This website has two listings of musicians of the great Boston Symphony
Orchestra:
- A listing of the Principal Musicians of the Boston Symphony
Orchestra with short biographical notes and photographs.
To go to this list of the Principal BSO musicians, click:
Principal Musicians of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
- A listing of ALL the Musicians of the Boston Symphony
1881-today (which is this page).
The list below seeks to include the names, country and date of birth and death,
instruments, positions and dates of service of all permanent Boston
Symphony Orchestra musicians.
A Listing of all the Musicians of the Boston Symphony Orchestra 1881 until Today
This page of the www.stokowski.org site contains the list of all
permanent members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra since its
inception in 1881. Any additions or corrections to this
list are welcome by
sending me an e-mail at the link below.
Also, please visit the excellent Boston Symphony Orchestra website at:
www.bso.org
Sources for the information below include reference books cited
in the footnotes below, and in the bibliography
Bibliography, Sources and Credits
section. An additional important source of information
about the BSO musicians has been the Archives
of the Boston Symphony. In this, I must thank the Boston Symphony, and in
particular the excellent scholarly support and wealth of knowledge of Bridget Carr,
Archivist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Rich also have been the numerous
emails from Boston Symphony musicians who have been most generous with
information and photographs. However, I should add that the errors or omissions
in the information below are solely attributable to me, and not to any other source.
Musicians of the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1881 - today
detail of 1891 Boston Musical Herald photo: Boston Symphony Archives
Second trombone with Principal trombone Carl Hampe and bass trombone Alfred Rigg.
Abloescher was succeeded by long-time Second trombone Fredrick Mausebach.
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...)
1891-1898
Adam, Eugène (France - Metz, Alsace-Lorraine at that time
Germany, later restored to France - 1881-1965)
Principal trombone 1919-1920, Assistant Principal trombone
1920-1926, trombone and tuba, 1926-1934, like
Vinal Smith
moved full-time from trombone to tuba 1934-1947
(also St. Louis Symphony tuba 1947-1955)
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
violin and
conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra 1891-1894, 1903-1907
(also Worcester Festival - Massachusetts 1880, 1906, Adamowski String
Quartet with brother Joseph Adamowski and Joseph's wife Antoinette Szumowska)
Studied at the Warsaw Conservatory and the Paris Conservatoire,
Prix in about the 1877 Concour.
1884-1887, 1888-1907
photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra
Agnesy, Karl
(Austria 1876-1940)
double bass
(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.)
(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)
violin (also taught at the New England Conservatory)
1881-1887
Aldort, Oliver
(Washington 1994- )
cello (Aldort had also won an audition with the Pittsburgh Symphony.)
Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 2015. Also active in music festivals, including
the Verbier Festival (Switzerland), the Tanglewood Music Center, and the
Steans Music Institute at Ravinia (Illinois).
2015-present
Allard, Raymond
(France 1898-1977)
detail of photo: Boston Symphony Archives
Principal bassoon 1936-1953, bassoon 1922-1936
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
1922-1953
photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra
Allegra, Edmondo
(Italy 1889-returned to Switzerland)
Principal clarinet 1925-1926, Eb clarinet 1926-1933 (also Tonhalle Orchestra
of Zurich Principal clarinet 1916-1925)
Busoni wrote his 1918 Concertino for Clarinet for Allegra. Also,
Igor Stravinsky who lived summers in Morges, Switzerland wrote his
Three Pieces for Clarinet Solo (1918) 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.
1925-1933
Allen, Charles N.
(England 1837-after 1900)
violin - second chair first violins, what would be termed today
Assistant Concertmaster.
(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)
second trombone 1911-1914, Principal trombone 1914-1918
(also New York Symphony timpani and trombone about 1908-1911,
Cincinnati Symphony trombone and Associate Conductor about 1919-1923.
Head of Music Department University of California, Berkeley 1923-1935.
University of Miami Music Director 1942-1965)
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.
Born in England of Italian parents and came to Boston age 1
second flute (played flute in theater and restaurant orchestras prior
to joining the Boston Symphony. His father Domenico was a flutist)
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.
