Boston Symphony Orchestra Musicians Roster

Abloescher (or Ablöscher), Johannes Alfred Franz

(Austria 1871-1940)

detail of 1891 Boston Musical Herald photo: Boston Symphony Archives

It seems that Johannes Abloescher's life following the Boston Symphony was somewhat troubled. The Boston Globe of May 7, 1901 under the headline "He Ran Off With The Baby and She Followed Him Up" stated that following their divorce, Abloescher returned to Vienna, and that the "Divorced wife of Johannes Abloescher traveled from Boston to Austria to abduct her own child..." ¹⁷⁹.  Mrs. Abloescher was a student of Johannes Abloescher at the New England Conservatory when they married. (Only the best gossip featured here...)

Adam, Eugène (France - Metz, Alsace-Lorraine at that time Germany, later restored to France - 1881-1965)

Studied at the Paris Conservatoire, Premier prix in the 1903 Concour. Read a very interesting account of Eugène Adam at BSO bass trombone Doug Yeo website page by CLICKING HERE

Adamowski, Joseph J.

(Poland 1862-1930)

brother of Timothée Adamowski

Studied at the Warsaw Conservatory 1873-1877 and later at the Moscow Conservatory.

Adamowski, Timothée (Tymoteusz)

(Poland 1857-1943) brother of Joseph Adamowski

Studied at the Warsaw Conservatory and the Paris Conservatoire, Prix in about the 1877 Concour.

1884-1887, 1888-1907

Agnesy, Karl (Austria 1876-1940)

(also Detroit Symphony 1920-1921, then went to teach at the Eastman School of Music beginning 1921 or 1922. By 1930, Karl Agnesy was playing double bass in a New York City radio orchestra. Such orchestras offered the advantage of year-around employment, not the case in any US symphony orchestra at that time.)

1907-1920

Akeroyd, Evans (England 1857-1920) brother of Julius Akeroyd and Vincent Akeroyd

1888-1889

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Akeroyd, Julius (England 1858-1928) brother of Evans Akeroyd and Vincent Akeroyd

(also member of the the "Beethoven Quartette" in 1873 composed of pioneering Boston musicians Charles Allen, first, Julius Akeroyd, second, Henry Heindl, viola, Wolf Fries, cello ⁶³, also in 1904 Boston Festival Orchestra organized by Emil Mollenhauer)

Akeroyd, Vincent (England 1849-before 1930) brother of Julius Akeroyd and Vincent Akeroyd

Allard, Raymond

(France 1898-1977)

detail of photo: Boston Symphony Archives, n.d.

Studied at the Douai Conservatory, followed by the Paris Conservatoire Premier prix in the 1922 Concour. According to his nephew bassoonist Maurice Allard (1923-2004), he was recruited on the spot for the Boston Symphony: ;"...My uncle told me the day of his public concour for first prize at the Conservatoire in Paris, the manager of the Boston Symphony, present in the hall, proposed engagement with the BSO and signed him up right there..." ⁵⁸ 

Allegra, Edmondo

(Switzerland 1890-returned to Switzerland)

Busoni wrote his 1918 Concertino for Allegra. Also, Igor Stravinsky who lived summers in Morges, Switzerland wrote his Three Pieces for Clarinet Solo for Allegra, who gave the premier in Lausanne November 8, 1919. Allegra had also played the important clarinet part in the premier of Stravinsky's l'Histoire du soldat in 1918.

Allen, Charles N.

(England 1837-after 1900)

(also founded the "Beethoven Quartette" in 1873 composed of pioneering Boston musicians Charles Allen, first, Julius Akeroyd, second, Henry Heindl, viola, Wolf Fries, cello ⁶³. Also formed the Beethoven Club chamber music group 1880s, Mendelssohn Quintette Club ⁴⁹, Played in the Worcester Festival - Massachusetts 1878)

1881-1882

Alloo, Modeste Eugene Emile

(Belgium 1884-1975)

Studied at the Conservatoire Royal de Musique - Brussels Premier prix in solfège, Deuxième prix in trombone in the 1905 Concour ⁶⁶, conservatoire de Verviers - Belgium Premier prix 1906.

1911-1918

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Amerena, (Albert) Pasquale (England 1890-1937)

Born in England of Italian parents and came to Boston age 1

Amerena succeeded Charles De Mailly as second flute in 1920-1920. Although this occurred at the same time as the disruption of the 1920 Boston Symphony musician's strike, this change was not part of the 33 musicians replaced. Charles De Mailly had dropped dead at the end of the 1919-1920 season, age only 27. Surprisingly, Pasquale Amerena also died during a BSO season April 25, 1937, age only 47.

Andrews, Scott

(Virginia 1973- )

Studied at the New England Conservatory class of 1994. In 2005, Andrews went to St. Louis Symphony as Principal clarinet.

took the BSO second clarinet chair subsequent to William Hudgins moving to Principal clarinet in the 1994-1995 season.

Ansell, Steven A.

(Washington 1954- )

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1975. active in many music Festivals over the years. Advocate of chamber music: after more than 30 seasons of performing, the Muir String Quartet still is touring actively.

Arbós, Enrique Fernández (Spain 1863-1939)

Studied at the After studying violin at the Madrid Conservatory, and in Brussels with Henri Vieuxtemps. Also and later in Berlin at the Royal Academy of Music under Joseph Joachim.

Arcieri, Emil (Massachusetts 1901-1949) died during 1948-1949 season

detail of photo: Boston Symphony Archives, n.d.

Is said to have used the Cundy-Bettoney Silva-Bet metal clarinet, although Koussevitzky did not like metal clarinets.

Artières, Louis

(France 1894-1983)

detail of photo: Boston Symphony Archives, n.d.

Studied at the Paris Conservatoire, prix in the Concour of about 1919, delayed by World War 1 and a finger injury which caused him to switch from violin to viola. Pierre Monteux was a member of the Concour jury, and hired Artières for the Boston Symphony.

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Arzewski, Cecylia

(Poland 1948- )

Cecylia Arzewski with Atlanta Symphony Orchestra conductor Robert Spano accompanying

violin 1970-1985, Assistant Concertmaster 1985-1987 (also Buffalo Philharmonic Principal violin 1969-1970, Cleveland Orchestra Associate Concertmaster 1987-1990, Atlanta Symphony Concertmaster 1990-2008)

Father Stanislaw Arzewski was pianist for the Krakow Philharmonic. Studied first with with Eugenia Uminska (1910-1980) of the Krakow Music Academy. in 1957, with the help of Isaac Stern, went to Israel where she studied with Odeon Partos (1907-1977). Then to the Juilliard School in about 1960, followed by the New England Conservatory. Arzewski’s lifelong devotion to Bach led to her recording the complete Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin in 2010 (thanks to Paul Krzywicki for information)

1970-1987

Avierino, Nicholas K.

(Russia 1872-1950) father-in-law of

Paul Fedrovsky

from Boston symphony Orchestra charcoal drawings by Gerome Brush: Boston Symphony Archives

Studied at the Imperial Conservatory, Moscow starting in about 1888, where he was friend and student roommate of Alexander Scriabin, graduating in 1892. Named director of the Imperial Conservatory - Rostov in 1905. Following the Russian revolution in 1919, went to Athens, and then to Paris.

1925-1939

Babcock, Martha M.

(Illinois 1948- )

wife of Harvey Seigel

photo: Michael Lutch

Studied at the Tanglewood Music Center summer 1972 winner of the Piatigorsky Prize, and at Radcliffe College cum laude, Boston University School graduate studies. Martha Babcock recorded Harvard composer James Yannatos (who just recently died 1929-2011) Sonata for Solo Cello on Albany Records (see right)

(sabbatical leave 1993-1994)

Bach, Vincent (born Vincent Schrotenbach) (Austria 1890-1976)

Bach began study of the trumpet in 1905 at the relatively late age of 15. Bach-made trumpets were a success from the beginning, but his trombones apparently were thought by some have slides which were too tight. Bach would say that wider slides would leak, and he predicted that the slide trombone would soon be extinct in orchestras, to be replaced by valve trombones or bass trumpets. Perhaps he later changed his mind.

left the Boston Symphony before the end of the 1914-1915 season when the orchestra was in California

Bagley, Ezra Mahon (Vermont 1853-1886)

 Edwin Eugene Bagley

Ezra Bagley died at an early age, reportedly from exhaustion, on a European tour he had organized for the summer of 1886. He died in Liverpool, England on July 8 1886, age only 33 ⁹¹. Ezra Bagley was brother of the march composer Edwin Eugene Bagley (1857-1922), composer of the National Emblem March. 

1881-1886

Bak, Adolf or Adolph (Hungary 1878-1943)

One of 21 Boston Symphony musicians in the violin, viola and cello sections to leave the orchestra following the disastrous 1920 musicians strike. After leaving the Boston Symphony, Adolf Bak taught at the Vienna Conservatory for 20 years, with Felix Galimir (1910-1999) being among his students.

(left following 1920 musicians strike)

Balas, J. (1870?- )

Ball, Alvin H. McCarthy

(Arizona 1908-1980)

Alvin Ball is something of a mystery musician. In newspaper accounts, he is listed as "former Boston Symphony musician"; Symphony records list him as trumpet from 1937, with his correct birth location (Miami, Arizona) without an exit date. Mr. Ball was not in the musician list of any contemporary BSO program.

Baraniecki, Carl Albert

(Germany 1875-1951)

1913-1918

Bareither, George (Georg)

(Bohemia, now Czech 1842- ) brother of Jacob Bareither Chicago Symphony oboe

Bar-Josef, Nurit (Massachusetts 1975- )

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1996, further study at the Juilliard School 1997.

Barker, Edwin B. (Arizona 1954- )

Principal double bass (also a sub for New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony for one season 1976-1977 - from the New York Philharmonic to the Chicago Symphny to the Boston Symphony all in less than 2 years. Also a member of Collage New Music - Boston)

Studied at Tanglewood Music Center summer 1975, and at the New England Conservatory BMus class of 1976 with honors. Performed the world premieres of James Yannatos Bass Concerto and Theodore Antoniou Concertino for Contrabass and Chamber Orchestra and John Harbison Concerto for Bass Viol and Orchestra.

Barleben, Carl, or Karl (1866-1938)

Barnes, Robert (Kentucky 1942- ) grew up in Detroit

twin brother of Darrel Barnes Philadelphia Orchestra viola 1965-1971, and uncle of Derek Barnes , Philadelphia Orchestra cello 1995-present.

Studied with his musician parents, both orchestral musicians. Robert Barnes mother played horn with the Detroit Symphony in 1940s. Robert Barnes also studied at Wayne State University as did his brother Darrel.

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Barozzi, Socrate Jean

(Romania 1893-1973)

Barozzi was one of 17 violinists hired for the Boston Symphony 1920-1921 season, following the 1920 BSO musicians strike. After leaving the BSO, Barozzi pursued a solo violin career, playing in Carnegie Hall in 1924, and with the Reading Symphony - Pennsylvania in 1926 and 1927. New York reviews were mildly favorable: "...as an artist, be still avoids summits of musical thought, preferring the sunlit foothills..." said the New York Times ⁷¹.

Socrate Barozzi left the Boston Symphony in March, 1923.

Barr, Kelly M. (Illinois 1968- )

Kelly Barr with her home-town teacher Susan Starrett

violin (also the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra - the Pops touring orchesta, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, and the American Soviet Youth Orchestra - an orchestral musician training orchestra)

Studied at the University of Minnesota BA and the New England Conservatory MMUs.

Barrier, C.

Barron, Ronald

(Pennsylvania 1946- )

visit Ron Barron's interesting website:
http://web.me.com/ronbarron/Ron_Barron/Home.html

including description of his CD recordings with Boston Brass Series demonstrating a wide and interesting repertoire

Barth, Carl (Germany 1869- )

Studied at the Leipzig Conservatory.

1894-1937

Barth, Charles A. (Germany 1849- )

Barth, W.

Barwicki, John F. (Boston 1910-2000)

double bass (also the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, the touring orchestra during 1930-1936)

Studied at the New England Conservatory.

Basrak, Catherine J 'Cathy'

(Illinois 1977- ) wife of Timothy Genis

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 2000. Active in summer music festivals, including the Marlboro Music Festival - Vermont, Banff Centre for the Arts - Alberta, and the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival - Connecticut. She currently teaches at the Boston Conservatory and Boston University. In 2009, Cathy Basrak gave the premier of John Williams Concerto for Viola and Orchestra (2009) with the composer and Ann Hobson-Pilot.

Battles, Augustus

(Massachusetts 1880-1947)

Augustus Battles in 1912

Studied with André Maquarre about 1897-1902.

(some BSO records claim Battles was in Boston in 1908, but not listed in the BSO 1908-1909 roster - he was in Philadelphia Orchestra that season)

Bauch, Daniel

(Massachusetts )

Studied at Tanglewood Music Center summer 2001 and 2002. Played the premiere in Carnegie Hall of Ayre by Osvaldo Golijov, the hot contemporary composer, with Dawn Upshaw, who commissioned the work. Golijov's music often includes a percussive base and memories of the tango.

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Bayrhoffer, Carl (1859- )

Beale, Minot Alfred

(Massachusetts 1897-1982)

detail of photo: Boston Symphony Archives, n.d.

Studied at the New England Conservatory 1917-1921.

Beckel, Joseph (1859-1908)

1885-1888

Bedetti, Jean

(France 1883-1973)

Studied with his father, also a cellist and a teacher at the Lyon Conservatory which he entered in the 1890s. Gained admission to the Paris Conservatoire where he won cello Premier prix in the 1902 Concour ¹²⁸. While still in France, Bedetti first recorded for Pathé in 1908.

Behr, Carl (Massachusetts 1853-1942)

Contemporary accounts remark on Carl Behr's performances on the zither. His parents were from Bohemia, so zither performance may have come from his family instruction. In the 1930 census, Carl Behr has relocated to Ashville, North Carolina, where he is listed as Musicial Director - Orchestra at age 77.

Behr, John (Massachusetts 1854- )

Belgiorno, Simone (or Simon)

(Italy 1888-after 1931)

Taught trombone at the Curtis Institute in 1930. According to trombonist Harold McKinney, Simone Belgiorno "only lasted 14 weeks with Stokowski...", so apparently did not finish the 1930-1931 season in which Stokowski fired a dozen other orchestra musicians.

Belinski, A. V.

Belinski, Mirko Vaisz

(Croatia 1867-1939)

Bennett, J. C.

Benson, Stanley W.

(Massachusetts 1909-1988) ¹⁸

After graduating from Brockton High School in 1928, Benson studied violin with Concertmaster Richard Burgin.

