Thursday, July 16th, 2026 at 8:00pm
Norton Hall
Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra with Mak Grgić, guitar
Rossen Milanov, conductor
Mak Grgić, guitar
- Concert Order - approx. 70 minutes
Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971): Song of the Nightingale (1917) [20']
I. a) La fête au palais de l'empereur de Chine
b) Marche Chinoise
II. a) Les Deus Rossignols
b) Jeu du Rossignol mécanique
III. a) Maladie et guérison de l'empereur de Chine
b) Marche funèbre
Michael Abels (b. 1962): Borders (2023) [13']
I. Austere, melancholy
II. Lively
Francis Poulenc (1899–1963): Suite from "Les Biches" (1923) [16']
I. Rondeau
II. Adagietto
III. Rag-Mazurka
IV. Andantino
V. Final
This program is sponsored by The Shirley A. and Arthur R. Duffy Endowment for Classical Guitar and The Dan and Linda Silverberg Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra Endowment.
First Violin
Sharon Roffman, Concertmaster—1
Mischakoff Taylor Concertmaster Chair
Vahn Armstrong, Associate—33
Leslie Frey Anderegg—4
Adrienne Finet—10
Amanda Gates—25
Ming Gao—32
David Hult—47
Olga Dubossarskaya Kaler—33
Molly McDonald—1
Lenelle Morse—34
Kurt Münstedt—1
Erica Robinson—38
Anton Shelepov—10
Second Violin
Diane Bruce, Principal—46
Simon Lapointe, Assistant—16
Zhe Deng—1
Liana Koteva Kirvan—7
Zhen Liu—1
Karen Lord-Powell—16
Jonathan Richards—10
Lara Sipols—24
Marian Tanau—33
Viola
Christopher Fischer, Principal—11
Karl Pedersen, Assistant—10
Cynthia Frank—30
Javier Otalora—4
Jennifer Stahl—30
Eva Stern—25
Carrie Fischer—5
Erik Rynearson—0
Cello
Jolyon Pegis, Principal—33
Lars Kirvan, Assistant—10
Igor Gefter—9
Daryl Goldberg—40
Daniel Kaler—2
Maximillian Oppeltz—2
Samuel Pierce-Ruhland—2
Bass
Owen Lee, Principal—14
Caitlyn Kamminga, Assistant—30
Kieran Hanlon—7
Kaleb Collins*
Wendell Rosa*
Corey Watzek*
Flute
Richard Sherman, Principal—37
Rita and Dunbar VanDerveer Principal Flute Chair
Luke Fitzpatrick—3
Kathryn Levy (piccolo)—50
Oboe
Jaren Atherholt, Principal—2
Noah Kay—2
Adam Dinitz (English Horn)—3
Clarinet
Stanislav Chernyshev, Principal—0
Olivia Hamilton—2
Daniel Spitzer (bass)—11
Bassoon
Jeffrey Robinson, Principal—22
Ben Atherholt—9
Horn
Roger Kaza, Principal—24
William Bernatis, Assistant—28
Donna Dolson—42
Daniel Kerdelewicz—2
Mark Robbins—42
Trumpet
Micah Wilkinson, Principal—3
Peter Lindblom, Assistant—34
Leslie Linn—28
Trombone
Vladislav Petrachev, Principal—0
James Seymour—0
Eric Lindblom (bass)—19
Tuba
Cristina Cutts Dougherty, Principal—1
Percussion
Brian Kushmaul, Principal—32
Thomas Blanchard, Assistant—29
Pedro Fernandez—8
Timpani
Matthew Strauss, Principal—1
Harp
Madeline Olson, Principal—0
Av and Janet Posner Principal Chair for Harp, In Memory of Beth Robinson, Principal Harpist for 52 Years
Fellows
Violin
Laura Herrera
Gabrielle Monachino
Viola
Pedro Mendez
Bass
Caleb Edwards
Members on Leave
Timothy Peters
Substitute and Extra Musicians
The Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra
would like to acknowledge and thank its
many substitute and extra musicians for
their service.
Librarians
Lara Sipols, Principal
Adrienne Finet, Associate
Administration
Shruthi Kattumenu, Managing Director
Amanda Gates, Personnel Manager
Cole Maddux, Stage Manager
Notes
Numbers after names indicate years as
members of the CSO prior to 2026.
*Indicates guest musician for 2026