1920-1937
Anderson, Carl
(Ohio- )
double bass (he also played with the New World Symphony in Miami under Michael
Tilson Thomas. as a student he played with the Chicago Civic Orchestra in 2015-16 and 2016-17)
Anderson studied first with his father, Wayne Anderson, bass of the Cincinnati Symphony. Carl Anderson gained
his BMus at DePaul University, and a MMus at the Rice University Shepherd School of Music.
As a student, Anderson also studied at the Music Academy of the West (California) in 2014 and
2015, and was a fellow at the Tanglewood Institute in the summer of 2018
2019-present
he succeed BSO bass Jim Orleans
Andrews, Scott
(Virginia 1973- )
clarinet (also New England Chamber Orchestra, Boston Musica Viva,
Auros Group for New Music)
Studied at the New England Conservatory class of 1994. In 2005,
Andrews went to St. Louis Symphony as Principal clarinet.
January, 1996-2007
took the BSO second clarinet chair subsequent to William Hudgins
moving to Principal clarinet in the 1994-1995 season.
Ansell, Steven A.
(Washington 1954- )
Principal viola (also Pittsburgh Symphony Assistant Principal viola
1977-1979. left Pittsburgh in 1979 to found the Muir String Quartet
initially in the San Francisco Bay area and later in residence at
Boston University since 1983. the
Muir String Quartet featured fellow Curtis Institute graduates:
Lucy Chapman Stoltzman
first (later Peter Zazofsky first, son of
George Zazofsky), Bayla Keyes second (later
Lucia Lin
second),
Steven Ansell
viola and Michael Reynolds cello)
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.
September, 1996-present
Arbós, Enrique Fernández (Spain 1863-1939)
Concertmaster (also returned as BSO guest conductor
1928-1931, including conducting the 1931 Fiftieth Anniversary
Concert of the BSO)
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.
1903-1904
Arcieri, Emil
(Massachusetts 1901-1949)
detail of photo: Boston Symphony Archives
Eb clarinet 1921-1934, percussion 1934-1949 (switched from clarinet
to percussion due to a heart condition)
He is said to have used the Cundy-Bettoney Silva-Bet metal clarinet,
although Koussevitzky did not like metal clarinets.
1921-1949
died during 1948-1949 season
Artières, Louis
(France 1894-1983)
detail of photo: Boston Symphony Archives
viola (was one of 5 - out of 10 - violists hired for
the 1920-1921 season, following the 1920 musicians
strike. Also the Colonne Orchestra Paris in about 1919)
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.
from Boston symphony Orchestra charcoal drawings by
Gerome Brush: Boston Symphony Archives
viola
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.
Cello 1973-1982, Assistant Principal Cello 1982-2016, Acting Principal
Cello 2016-present (also l'Orchestre symphonique de Montréal 1968-1970,
joining at age 19, also Collage New Music)
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)
1973-present
(sabbatical leave 1993-1994)
Bach, Vincent (born Vincent Schrotenbach) (Austria 1890-1976)
trumpet (also in 1916, Bach became
US Army bandmaster of the 306th Field Artillery, Long Island, New York.
At end of World War 2 Rivoli Theater Orchestra, New York City. Also about 1920,
Vincent Bach began a career of manufacturing brass instruments, founding the
Bach instrument company)
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.
1914-1915
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
Principal trumpet (also Worcester Festival - Massachusetts 1879 and 1882-1885,
Boston Common Band, Germania Orchestra of Boston, the David C. Hall
'New Concert And Quadrille Band')
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)
violin (also the Mischa Elman String Quartet,
Assistant Concertmaster of National Symphony Orchestra of
New York 1920 58)
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.
1900-1920
(left following 1920 musicians strike)
Balas, J. (1870?- )
violin
1918-1919
Ball, Alvin H. McCarthy
(Arizona 1908-1980)
trumpet
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.
violin (also Boston Symphony violin 1913-1918, after leaving the BSO,
a theater musician in Boston, San Francisco Symphony violin 1925-1928,
and was a Los Angeles theater musician in early 1920s prior to
San Francisco and again into 1930s after San Francisco)
Emigrated to New York City from Berlin in September 1913, and became
a US citizen in 1922.