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Benthin, Betty

(Oregon 1930- )

viola (also Minnesota Orchestra, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra)

Studied at the New School of Music - Philadelphia, the Curtis Institute Class of 1949, Yale School of Music.

Beresina, C. (? Charles father of Théodore Beresina 1849- )

Berger, Henri L. (France 1866-1941)

Berger, Louis (1932- )

Berlin, Vladimir (Ukraine 1876-1936)

Bernard, Albert Yves (France 1903-1979)

detail of photo: Boston Symphony Archives, n.d.

Bernhardi, Fedor Ernst (Germany 1852- )

Bernstein, Giora Ph.D. (Austria 1933- )

Bersina, C.

1885-1886

Bettoney, Frederick

(England 1884-1933)

died during Philadelphia season March 31,1933

son of bassoon maker Harry Bettoney 1867-1953 of Cundy-Bettoney Company

1920-1933

Bewick (Brown), Bonnie J. (Hawaii 1963- )

Studied at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor and the Curtis Institute Class of 1986.  Bonnie also likes traditional Irish fiddle music. As such, a founding member of Classical Tangent, a group combining classical and folk origin music.

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Beyer, Edward

Bielski, Noah (Poland 1919-1972)

Birnbaum, Alexander Z. (Germany 1875-likely returned to Germany)

Blackman, Alexander (Lithuania 1896- )

Bladet, Gaston Daniel (France 1879-1938) died during season April 13, 1938

Blaess, Alexander (Belgium 1867-seems to have relocated to England)

Blettermann, John (or Johannes) D. B. (Germany 1856- )

Blot, George

Blumenau, Walter

(Germany 1884-1967)

Walter Blumenau in 1912

Studied at the Berlin Akademische Hochschule für Musik, graduating in about 1904. Karl Muck knowing Blumenau from Berlin invited him to join the Boston Symphony in the 1912-1913 season.

(seems to have left following the 1920 musicians strike, probably directly to Detroit)

Boder, Emanuel

Boehm, G.

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Boernig, E. Hugo

(Germany 1863-after 1930)

Boettcher, George or Georg (Germany 1885-1936) died in Rangsdorf, Germany in December, 1936, age 51 ¹⁴⁸

from Boston symphony Orchestra charcoal drawings by Gerome Brush: Boston Symphony Archives

resigned from BSO to return to Germany for an orchestra position

Bolter, Norman Howard

(Minnesota 1955- )

trombone and euphonium (also founding member of Empire Brass Quintet, serving for 5 years)

New England Conservatory class of 1977. Bolter is an active composer, including works for trombone and orchestra, and chamber works. Norman Bolter also teaches at the New England Conservatory and the Boston Conservatory and Longy School of Music.

Borok, Emanuel (Russia 1944- )

Studied at the Darzinya Music School - Latvia

1974-1985

Bower, Harry A. (Massachusetts 1865-1948)

1904-1907

Bowron, Benjamin

(England 1849-before 1935)

Bracken, Nancy H. (Missouri 1951- )

violin (also Colorado Philharmonic Concertmaster, Cleveland Orchestra 1977-1979, Boston Symphony 1979-present, Cambridge String Quartet)

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1973, University of Buffalo, Eastman School MMus 1977.

Brenton, Harold E.

(Massachusetts 1872-1947)

trumpet (also a Boston theater musician in the 1910s, also was a music trustee supporting the music programs of the Boston Public School system ¹⁴⁹)

Learned to play the cornet and trumpet at the Boston Church Home for Orphans and Destitute Children. He was a close friend of trombonist LeRoy Kenfield , five years older, who also learned his instrument at the Thompson Island School for Indigent Boys.

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Brewster, Theodore E.

(Ohio 1906- )

detail of photo: Boston Symphony Archives, n.d.

Studied at the New England Conservatory, and the Berkshire Music Center in 1947 and 1949.

Brightwell, Kyle

(Maryland about 1988- )

percussion

Studied at the Juilliard School, and at Boston University MMus 2012, where he studied with Timothy Genis. Summer fellowship programs including the Tanglewood Music Center (3 times), Pacific Music Festival. Also National Orchestral Institute - Maryland, as did his friend and fellow newly-appointed Boston Symphony percussionist Matthew McKay. Dramatic solo debut March 2012 with the Dubuque Symphony (Iowa) performing James MacMillan (1959- ) percussion concerto Veni, Veni, Emmanuel.

beginning September, 2012

Brooke, Arthur

(England 1866-1950)

In 1917, Arthur Brooke recorded two flute pieces for the Victor Talking Machine Company of which one The Whirlwind by Adolph Krantz was issued on Victor 10 inch / 25 cm disk Victor 18312 in a stylish performance. Retired to San Diego, California where he taught until his death in 1950.

Brown, Lila R.

(Connecticut 1956- )

Viola (also Baltimore Symphony viola)

Studied at the State University of New York - Purchase 1979 and at the Juilliard School MMus 1981.

Bryant, Melvin Hurd

(Massachusetts 1895-1987)

detail of photo: Boston Symphony Archives, n.d.

Studied with Karl Scheurer, Alexander Ribarsch and Karl Rissland. Bryant was a well-known rose gardner.

42 seasons of music making.

Burgin, Richard Moiseyevich

(Poland 1892-1981)

Burkhardt, Hermann E. (Germany 1862-1921) died during the season

Butler, Herbert J. (Connecticut 1845- )

Buyse, Leone K.

(New York 1947- )

Associate Principal flute and after Doriot Anthony Dwyer retired as BSO Principal flute, Leone Buyse was acting Principal flute of the Boston Symphony her last three years in Boston 1990-1993 (also San Francisco Symphony Assistant Principal flute, Rochester Philharmonic piccolo and second flute)

Studied at the Eastman School and Emporia State University - Kansas. Fulbright scholar in Paris 1968. Also active in summer music festivals, including the New Hampshire Musical Festival Principal flute, and Aspen Festival - Colorado, Sarasota Festival - Florida, Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival - Washington, Domaine Forget - Québec, Lake Placid Institute - New York, Park City International Festival - Utah. After retiring from the Boston Symphony, Leone Buyse became the Mullen Professor of Flute at the Shepherd School of Music, Rice University, Houston where her husband Michael Webster also teaches.

Leone Buyse has recorded several CDs, Chamber Music for Flute by Jean Rivier (1896-1987) - Crystal Records

Came, Louise Langford (Mrs. James Pappoutsakis)  (Massachusetts 1914-2003)

New England Conservatory class of 1937.

Campanari, Giuseppe

(Italy 1859-1927) born November 17, 1859 in Roviga, Italy, not other dates sometimes given. Brother of Leandro Campanari

1885-1893

Campanari, Leandro (Italy 1857-1939) Brother of Giuseppe Campanari

Cardillo, Pasquale A. "Patsy"

(Massachusetts 1918-1998)

second clarinet (also Drury Band)

Studied at the New England Conservatory. Also with his clarinetist father Anthony Cardillo. Substituted as clarinet at the Berkshire Music Festival in the summer of 1939 which led to his joining the Boston Symphony in the 1939-1940 season.

(45 year service) ³⁰

Carol, Norman

(Pennsylvania 1928- ) cousin of Robert Karol

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1947.  Spent the years 1952-1956 after the BSO first in the Army, then pursuing a solo concert career. He abandoned a solo career for his family, seeking a more stable life as an orchestra musician.

Caughey, Charles Elford

(Pennsylvania 1904-1963)

Cauhapé, Jean Marcelin

(France 1902-1972)

at Tanglewood 1949

Studied at the theological seminary in Toulouse and both the Toulouse Conservatoire (at age 9) and Paris Conservatoire with Premier prix in viola in about 1921. Recruited by Koussevitzky during Paris auditions in the summer of 1925.

Ceci, Jesse Arthur

(Pennsylvania 1924-2006)

1954-1959

Cella, Theodore

(Pennsylvania 1896-1960)

Theodore Cella in 1917

Took up conducting as was an Assistant Conductor of the New York Philharmonic under John Barbirolli. Theodore Cella was also the fifth husband of Mabel Boll (1895-1949), known as the "Queen of Diamonds" because of the quantity of gold and diamonds she like to wear ¹⁸². They both understated their age by 5 years (only the finest gossip reported here...)

(left following 1920 musicians strike)

Chapman, Peter R.

(Canada 1945- )

Studied at Boston University School for the Arts BMus and MMus. Chapman won the Boston University Night at Pops concerto competition as a student, resulting in his concert performance of the Hummel Trumpet Concerto with Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops. He was a Tanglewood Fellow 1964-1968. Also active in music festivals, including the Grand Teton Music Festival - Wyoming. Chapman now teaches at the New England Conservatory.

Chardon, Yves Henri

(France 1902-2000)

from Boston symphony Orchestra charcoal drawings by Gerome Brush: Boston Symphony Archives

Studied at the Paris Conservatoire Premier prix in 1918. Chardon also taught at the Athens Conservatoire - Greece where he and his wife Henriette de Constant met Dimitri Mitropoulos, leading to Chardon's appointment at Minneapolis Principal cello and Henriette as Assistant Principal cello under Mitropoulos.

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Cherkassky, Paul

(then Russia, now Ukraine 1891-1973)

Cherry, Glen A.

(South Dakota 1973- )

husband of Elizabeth Rowe

photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra, n.d.

Studied at the New England Conservatory class of 1995. Glen Cherry is active in contemporary music, such as his premiere of the Sonata for violin and piano by Kevin Beavers (1971- ) performed at Tanglewood in summer 1996.

Chevrot, Albert

(Switzerland 1889-may have returned to Europe) incorrectly listed as 'André Chevrot' by some sources

1912-1915 succeeded Paul Fox

Chu, Jonathan

(New York about 1981- )

viola (also Philadelphia Orchestra viola 2009-2012, Saint Louis Symphony, Santa Fe Opera Orchestra, IRIS Orchestra - Tennessee, and a founding member of the Io String Quartet. He joined the East Coast Chamber Orchestra in 2010)

Studied at Vanderbilt University BMus (summa cum laude) with a second second major in economics, the Juilliard School MMus. Active in summer festivals including the Marlboro Festival - Vermont, Yellow Barn Festival - Vermont, Taos Festival - New Mexico

beginning September, 2012

Churchill, Marylou Speaker

(1945-2009)

detail of photo: Boston Symphony Archives, n.d.

New England Conservatory class of 1967.

Cioffi, Gino B. (Italy 1911-1992)

Principal clarinet 1950-1970 (also orchestra of the New York Radio City Music Hall 1937-about 1940, Pittsburgh Symphony about 1940-1942, Cleveland Orchestra 1942-1944, Metropolitan Opera 1944-1950, and briefly for the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Principal clarinet 1950-1970)

Studied at the Naples Conservatory - Italy graduating in 1930.

Coffey, John W.

(Massachusetts 1907-1981)

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1932, same class as Guy Boswell , trombone of the Cleveland Orchestra. Doug Yeo, Bass trombone of the Boston Symphony wrote: "Bartok Concerto for Orchestra was first performed in 1944, with John Coffey being the first bass trombonist to negotiate the gliss from low B to F.  (visit Doug Yeo's excellent site www.yeodoug.com )

1941-1952

Collins, Wesley

(about 1984- )

viola (also Atlanta Symphony May 2008-August 2012. while studying in Cleveland, also played as Cleveland Orchestra sub and with the Canton Symphony, Cleveland Chamber Symphony, City Music Cleveland, and Akron Symphony Assistant Principal viola)

Studied first with his musician parents: violinist mother Sandy Collins and father Philip Collins Cincinnati Symphony Principal trumpet. Then at the Cleveland Institute of Music BMus 2007. Active in summer music festivals, including the Tanglewood Music Center, Sarasota Music Festival - Floriday, Encore School for Strings - Ohio, and the Pacific Music Festival - Japan.

beginning September, 2012

Côme, André

(Massachusetts 1934-1987)

Second trumpet and Principal trumpet of the Boston Pops. Succeeded his teacher and uncle Marcel LaFosse as second trumpet to Armando Ghitalla . (also US Air Force Band, Baltimore Symphony)

Studied privately with his uncle Michel Lafosse. André Côme died unexpectedly just after the Boston Pops season during surgery June, 1987, age only 53.

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Cook, Theodore, Jr.

(Massachusetts 1854-after 1920)

1884-1885

Cooke, James

James Cooke with daughter Elizabeth Cooke

Studied at the University of Illinois BMus and at Boston University MMus.

1987-present

Coticone, Geralyn N.

(New Jersey 1965- )

Studied at Boston University BMus summa cum laude. teaches at Boston University and the Boston Conservatory. Also has been active in festivals, including the Mostly Mozart Festival - New York City and the Casals Fesitval - Puerto Rico. With the National Symphony, gave the premier of the Ezra Laderman (1924- ) Sinfonia concertante (1989).

(retired due to focal dystonia, as suffered by other musicians such as Leon Fleisher)

Cowden, Hugh Alan

(England 1915-1988)

While a Broadway musician, played My Fair Lady 1956-1963

1945-1947

Currier, Frank Stephen

(Germany 1875- )

1905-1912

Cutter, Benjamin

(Massachusetts 1856-1910) died of a heart attack, age only 53 ¹⁷⁰.

Studied first at the Warren Academy - Massachusetts, followed by the Royal Conservatory - Stuttgart (where Victor Herbert also studied) studying with Percy Goetschius (1853-1943) and Max Seifritz (1827–1885). Taught at the New England Conservatory 1888-1910.

Czerwonky, Richard Rudolph

(then Germany, now Poland 1886-1949)

Taught in Chicago at the Bush Conservatory, the Chicago Conservatory from 1932-1935 and at de Paul University.

D names alphabetically

names such as De Guichard and D'Amelio are listed alphabetically as if they were "deg" and "dam"

As specified by the MLA Handbook

(Ohio 1852-1923)

Daval, Charles J.

(California 1956- )

Associate Principal trumpet (also Seattle Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Carmel Bach Festival 1977-1983, Pittsburgh Opera Principal trumpet - his wife has been violin with Pittsburgh Symphony)

Studied at San Jose State University BMus 1979, after starting late as a trumpet player at age 17. Northwestern University MMus.

Deane, Charles Louis

(Maine 1881-1936)

died following season September, 1936

Debuchy, Albert

(France 1864-returned to France)

1901-1907

De Guichard, Ann M.

(Massachusetts 1910- )

Boston Symphony orchestral photo 1946

Studied with Abdon Laus, whom she succeeded. Also active in summer music festivals, including the Brandeis Festival Orchestra.

(third woman to be BSO musician after the two harpists Lydia Savitzkaya and Louise Came) ²⁶

Dehn, John W.

