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The Philadelphia Orchestra
2021-2022 Season
Yannick Nézet-Séguin Music Director
Walter and Leonore Annenberg Chair
Nathalie Stutzmann Principal Guest Conductor Designate
Gabriela Lena Frank Composer-in Residence
Erina Yashima Assistant Conductor
Lina Gonzalez-Granados Conducting Fellow
Charlotte Blake Alston Storyteller, Narrator, and Host
Frederick R. Haas Artistic Advisor
Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ Experience
First Violins

David Kim, Concertmaster
Juliette Kang, First Associate Concertmaster
Joseph and Marie Field Chair
Marc Rovetti, Assistant Concertmaster
Barbara Govatos, Robert E. Mortensen Chair
Jonathan Beiler
Hirono Oka
Richard Amoroso, Robert and Lynne Pollack Chair
Yayoi Numazawa
Jason DePue, Larry A. Grika Chair
Jennifer Haas
Miyo Curnow
Elina Kalendarova
Daniel Han
Julia Li
William Polk
Mei Ching Huang

Second Violins Kimberly Fisher, Principal
Peter A. Benoliel Chair
Paul Roby, Associate Principal
Sandra and David Marshall Chair
Dara Morales, Assistant Principal
Anne M. Buxton Chair
Philip Kates
Davyd Booth
Paul Arnold, Joseph Brodo Chair, given by Peter A. Benoliel
Dmitri Levin
Boris Balter
Amy Oshiro-Morales
Yu-Ting Chen
Jeoung-Yin Kim
Christine Lim
Violas Choong-Jin Chang, Principal
Ruth and A. Morris Williams Chair
Kirsten Johnson, Associate Principal
Kerri Ryan, Assistant Principal
Judy Geist
Renard Edwards
Anna Marie Ahn Petersen
Piasecki Family Chair
David Nicastro
Burchard Tang
Che-Hung Chen
Rachel Ku
Marvin Moon
Meng Wang
Cellos

Hai-Ye Ni, Principal
Priscilla Lee, Associate Principal
Yumi Kendall, Assistant Principal
Richard Harlow
Gloria dePasquale, Orton P. and Noël S. Jackson Chair
Kathryn Picht Read
Robert Cafaro, Volunteer Committees Chair
Ohad Bar-David
John Koen
Derek Barnes
Alex Veltman

Basses

Harold Robinson, Principal
Carole and Emilio Gravagno Chair
Joseph Conyers, Acting Associate Principal
Tobey and Mark Dichter Chair
Nathaniel West, Acting Assistant Principal
David Fay
Duane Rosengard

Some members of the string sections voluntarily rotate seating on a periodic basis.

Flutes

Jeffrey Khaner, Principal
Paul and Barbara Henkels Chair
Patrick Williams, Associate Principal
Rachelle and Ronald Kaiserman Chair
Olivia Staton
Erica Peel, Piccolo

Oboes

Philippe Tondre, Principal
Samuel S. Fels Chair
Peter Smith, Associate Principal
Jonathan Blumenfeld
Edwin Tuttle Chair
Elizabeth Starr Masoudnia, English Horn
Joanne T. Greenspun Chair

Clarinets

Ricardo Morales, Principal
Leslie Miller and Richard Worley Chair
Samuel Caviezel, Associate Principal
Sarah and Frank Coulson Chair
Socrates Villegas
Paul R. Demers, Bass Clarinet
Peter M. Joseph and Susan Rittenhouse Joseph Chair

Bassoons

Daniel Matsukawa, Principal
Richard M. Klein Chair
Mark Gigliotti, Co-Principal
Angela Anderson Smith
Holly Blake, Contrabassoon

Horns

Jennifer Montone, Principal
Gray Charitable Trust Chair
Jeffrey Lang, Associate Principal
Hannah L. and J. Welles Henderson Chair Christopher Dwyer
Jeffry Kirschen
Ernesto Tovar Torres
Shelley Showers

Trumpets

David Bilger, Principal
Marguerite and Gerry Lenfest Chair
Jeffrey Curnow, Associate Principal
Gary and Ruthanne Schlarbaum Chair
Anthony Prisk

Trombones

Nitzan Haroz, Principal
Neubauer Family Foundation Chair
Matthew Vaughn, Co-Principal
Blair Bollinger, Bass Trombone
Drs. Bong and Mi Wha Lee Chair

Tuba

Carol Jantsch, Principal
Lyn and George M. Ross Chair

Timpani

Don S. Liuzzi, Principal
Dwight V. Dowley Chair
Angela Zator Nelson, Associate Principal

Percussion

Christopher Deviney, Principal
Angela Zator Nelson

Piano and Celesta

Kiyoko Takeuti

Keyboards

Davyd Booth

Harp

Elizabeth Hainen, Principal

Librarians

Nicole Jordan, Principal
Steven K. Glanzmann

Stage Personnel

James J. Sweeney, Jr., Manager
Dennis Moore, Jr.