1913-1918
Bareither, George (Georg)
(Bohemia, now Czech 1842- ) brother of
Jacob Bareither
Chicago Symphony oboe
double bass (also toured the Chautauqua Circuit in 1899 with
the International Symphony Clus with Nikolai Sokolof violin, W. W. (Walter)
Swornsbourne violin, A. S. Martin viola, and Eric Loeffler cello)
1882-1885, 1887-1907
Bar-Josef, Nurit (Massachusetts 1975- )
Assistant Concertmaster (also St. Louis Symphony Assistant Principal
second violin about 1997-1998, National Symphony of
Washington DC Concertmaster 2002-present)
Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1996, further study at
the Juilliard School 1997.
1998-2002
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.
1977-present
Barleben, Carl, or Karl (1866-1938)
viola 1894-1900, violin 1903-1912
1894-1900, 1903-1912
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.
viola (also Detroit Symphony violin 1961-1965, then viola 1965-1966
while studying at Wayne State University, Francesco Quartet,
Collage New Music)
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.
violin (also Cleveland Orchestra Second Concertmaster
1929-1930, New York Philharmonic 1934-1959)
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.
1920-1923
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.
February 1996-2009
Barrier, C.
viola
1918-1919
Barron, Ronald
(Pennsylvania 1946- )
Principal trombone 1975-2008, trombone 1970-1975 (also Montreal Symphony Orchestra)
9 Studied at Conservatory of Music - University of Cincinnati.
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
1970-August 2008 9, 34
Barth, Carl (Germany 1869- )
cello (joined the BSO with his close friend Hugo Litke in
the 1894-1895 season).
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.
2000-present
Battles, Augustus
(Massachusetts 1880-1947)
Augustus Battles in 1912
flute 1909-1918, piccolo 1918-1935 (also Philadelphia Orchestra
flute 1906-1909, also Boston Symphony
Sextette whose membership in 1912 was:
Herman Goldstein first violin,
Placido Fiumara second violin,
Walter Blumenau viola,
Ludwig Nast cello,
Max Kunze double bass, who was also group leader
171)
(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 )
timpani (also Detroit Symphony, Assistant Principal timpani
2006-2009, Alea III ensemble, founding member of New Music Detroit a
chamber group for contemporary music, Classical Tangent,
a group combining classical and folk origin music)
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.
probably Carl Bayrhoffer - from a 1882 photo collage of the
Boston Symphony
cello - during the first season of the Boston Symphony, in the
cello section in either second or third chair, moving to the
Principal cello position upon the departure of
Wulf Fries. (also Principal cello with the
Glasgow (Scotland) Orchestra 196 in the early 1900s)
Studied in Leipzig, Germany in the 1870s. Taught at the
New York College of Music 1884-1885 197.
1881-1882
Beale, Minot Alfred
(Massachusetts 1897-1982)
detail of photo: Boston Symphony Archives
violin (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. During World War 1, Beale played
the trombone in the US Navy band in Newport News, Virginia)
Studied at the New England Conservatory 1917-1921.
1927-1967
Beckel, Joseph (Josef)
(Germany 1859-1908, died during the Chicago Symphony concert of April
3, 1908 230)
Joseph Beckel in 1897
Principal double bass (also Chicago Symphony bass 1891-1895 and
Chicago Symphony Principal double bass 1891-1908. also the
Boston Symphony Orchestral Club, a touring chamber group which
Beckel joined after departing the Boston Symphony and before
joining the Chicago Symphony in 1891 appointed by Theodore Thomas)
Emigrated to the USA from Vienna in 1883. He was also active in
summer music festivals, including the
1885 Virginia State May Festival 231.
1885-1888
Bedetti, Jean
(France 1883-1973)
Principal cello, succeeding Joseph Malkin who left for the Chicago
Symphony (in Paris also Opéra Comique Principal cello and Colonne Orchestra
Principal cello)
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.
