Tuesday, July 21st, 2026 at 8:00pm
Amphitheater
Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven's "Eroica"
Timothy Muffitt, conductor
Concert Order - approx. 70 minutes
Christopher Theofanidis (b.1967): Rainbow Body (2000) [13']
Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827): Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55, "Eroica" (1803) [47']
I. Allegro con brio [17']
II. Marcia funebre (Adagio assai) [13']
III. Scherzo (Allegro vivace) [7']
IV. Finale: Allegro molto - Poco andante – Presto [10']
This program is sponsored by The Kathryn A. and David B. Levy Fund for the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra and The Mary Peterson Chalfant Fund for the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra.
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
Richard Garney Pedersen Principal Chair for Viola
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