Meet the Musicians
of The Cleveland Orchestra
The 100-plus members of The Cleveland Orchestra perform together year round, at the group’s home at Severance, its summer home at Blossom Music Center, on tours in the United States and around the world, and at residencies such as Miami and Vienna. They make their homes in communities across the Cleveland metropolitan area, raising children and pursuing a range of hobbies and interests beyond their musical professions.
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Franz Welser-Möst Music Director
Kelvin Smith Family Chair
Franz Welser-Möst is among today’s most distinguished conductors. The 2021-22 season marks his twentieth year as music director of The Cleveland Orchestra, with the future of this acclaimed partnership extending into the next decade.
“America’s most brilliant orchestra,”
“one of the finest ensembles in the country (if not the world)"
Each musician was asked to join The Cleveland Orchestra following a rigorous audition process that often attract hundreds of applications for each opening. The members represent the best orchestral musicians on Earth. They have earned degrees from the world's best schools and conservatories, with many now serving as teachers at colleges and universities across Northeast Ohio.
Conductors
Christoph von Dohnányi
Music Director Laureate
Vinay Parameswaran
Associate Conductor
- Elizabeth Ring and William Gwinn Mather Chair
Music Director
- Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra
First Violins
Stephen Tavani
Assistant Concertmaster
Takako Masame
- Paul and Lucille Jones Chair
Wei-Fang Gu
- Drs. Paul M. and Renate H. Duchesneau Chair
Kim Gomez
- Elizabeth and Leslie Kondorossy Chair
Chul-In Park
- Harriet T. and David L. Simon Chair
Miho Hashizume
- Theodore Rautenberg Chair
Jeanne Preucil Rose
- Larry J.B. and Barbara S. Robinson Chair
Alicia Koelz
- Oswald and Phyllis Lerner Gilroy Chair
Yu Yuan
- Patty and John Collinson Chair
Isabel Trautwein
- Trevor and Jennie Jones Chair
Second Violins
Violas
Stanley Konopka
Assistant Principal Viola
Mark Jackobs
- Jean Wall Bennett Chair
Lisa Boyko
- Richard and Nancy Sneed Chair
Lembi Veskimets
- The Morgan Sisters Chair
Cellos
Bryan Dumm
- Muriel and Noah Butkin Chair
Tanya Ell
- Thomas J. and Judith Fay Gruber Chair
Brian Thornton
- William P. Blair III Chair
Basses
Harp
Flute
Oboes
Clarinets
Robert Woolfrey
- Victoire G. and Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. Chair
Daniel McKelway
Assistant Principal
- Robert R. and Vilma L. Kohn Chair
E-flat Clarinet
- Stanley L. and Eloise M. Morgan Chair
Bassoons
Horns
Trumpets
Michael Sachs
Principal
- Robert and Eunice Podis Weiskopf Chair
Cornet
- Mary Elizabeth and G. Robert Klein Chair
Trombones
Shachar Israel
Assistant Principal
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion
Keyboard Instruments
Carolyn Gadiel Warner
- Marjory and Marc L. Swartzbaugh Chair
Librarians
Endowed Chairs Currently Unoccupied
Previously held by former musicians of The Cleveland Orchestra, these chairs were made by possible by the generosity of those who deeply believe in our mission, music, and legacy.
- Sidney and Doris Dworkin Chair
- Blossom-Lee Chair
- Gladys B. Goetz Chair
- Sunshine Chair
- Myrna and James Spira Chair
- Gilbert W. and Louise I. Humphrey Chair
