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.