(Germany 1849- )

Déjardin, Blaise

(France 1984- )

photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra, n.d.

Paris Conservatoire Premier prix in about the 2005 Concour and the New England Conservatory. New England Conservatory MMus 2007, doctorate of music 2008. In 2008, Déjardin gave the US premiere of Edith Canat de Chizy (1950- ) Les Formes du vent (2003) for solo cello.

Delcourt, L. - seems to be Lucile Adèle Wurmser-Delcourt, famous French chromatic harpist who had premiered Debussy's Danses sacrées et profanes in 1904.

(France 1879-1933)

Lucile Adèle Wurmser-Delcourt studied at the Paris Conservatoire, where the chromatic harp was taught 1903-1933 ⁶⁴.

The chromatic harp has a string for each of the notes of the chromatic scale. The sharp/flat strings are slightly crossed, and are like the black keys of the piano. If it was Lucile Wurmser-Delcourt, presumably she played on a standard orchestral harp.)

Delescluse, Pierre V.

(France 1901- )

Del Sordo, Raphael (Italy 1895-1963)

detail of photo: Boston Symphony Archives, n.d.

De Mailly, Charles (France 1892-1920)

Demetriades, Lazare (incorrectly listed as 'Demetrides') (Greece 1880-1964)

Demuth, Louis (Germany 1859-may have returned to Germany)

Denayer, Frédéric (France 1878-to Amsterdam after 1921)

Shown at left in 1928 when he was Principal viola of the Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam. Left to right: Frédéric Denayer, Ferdinand Helman leader of the second violins, conductor Willem Mengelberg, Concertmaster Louis Zimmerman)

de Pasquale, Joseph (Philadelphia 1919- ) Married to the niece of Serge Koussevitzky's wife, Natalya Ushkov Koussevitzky.

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1942. Succeeded Jean Lefranc at the end of 1946-1947 as Principal viola of the Boston Symphony beginning in 1947-1948 season. Jean Cauhapé remained in the second chair of the viola section.

DeRibas, Dr. Antonio L. (Spain 1814-1907) oldest born BSO musician, born January, 1814, 10 years before Beethoven composed Symphony no 9 !

Likely Paul Clemens Fischer, left and Antonio De Ribas, right in this 1882 composite photo-collage of the Boston Symphony Orchestra: Boston Symphony Archives

Antonio De Ribas made his London debut as an oboe soloist in 1837.  De Ribas first appeared in New York in 1839 ¹³⁹.  By 1857, Dr. De Ribas was teaching music in Boston.  He later taught at the New England Conservatory. Philip Hale wrote that Antonio De Ribas was the first in the US to play the English horn in concerts as a solo instrument ¹³⁹, although it would seem hard to establish such a claim.

De Sève, Alfred

(Canada 1858-1927)

Deutsch, S.

Devergie, Jean-Constant

(Paris 1900-1975)

Studied in his home town, Marseille at the Marseille Conservatoire in preparation for his entrance examination for the Paris Conservatoire. At the Paris Conservatoire, won his Second accessit 1919, Second prix 1920, Premier prix 1921. When Jean Devergie was second oboe to Principal oboe Fernand Gillet, Devergie made reeds for Gillet, who did not like to work on this manufacture.

Diamond, Samuel

(Massachusetts 1893-1968)

detail of photo: Boston Symphony Archives, n.d.

violin (also Victor Herbert Orchestra, touring in 1916-1917, Scollay Square, Boston theater musician, Boston Opera)

Studied with his Lithuanian-Jewish uncle Isaac Diamond. Died August 14, 1968 during the Tanglewood season after 50 years of service with the Boston Symphony.

fifty years of service

Díaz, Roberto (Chile 1960- )

Studied at the Chile Conservatory where his father taught, New England Conservatory 1978, Curtis Institute Class of 1984.

Dickson, Harry Ellis (Massachusetts 1908-2003) father-in-law of Governor Michael Dukakis

Studied at the Akademischen Hochschule für Musik - Berlin and the New England Conservatory class of 1929.

Dietsch, Christoph

(Germany 1852-after 1930)

Dimitriades, Tatiana Anastasia

(New York 1962- )

(also active in chamber music, including Walden Chamber Players, Classical Tangent, a group combining classical and folk origin music)

Di Natale, J.

Ding, Xin (China 1972- )

DiNovo, Nancy Mathis (California 1948- )

Studied at the University of Toronto BMus performance and MMus performance and with teachers including Marylou Speaker, Joseph Silverstein, and four summers at the Aspen Festival. Married to composer Milton Barnes. Relocated to Vancouver, teaching at the University of British Columbia, and playing frequently with the West Coast Symphony (formerly the Vancouver Chamber Players.)

Dorn, William Ward (Massachusetts 1851- )

Droeghmans, Emil Josef Hippolyte

(Belgium 1884-1968)

detail of photo: Boston Symphony Archives, n.d.

Studied at the Conservatoire royal de Liège.

Dufresne, Gaston Louis Albert

(France 1898-1998) died 3 months after his 100th birthday

Studied at the Lille Conservatoire 1907-1918, Paris Conservatoire with his Premier prix in about 1923. Also interested in ancient instruments, and active in the Society of Instruments, where he played the bass viol.

Dworak, Josef F.

Dwyer, Doriot Anthony (Illinois 1922- )

detail of photo: Boston Symphony Archives

Studied at the Eastman School of Music BMus 1943. Doriot Anthony was often said to be the first woman appointed permanently to a Principal chair of a major US symphony orchestra, although Helen Kotas (Helen Kotas Hirsch) Principal horn of the Chicago Symphony 1941-1947 may well claim that title.

photo: Boston Symphony Archives 1956

Eichheim, Henry (Illinois 1870-1942) son of Meinhard Eichheim, cello of the Chicago Symphony 1891-1892, 1897-1899.

Eichler, Carl H. (Germany 1833-1912) brother of Julius Eichler, Sr.

Eichler, Julius Edward (Germany 1824-1893) father of Julius Eichler Jr.

Eichler, Julius Edward, Jr. (1868- ) son of Julius Eichler

Eisler, Daniel (Russia 1885-1976)

Elcus, Gaston (France 1884-1974)

Studied in Amsterdam, preparing for entrance exam for the Paris Conservatorie. Entered Paris Conservatorie with Premier prix in the 1904 Concour.

Elias, Gerald (New York 1952- )

Studied at Oberlin College Conservatory, and Yale School of Music graduating 1975, both BA and MM.

On sabbatical 1986-1987

Elkind, S.

Eller, M.

Eltz, Paul Richard Sr. (Germany 1817-before 1900)

Paul Eltz, Sr. in this 1882 composite photograph-drawing

Eltz, Paul Richard Jr., called Richard (Germany 1845-after 1920)

Emery, Steven A. (1952- ) married to pianist Deborah DeWolf Emery

Epstein, Frank (Netherlands 1942- )

percussion (also San Antonio Orchestra, founder in 1972 of Collage New Music, which he also directs.)

Studied the Studied Tanglewood Music Center summer 1962, 1966, 1972, and at the University of Southern California and the New England Conservatory MMus 1969.

(succeeded Harold 'Tommy' Thompson who was killed in car accident)

Ericsson, Sarah Schuster (Pennsylvania 1958- )

Second harp (also Baltimore Symphony, Boston Musica Viva)

Studied at the Cleveland Institute of Music BMus 1980.

Erkelens, Henri Antonie

(Netherlands 1890-1976) note: BSO programs incorrectly give 1894 as birth

Esbensen, Adam M.

(Oregon 1976- )

photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra, n.d.

Studied at the Cleveland Institute of Music BMus, Mannes College of Music MMus and Performance Certificate. Active in summer music festivals, including Taos Mountain Music Festival - New Mexico, Vail Valley Music Festival - Colorado, Spoleto Music Festival - Italy, and San Luis Obispo Festival - California.

Eskin, Jules Louis married to BSO violin Aza Raykhtsaum

(Pennsylvania 1931- )

photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra, 1983

Principal cello (also City Center Opera - New York Principal Cello, Dallas Symphony 1948-1949, a New York sessions musician in 1950s, Cleveland Orchestra Principal cello 1961-1964)

Studied at the Studied Tanglewood Music Center summer 1948, and the Settlement School of Music - Philadelphia, Philadelphia Musical Academy, the Curtis Institute Class of 1952. Made a concert tour of Europe in 1954-1955. Among his fine recordings were the Leon Kirchner: Concerto For Violin, Cello And Piano with Gilbert Kalish piano and Malcolm Lowe violin, the Nutcracker and the American Album with Seiji Ozawa (see right)

1964-present

Carmine Fabrizio was born in the family village of Sant'Angelo all'Esca, Italy, but the other children, including Enrico Fabrizio were born in Boston.

Fabrizio, Enrico (or sometimes Henry) Edwardo

(Massachusetts 1892-1952)

Fabrizio making a cello

Studied with Horace Britt probably about 1907-1908 while Britt was with the Philadelphia Orchestra, and with Alwin Schroeder probably while Britt was with the Philadelphia Orchestra 1910-1912.

died on October 26, 1952 just following the 1951-1952 season, the May, 1952 BSO European tour, and Tanglewood.

Fagerburg (Menaul), Rachel F.

(Ohio? 1957- )

photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra, n.d.

viola (appointed to chair of Bernard Kadinoff ³⁶ after his sudden death. Rachel Fagerburg was viola with the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra - the touring orchestra 1983-1989, Opera Company of Boston, the Boston Ballet Orchestra, Renard String Quartet)

Studied at Tanglewood Music Center summer 1980, and at the Cleveland Institute of Music, the New England Conservatory class of 1981. Also Eastern Music Festival - North Carolina.

Farberman, Harold C. (New York 1929- )

Harold Farberman, right with Arthur Press preparing for a tour

percussion (also expanded conducting: Denver Symphony guest conductor 1963, Colorado Springs Orchestra Music Director 1967–1970, has since guest conducted a number of orchestras in Europe and Asia)

Studied at the Juilliard School and while with the BSO gained MM in composition at the New England Conservatory. He recorded Mahler symphonies, and stylish recordings of symphonies of Michael Haydn with the Bournemouth Sinfonietta.

Farkas, Philip (Illinois 1914-1992)

Principal horn (also Kansas City Philharmonic Principal horn 1933-1936 starting at age 18, Chicago Symphony 1936-1941 succeeding Pellegrino Lecce, Cleveland Orchestra Principal horn 1941-1945, Boston Symphony Co-Principal horn with Willem Valkenier in the 1945-1946, returned to Cleveland as Principal horn 1946-1947, Chicago Symphony Principal horn 1947-1960. The taught at Indiana University 1960-1984)

1945-1946

Fedrovsky, Paul Leonidovich (Russia 1890-1958) married to soprano Olga Averino and son-in-law of Nicholas K. Avierino

photo thanks to grandson Nicholas T. Lasoff

violin (also one of the early advocates of historically accurate baroque performance as member of the Boston Society for Ancient Instruments, playing the discant viol)

Studied at Zurich Conservatory 1909 and Vienna Conservatory 1910. Left Soviet Russia via China and Japan, by the same timing and route as Naoum Blinder, Concertmaster of the San Francisco Symphony 1932-1957 (Blinder Japan to San Francisco and Fedorovsky Japan to Vancouver).

1925-1955

Feldman, Ronald L.

(New York 1947- )

cello (also Assistant conductor Boston Pops in 1989, founding member of Collage New Music, Greylock Trio, conductor of the Mystic Valley Chamber Orchestra, conductor of Extension Works, conductor Worcester Symphony, Music Director New England Philharmonic, conductor Berkshire Symphony)

Studied at Boston University CFA 1970. Now teaches at Williams College.

1967-2001

(age only 19 joining BSO) ⁷⁴

(Belgium 1873-1949)

Émile Férir in the 1920s

Principal viola (also Lamoureux Orchestra of Paris in 1892, also Scottish Symphony - Glasgow Principal viola 1893, also Queen Hall Orchestra - London Principal viola 1897-1903, Kruse String Quartet - London about 1898-1900, Philadelphia Orchestra Principal viola 1918-1919, New York Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic Principal viola 1925-1926. Also Berkshire String Quartet, funded by Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge consisting of Hugo Kortschak first, Jacques Gordon second, Émile Férir viola, and Emmeran Stoeber cello in early 1920s)

Conservatoire Royal de Musique - Brussels, winning his Premier prix in 1891 ¹⁸⁰.

Ferrillo, John

(Massachusetts 1955- )

Studied first with his mother, a music teacher with a Masters degree in music education. He then gained entrance to the Curtis Institute, graduating in the Class of 1977. Also active in music festivals, including the Blossom Music Festival - Ohio and the Marlboro Music Festival - Vermont. For six years during the late 1970s and early 1980s, John Ferrillo taught at the University of West Virginia. While at the Metropolitan Opera, John Ferrillor taught at the Juilliard School He now teaches at Boston University and the New England Conservatory.

(Wisconsin 1923-1960)

Studied at the Wisconsin College of Music and at the Juilliard School ¹⁵⁵.

Fiasca died of a heart attack on May 14, 1960 in Fukuoka, Japan during the 1960 BSO Asia tour, age only 37.

Fiekowsky, Sheila

(Michigan 1951- )

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1973, also Yale School of Music MA. A long distance runner for many years, including several marathons.

Fine, Burton (Pennsylvania 1930- )

Burton Fine with Tom Newell 1963

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1948. Also studied chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania and received a Ph.D. in chemistry from Illinois Tech. Was a research chemist for NASA.

Firth, Everett J. "Vic"

(Massachusetts 1930- )

Studied first with his music teacher father Everett E. Firth on the cornet. Then switched to percussion in high school. In 1948, entered the New England Conservatory graduating in the class of 1952. Among others, Firth studied with his predecessor as Principal timpani Roman Szulc. Vic Firth also later taught at the New England Conservatory. He was founder of Vic Firth Inc. having about 150 employees and said to be the world's largest manufacturer of drum sticks, and suppler of other percussion products (www.vicfirth.com).

Fischer, Paul Clemens

(Germany 1858-after 1922)

Likely Paul Clemens Fischer, left and Antonio De Ribas, right in this 1882 composite photo-collage of the Boston Symphony Orchestra

Paul Clemens Fischer, born in Ronneburg, near Leipzig, Germany February 9, 1858 came to Boston in June, 1881, perhaps specifically to join the newly organizing Boston Symphony.  He played oboe sitting in the second chair next to Principal oboe Dr. Antionio De Ribas for the first season 1881-1882. Thereafter, Fischer remained in Boston, teaching and playing in theater and other Boston orchestras.