1919-1948
Behr-Carl (Massachusetts 1853-1942)
cello (also organizer of a series of popular concerts in
Massachusetts and New Hampshire in the 1910s, also
leader of the Wentworth Hotel Orchestra, Portsmouth, New
Hampshire in the 1910s, also of the Carl Behr Orchestra
of Boston)
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.
Assistant Principal trombone (also Cincinnati Symphony
trombone, Metropolitan Opera trombone, Boston Symphony Assistant
Principal trombone 1914-1918, Cleveland Orchestra
Principal trombone 1926-1928, Philadelphia Orchestra Principal
trombone 1930-1931)
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.
Principal bassoon (also New York Philharmonic
Principal bassoon)
Son of a German diplomat and scholar, Fedor Bernardi studied in Berlin.
He emigrated to the USA in 1883 to join the Boston Symphony.
1883-1886
Bernstein, Giora Georg
(Austria 1933- )
violin (also University of Boston orchestra)
Emigrated to Palestine in 1939, studying until entering Tel Aviv Music Academy
1953-1955. Moved to the USA in 1955, studying at the Juilliard
School and then at Brandeis University (Boston area) earning
Master of Fine Arts. Studied at Boston University, Ph.D.
in 1967. Taught music at Pomona College 1967-1975. Then
taught at the University of Colorado Professor of Music 1975-2000.
Bernstein was a founder of the Colorado Music Festival -
Artistic Director for 24 years.
1963-1967
Bersina, C.
violin
1885-1886
Bettoney, Fred
(England 1884-1933)
died during BSO season 31 March 1933
bassoon 1920-1931, bass clarinet 1931-1933 (also Philadelphia Orchestra
bassoon 1918-1920)
Born in Leicestershire, England, Fred Bettoney emigrated to the USA with his father
in 1893 at age 9. He was son of bassoon maker Harry Bettoney 1867-1953, later active in
instrument manufacturer Cundy-Bettoney Company. Harry Bettoney was partner with
English-born musician and instrument maker William H. Cundy.
Fred Bettoney attended the Rice Grammar School, Boston. Instructed in the bassoon
by his older brother George Voss Bettoney (1880-1967), Fred became a musician
at the Colonial Theater, Boston in about 1910. Also, he was active during several
summers in the John Philip Sousa Band including in 1916 and with Arhur Pryor's band
in 1919. Fred Bettoney died suddenly during the Boston Symphony
1932-1933 season on 31 March 1933. Brother George lived to age 87 in 1967, and
father Harry outlived Fred by 20 years.
1920-1933
Bewick (Brown), Bonnie J.
(Hawaii 1963- )
violin (also Columbus Symphony 1986-January 1987,
New England Philharmonic Concertmaster and summer festivals including:
Spoleto, Interlochen, Spoleto and the Grand Teton in Yellowstone Park)
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.
violin (also a Broadway musician in early 1940s, including of
Porgy and Bess production in 1941. After World War 2, Bielski
was a sessions musician in New York City)
Studied first with his orchestra violinist father Morris Bielski and
as a violin prodigy at age 7 made his Carnegie Hall debut.
Then studied the at the Curtis Institute, Class of 1940 in the same class
as pianist Jorge Bolet.
1955-1972
Birnbaum, Alexander Z.
(Germany 1875-likely returned to Germany)
violin
1903-1904
Blackman, Alexander
(Lithuania 1896- )
violin (also Cleveland Orchestra 1920-1921)
1919-1920
Bladet, Gaston-Daniel
(France 1879-1938)
flute
Studied at the Paris Conservatoire, Deuxième prix 1898, Premier
prix 1900 216.
Emigrated from Lyon, France in 1923 to join the Boston Symphony.
1923-1938
died during the 1937-1938 season on April 13, 1938
Blaess, Alexander
(Belgium 1867-at least 1914)
cello, perhaps Principal cello for Pops
Emigrated to Boston in 1891. Then relocated to England in 1906 after
the Boston Symphony, performing in London until at least 1914.