The Philadelphia Orchestra
2021-2022 Season
Yannick Nézet-Séguin Music Director
Walter and Leonore Annenberg Chair
Nathalie Stutzmann Principal Guest Conductor Designate
Gabriela Lena Frank Composer-in Residence
Erina Yashima Assistant Conductor
Lina Gonzalez-Granados Conducting Fellow
Charlotte Blake Alston Storyteller, Narrator, and Host
Frederick R. Haas Artistic Advisor
Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ Experience
First Violins

David Kim, Concertmaster
Juliette Kang, First Associate Concertmaster
Joseph and Marie Field Chair
Marc Rovetti, Assistant Concertmaster
Barbara Govatos, Robert E. Mortensen Chair
Jonathan Beiler
Hirono Oka
Richard Amoroso, Robert and Lynne Pollack Chair
Yayoi Numazawa
Jason DePue, Larry A. Grika Chair
Jennifer Haas
Miyo Curnow
Elina Kalendarova
Daniel Han
Julia Li
William Polk
Mei Ching Huang

Second Violins Kimberly Fisher, Principal
Peter A. Benoliel Chair
Paul Roby, Associate Principal
Sandra and David Marshall Chair
Dara Morales, Assistant Principal
Anne M. Buxton Chair
Philip Kates
Davyd Booth
Paul Arnold, Joseph Brodo Chair, given by Peter A. Benoliel
Dmitri Levin
Boris Balter
Amy Oshiro-Morales
Yu-Ting Chen
Jeoung-Yin Kim
Christine Lim
Violas Choong-Jin Chang, Principal
Ruth and A. Morris Williams Chair
Kirsten Johnson, Associate Principal
Kerri Ryan, Assistant Principal
Judy Geist
Renard Edwards
Anna Marie Ahn Petersen
Piasecki Family Chair
David Nicastro
Burchard Tang
Che-Hung Chen
Rachel Ku
Marvin Moon
Meng Wang
Cellos

Hai-Ye Ni, Principal
Priscilla Lee, Associate Principal
Yumi Kendall, Assistant Principal
Richard Harlow
Gloria dePasquale, Orton P. and Noël S. Jackson Chair
Kathryn Picht Read
Robert Cafaro, Volunteer Committees Chair
Ohad Bar-David
John Koen
Derek Barnes
Alex Veltman

Basses

Harold Robinson, Principal
Carole and Emilio Gravagno Chair
Joseph Conyers, Acting Associate Principal
Tobey and Mark Dichter Chair
Nathaniel West, Acting Assistant Principal
David Fay
Duane Rosengard

Some members of the string sections voluntarily rotate seating on a periodic basis.

Flutes

Jeffrey Khaner, Principal
Paul and Barbara Henkels Chair
Patrick Williams, Associate Principal
Rachelle and Ronald Kaiserman Chair
Olivia Staton
Erica Peel, Piccolo

Oboes

Philippe Tondre, Principal
Samuel S. Fels Chair
Peter Smith, Associate Principal
Jonathan Blumenfeld
Edwin Tuttle Chair
Elizabeth Starr Masoudnia, English Horn
Joanne T. Greenspun Chair

Clarinets

Ricardo Morales, Principal
Leslie Miller and Richard Worley Chair
Samuel Caviezel, Associate Principal
Sarah and Frank Coulson Chair
Socrates Villegas
Paul R. Demers, Bass Clarinet
Peter M. Joseph and Susan Rittenhouse Joseph Chair

Bassoons

Daniel Matsukawa, Principal
Richard M. Klein Chair
Mark Gigliotti, Co-Principal
Angela Anderson Smith
Holly Blake, Contrabassoon

Horns

Jennifer Montone, Principal
Gray Charitable Trust Chair
Jeffrey Lang, Associate Principal
Hannah L. and J. Welles Henderson Chair Christopher Dwyer
Jeffry Kirschen
Ernesto Tovar Torres
Shelley Showers

Trumpets

David Bilger, Principal
Marguerite and Gerry Lenfest Chair
Jeffrey Curnow, Associate Principal
Gary and Ruthanne Schlarbaum Chair
Anthony Prisk

Trombones

Nitzan Haroz, Principal
Neubauer Family Foundation Chair
Matthew Vaughn, Co-Principal
Blair Bollinger, Bass Trombone
Drs. Bong and Mi Wha Lee Chair

Tuba

Carol Jantsch, Principal
Lyn and George M. Ross Chair

Timpani

Don S. Liuzzi, Principal
Dwight V. Dowley Chair
Angela Zator Nelson, Associate Principal

Percussion

Christopher Deviney, Principal
Angela Zator Nelson

Piano and Celesta

Kiyoko Takeuti

Keyboards

Davyd Booth

Harp

Elizabeth Hainen, Principal

Librarians

Nicole Jordan, Principal
Steven K. Glanzmann

Stage Personnel

James J. Sweeney, Jr., Manager
Dennis Moore, Jr.