Fiumara, Placido

(Italy 1859-1917)

Placido Fiumara in 1909

Came to Boston from Italy at age 10, and studied with Julius Eichberg (1824-1893), Director of the Boston Conservatory ¹⁵². Placido Fiumara died November 20, 1917 during the beginning of the BSO 1917-1918 season. Newspaper accounts said "...He was stricken just as he was about to leave for a concert at Symphony Hall..." ¹⁵².

1885-1917

(Massachusetts 1856-after 1909)

1881-1882

Folgmann, Dr. Emil Ernst Erich

(Germany 1889-after 1946)

In 1933, Folgmann received his Ph D. from the University of Pennsylvania and in 1930s and 1940s practiced as psychologist in Philadelphia (!) Perhaps music lovers should "have their heads examined".

(Texas 1980- )

Studied at the Manhattan School of Music MMus, University of North Texas BMus and BMusic Education. Also has studied for his doctorate in music at the Shepherd School of Music - Rice University in Texas.

September, 2011-present

this second flute chair had been open for two seasons

Forlani, Nichola

(Italy 1886-1976)

1918-1921

Fossé, Pierre

(France 1873-returned to France)

oboe (succeeded Auguste Sautet)

Studied at the Paris Conservatoire Premier prix in about the 1892 Concour.

Fourel, Georges August

(France 1892-1955)

from Boston symphony Orchestra charcoal drawings by Gerome Brush: Boston Symphony Archives

Studied first at the Municipal Conservatoire of Douai - north of France, then at the Paris Conservatoire Premier in viola in the 1913 Concour. Taught at Middlebury College in Vermont in the 1930s.

Fox, Paul H.

(Germany 1852-after 1917)

1881-1885, 1886-1887, 1889-1891, 1892-1912

(New York 1892-1963)

Following Fradkin's dismissal during the BSO orchestra strike, Fradkin was Concertmaster of the New York Capital Theater Orchestra 1922-1924. Fradkin then left music to open a restaurant)

Studied at the Paris Conservatoire Premier prix in violin in 1910.

(dismissed because of support of the 1920 musicians strike)

Frankel, Irving

(then Austria, now Poland 1897-1985)

detail of photo Boston Symphony Archives, n.d.

Studied with his father Carl, and at the New England Conservatory with Max Kunze.

1919-1967 (48 years !)

1885-1886

 In his memoires ⁴³, Franko claimed '...after six weeks, I resigned...' from the Boston Symphony

Freeman, Henry S.

(New York 1909-1997)

Studied at the Eastman School of Music graduated 1930. Freeman was the first double bass player to graduate from the Eastman School. Resigned from the Boston Symphony to join his violinist wife Florence Knope Freeman (1909-2002) at the Denver Symphony in 1967.

Freiberg, Gottfried von

(Austria 1909-1962)

French, Catherine I.

(Canada 1962- )

Indiana University BA 1990, and Juilliard School MA 1994.

1994-present

Freygang, Ernst Alexander

(Germany 1838-after 1887)

Freygang in this 1882 composite photograph-drawing

Fried, Paul

(New Jersey 1947- )

Studied at the Juilliard School. Fried was the solo flute in the Boston Pops recordings Pops Around the World and Pops in Space. He also recorded Virtuoso Flute Trios; see his interesting website: www.paulfried.com

Fries, Wulf Christian Julius (Germany 1825-1902) brother of August Fries, both pioneer Boston classical musicians. ⁴⁹

(also Mendelssohn Quintette Club for 23 years⁴⁹, member of the "Beethoven Quartette" in 1873 composed of pioneering Boston musicians Charles Allen, first, Julius Akeroyd, second, Henry Heindl, viola, and Wolf Fries, cello ⁶³. Also Boston Musical Fund Society, Harvard Orchestral Association, Handel and Haydn Society, Orchestra ⁴⁶)

See picture of the Mendelssohn Quintette Club by clicking on Thomas Ryan.

Fritzsche, 0tto George (

Germany 1869- )

Studied at the Leipzig Conservatory about 1889 or 1890.

Fuhrmann, Max Gustav Wilhelm

(Germany 1877-1944)

Gantzberg, Julius (Germany 1853- )

Gardner, Carl Edward

(Massachusetts 1885- )

timpani

Gauger, Thomas (Illinois 1935- )

percussion (also Oklahoma City Symphony Principal percussion, Collage New Music, The Wuz jazz group, Ray Eberle Band)

Studied at the University of Illinois.

Gazouleas, Edward P. (1960- ) married to Kazuko Matsusaka

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1984.

Geber, Stephen Edwin (California 1942- )

Studied with his cellist parents and at the Eastman School of Music BMus 1965. Following his retirement from the Cleveland Orchestra has become Head of the Cello Department of the Cleveland Institute of Music.

Gebhardt, William Carl

(Boston 1884-1962)

A long serving teacher, in 1945, Gebhardt published his Orchestral Studies for French Horn.

1907-1913, 1918-1927, 1933-1948

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Gelbloom, Gerald (Canada 1926-1982)

violin (also Cleveland Orchestra 1947-1949, Baltimore Symphony and Hartford Symphony Concertmaster 1955-1960, Music Guild String Quartet with Gerald Gelbloom first, Max Winder second, Bernard Kadinoff viola, Stephen Geber cello)

Studied at the Juilliard School and University of Hartford.

1961-1982

(died suddenly during Pops season June 2, 1982 age 56) ¹²

Genis, Timothy E. husband of Cathy Basrak

(California 1966- )

Studied at the Tanglewood Institute, the Eastman School of Music and the Juilliard School. Interestingly, as a student was a member of the San Francisco Boys’ Chorus and participated in the performances of Mahler’s Eighth Symphony that opened Davies Hall in 1981.

Genovese, Alfred (Massachusetts 1931- )

Alfred Genovese was the last student of Marcel Tabuteau to graduate from the Curtis Institute Class of 1953.

1977-1998

Gerardi, Antonio (Massachusetts 1891-1981)

1912-1927

Gerhardt, Gustav G. (Germany 1856-1939) father of Siegfried Gerhardt

1885-1926

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Gerhardt, Siegfried William (Massachusetts 1891-after 1951) son of Gustav Gerhardt

1920-1951

Gewirtz, Joseph (Massachusetts 1893-1985)

1913-1918

Ghitalla, Armando A. (Illinois 1925-2001)

Studied at the Juilliard School graduating in three years in 1948.

1951-1979

Gibson, William McHargue

(Oklahoma 1916-2002)

Gibson studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1939. 

Gibson continued to assist the BSO trombone section in 1975-1977 seasons before his final retirement

Giese, Fritz. K. E.

(Netherlands 1959-1896)

Fritz Giese was widely regarded a fine cellist, particularly when playing with the Kneisel Quartet in the 1880s. However "...owing to his unfortunate drinking habits was seldom heard at his best..." ¹⁵⁷. Fritz Giese emigrated from the Netherlands at age 19, and died from alcohol in Boston aged only 37.

Gietzen, Alfred (birth name "Fulgence Gietzen" ²³)

(Belgium 1874-1966)

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Gillet, Fernand (France 1882-1980)

Nephew of the famous oboe teacher Georges Gillet (1854-1920). Fernand Gillet was a flyer in World War 1, and received the Croix de Guerre. Continued teaching into his nineties.

1925-1946

Girard, Henri (France 1888-1976)

Henri Girard, left, with cellist Emil Droeghmans

Came to US as part of a French good-will tour of the Garde Republicaine Band, summer 1918. Monteux selected Girard for the Boston Symphony to help fill the many string vacencies following the 1920 musicians' strike.

Studied with his father, starting with the double bass, and then cello, but he played double bass during all of his professional career.

1920-1966 ²⁹

46 years of service !

Gitter, Rebecca

(Canada 1978- )

photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra, n.d.

Studied at the Cleveland Institute of Music BMus 2001. Active in summer music festivals, she played at the Taos School of Music Festival - New Mexico and the Marlboro Festival - Vermont.

Goddard, Alfred James Sr.

(England 1842-1900)

1886-1887

Goguen, Gerard J. (Maine 1925-2002)

New England Conservatory class of 1951. After retiring, Goguen ran a classic car parts business as a hobby. In 1984, he created a car museum in Westminster, Vermont. He was also a ski instructor in Vermont.

Golde, F. Emil

(Germany 1859-1898)

detail of 1891 Boston Musical Herald photo: Boston Symphony Archives

Double bass player in New Hampshire hotels in summers in the 1890s. Also played double bass with the Kneisel Quartet ¹⁶⁴. Appointed to the New England Conservatory in 1896 ¹⁶⁵. He died in New Hampshire on June 22, 1898 at the end of the Boston Pops season four months short of his 39th birthday.

1888-1898

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Goldschmidt, G. (perhaps Guido Goldschmidt born in Vienna in 1850)

detail of 1891 Boston Musical Herald photo: Boston Symphony Archives

1889-1894

Goldstein, Aaron father of Herman Goldstein

(Romania 1855-1903)

Listed as residing in the Boston Asylum for the Insane in the summer of 1900. Wife Harriette Goldstein listed him as having died there in 1903. The Boston Globe lists his death on October 20, 1903 ¹⁷².

1882-1895

Goldstein, Herman Henri son of Aaron Goldstein

(Massachusetts 1886- )

Herman Goldstein in 1912

Studied first with his father, Aaron Goldstein.

1907-1920

(left following 1920 musicians strike)

Goldstein, Solomon E. (or Samuel E.) seems to be uncle of Aaron Goldstein

(Romania 1856-1930)

1885-1925

Gomberg, Ralph Lewis

(Massachusetts 1921-2006) brother in law of George Zazofsky and brother of New York Philharmonic Principal oboe Harold Gomberg

Principal oboe (also All-American Youth Orchestra Principal oboe 1940, Baltimore Symphony Principal oboe, New York City Center Orchestra Principal oboe, Mutual Broadcasting orchestra Principal oboe)

Studied at the Curtis Institute (as did brothers Harold, Leo, and Robert, and sister Margret) Class of 1941.

1950-1987

Gordon, Peter (New York 1945- )

1976-1978

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Gordon, Theodore

1892-1893

Gorodetzky, Leon L. (France 1887-1993)

1920-1954

Graeser, Heinrich (Austria 1885-seems to have returned to Europe)

1926-1928

Green, Reuben (Massachusetts 1914-1978) died just before season, September 5, 1978

Studied with Richard Bergin and Georges Fourel.

1950-1978

Greenberg, Henry

(Poland 1895-1956)

Studied at the Warsaw Conservatory.

1939-1952

Greene, Henry A. may be brother to double bass musician Septimus Greene double bass with the Seattle Symphony and San Francisco Symphony

(England circa 1857- )

From family information, it may be that English-born Benjamin Greene, Henry A. Greene and Septimus Greene were musician brothers, with Henry Greene playing double bass with the Boston Symphony, and Septimus Greene playing double bass with the Seattle Symphony under Henry Hadley, and again with the San Francisco Symphony under Hadley.

1881-1894

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Grethen, Adolph (1863?- )

1882-1884

Grisez, Georges (France 1884-1946 died during Baltimore Symphony concert)

Studied at the Paris Conservatoire, prix in about 1903.

1904-1914

Grover, Harry Faxon (Massachusetts 1881- )

1919-1946

Grunberg (or Grünberg), Eugen

(Austria 1862-1928)

Appointed to the New England Conservatory in 1896 ¹⁶⁵.

1889-1892, 1893-1896

Grunberg, Maurice (Massachusetts, 1886-1951) seems not related to Eugen Grunberg

Grundey, Théodore (1901 Belgium- )

Guenzel, Frederick Hermann

(Germany 1849-before 1910)

detail of BSO 1900 photo: Boston Symphony Archives

1886-1906

Guetter, Adolf (Germany circa 1866-after 1912) uncle of Walter Guetter Principal bassoon of the Chicago Symphony and Philadelphia Orchestra

Recruited for Boston by Artur Nikisch. Returned to Berlin teaching at Klindworth-Scharwenka Conservatory.

Gumpricht, Anthony (Massachusetts of German parents 1850- )

1881-1882

Gundersen, Robert Alexander

(Massachusetts 1895-1941)

from Boston symphony Orchestra charcoal drawings by Gerome Brush: Boston Symphony Archives

1913-1941

died during the 1941 Tanglewood summer season, July 14, 1941

Habenicht, Walther Friedrich

(Germany 1877- )

Hackebarth, Albert Heinrich (1854-after 1914)

Appointed to the New England Conservatory in 1896 ¹⁶⁵.

Hadcock, Peter W. (Michigan 1940-1993)

Clarinet, Assistant Principal clarinet (also Buffalo Philharmonic bass clarinet and Principal clarinet)

Studied at the Eastman School. His wife, Aline Benoit played clarinet with the Portland Symphony - Maine and the Rhode Island Philharmonic.

Hadley, Arthur D.

(Massachusetts, 1875-1936) brother of the conductor Henry Hadley (1871-1937)

cello (also Principal cello San Francisco Symphony 1914-1915 under his brother Henry Hadley, first Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony)

Arthur Hadley with Jessie M. Downer-Eaton (1872-about 1954) and Louis Eaton (1872-1852) founded the Eaton-Hadley Trio based in Boston which gave the Boston premier of the Rachmaninoff Trio élégiaque.

1904-1912

Hahn, F. E.

violin

1892-1897

Hain, Frank J.

(Bohemia-Czech 1866-1944)

Third horn (also Molé Chamber Music Concert Club: Charles Molé flute, Friedrich Mueller oboe, G. Goldschmidt clarinet, Adolf Guetter bassoon and Frank Hain horn ¹⁶⁶)

1891-1925

Haldeman, Henry B. (Pennsylvania 1860-after 1900)

violin (also Music Director of the Bowdoin Square Theatre - Boston beginning in 1892)

1881-1883

Hallberg, Gordon (Illinois 1939- )

trombone (also MIT Brass Ensemble)

Studied at the University of Iowa.

1971-1985 (sabbatical 1983)

Hamelin, Armand (France 1907- ) son of Gaston Hamelin

clarinet

1929-1930

Hamelin, Gaston (France 1884-1960s?)

Principal clarinet

Serge Koussevitzky did not want Hamelin to play his Henri Selmer (1858-1941) manufactured metal clarinet ³⁹. Following the 1929-1930 season, Gaston Hamelin, his wife, daughter, and his son Armand returned to France. Hamelin was a long-time musician of l'Orchestre National de La Radiodiffusion Française, of which the wind quintet is shown left (Gaston Hamelin second from right)

1926-1930

Hamilton, Vaughn Earl (Maine 1887-after 1950)

violin

Long term New England Conservatory teacher among whose students was Harry Ellis Dickson.

