![The Cleveland Orchestra](/globalassets/_test/tco-orchestra-full.jpg)
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.
Explore About Us![Franz Welser-Möst](/globalassets/orchestra-photos/musician-portraits/welsermostfranz.jpg)
Franz Welser-Möst Music Director
Kelvin Smith Family Chair
Franz Welser-Möst is among today’s most distinguished conductors. The 2023-24 season marks his twenty-second year as music director of The Cleveland Orchestra, with the future of this acclaimed partnership extending into the next decade.
Explore by Section
Quickly browse through the Orchestra by section and instrument family.
“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
First Violins
![Liyuan Xie](/globalassets/orchestra-photos/musician-portraits/liyuanxie-cr.png/Thumbnail)
![Jung-Min Amy Lee](/globalassets/orchestra-photos/musician-portraits/leeamy.jpg)
![Stephen Tavani](/globalassets/orchestra-photos/musician-portraits/tavanistephen.jpg)
![Wei-Fang Gu](/globalassets/orchestra-photos/musician-portraits/guwei-fang.jpg)
Wei-Fang Gu
- Drs. Paul M. and Renate H. Duchesneau Chair
![Kim Nolen Gomez](/globalassets/orchestra-photos/musician-portraits/gomezkim.jpg)
Kim Gomez
- Elizabeth and Leslie Kondorossy Chair
![Chul-In Park](/globalassets/orchestra-photos/musician-portraits/parkchul.jpg)
Chul-In Park
- Harriet T. and David L. Simon Chair
![Miho Hashizume](/globalassets/orchestra-photos/musician-portraits/hashizumemiho.jpg)
Miho Hashizume
- Theodore Rautenberg Chair
![Jeanne Preucil Rose](/globalassets/orchestra-photos/musician-portraits/rosejeannepreucil.jpg)
Jeanne Preucil Rose
- Larry J.B. and Barbara S. Robinson Chair
![Alicia Koelz](/globalassets/orchestra-photos/musician-portraits/koelzalicia.jpg)
Alicia Koelz
- Oswald and Phyllis Lerner Gilroy Chair
![Yu Yuan](/globalassets/orchestra-photos/musician-portraits/yuanyu.jpg)
Yu Yuan
- Patty and John Collinson Chair
![Isabel Trautwein](/globalassets/orchestra-photos/musician-portraits/trautweinisabel.jpg)
Isabel Trautwein
- Trevor and Jennie Jones Chair
![Analisé Denise Kukelhan](/globalassets/orchestra-photos/musician-portraits/kukelhananalise.jpg)
Analisé Denise Kukelhan
- Gladys B. Goetz Chair
Second Violins
Violas
![Wesley Collins](/globalassets/orchestra-photos/musician-portraits/collinswesley.jpg)
![Stanley Konopka](/globalassets/orchestra-photos/musician-portraits/konopkastanley.jpg)
Stanley Konopka
Assistant Principal Viola
![Mark Jackobs](/globalassets/orchestra-photos/musician-portraits/jackobsmark.jpg)
Mark Jackobs
- Jean Wall Bennett Chair
![Lisa Boyko](/globalassets/orchestra-photos/musician-portraits/boykolisa.jpg)
Lisa Boyko
- Richard and Nancy Sneed Chair
![Lembi Veskimets](/globalassets/orchestra-photos/musician-portraits/veskimetslembi.jpg)
Lembi Veskimets
- The Morgan Sisters Chair
![Eliesha Nelson](/globalassets/orchestra-photos/musician-portraits/nelsoneliesha.jpg)
Eliesha Nelson
- Anthony and Diane Wynshaw-Boris Chair
![William Bender](/globalassets/orchestra-photos/musician-portraits/benderwill.jpg)
William Bender
- Thomas Lauria and Christopher Lauria Chair
Cellos
![Mark Kosower](/globalassets/orchestra-photos/musician-portraits/kosowermark.jpg)
![Richard Weiss](/globalassets/orchestra-photos/musician-portraits/weissrichard.jpg)
![Charles Bernard](/globalassets/orchestra-photos/musician-portraits/bernardcharles.jpg)
![Bryan Dumm](/globalassets/orchestra-photos/musician-portraits/dummbryan.jpg)
Bryan Dumm
- Muriel and Noah Butkin Chair
![Tanya Ell](/globalassets/orchestra-photos/musician-portraits/elltanya.jpg)
Tanya Ell
- Thomas J. and Judith Fay Gruber Chair
![Brian Thornton](/globalassets/orchestra-photos/musician-portraits/thorntonbrian.jpg)
Brian Thornton
- William P. Blair III Chair
Basses
Harp
![Trina Struble](/globalassets/orchestra-photos/musician-portraits/strubletrinabourne.jpg)
Flute
![Joshua Smith](/globalassets/orchestra-photos/musician-portraits/smithjoshua.jpg)
![Jessica Sindell](/globalassets/orchestra-photos/musician-portraits/sindelljessica.jpg)
![Mary Kay Fink](/globalassets/orchestra-photos/musician-portraits/finkmarykay.jpg)
Oboes
Clarinets
![Afendi Yusuf](/globalassets/orchestra-photos/musician-portraits/yusufafendi.jpg)
![Robert Woolfrey](/globalassets/orchestra-photos/musician-portraits/woolfreyrobert.jpg)
Robert Woolfrey
- Victoire G. and Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. Chair
![Daniel McKelway](/globalassets/orchestra-photos/musician-portraits/mckelwaydaniel.jpg)
Daniel McKelway
Assistant Principal
- Robert R. and Vilma L. Kohn Chair
E-flat Clarinet
- Stanley L. and Eloise M. Morgan Chair
![Amy Zoloto](/globalassets/orchestra-photos/musician-portraits/zolotoamy.jpg)
Bassoons
Horns
Trumpets
![Michael Sachs](/globalassets/orchestra-photos/musician-portraits/sachsmichael.jpg)
Michael Sachs
Principal
- Robert and Eunice Podis Weiskopf Chair
Cornet
- Mary Elizabeth and G. Robert Klein Chair
![Lyle Steelman](/globalassets/orchestra-photos/musician-portraits/steelmanlyle_019.jpg)
![Michael Miller](/globalassets/orchestra-photos/musician-portraits/millermichael.jpg)
Michael Miller
Trumpet & Cornet
Trombones
Tuba
![Yasuhito Sugiyama](/globalassets/orchestra-photos/musician-portraits/suglyamayasuhito.jpg)
Timpani
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Vacant
Principal
Percussion
Keyboard Instruments
![Carolyn Gadiel Warner](/globalassets/orchestra-photos/musician-portraits/warnercarolyn.jpg)
Carolyn Gadiel Warner
- Marjory and Marc L. Swartzbaugh Chair
Librarians
![Michael Ferraguto](/globalassets/orchestra-photos/musician-portraits/ferragutomichael.jpg)
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.
- Elizabeth Ring and William Gwinn Mather Chair
- Blossom-Lee Chair (Concertmaster Chair)
- Clara G. and George P. Bickford Chair
- Paul and Lucille Jones Chair
- Charles M. and Janet G. Kimball Chair
- Sunshine Chair
- Otto G. and Corinne T. Voss Chair
- Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. Smucker Chair
- Rudolf Serkin Chair
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