CRISTIAN MĂCELARU, Music Director 
    Louise Dieterle Nippert & Louis Nippert Chair
JOHN MORRIS RUSSELL, Cincinnati Pops Conductor
    Louise Dieterle Nippert & Louis Nippert Chair
Matthias Pintscher, CSO Creative Partner
Damon Gupton, Pops Principal Guest Conductor
Louis Langrée, Music Director Laureate
Alex Amsel, Associate Conductor
    Ashley and Barbara Ford Chair
Duo Shen, Assistant Conductor
    Ashley and Barbara Ford Chair

FIRST VIOLINS

Stefani Matsuo
Concertmaster
     Anna Sinton Taft Chair
Felicity James
Associate Concertmaster
     Tom & Dee Stegman Chair
Philip Marten‡
First Assistant Concertmaster
Charles Morey
Acting First Assistant Concertmaster
     James M. Ewell Chair++
Eric Bates
Second Assistant Concertmaster
     Serge Shababian Chair
Kathryn Woolley
     Nicholas Tsimaras–Peter G. Courlas Chair++
Anna Reider
     Dianne & J. David Rosenberg Chair
Mauricio Aguiar§
     Anne G. & Robert W. Dorsey Chair
Minyoung Baik‡
     Jo Ann & Paul Ward Chair
James Braid
     Marc Bohlke Chair given by Katrin & Manfred Bohlke
Rebecca Kruger Fryxell
     Clifford J. Goosmann & Andrea M. Wilson Chair
Elizabeth Furuta
Gerald Itzkoff
     Jean Ten Have Chair
Joseph Ohkubo
Luo-Jia Wu
Jonathan Yi

SECOND VIOLINS

Gabriel Pegis
Principal
     Al Levinson Chair
Yang Liu*
     Harold B. & Betty Justice Chair
Scott Mozlin**
     Henry Meyer Chair
Kun Dong
     Charles Gausmann Chair++
Cheryl Benedict
Evin Blomberg§
     Sheila and Christopher Cole Chair
Rose Brown
Rachel Charbel
     Ida Ringling North Chair
Chika Kinderman
Hyesun Park
Michael Rau
Stacey Woolley
     Brenda & Ralph Taylor Chair++

VIOLAS

Christian Colberg
Principal 
     Louise D. & Louis Nippert Chair
Gabriel Napoli*‡
Celia Daggy*
Acting Associate Principal
     Grace M. Allen Chair
Julian Wilkison**
Rebecca Barnes§
Christopher Fischer
Stephen Fryxell
     Melinda & Irwin Simon Chair
Caterina Longhi
Denisse Rodriguez-Rivera
Dan Wang
Joanne Wojtowicz

CELLOS

Ilya Finkelshteyn
Principal
     Irene & John J. Emery Chair
Lachezar Kostov*
     Ona Hixson Dater Chair
Ania Lewis**
     Karl & Roberta Schlachter Family Chair
Drew Dansby§‡
Daniel Kaler
     Peter G. Courlas–Nicholas Tsimaras Chair++
Osheen Manukyan
Resident Fellow
Nicholas Mariscal
     Marvin Kolodzik & Linda S. Gallaher Chair for Cello
Hiro Matsuo
     Laura Kimble McLellan Chair++
Alan Rafferty
     Ruth F. Rosevear Chair
Tianlu (Jerry) Xu

BASSES

Owen Lee
Principal
     Mary Alice Heekin Burke Chair++
Luis Celis*
     Thomas Vanden Eynden Chair
Stephen Jones**
     Trish & Rick Bryan Chair
Boris Astafiev§
Michael Martin
Gerald Torres
Rick Vizachero

HARP

Gillian Benet Sella
Principal
     Cynthia & Frank Stewart Chair

FLUTES

Henrik Heide
Acting Principal
     Carol J. Schroeder Chair
Haley Bangs*
Acting Associate Principal
     Jane & David Ellis Chair
Amy Taylor†
     Charles Frederic Goss Chair

PICCOLO

Rebecca Pancner
     Patricia Gross Linnemann Chair

OBOES

Dwight Parry
Principal
     Josephine I. & David J. Joseph, Jr. Chair
Mark Debski*
     Stephen P. McKean Chair
Emily Beare

ENGLISH HORN

Christopher Philpotts
Principal 
     Alberta & Dr. Maurice Marsh Chair++

CLARINETS

Christopher Pell
Principal
     Emma Margaret & Irving D. Goldman Chair
Joseph Morris*
Associate Principal and E-flat Clarinet
     Robert E. & Fay Boeh Chair++
Ixi Chen
     Vicky & Rick Reynolds Chair in honor of William A. Friedlander

BASS CLARINET

Ronald Aufmann

BASSOONS

Christopher Sales
Principal 
     Emalee Schavel Chair++
Martin Garcia*
     Christy and Terry Horan Family Chair
Hugh Michie

CONTRABASSOON

Jennifer Monroe

HORNS

Molly Norcross
Principal
     Mary M. & Charles F. Yeiser Chair
Drew Morgan*
     Ellen A. & Richard C. Berghamer Chair
David Alexander†
Acting Assistant Principal
     Sweeney Family Chair in memory of Donald C. Sweeney
Lisa Conway
     Susanne & Philip O. Geier, Jr. Chair
Duane Dugger
     Mary & Joseph S. Stern, Jr. Chair
Charles Bell
     Donald & Margaret Robinson Chair

TRUMPETS

Anthony Limoncelli
Principal
     Rawson Chair
Micah Reinharz*†
Acting Associate Principal
     Jackie & Roy Sweeney Family Chair
Alexander Pride†
     Otto M. Budig Family Foundation Chair++
Christopher Kiradjieff
     David C. Reed, MD Chair

TROMBONES

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Principal
     Dorothy & John Hermanies Chair
Joseph Rodriguez**
Second/Assistant Principal Trombone
     Sallie Robinson Wadsworth & Randolph L. Wadsworth Jr. Chair

BASS TROMBONE

Noah Roper
     G. Franklin Miller & Carolyn Baker Miller Family Chair

TUBA

Christopher Olka
Principal 
      Ashley & Barbara Ford Chair

TIMPANI

Patrick Schleker
Principal
      Matthew & Peg Woodside Chair
Joseph Bricker*
      Morleen & Jack Rouse Chair

PERCUSSION

David Fishlock
Principal
     Susan S. & William A. Friedlander Chair
Michael Culligan*
Joseph Bricker
     Morleen & Jack Rouse Chair
Marc Wolfley+

KEYBOARDS

Michael Chertock
     James P. Thornton Chair
Julie Spangler+
     James P. Thornton Chair

LIBRARIANS

Christina Eaton
Principal Librarian
     Lois Klein Jolson Chair
Elizabeth Dunning
Associate Principal Librarian
Cara Benner
Assistant Librarian

STAGE MANAGERS

Brian P. Schott
Phillip T. Sheridan
Daniel Schultz
Mike Ingram
Andrew Sheridan

§  Begins the alphabetical listing of players who participate in a system of rotated seating within the string section.
*   Associate Principal
** Assistant Principal
†   One-year appointment
‡   Leave of absence
+  Cincinnati Pops rhythm 
    section
++ CSO endowment only