1920-1933

Hampe, Carl G. (Germany 1857-1935)

Principal trombone

(also several bands, including a circus band, also Bilse Orchestra, Berlin - Benjamin Bilse 1816-1902, a sort of Johann Strauss composer/conductor of Germany - 54 Bilse musicians broke away to found the Berlin Philharmonic in 1882 ⁵⁰)

1886-1891, 1892-1914, 1920-1925

Hanneman, D.

violin

1888-1893

Hansen, Einar B. (Denmark 1890-?1976)

violin (also Bremen Philharmonic, Dresden Philharmonic)

1926-1965

Hansotte, Lucien Eugene (born in Belgium, raised in Switzerland 1891-1972)

Lucien Hansotte, left, with Georges Mager, trumpet, Roy Harris (standing), Jacob Raichman, trombone, at the time of the 1943 BSO premiere of the Harris Symphony no 5 (which opens with extended brass and percussion)

trombone

(Assistant or tenor trombone with Principal trombone Jacob Raichman for 27 seasons)

1925-1952

Hartmann, Hermann H. (born Wisconsin March 22, 1859, but raised in Boston ⁴⁵)

violin (New England Conservatory of Music at least 1881-1895)

1881-1882, 1884-1885

Hausknecht, Jean (Germany 1847- )

contra-bassoon (also Cincinnati Symphony, New York Philharmonic)

1881-1882

Hayne, E.

violin

1912-1914

Hearne, Joseph F. (Ohio 1942- )

bass (also the Incredible String Quartet, a quartet of four Double basses)

Studied at the Juilliard School, left at age 20 in 1962 to join the Boston Symphony.

1962-present

Heberlein, Hermann K. (Germany 1859- )

cello (also Boston Turnverein)

1899-1908

Hedberg, Earl L. (Rhode Island 1915-2003)

viola

1956-1982

Heim, Gustav Friedrick

(Germany 1879-1933)

Died in New York City after a sudden illness October 30, 1933 age only 54

Principal trumpet (also Orchestra of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition trumpet 1904, Trumpet for an amazing number of orchestras: Philadelphia Orchestra Principal trumpet 1905-1907, Boston Symphony third trumpet 1914-1915 then Principal 1915-1920, Detroit Symphony Principal trumpet 1920-1921, New York Philharmonic Principal trumpet 1921-1923, Cleveland Orchestra Principal trumpet 1923-1924, New York Symphony trumpet 1925-1928, American Symphonic Ensemble of New York Principal trumpet 1929-1930)

Studied at the local music school in his home town Schleusingen, Germany from 1893-1897.

1906-1920

Heindl (or Heind'l), Alexander C.

(Germany 1835-after 1897) brother of Edward Heindl and Henry Heindl.

Principal cello 1881-1889, cello 1890-1894

(also Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra ⁴⁶, Mendelssohn Quintet Club for two seasons ⁴⁹, also in the Emil Mollenhauer Boston Festival Orchestra)

1881-1894

cello (from 1892, shared music teaching quarters with his musician brothers, Edward Heindl (Jr), Henry Heindl (Jr), Max Heindl, and Hans Heindl, all musicians sons of BSO viola Henry Heindl Sr.)

"Alexander Heindl" made some of the earliest acoustic cello recordings for Victor Talking Machine Company from 1900, the earliest year that Eldridge Johnson made Victor recordings , until 1904. Given the dates and the artists Victor was using for recordings at the time, these recordings are nearly certainly (in my opinion) by Alexander Heindl, cello of the Boston Symphony 1900-1907, making them very likely the earliest by a BSO musician. See also Doug Yeo's very interesting account of the 1906 Victor recordings of BSO trombones Carl Hampe, August Mausebach, Leroy Kenfield, and perhaps Max Kluge, by clicking on Doug Yeo 1906 Trombone Quartet

1900-1907

Heindl (or Heind'l), Edward Martin Sr.

(Germany 1837-1896)

brother of Alexander Heindl and Henry Heindl

Principal flute (also Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra ⁴⁶, Mendelssohn Quintet Club for 12 seasons ⁴⁹)

About Edward Heindl's death, in The Story of the Flute Macauley Fitzgibbon tells a strange story: "... Heind'l...became a leading player in Boston, and is reported to have possessed a very pure tone and good execution. He died of a disease contracted from an infected flute which a stranger had requested him to try..." ¹²⁰

1881-1896

(died during the 1896 season)

Heindl (or Heind'l), Henry Sr.

(Germany 1843-after 1899), brother of Alexander Heindl and Edward Heindl, father of Alexander Heindl (Jr)

viola (also father of four Boston musicians, Alex (1872-1915), Henry Jr. (1873- ), Max (1877- ), Hans (1882- ), one of whom Alex joined the Boston Symphony as a cellist.)

1881-1911

Hekking, Anton

(Netherlands 1856-1935)

Hekking circa 1910

Principal cello (also Berlin Philharmonic Principal cello 1882-1888, Mendelssohn Quintette Club - Boston ⁴⁹, Kniesel String Quartet, New York Symphony Principal cello 1891-1893, Hekking Trio - Berlin, then to Stern Conservatory, Berlin)

Studied studied first with his cellist father Robert Gerard Hekking (1820-1875)and then gained entry to the Paris Conservatoire. Gained his Premier prix for cello in the 1878 Concour. Anton Hekking was also brother of cellist André Hekking (1866-1925), long of the Paris Conservatoire, and cousin of cellist Gérard Hekking (1879-1942). A practical joker, during a rehearsal he once filled his cello with insects which escaped when the cello began to vibrate, one reason he was not accepted back by the Berlin Philharmonic on his return from Boston.

1889-1891

Helleberg, John F. (or Johannes) brother of August Helleberg

(Denmark 1856-after 1910)

bassoon, contra-bassoon (also Philadelphia Orchestra bassoon 1900-1901, the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, New York Symphony under Walter Damrosch. John Helleberg may also have played tuba in the John Philip Sousa Band as did his famous brother August Helleberg)

Studied first with his father Christen Helleberg Pedersen, a musician sergeant in the Danish army. His brother August Helleberg was one of the great trombone and tuba players in the US in the early 20th century.

1901-1910

Hemmann, Hugo (1859-after 1916) brother of violinist Friedhold Hemmann and cellist Carl Hemmann both of New York Philharmonic in 1870s

Principal oboe

1882-1883

Henegar, Gregg H. (1953- )

contrabassoon (also Houston Symphony )

1992-present

Henkle, Ralph Lazarus (Russia 1888-1973)

violin (also National Symphony Orchestra of New York, New York Philharmonic)

1918-1920 (left following 1920 musicians strike)

Herforth, Harry Best (Pennsylvania 1916- )

 Harry age 90 and still playing

trumpet (also Cleveland Orchestra)

1946-1951

Hess, Max (1878-1975)

Max Hess in 1914

Co-Principal horn 1905-1906 ¹, Principal horn 1906-1913, Third horn 1913-1925

1905-1925

Hess, Willy (Germany 1859-1939)

Concertmaster (also Frankfurt Opera Orchestra, orchestra of Rotterdam, Hallé Orchestra of Manchester, Gürzenich Orchestra of Cologne)

1904-1907, 1908-1910

Higgins, Charles. F. (1840?- )

violin

1881-1883, 1884-1889

Hillyer, Raphael (New York 1914- )

violin (also for 23 years, viola in Juilliard String Quartet)

1942-1946

Hobart, Max E. (Nebraska 1936- )

violin 1965-1970, Assistant Concertmaster 1970-1992 (also New Orleans Symphony, National Symphony of Washington DC, Cleveland Orchestra 1961-1965, also conductor of the North Shore Philharmonic - Massachusetts)

Studied at the University of Southern California

1965-1992

Hobson, Ann - SEE Ann Stevens Hobson Pilot

Principal harp 1980-2009, harp 1969-1980

1969-2009

Hoffmann, Ernst Heinrich son of Jacques Hoffman

(Massachusetts 1899-1956)

Ernst Hoffmann in 1942

violin (also developed a successful conducting career; conducted the Breslau Opera - Germany 1924-1934, Music Director Houston Symphony 1936-1947)

Ernst Hoffmann tragically died in an automobile accident January 3, 1956, driving back from Texas.

1920-1921

Hoffmann, Jacques (born in Pustkovec, then Austro-Hungaria, now Czech 1868-1938) father of Ernst Hoffmann

violin (also Vienna Opera and Vienna Philharmonic violin 1885-1887. also founder the Hoffman Quartet in 1902 with Jacques Hoffmann first, Adolf Bak second, Karl Rissland viola and Carl Barth cello. also conducted the Harvard Alumni Orchestra in 1920s)

Studied at the Vienna Conservatory graduating in 1885.

1890-1926

Hoherman, Martin M.

(Poland 1912-1998)

Assistant Principal cello 1961-1982, cello 1953-1961 (also Principal cello of the Boston Pops 1961-1982, Bel Arte Trio: Ruth Posselt (wife of Richard Burgin) violin, Joseph de Pasquale viola, Martin Hohermann cello)

Harry Ellis Dickson writes that Martin Hoherman "... came to the United States from his native Poland by way of Singapore and Hong Kong..." ¹⁶⁸.

1953-1982

Holmes, John A.

(Ohio 1918-1998)

Principal Oboe 1947-1950, Assistant Principal oboe 1950-1977 (also Oklahoma Symphony, Kansas City Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic, Cleveland Orchestra summer concerts, National Symphony of Washington, St. Louis Symphony)

1947-1977

Holy (Holý), Alfred

(Portugal-born to Czech parents 1866-1948)

Principal harp also German Opera, Prague 1885-1896, Royal Court Opera, Berlin ('Königliche Hofoper') Opera 1896-1903 serving with Wilhelm Posse and Franz Poenitzin Berlin, Vienna State Opera (Wiener Staatsoper) 1903-1913 recruited by Gustav Mahler.

Studied at the Prague Conservatory graduating in about 1895. Father Josef Holý was a horn player including at the Czech National Theater Orchestra as Principal horn in 1868. Alfred Holý returned to Vienna, where he died in 1948.

1913-1928

Horowitz, Jason (1971- )

violin (also Munich Chamber Orchestra, Colorado Symphony)

New England Conservatory class of 1993, and NEC AD 1996.

summer 2006-present

Hoyer, Hermann A. (Germany 1855- )

viola (also Boston Turnverein)

1887-1912

Huang, Si-Jing (China 1967- ) (husband of Nicole Monahan)

violin

1998-present ³⁵

Huber, Ernest (or Ernst)

(Austria 1876-1942)

double bass (also Philadelphia Orchestra double bass 1919-1920, National Symphony of New York double bass, Los Angeles Philharmonic double bass)

1907-1919

Hubner, Ernest (also listed as Ernst Hübner or Ernst Huebner in Detroit Symphony records)

(Germany 1878-1946)

horn (also Berlin Philharmonic, Detroit Symphony horn at least 1929-1946, the year in which he died, playing with with Albert Stagliano and James Stagliano Principal and Second horns and also Erwin Miersch Fourth horn in Detroit in the 1930s)

1912-1919

(succeeded Carl Schumann)

Hudgins, J. William

(Texas 1959- )

percussion (also Florida Symphony - Tampa percussion 1982-1990)

Studied at the Peabody Institute - Baltimore BMus 1980. also Temple University - Philadelphia MMus 1982. Active in summer music festivals, including the Tanglewood Music Center as a Fellow in 1982 and 1983 and the Aspen Music Festival - Colorado. Teaches at the New England Conservatory - Boston.

November, 1990-August 2011

Hudgins, William R.

(1957- )

photo: Stu Rosner, n.d.

Principal clarinet 1994-present, Associate Principal clarinet 1992-1994 (also Orquesta Sinfonica Municipal - Venezuela, Charleston Symphony, Atlanta Opera)

Studied at Boston University with his predecessor, BSO Principal clarinet Harold 'Buddy' Wright. Also studied with Pasquale Cardillo, including at the Tanglewood Music Center in the summer of 1979, and at the Aspen Music Festival.

1992-present

succeeded Harold 'Buddy' Wright

Human, Theodore

(Russia 1851-1933)

violin (also Beethoven Club chamber music, Chicago Symphony 1891-1892, New York Symphony)

Human studied composition with Boston Symphony conductor Georg Henschel

1882-1891

Humphrey, George Norwood

(Ohio 1904-1980)

George Humphrey, left, with his good friend and quartet partner Karl Zeiss, cello

viola - started violin late at age 19 (also Minneapolis Symphony 1930-1931, Wheeling Symphony, also Tanglewood Quartet 1953-1970: Rolland Tapley first, Stanley Benson second, George Humphrey viola, Karl Zeise cello)

Studied at the New England Conservatory class of 1929, and also Curtis Institute for one year.

1934-1977

Hwang, Bo Youp

(Korea 1947- )

photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra, n.d.

violin (also Milwaukee Symphony Assistant Concertmaster, also Francesco Quartet)

Studied at the School of Music and Fine Arts - Seoul and at the University of Seoul. also the University of Wisconsin. As well as the classic concerti, Bo Youp Hwang has been featured in John Williams Evening at Pops concerts in famous Hollywood music.

1972-present

1895-1898

1910-1920

Jaenicke, Bruno Gustav

(Germany 1887-1946)

suffered a heart attack in late 1942 during 1942-1943 NY Phil season and died young on Christmas day, 1946 ⁴² age 59)

After Bruno Jaenicke suffered a heart attack in late 1942, Harold Meek, then a student an horn player in the Rochester Civic Orchestra finished the 1942-1943 season in New York for Jaenicke ⁴². In the 1943-1944 season, Arthur Rodzinski dismissed 14 New York Philharmonic musicians, including five Principals, of which Bruno Jaenicke was one. Rodzinski selected Rudolph Puletz, Jr. as his new Principal horn of the New York Philharmonic.

Jeanneret, Marc

(France 1938- )

Studied at the Paris Conservatoire Premier prix in about the 1959 Concour, Indiana University performer's certificate about 1966. Came to the US playing with the Paul Kuentz Chamber Orchestra in 1963 and 1964. Marc Jeanneret will retire from the Boston Symphony after the August 2012 Tanglewood season after 35 seasons of great contribution to the BSO.

1977-until August 2012

(Germany 1833-after 1917)

1881-1894

Jojatu, Mihail

(Romania 1976- )

photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra, n.d.

Studied at the Boston Conservatory of Music and Boston University. In June, 2011, Mihail Jojatu performed the Friedrich Gulda (1930-2000) Concerto for Cello and Wind Orchestra with Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops.

