Orchestra

Music Director

JoAnn Falletta
Peter & Elizabeth C. Tower Endowed Chair

Associate Conductor

Matthew Kraemer
Montante Family Endowed Chair

Staff Conductor

First Violin

Michael Ludwig, concertmaster
Clement & Karen Arrison Endowed Chair
Amy Glidden, associate concertmaster
Louis P. Ciminell Family Foundation Endowed Chair
Ansgarius Aylward, assistant concertmaster
Marylouise Nanna
Douglas Cone
Frances Kaye
Deborah Greitzer
Diana Sachs
Alan Ross
Melanie Haas
Andrea Blanchard-Cone
Loren Silvertrust
Megan Prokes

Second Violin

Antoine Lefebvre , principal
Jacqueline Galluzzo, assoc. principal
Richard Kay
Jeffrey Jones
Frances Morgante
Donald McCrorey
Robert Prokes
Amy Licata
Dmitry Gerikh
Diane Melillo
Shieh-Jian Tsai

Viola

Valerie Heywood, principal
Natalie Piskorsky, assoc. principal
Matthew Phillips
Kate Holzemer
Janz Castelo
NingNing Jin
Zachary Collins

Cello

Roman Mekinulov, principal
Jane D. Baird Endowed Chair
Feng Hew, assoc. principal
Nancy Anderson
Monte Hoffman (Chair dedicated to the memory of Maer Bunis)
Robert Hausmann
David Schmude
Amelie Fradette

Bass

Daniel Pendley, principal
Garman Family Foundation Endowed Chair
Brett Shurtliffe, assoc. principal
Michael Nigrin
John Haas
Makoto Michii
Edmond Gnekow