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MUSICIAN ROSTER


VIOLIN

Joanna Frankel
Concertmaster 
Jack and Joan George Chair

* Leonid Polonsky
Associate Concertmaster

David Niwa
Assistant Concertmaster

Alicia Hui
Principal Second
Michael and Arlene Weiss Chair 

Rhonda Frascotti
Assistant Principal
Second

** Mikhail Baranovsky

David Edge

Robert Firdman

Joyce Fishman

Tatiana V. Hanna

Aurelian Oprea 

Gail Sharp

Zoran Stoyanovich

David Tanner

Jonquil Thoms

Olev Viro


VIOLA

Karl Pedersen
Principal
Gay Su Pinnell Chair

Brett Allen
Assistant Principal

** Mary Ann Farrington

Kenichiro Matsuda

Steven Wedell


VIOLONCELLO

Luis Biava
Principal
Andy and Sandy Ross Chair

Wendy Morton
Assistant Principal
Gay Su Pinnell Chair

** Pei-An Chao

Yoni Draiblate

Victor Firlie


BASS

Rudy Albach
Principal
Nationwide Chair

John Pellegrino
Assistant Principal

Russell Gill

Jena Huebner

Roger Hines


FLUTE

Niles Watson
Principal

Lydia Roth

Heidi Ruby-Kushious

Janet van Graas 


PICCOLO

Lydia Roth

Heidi Ruby-Kushious

Janet van Graas 


OBOE

Lisa Grove

Jacob Martin

Jessica Smithorn


ENGLISH HORN

* Robert Royse

Jessica Smithorn


CLARINET

David Thomas
Principal
Rhoma Berlin Chair

Mark Kleine

Anthony Lojo


BASS CLARINET

William Denza


BASSOON

Betsy Sturdevant
Principal
Sheldon and Rebecca Taft Chair

Douglas Fisher

Cynthia Cioffari


HORN

Brian Mangrum
Principal

Julia Rose
Associate Principal

Adam Koch

Megan Amos 

Bruce Henniss


TRUMPET

Mark Grisez
Principal

Jeffrey Korak
Lisa and Chris Barton Chair

Scott Belck

Andrew Lott


TROMBONE

Andrew Millat
Principal

Jaime Morales-Matos

Tom Pylinski

David Roode


BASS TROMBONE

Chad Arnow

Joseph Duchi


TUBA

Jonathan Fowler

Tom Lukowicz


TIMPANI

Benjamin Ramirez
Principal
American Electric Power Foundation Chair

Joshua Hickman


PERCUSSION

Brian Kushmaul

Cameron Leach

Bill Lutz


HARP

Rachel Miller

Alix Raspe


KEYBOARD

Caroline Hong
Reinberger Foundation Chair

Peter Larson


SAXOPHONE

James Bunte

Peter Mills


LIBRARIAN

Jean-Etienne Lederer 
Principal Librarian


* Indicates musician on leave during the 2021 Summer Season

** Begins the alphabetical listing of players who participate in a system of rotated seating within the string section.


The Musicians of the Columbus Symphony are members of, and represented by, the Central Ohio Federation of Musicians, Local 103 of the American Federation of Musicians.