1882-1886

1927-1928

(Estonia 1894-1957)

Studied double bass with his father, with A. Helder and C. Bech in Estonia and at the St. Petersburg Conservatory, and later at the Royal Academy of Music - Berlin.

Ludwig Juht unfortunately missed the 1956 Russian tour due to ill health and died during the 1956-1957 season on January 20, 1957.

Kadinoff, Bernard L.

(New York 1921-1987) ³⁷

viola (also NBC Symphony, Boston Opera Orchestra, Music Guild String Quartet with Gerald Gelbloom first, Max Winder second, Bernard Kadinoff viola, Stephen Geber cello)

Studied at the Juilliard School in late 1940s.

1951-1987

(died following the Tanglewood season)

1892-1893

Kahila, Kauko Emil "Koko"

(Massachusetts 1920- )

Studied at the New England Conservatory 1941. Kahila had the opportunity in 1941 to audition for the position of his teacher when Hans Lillebach left for Cleveland, but out of respect did not do so, the chair going to John Coffey.

1952-1972

1907-1918, 1920-1923

Kang, Elita (New York 1974- )

Kang, Juliette (Canada 1976- )

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1991, also Juilliard School MMus 2001. Married to cellist Thomas Edward Kraines Curtis Institute Class of 1992, and also Juilliard School MMus 2001.

Kaplan, Phillip (Massachusetts 1914-2009)

flute (also Principal flute of the National Symphony of New York, a training orchestra, New York Philharmonic flute about 1933-1939, New Friends of Music Society - Boston, Boston Lyric Opera)

Studied at the New England Conservatory graduated 1933.

1939-1970

Kapuscinski, Richard Roman

(Wisconsin 1921-1991)

Kapuscinski with the La Salle String Quartet

Studied with Leonard Rose, probably at Juilliard in 1945-1946. Kapuscinski left the BSO to teach at Oberlin College, where he died after 20 years of teaching.

in 1966-1967 one season exchange with Japan Philharmonic

Karol, Robert

(Pennsylvania 1925- ) cousin of Norman Carol

1950-1977

in 1966-1967 one season exchange with Japan Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra

from Boston symphony Orchestra charcoal drawings by Gerome Brush: Boston Symphony Archives

Studied at the St. Petersburg Conservatory.

1921-1947

died in June during the Boston Pops period at the end of the 1946-1947 season.

Katsuta, Soichi

(Japan )

1966-1967

one season exchange with Japan Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra

Katz, Mickey

(Israel circa 1979- )

photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra, n.d.

Tanglewood Fellow in 2000. New England Conservatory BMus class of 2003. Active in summer music festivals, including the Marlboro Festival - Vermont and took part in the Musicians from Marlboro tour.

Katzen, Daniel

(New York 1952- )

University of Arizona School of Music - Tucson Associate Professor of Horn September 2008-present. While in Boston, taught at Boston University and the New England Conservatory 1981-2008, a

(Minnesota 1936- )

Dr. Kavalovski, holding a Ph.D. in nuclear physics from University of Minnesota

Studied at the New England Conservatory.

Keaney, Paul (Massachusetts 1912-1994)

Studied at the Longy School - Boston

1898-1918, 1919-1928

1895-1910, 1921-1925

Kenfield, LeRoy S. (Massachusetts 1867-1934)

One of six boys from Thompson Island School (for indigent boys) over the years to become Boston Symphony musicians. David H. Moore, also a trombone player was another.

1900-1934

LeRoy Kenfield died October 5, 1934, less than 4 months after the end of the Boston Pops season (when Kenfield would have retired from the BSO after 35 years of service.)

Studied at the Juilliard School. After the Boston Symphony taught at Ohio State University.

Kloepfel, Louis F. (Germany 1867-1936)

Studied at the Leipzig Conservatory.

1898-1927

1885-1913, 1920-1925

(Austria - now the Ukraine - 1863- )

1887-1897

1887-1890

Kneisel, Franz (Romania 1865-1926)

Studied at the Vienna Conservatory. Conducted the Boston Pops in 1888.

1885-1903

1885-1904

1918-1919

(Massachusetts 1903-1996)

1920-1975 ¹³

Knudsen, Ronald T.

(Nebraska about 1931- ) father of Sato Knudsen

Studied at Peabody Conservatory of Music 1952-1959.

Knudsen, Sato (Maryland 1955- )

son of Ronald Knudsen

Studied at Bowdoin College and the New England Conservatory.

Studied at the New England Conservatory.

(born Strasbourg, then Germany, later France 1889- )

Taught violin and also studied at Oberlin College 1916-at least 1922.

1885-1886

Two sons, Charles and Frederick studied Electrical Engineering at Harvard in 1910s. Frederick later invented a radio direction finding device, and founded a manufacturing company of radio receivers in the 1920s.

1883-1912

Studied at the University of Southern California, UCLA Bachelor in Electrical Engineering, while subbing in the Los Angeles Philharmonic. After the Boston Symphony, was a first violin with the St. Louis Symphony. Sadly, John Korman died of a stroke in St. Louis in 1998, age only 59.

1966-1971

Kornsand, Emil (France 1894-1973)

(also NBC Symphony in 1938, in the 1940s, Galimir String Quartet, Felix Galimir first, Emil Kornsand second violin, Lotte Hammerschlag viola, and Fritz Magg, cello. Magg was Principal cello of the Metropolitan Opera) Emil Kornsand was also a composer and the BSO premiered his Metamorphosis in 1957.

died in Boston May 13, 1900 age only 46 ⁴⁷

1881-1890

(Germany 1871-1925)

Born in Germany, but at age 1, came to Boston

Willy Krafft died in Boston just prior to the beginning of the Boston Symphony 1925-1926 season on August 31, 1925, age only 54 ⁶⁶. Born in May, 1871, Krafft must have been one of the youngest musicians to join the BSO, being 17 in October, 1888.

1888-1912, 1921-1925

After leaving Boston, Krasselt concentrated on conducting in Germany. Kapellmeister Kiel Opera 1911-1913, German Opera (Deutsche Oper) Charlottenburg, near Berlin beginning 1913. Krasselt taught conducting at the Berlin Akademische Hochschule für Musik beginning 1920, where Kurt Weill (1900-1950) and Berthold Goldschmidt (1903-1996) were among his students. Music Director of the Staatsoper Hannover 1924-1943.

unable to join the Orchestra until October, 1903, arriving only for the second concert of the season due to German military service ⁴⁸

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1894-1909

listed for 1931-1932 season, but died October 22, 1931 hit by a truck

(Russia 1939- )

Studied at Gnesiny State Musical Pedagogical Institute - Moscow BMus, Tchaikovsky Conservatory (Moscow Conservatory).

1986-present

1885-1887, 1888-1891

uncle of Daniel Kuntz

1896-1910 (also Kuntz Sextet)

nephew of Augustus Kuntz. Died in 1959, age 99, the last surviving musician from the original season of the Boston Symphony ⁹⁹.

Daniel Kunze at age 90

August and Daniel Kuntz emigrated together to Boston in 1874 ⁶⁸. In the Summer of 1892, played in the Orchestra at Beyreuth under Herman Levi and Hans Richter ⁶⁸.

(Germany 1874-1939)

Max Kunze came to the US in 1893 under the impresario Flo Ziegfeld to play music in various orchestras of the Chicago World's Fair. He was hired as Principal double bass in Boston by Emil Paur, who probably knew Kunze from Berlin. Kunze taught for many years at the New England Conservatory.

1894-1932

Kurkdjie, (Lawrence) Nazar

(Syria 1895-1978)

violin (Geneva Symphony - Switzerland, Boston Symphony 1919-1920, Cleveland Orchestra 1920-1922, 1932-1939 led the Kurkdjie Ensemble and the L. Nazar Kurkdjie Orchestra for WTAM and WHK radio Cleveland and later in Hollywood, the KLAC, the NBC radio orchestra under the name of "Mr. Lawrence". As a Hollywood musician, he also directed orchestras for Harry James and Bing Crosby, Phil Harris orchestra)

Taught at Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory - Ohio in 1920s into about 1939. Jack Benny claimed that Lawrence Kurkdjie was his most important violin teacher ¹⁶². Billed as Nazar Kurkdjie in performance, his friends called him Lawrence.

1919-1920

1883-1891, 1892-1926

Lange, Stephen (Texas 1973- )

Studied at Indiana University BSc, BMus and Performance Certificate, and also at the Juilliard School MMus 1999.

Langendoen, Jacobus Cornelius 'Jaap' (Netherlands 1890-1973) Born in the Netherlands, but raised in South Africa, returning to the Netherlands at age 16)

cello (also Wentworth Hotel orchestra in New Hampshire during summers, where he also died ⁷⁵. (also Gundersen String Quartet: Robert Gundersen first, Hubert Sauvlet second, Charles Van Wynbergen viola, Jacobus Langendoen cello) Langendoen conducted the Boston University student orchestra, where he taught)

Langendoen also recorded for Technichord Records, based in Brookline, Massachusetts during the 1930s and 1940s. Langendoen came to the US in 1920 as part of Monteux's rebuilding of the BSO, following the March, 1920 musicians' strike, replacing Georges Miquelle. Langendoen's father Willem Jacobsz Langendoen (1865-about 1918) was also a musician.

1920-1962

42 seasons; his tenure was identical to Concertmaster Richard Bergin.

Langley, Allan Lincoln

(Rhode Island 1892-1949)

Studied first with his music teacher father Alfred Langley in Newport, Rhode Island, and then at Brown University in Rhode Island Class of 1912. Then at the New England Conservatory in 1917. After inheriting money, in the 1920s became an active composer in New York City, but without any particular success ¹⁹², although he had compositions performed by the Boston Symphony and the New York Philharmonic.

1918-1920

Lannoye, Marcel Louis H.

(Belgium 1898-1961)

After Boston and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Lannoye became Third horn in Mexico City 0under Carlos Chavez.

1928-1944

Larrison, Spencer Lee

(New York 1942- )

1967-1975

Lauga, Norbert René

(France 1905-1992)

from Boston symphony Orchestra charcoal drawings by Gerome Brush: Boston Symphony Archives

Studied at the Conservatoire de Paris Premier prix 1922.

1928-1959

Laurent, Georges

(France 1886-1964)

1918-1952

Laus, Abdon Flavien

(Algeria, then a French territory 1888-1945)

Lebailly, Victor Edmond

(France 1872-returned to France)

Lecarme, Alexandre

(France )

photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra, n.d.

Studied at the Paris Conservatoire Premier Prix in the 1997 Concour, also Boston University MMus and Artist's Diploma. Also active in music festivals, including Rockport Chamber Music Festival, Copley Society Series - Massachusetts, Temple Emmanuel Chamber Music Series - Massachusetts, Domain Forget Festival - Québec.

Lee, Julianne

(Korea 1984- )

Studied at the New England Conservatory doctorate 2007

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Lefkowitz, Ronan Lee

(England 1953- )

Born in England, raised in Massachusetts

Studied at Harvard University BMus 1975. His father, Murray Lefkowitz was head of the Music History Department of Boston University, and Ronan Lefkowitz studied with Joseph Silverstein at Boston University and then also taught at BU.

1976-present

Lefranc, Jean

(France 1884-after 1947)

Studied at the Paris Conservatoire, Premier prix in the 1907 Concour.

Leguía, Luis Grey (California 1935- )

cello (also Houston Symphony, National Symphony of Washington DC, the Metropolitan Opera)

Studied at the Ecole Normale - Paris and the Juilliard School. Performed the premiers of cello works by Walter Piston, Robert Parris, and Vincent Frohne. Leguia is well-known for his development of a carbon fiber cello, and other stringed instruments from this material.

Lehner, Eugen Emil (or Eugene)

(Hungary 1906-1997)

Kolisch Quartet: Felix Khuner violin, Eugen Lehner viola, Benar Heifitz cello, Rudolf Kolisch violin playing left-handed

Studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music - Budapest with Jeno Hubay (1858-1937) who also taught Joseph Szigeti and Eugene Ormandy. Leader of the Kolisch Quartet, Rudolf Kolisch, after suffering an accident in his youth could not use his left hand for fingering, so used his left hand for bowing. Amazingly, Kolisch was able to train himself to play left-handed as can be seen in the photograph to the left.

Leibovici, Samuel Joseph

(born in Romania ⁵⁴ and raised in Paris 1897-1962 )

violin (also Paris Opéra and Concerts Koussevitzky - Paris)

Studied at the Paris Conservatoire Premier prix in about the 1914 Concour.

(died early in the of 1962-1963 season on September 4, 1962)

Lemaire, Jean-Jacques

(France 1873-1945)

double bass

Lemcke, C.

tuba

The 1920-1921 season was somewhat chaotic after the BSO musicians strike.  For tuba, both "A. Wichman" and "C. Lemcke" were listed in the tuba chair in 1920-1921. In fact, Wichman seems to have been with the orchestra for only a part of the season.

Lenom, Désiré Clément (Belgium 1865-1957)

oboe (also conducted Boston Pops 1913-1916)

Leveen, Percy Paul

(Massachusetts 1892-1974)

from Boston symphony Orchestra charcoal drawings by Gerome Brush: Boston Symphony Archives

violin (in 1915, played violin in vaudeville until entering the BSO in the 1919-1920 season. During summers in the 1930s, Leveen was responsible for music programming at the Canadian Pacific hotels.)

Studied at the New England Conservatory 1910-1913, then in Prague, Czechoslovakia, and admitted to the Hochschule für Musik, Charlottenburg, Germany 1914, but had to return with the start of World War 1. For a number of years, Leveen was responsible for the BSO musicians' Pension Fund, and was head of the Musicians' Committee.

Levy, Amnon (Israel 1933- )

violin (also Minnesota Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic)

Studied at the Israel Conservatory 1945-1950, the Juilliard School 1950-1952, the Curtis Institute graduated Class of 1955.

Levy, Benjamin (New York 1980- )

double bass, summer 2003-2007, third chair double bass 2007-present (also Boston Musica Viva, and Collage New Music)

Studied at the New England Conservatory class of 2002.  Also member of Classical Tangent, a group combining classical and folk origin music.

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Lichtenberg, Leopold

(California of Polish parents 1861-1935)

violin (also Theodore Thomas Orchestra of New York)

After studying locally in San Francisco, began studied under Henryk Wieniawski (1835-1880) at the Brussels Royal Conservatory about 1877-1880. Taught at the National Conservatory - New York City.

