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 Hall, 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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Music Director
Franz Welser-Möst
Kelvin Smith Family Chair
Franz Welser-Möst is among today’s most distinguished conductors. The 2020-21 season marks his nineteenth year as music director of The Cleveland Orchestra, with the future of this acclaimed partnership extending into the next decade.
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"America's Finest"
-The New York Times
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
Music Director Laureate
Christoph von Dohnányi
Vinay Parameswaran
Assistant Conductor
Elizabeth Ring and William Gwinn Mather Endowed Chair
Music Director
Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra
First Violins
Assistant Concertmaster
Stephen Tavani
Takako Masame
Paul and Lucille Jones Chair
Wei-Fang Gu
Drs. Paul M. and Renate H. Duchesneau Chair
Kim Nolen Gomez
Elizabeth and Leslie Kondorossy Chair
Chul-In Park
Harriet T. and David L. Simon Chair
Miho Hashizume
Theodore Rautenberg Chair
Jeanne Preucil Rose
Dr. 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
Mark Dumm
Gladys B. Goetz Chair
Second Violins
Violas
Assistant Principal Viola
Stanley Konopka
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
Assistant Principal
Daniel McKelway
Robert R. and Vilma L. Kohn Chair
E-flat Clarinet
Stanley L. and Eloise M. Morgan Chair
Bassoons
Horns
Trumpets
Principal
Michael Sachs
Robert and Eunice Podis Weiskopf Chair
Cornet
Mary Elizabeth and G. Robert Klein Chair
Trombones
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
- Sunshine Chair
- Myrna and James Spira Chair
- Gilbert W. and Louise I. Humphrey Chair
