Welter
Ms. Sarah Good^
In honor of Patrick Wightman
Angie Wolf
In honor of Yuan-Qing Yu
The Julian Family Foundation^
In honor of Helen Zell
Mr. Rowland Chang
† Deceased | ^Part of the League Tribute Fund
Italics indicate individual or family involvement as part of the Trustees or Governing Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association.
Gifts listed as of January 2025