Lilleback, Hans Valdemar Durck (Walter)

(Denmark 1882-1971)

bass trombone (also New York Symphony trombone including 1920 European tour, New York Philharmonic bass trombone 1921-1924, Sousa Band, also Cleveland Orchestra 1941-1948 succeeding John Coffey)

In 1930, Lilleback and Felix Leifels organized the Civic Symphony Orchestra of New York to give low priced concerts ⁷³

Lin, Lucia

(Illinois 1962- )

violin 1985-1988, Assistant Concertmaster 1988-1991, violin 1991-1996, Assistant Concertmaster 1996-1998, violin 1998-present. (also Acting Concertmaster Milwaukee Symphony 1991-1992, Co-Concertmaster London Symphony 1994-1996, Muir String Quartet, founding member of Boston Trio and of Innuendo, a chamber group)

Studied at the University of Illinois and Rice University Shepherd School of Music MMus. Recordings include for New World records, The Stream Flows, Bright Sheng (1955- ) see right, and Gabriela Lena Frank (1972- )

1985-present

Lippoldt, Louis

(Germany 1843-after 1924)

Lipson, Jerome J.

(Massachusetts 1916-1994)

photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra, 1983

viola (also Zimbler Sinfonietta, founding member of the Stockbridge String Quartet: Stockbridge String Quartet: Julius Schulman first, William Marshall second, Jerome Lipson viola, Mischa Nieland cello)

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1938.

On retiring, Lipson was the last of the Koussevitzky-selected BSO musicians ¹¹ .

Listemann, Bernard (or Bernhardt)

(Germany 1841-1917) brother of Fritz Listemann

Bernard Listemann's teachers included Ferdinand David (1810-1873), Henri Vieuxtemps (1820-1881), Joseph Joachim (1831-1907) (wow - what teachers)

Listemann, Fritz (1839-1909) brother of Bernard Listemann

Studied at the Leipzig Conservatorium, and privately with Ferdinand David (1810-1873) and Karl Wilhelm Uhlrich (1815-1874) ¹⁶⁹.

Litke, Hugo E.

(Germany 1863- ) also brother of Paul Litke, best friend of Carl Barth

detail of BSO 1900 photo: Boston Symphony Archives

Theodore Thomas engaged Hugo Litke to come to the US for the initial two seasons of Theodore Thomas's Chicago Orchestra as it was then called.

1894-1901, 1907-1908

Litke, Paul brother of Hugo Litke

(Germany 1870- )

detail of BSO 1900 photo: Boston Symphony Archives

1896-1901

Liu, Hui

(China about 1972- )

Hui Liu studied at Boston University earning his Artist Diploma and at the Curtis Institute BMus Class of 1995. Also active in summer music festivals, including the Marlboro Festival - Vermont, Tanglewood Festival - Massachusetts, Ravinia Festival - Illinois, and the Edinburgh Festival - Scotland. Teaches at the California State University - Los Angeles

1995-1997

Loeffler, Charles Martin

(Germany 1861-1935) brother of Erich Loeffler

later composer of late-romantic/impressionistic works such as A Pagan Poem of 1906.

1882-1903

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Loeffler, Erich

(Germany 1863- ) brother of Martin Loeffler

In 1909, Erich and Martin Loeffler's mother died in Germany. Then, according to "...Erich disappeared from his apartment on Columbus Avene [New York City]..." ¹⁵¹ Erich Loeffler was found later in 1909 wandering the streets in New York City. He did not seem active in US symphonies thereafter.

Longy, Gustave Georges Leópold (France 1868-1930)

1898-1925

Lorbeer, Heinrich E. (or Henry)

(Germany 1865-1943)

1891-1937

Lorenz, Otto H. W.

(Germany 1851-before 1920)

1907-1913

Lowe, Malcolm

(Canada 1953- ) husband of Nisanne Lowe

Malcolm with pianist son Brendan Lowe

Concertmaster (also l'Orchestre symphonique de Québec Concertmaster - Québec-City)

Studied at the Regina Conservatory of Music - Saskatchewan, Curtis Institute Class of 1974. Tenth Concertmaster of the Boston Symphony since Bernard Listemann in 1881, joining a history of greats. Among his fine recordings was Leon Kirchner: Concerto For Violin, Cello And Piano with Gilbert Kalish piano and Jules Eskin cello (see right)

1984-present

Lowe, Nisanne A. (New York 1954- )

wife of Malcolm Lowe

violin (also Chicago Symphony 1976-1977, Marlboro Music Festival 1971)

Studied at Eastman School, Juilliard and the Curtis Institute.

1982-1986

Ludwig, Carl F. (Germany 1872-1954) son of Carl Richard Ludwig

percussion (also flute)

1905-1907, 1918-1930

Ludwig, Carl Richard (Germany 1846- ) father of Carl F. Ludwig

timpani

1890-1910

Ludwig, Mark (Pennsylvania about 1959- )

son of Philadelphia Orchestra violin Irving Ludwig , and brother of Philadelphia Orchestra violin Michael Ludwig

viola (also Kansas City Philharmonic Co-Principal viola, Hawthorne String Quartet, a founder of the Terezín Chamber Music Foundation, New Chamber Players - Philadelphia, Philadelphia Opera Company, Concerto Soloists of Philadelphia, Trenton Symphony Orchestra)

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1980.

1982-present

Ludwig, Oscar

(Austria - now Czech 1877-1937)

from Boston symphony Orchestra charcoal drawings by Gerome Brush: Boston Symphony Archives

double bass (also Berlin Philharmonic ?)

(note: died during the 1937-1938 season December 18, 1937)

Luetcke, Olivia

(New York 1923-1985)

harp (and second woman to serve in the BSO after Ann De Guichard ²⁶)

Luetcke was succeeded by Ann Hobson Pilot as Principal harp

1951-1969 ²⁶

Lukatsky, Joseph (New York 1913- )

oboe (also Pittsburgh Symphony English horn)

                                    Boston Symphony Orchestra with Serge Koussevitzky in Symphony Hall, 1930

Macdonald, Walter Grant

(Massachusetts 1901-1955)

horn (also Cleveland Orchestra Principal horn 1926-1927, Clevland Orchestra horn 1927-1928. As Cleveland Principal, the horn section under Macdonald was: Walter Macdonald, Bertram Haigh, Edward E. Grant, Roman Cras, Vaclav Kec, and Ernest Paananen)

Studied at the New England Conservatory class of 1921.

Walter Macdonald died suddenly during the Boston Symphony 1954-1955 season on March 30, 1955.

Mackey, Richard (Pennsylvania 1929- )

horn (also Kansas City, San Antonio Symphony, Detroit Symphony, New Orleans Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra 1955-1963, Japan Philharmonic Principal horn 1963-1965, Hollywood studio sessions player about 1965-1973, Boston Symphony January 1973-August 2005)

Studied at the New England Conservatory class of 1950.

Madsen, George Peter

(Massachusetts 1906-1986)

piccolo (also chamber group The Aeolians George Madsen, flute, Minot Beale, violin, Carl Stockbridge, cello, Nellie Zimmer, harp. The Aeolians also recorded for Victor in the 1930s)

Studied at the New England Conservatory. Died in retirement in Florida following open heart surgery.

1935-1965

Mager, Georges Charles

(France 1884-1950)

Principal trumpet 1920-1950, trumpet 1919-1920, viola (!) 1918-1919 while waiting for an opening in the BSO trumpet section.

Studied at the Paris Conservatoire beginning in 1901 where he won his Second prix in 1905 and Premier prix in the 1906 Concour. Came to US as part of a French good-will tour of the Garde républicaine Band, summer 1918. Three musicians from the Garde républicaine band were hired into the Boston Symphony by Henri Rabaud for the 1918-1919 season: Louis Speyer English horn, Georges Laurent flute, and Georges Mager trumpet (although in the first season, Mager played viola sitting next to Afthur Fiedler!).

Mahn, Frederick H.

(Massachusetts 1868-1936)

violin (also in the Emil Mollenhauer Boston Festival Orchestra)

Malkin, Joseph

(then Russia, now Ukraine 1979-1969)

Principal cello (also Chicago Symphony Principal cello 1919-1922, In 1924-1925, Malkin toured accompanying Metropolitan Opera soprano Geraldine Farrar. 1925-1927, also Principal cello with the New York Symphony 1925-1927, New York Philharmonic cello 1943-1949)

Studied at the Paris Conservatoire and received his Premier prix in cello in 1898. In Boston, founded the Malkin Conservatory 1933-1943.

Mann, Joseph F.

(Czech 1868-1953)

trumpet

after retiring as player, continued as assistant librarian until 1952, 61 years of service

Manoly, Ludwig Emanuel

(Hungary 1855-1932)

Principal; double bass (also Mendelssohn Quintet Club for two seasons ⁴⁹, Theodore Thomas Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra)

1882-1885

Manusevitch, Victor E.

(Russia 1902-1983)

violin (also conductor Cambridge Civic Symphony in 1960s, 1970s)

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Maquarre, André (Belgium 1875-1933) brother of Daniel Maquarre

Principal flute to 20 seasons, Boston Pops conductor (also Philadelphia Orchestra Principal flute 1918-1921, Georges Longy Club while in Boston, New York Chamber Music Society Principal flute 1921-1922, Los Angeles Philharmonic Principal flute from 1922-1929.)

Studied with his flutist father, Clement Maquarre, then Paris Conservatoire Premiere prix for flute in 1893. André Maquarre returned to France in about 1930 and became a member of La Société des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique, a government-organized company responsible for the management of authors and composers rights and copyrights, where he died in 1936.

Maquarre, Daniel

(Belgium 1881-after 1930) brother of André Maquarre

flute (also Lamoureux Orchestra and Colonne Orchestra - Paris Principal flute 1900-1902, Philadelphia Orchestra Principal flute 1910-1918, New York Symphony Principal flute 1918-1919, National Symphony of New York 1920-1924 ⁵⁸, with the National Symphony of New York merging with the New York Philharmonic in 1921. Late 1920s, Daniel Maquarre was an independent musician in New York City, including for growing live radio broadcasts.  Radio performances included of the Classical Trio: Stefano de Stefano harp, Luclen Klrsch cello and Daniel Maquarre flute ¹⁷⁹)

Studied with his flutist father, Clement Maquarre, then Paris Conservatoire, where he won a first 'Accessit', or runner-up flute prize in 1894 and Premier Prix in about the 1899 Concour.  Daniel Maquarre may have departed from the Boston Symphony due to a scandal.  According to newspaper accounts, Daniel Maquarre was arrested in San Francisco in 1909 "... upon telegraphic advices from Boston Police where he la wanted upon an Indictment charging him wlth a serious offense for eloping with Mrs. Matilda Lenom..." ¹⁷⁶.  Matilda Lenom was the wife of Clément Lenom , fellow Belgian and second oboe of the Boston Symphony 1901-1925.  (No doubt a juicy story and scandal at the time. Clément Lenom remarried that same year). Daniel Maquarre seems to have returned to France in about 1930.

Marble, Edward Bates

(1860-1943)

violin (also Boston Instrumental Club: Daniel Kunze violin, Frank Schuchmann violin, Edward Marble viola, Rudolf Nagel cello, Emil Golde double bass, Friedrich Mueller oboe, G. B. Van Hantvoord flute, Charles Staats clarinet, Pierre Mueller trumpet, Carl Schumann horn, Heinrich Lorbeer horn, directed by Walter Swornsbourne)

Mariotti, Vincent

(Italy 1890-1941)

violin

died six months after the end of the 1940-1941 season December 28, 1941

Marjollet, Léon Désiré

(France 1893-1956)

cello (also the Boston Symphony Quartet: Carlos Pinfield first, Lloyd Stonestreet second, Harry Grover viola, Léon Marjollet cello)

Studied at the Paris Conservatoire Concour of about 1913, before entering French Army 1914-1918. Recruited by Monteux following the 1920 Boston Symphony musician's strike.

(listed for the 1956-1957 season, Marjollet died in Paris September 20, 1956 during the BSO European Tour)

Markey, James

photo: New York Philharmonic, Chris Lee

Bass trombone (also New York Philharmonic Associate Principal trombone 1997-June 2007, Bass trombone June 2007-August 2012. also Pittsburgh Symphony Principal trombone)

Studied at the Juilliard School BMus 2005 and MMus 2006. Active in summer festivals, including the Sun Valley Summer Symphony - Idaho during the last decade.

starting August, 2012

succeeding the great Doug Yeo

Marquardt, John (Johann)

(Germany 1859-after 1930)

violin (also Philharmonic String Quartet, based in Cleveland 1889-1891, first violin Theodore Thomas Orchestra in Chicago 1892-1893, Concertmaster Tivoli Opera House - San Francisco 1900-1902, Concertmaster Philadelphia Orchestra 1902-1903)

Studied violin at the Akademischen Hochschule für Musik in Berlin in late 1870s.

Marshall, John Patton (Massachusetts 1877-1941)

organ (Dean, Boston University School of Music, like Arthur Fiedler, enjoyed watching fires)

Marshall, William

(Louisiana )

Assistant Principal Second violin (also the Stockbridge String Quartet: Julius Schulman first, William Marshall second, Jerome Lipson viola, Mischa Nieland cello)

Studied at Northwestern University, Chicago.

Martin, Leslie R. "Tiny"

(Washington 1921-1989) ²²

double bass (also the Seattle Symphony Principal double bass, and WUZ, a jazz group of BSO musicians)

Studied at the University of Washington.

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Martin, Michael (Georgia ) brother of Christopher Martin Chicago Symphony Principal trumpet

trumpet (auditioned by a number of orchestras, beginning of what promises to be a leading career)

As a student, played in the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, the training orchestra of the Chicago Symphony 2006-2009. Studied as a Fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center 2006 and 2008. Studied at Northwestern University - Chicago BMus and MMus in trumpet performance. Active in summer music festivals, including the Pacific Music Festival - Japan and the Grand Teton Music Festival - Wyoming.

Martin, Thomas

(Wisconsin 1941- ) ²²

Associate Principal clarinet 1994-present, acting Principal clarinet 1993-1994, Assistant Principal clarinet 1984-1993 (also Alabama Symphony Principal clarinet, Hawthorne String Quartet, member of the Walden Chamber Players: Tatiana Dimitriades violin, Irina Muresanu violin, Alexander Velinzon violin, Yehonatan Berick violin, Christof Huebner viola, Ashima Scripp cello, Donald Palma double bass, Marianne Gedigian flute, Laura Ahlbeck oboe, Thomas Martin clarinet, Richard Ranti bassoon, Clark Matthews horn, Jonathan Bass piano)

Studied at the Eastman School of Music, and master classes at the Paris Conservatoire. Premiered the André Previn's Diversions with the composer at 2010 Prague Spring, and the East Coast premier of Eliot Carter's Clarinet Concerto at Tanglewood 1998, and again at Tanglewood for the 2008 celebration of the Carter Centenary, as well as Carter's Poems of Louis Zukofsky, with soprano Lucy Shelton.

