Meet the Musicians

America's most brilliant orchestra, one of the finest ensembles in the country (if not the world)

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Music Director

Franz Welser-Möst

Franz Welser-Möst is among today’s most distinguished conductors. The 2025-26 season marks his twenty-fourth year as music director of The Cleveland Orchestra, with the future of this acclaimed partnership extending into the next decade.

Taichi Fukumura

Assistant Conductor

Elizabeth Ring and William Gwinn Mather Chair

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James Feddeck

Principal Conductor and Musical Advisor of The Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra

Sidney and Doris Dworkin Chair

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Lisa Wong

Director of Choruses

Frances P. and Chester C. Bolton Chair

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Franz Welser-Möst

Taichi Fukumura

Assistant Conductor

James Feddeck

Principal Conductor and Musical Advisor of The Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra

Lisa Wong

Director of Choruses

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