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§
Jessica Kovach
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 & 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
[OPEN]
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