André Previn at the piano with Thomas Martin in Prague at the premiere of Diversions in 2010.

Martinson, Haldan H.

(California 1971- )

Principal Second Violin 2000-present, violin November, 1998-2000

(also Hawthorne Sting Quartet, and Boston Symphony Chamber Players, including a fine Martinu recording on NAXOS with Fenwick Smith, New England Conservatory MM 1997)

Masters, Ralph

(South Carolina 1910-1983)

bassoon (also Chicago Symphony bassoon 1945-1946)

Taught at the orchestra school of the Columbia Music Festival - South Carolina in 1939 ¹⁷⁷. Masters was also a producer of bassoon reeds for the schools in the Chicago area in the 1940s. After Chicago and Boston, Masters became a sessions musician in Hollywood studios while also selling California real estate.

Matheny, Hugh Wood

(North Carolina 1937-1996)

oboe (also Indianapolis Symphony)

Matsusaka, Kazuko C. married to Edward Gazouleas

(1961- )

photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra, n.d.

viola (also active in Pittsburgh - Pennsylvania 1987-1990, including the Pittsburgh Opera Orchestra, the Pittsburgh Ballet Theater, and the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble)

Studied at the Indiana University School of Music, and at the Hartt College of Music - Connecticut BMus, and at the State University of New York MMus. She was a Tanglewood Fellow in 1985. Also active in summer music festivals, including the Norfolk Music Festival - Canada and the Yellow Barn Music Festival - Vermont.

Mattersteig, Paul Heinrich

(Germany 1878-1956)

tuba (also Los Angeles)

Mauricci, Vincent J.

(Massachusetts 1917- )

viola (also National Orchestra Association student orchestra, All-American Youth Orchestra in summer 1940 under Stokowski, also Kramer Chamber Music Ensemble in 1950s)

Studied at the New England Conservatory.

Mäusebach (or Mausebach), Fredrick August (Germany 1866-1938)

trombone (also Metropolitan Opera, New York Symphony, also several bands)

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Mayer, Pierre Emil (France 1891-1982)

Pierre Mayer with Doriot Dwyer flute

violin (also Straram Orchestra, l'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, l'Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire)

Mayes, Samuel Houston (1917-1990) married to Winifred Schaefer Winograd (Mayes)

Principal cello (also Philadelphia Orchestra cello 1936-1948, Co-Principal cello 1939-1943, Principal cello 1943-1948 and 1964-1973, Los Angeles Philharmonic Principal cello 1974-1975)

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1937, played in the Philadelphia Orchestra cello section prior to graduation. Met and married Winifred Schaefer while in Boston. Samuel Mayes had a genuine American west background: one of his grandfathers was a Cherokee chief, and two Oklahoma counties were named for his forbearers, Rogers County and Mayes County.

Mazzeo, Rosario (Rhode Island 1911-1997)

Mazzeo circa 1980

Eb clarinet 1933-1939, bass clarinet 1939-1966, Personnel manager 1942-1966 (also Boston Chamber Music Society)

Mazzeo studied with Gaston Hamelin and with Gustave Langenus - New York Philharmonic. Mazzeo was also Chairman of the woodwind department at the New England Conservatory of Music.

McCarty, Patricia (Kansas 1949?- )

married to Ronald Wilkison

Assistant Principal viola (also toured with the Lenox Quartet)

Studied at the University of Michigan. Her performance of the Bach Six Cello Suites as performed with her bowings and interpretation on the viola are a tour-de-force on two Ashmont CDs 6100 with baroque taste and modern virtuoso technique.

sabbatical leave 1991-1992

McConathy, Osborne W.

(Massachusetts 1908-2005)

horn (also conducted the Newark Symphony - New Jersey)

Studied with his father, Osborne G. McConathy (1875-1947), professor of music at Northwestern University, Chicago. Also at New York University - New York and at the Juilliard School MMus. He was a scholar in music of the Elizabethan period.

McDonald, Walter Grant

(Massachusetts 1901-1955)

horn

McEwen, Mark

(Canada about 1962- )

oboe (also Florida Orchestra - Tampa, also the Staatsbad Meinberg Orchestra - Germany)

Studied at the Curtis Institute BMus Class of 1983. Also active in summer music festivals, including the Music Festival of Taipei - Taiwan, and the Elora Music Festival - Canada, and summers at the Santa Fe Opera where he played English horn. Teaches at the New England Conservatory and Boston University.

McGauley, Joseph D.

(New York 1951- )

violin (also Albany Symphony violin, New Haven Symphony violin, Boston Ballet Assistant Concertmaster)

Studied at State University of New York - Albany BA Mus., and Yale University MMus. He pursued Ph.D. studies at Boston University.

McKay, Matthew

(Virginia about 1987- )

percussion (also Oregon Symphony percussion 2010-2012)

Studied as a teen with National Symphony of Washington DC timpanist John Tafoya through the National Symphony Youth Fellowship program. New England Conservatory under William Hudgins BMus 2009. Studied with Timothy Genis at Boston University, MMus 2011. Summer fellowship programs including the Tanglewood Music Center (2 times), Spoleto Music Festival - South Carolina, the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival - Germany. Also the National Orchestral Institute - Maryland, as did his friend and fellow newly-appointed Boston Symphony percussionist Kyle Brightwell. Older brother Tim McKay is also a percussionist.

beginning September, 2012

Meek, Harold L.

(1915-1999)

horn (also Principal horn Rochester Philharmonic)

Studied at the Eastman School, graduated in 1941 with his performer’s certificate and BMus.

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Meisel, Carl (Germany 1829-1908)

violin (also original Germania Orchestra ⁴⁹, succeeded Frances Rhia in 1854 as second violin of the Mendelssohn Quintette ⁴⁹, Beethoven Club chamber music group, also Listemann Concert Company, with Bernard Listemann, first Concertmaster of the Boston Symphony 1881-1885, August Stein, double bass, Adolf Sailer, cello, Henry Greene, double bass and and Listemann's brother Fritz Listemann, violin and piano)

Melzian, Louis Werner (Germany 1852- )

tuba, also string double bass

Menkis, Jonathan (New Jersey 1959- )

Assistant Principal horn (also Sacramento Symphony Associate Principal horn, New Orleans Philharmonic Assistant Principal horn, Colorado Philharmonic)

Studied at Ithaca College BA 1981.

Merrill, Carl E. (Massachusetts 1871- )

trumpet

Messerschmidt, August A. G. (Germany 1831-1894)

double bass (also one season St. Louis Symphony)

Messina, Saverio

(Massachusetts 1900-1993)

from Boston symphony Orchestra charcoal drawings by Gerome Brush: Boston Symphony Archives

violin

Messina was a street musician with his Italian father in Boston, where he took violin lessons. Joined the BSO following the 1920 Boston Symphony musicians strike, when 32 musicians left the orchestra. Studied at Boston University in his forties, MMus 1944. Retiring in 1960, he founded the Southwest Boston Senior Services Inc. which aided the elderly in Boston.

Metzger, Peter (Germany 1848- )

second Bb clarinet (long-term second chair BSO clarinet played frequently with the Georges Longy Club)

1882-1905

Meyer, F. (Fritz ?)

bass trombone for 3 seasons before arrival of the great LeRoy S. Kleinfield

Meyers, Cynthia

(Pennsylvania 1963- )

photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra, n.d.

piccolo (also Omaha Symphony Principal flute about 1988-1997, Houston Symphony Principal piccolo about 1997-2006)

Studied at Carnegie-Mellon University B Fine Arts, Cleveland Institute of Music MMus, also studying piccolo while in Cleveland. Active in summer music festivals, including the Grand Teton Music Festival - Wyoming.

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Michael, John B.

violin

Miersch, Erwin Adolf

(born Strasbourg, then Germany, later France 1886-1969)

horn (also Detroit Symphony probably 1926-1935 with Albert Stagliano and James Stagliano Principal and Second horns and also Ernest Hubner (listed at Ernst Huebner), also Cleveland Orchestra Fourth horn 1924-1926, 1936-1951)

As a teacher, published Melodious Studies for French Horn, still used today.

Miersch, Carl Alexander Johannes brother of Paul Miersch, Principal cello of New York Symphony

(Germany 1865-1916)

violin (also Concertmaster of the symphony in Graz, Austria. also Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra ⁴⁶)

Studied under Edouard Rappoldi (1839-1900) at the Dresden Conservatorium - Germany. Emigrated to the US in 1883. After Boston, taught briefly at the Athens music conservatory in Greece, before returning to the US in 1902. Began teaching at the Cincinnati Conservatory in 1910. ¹⁷⁸

Milcke, Maurice Mountford

(Connecticut 1883-1965)

violin (also a New York City theater musician in the 1930s)

Recorded unissued violin disks for the Victor Talking Machine Company in 1913. Also taught at Princeton University - New Jersey in 1914. He was also a composer of church music.

Miller, Jonathan

(New York ) born in New York but grew up in California

photo: Boston Symphony 1983

cello (also Hartford Symphony Principal cello, San Diego Symphony Principal cello)

Studied literature at the University of California - Berkeley before concentrating on the cello, and then at the Juilliard School. Founder of Boston Artists Ensemble (website www.bostonartistsensemble.org/). also toured with the New York String Sextet. He is active with Gramercy Trio: Sharan Leventhal violin, Jonathan Miller cello, Randall Hodgkinson piano with recordings including Shadow Bands music of Scott Wheeler (1952- ) and a CD of the music of Donald Martino (1931-2005). Miller taught at the New England Conservatory and at the Boston Conservatory.

1971-present

Mimart, Paul (France 1874-1950) brother of Prosper Mimart, Paris Conservatoire clarinet professor ⁵²

clarinet 1905-1906, 1917-1918, 1919-1920, bass clarinet 1920-1939 (also Orchestra of the Théâtre de l'Opéra Comique, Longy Club) Mimart premiered his friend Debussy's Rhapsody for B-flat and Petit Pièce.

Mingels, Edward Tredge (Germany 1855-after 1920)

cello (also in the Emil Mollenhauer Boston Festival Orchestra)

Miquelle, Georges (1896-1977)

cello (also Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, New York Chamber Music Society, Detroit Symphony, Boston Symphony Ensemble, a chamber symphony for summer concerts with Julius Theodorowicz, Louis Speyer, and others ⁶⁹.)

Studied at the Paris Conservatoire, Premier prix in the Concour of 1915 ⁶⁹. Came to US as part of a French good-will tour of the Garde Republicaine Band, summer 1918, as did Louis Speyer.

seems to have left the BSO consequent to the 1920 musician's strike.

Mizuno, Ikuko (Japan 1942- )

violin (also Saito Kinen Orchestra)

Studied at the Toho-Gakuen School of Music - Tokyo, Boston University MMus, member of Pi Kappa Lambda honor society.

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Moerschel, Joel P. (Illinois 1948- )

cello (also Corning Philharmonic, Rochester Philharmonic while studying at the Eastman School, Musica Nova, Eastman Honors String Quartet, founding member of Francesco String Quartet, also Collage New Music)

Studied at Chicago Musical College, Eastman School BMus.

Moldauer, Arnold (Austria? 1846- )

violin

Molé, Charles

(France 1857-1905)

detail of 1891 Boston Musical Herald photo: Boston Symphony Archives showing Artur Nikisch in foreground and Charles Molé behind

Principal flute (also Orchestra of the Théâtre de l'Opéra Comique, Paris about 1884-1887, New York Symphony 1903-1905, also Molé Chamber Music Concert Club: Charles Molé flute, Friedrich Mueller oboe, G. Goldschmidt clarinet, Adolf Guetter bassoon and Frank Hain horn ¹⁶⁶)

Charles Molé studied at the Paris Conservatoire, Premier prix for flute in the 1874 Concour.

Charles Molé died during New York season, January 8, 1905. Molé died Sunday evening following a Sunday afternoon matinee New York Symphony concert, age only 47.

Moleux, Georges Edmond (France 1900-1966) died shortly after retirement, December 7, 1966

Georges Moleux, with Rosario Mazzio behind

Principal double bass 1939-1966, double bass 1930-1939. Also a gifted clarinet player, who was Principal clarinet of the Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra. For many years, onductor of the New England Conservatory Concert Band, modeled on the band of the Garde Républicaine in Paris.

Studied at the Paris Conservatoire. His Premier prix at the Conservatoire in about 1921 was for both double double bass and for clarinet, with a third award for solfège ⁵⁴)

Mollenhauer, (Hugh) Emil

(New York 1855-1927)

violin (also Theodore Thomas Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Brooklyn Philharmonic.  Conducting career of Boston Municipal Band, Stewart's Boston Concert Band, Peoples Symphony, Apollo Club of Boston)

In 1889 ⁵⁵, Mollenhauer, along with George W. Stewart left the Boston Symphony to organize the Boston Festival Orchestra that performed primarily summer festivals, such as the popular May Festivals in the 1890s and 1900s, with serious programs, not just "pops".  George W. Stewart was both organizer and sometime musician in these festivals, and Mollenhauer was conductor and sometimes Concertmaster.   Emil Mollenhauer was Music Director of the Handel and Haydn Society from 1900 until his death in 1927 ⁵³). Mollenhauer's violinists father Frederick Mollenhauer and uncle Edward (Eduard) Mollenhauer came to U.S. with Louis Antoine Jullien orchestra in 1854. ⁴⁹

Monahan, Nicole wife of Si-Jing Huang

(1971- )

violin (also Charleston Symphony, Norfolk Chamber Orchestra)

Moon, Marvin

(Pennsylvania 1980- )

photo: Philadelphia Orchestra, n.d.

viola 2005-2007 (also Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, left BSO for his home town Philadelphia Orchestra)

Studied at Boyer College of Music - Temple University preparatory and Curtis Institute Class of 2003.

Moore, David. H.

(Canada 1847-before 1920)

either David H. Moore or Alfred Rigg, the two trombones of the first BSO season in this 1882 photo collage (only one of them was included in the collage)

second trombone

(David Moore was born in Nova Scotia in November, 1847 and his wife Margaret in Middlesex, England in November, 1850. They both emigrated to Boston with their families as children, David in 1855, and Margaret in 1853. By age 3, David Moore had lost his father, and in July 1860, he was attending the Thompson Island Farm School.  This is a school for indigent boys, famous also for producing some of the best brass musicians from their instrumental program.  LeRoy Kenfield also studied at the Thomson Island School.  From at least 1870, David Moore was an active musician and teacher, and likely active in bands, although records of this have not yet been located.)