Chicago Symphony Orchestra Musicians

Meet the members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, who command a deep, evolving repertoire, while sharing their signature sound with music lovers in hundreds of concerts annually at Chicago Symphony Center and in venues around the world.

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Percussion
Librarians
CSO Fellows
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
Youngji Kim
Violin
Gabriela Lara
Violin
Matous Michal
Violin
Simon Michal
Violin
Sando Shia
Violin
Susan Synnestvedt
Violin
Rong-Yan Tang
Violin
Baird Dodge
Principal Second Violin
Danny Yehun Jin
Assistant Principal Second Violin
Lei Hou
Violin
Ni Mei
Violin
Hermine Gagné
Violin
Rachel Goldstein
Violin
Mihaela Ionescu
Violin
Jasmine Mengjia Lin
Violin
Wendy Koons Meir
Violin
Florence Schwartz
Violin
Teng Li
Principal Viola
The Paul Hindemith Principal Viola Chair
Catherine Brubaker
Viola
Youming Chen
Viola
Sunghee Choi
Viola
Paolo Dara
Viola
Wei-Ting Kuo
Viola
Danny Lai
Viola
Weijing Michal
Viola
Diane Mues
Viola
Lawrence Neuman
Viola
Jikun Qin
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
Richard Hirschl
Cello
Olivia Jakyoung Huh
Cello
Daniel Katz
Cello
Katinka Kleijn
Cello
Brant Taylor
Cello
The Ann Blickensderfer and Roger Blickensderfer Chair
Alexander Hanna
Principal Bass
The David and Mary Winton Green Principal Bass Chair
Alexander Horton
Assistant Principal Bass
Dan Carson
Bass
Ian Hallas
Bass
Robert Kassinger
Bass
Mark Kraemer
Bass
Stephen Lester
Bass
Bradley Opland
Bass
Andrew Sommer
Bass
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
Lora Schaefer
Assistant Principal Oboe
The Gilchrist Foundation, Jocelyn Gilchrist Chair
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
The Governing Members Chair
Gregory Smith
Clarinet
Pavel Vinnitsky
Bass Clarinet, Clarinet
John Bruce Yeh
Assistant Principal Clarinet and E-flat Clarinet
The Governing Members Chair
Pavel Vinnitsky
Bass Clarinet, Clarinet
Keith Buncke
Principal Bassoon
William Buchman
Assistant Principal Bassoon
Miles Maner
Bassoon
Mark Almond
Principal Horn
James Smelser
Horn
David Griffin
Horn
Oto Carrillo
Horn
Susanna Gaunt
Horn
Esteban Batallán
Principal Trumpet
The Adolph Herseth Principal Trumpet Chair, endowed by an anonymous benefactor
John Hagstrom
Trumpet
The Bleck Family Chair
Tage Larsen
Trumpet
Timothy Higgins
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
Chair sponsored by an anonymous benefactor
Vadim Karpinos
Percussion and Assistant Principal Timpani
Justin Vibbard
Principal Librarian
Carole Keller
Librarian
Mark Swanson
Librarian
Ariel Seunghyun Lee
Violin
CSO Fellow, Michael and Kathy Elliott Fellow
Alba Schoonmaker
Violin
CSO Fellow
Brandon Xu
Cello
CSO Fellow
Klaus Mäkelä
Zell Music Director Designate
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Riccardo Muti
Music Director Emeritus for Life
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History of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1891 by Theodore Thomas.
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Former Musicians
A list of former rostered members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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How to Audition for the CSO
Learn more about the Chicago Symphony Orchestra audition process.
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CSO Fellowship Program
A program that is part of the CSO's ongoing commitment to training the next generation of musicians.
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