Transcribed and translated many French songs for various instrumental
groups.
Emigrated to the USA in 1881, probably to join the Boston Symphony
in its initial season. Relocated to New York City in 1885.
1881-1885
Blot, George (Gustav)
(France )
horn
1927-1933
Blumenau, Walter
(Germany 1884-1967)
Walter Blumenau in 1912
viola (also Helsinki Symphony in 1910, Berlin Philharmonic
1910-1912, long time Detroit Symphony viola, also Boston Symphony
Sextette whose membership in 1912 was:
Herman Goldstein first violin,
Placido Fiumara second violin,
Walter Blumenau viola,
Ludwig Nast cello,
Max Kunze double bass, who was also group leader
171)
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.
1912-1918, 1919-1920
(seems to have left following the 1920 musicians strike,
probably directly to Detroit)
Boder, Emanuel
(then Russia, now Ukraine 1927-2009)
violin (also Leningrad Philharmonic violin in 1960s and 1970s,
and New York Philharmonic violin 1979-2006. also while in New
York City, Concertmaster of the New York Symphonic Ensemble)
Emigrated to Boston in 1892 to join the Boston Symphony. Music teacher
in Boston after the BSO.
1892-1894
Boettcher, George or Georg
(Germany 1885-1936)
from Boston symphony Orchestra charcoal drawings by
Gerome Brush: Boston Symphony Archives
Principal horn (also Berlin Opera, Berlin Philharmonic
third horn)
Studied in Berlin. Came to Boston in the 1928-1929 season to join
the Boston Symphony, and taught at the New England Conservatory.
Returned to Rangsdorf, Germany (near Berlin) at the end of the 1935-1936
season, where he died in December, 1936, age only 51 148.
1928-1936
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.
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Borok, Emanuel
(Russia 1944- )
Assistant Concertmaster (also Bolshoi Theater Orchestra
1969-about 1971, Moscow Philharmonic Assistant Concertmaster
1971-1973, Israel Chamber Orchestra Concertmaster 1973-1974,
Dallas Symphony Concertmaster of the Dallas Symphony 1985-2010)
Studied at the Darzinya Music School - Latvia.
1974-1985
Bower, Harry A.
(Massachusetts 1865-1948)
percussion (also a Boston theater musician, primarily at the
Tremont Theater in 1910s. also a famous drum manufacturer, particularly
snare drums)
Successful with his 1911 Harry A. Bower System, a home instruction
guide covering drums, bells, xylophone, timpani, and promoting his products.
1904-1907
Bowron, Benjamin
(England 1849-before 1935)
trumpet (also solo cornet in the Germania Band under
Emil Mollenhauer, also New York Symphony ?)
Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1973, University of Buffalo,
Eastman School MMus 1977. Also active in music festivals, including
the Aspen Music Festival (Colorado) and the Grand Teton Music
Festival (Wyoming).
1979-present (sabbatical leave 1991-1992)
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.
1902-1907
Brewster, Theodore E.
(Ohio 1924- )
detail of photo: Boston Symphony Archives
bassoon
Studied at the New England Conservatory. He was a student at Tanglewood during the
summer of 1947 and 1949. In the 1950s, Brewster was also active in the Berkshire
Woodwind Ensemble: James Pappoutsakis flute, Louis Speyer oboe,
Pasquale Cardillo clarinet, Harold Meek French horn, David Barnett piano,
Theodore Brewster bassoon. In the 1960s until about 1971, Theodore Brewster was
Principal bassoon with the Florida Symphony Orchestra, living in Orlando, Florida.
1949-1961
Theodore Brewster (l) with Charles Munch on Brewster's retiring
from the Boston Symphony
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.
September, 2012 - present
Brooke, Arthur
(England 1866-1950)
Assistant Principal flute 1909-1923, flute 1896-1909
(also assisted Georges Longy Club, was briefly conductor of the
Honolulu Symphony 65, also the Boston Symphony Quartet consisting of:
Arthur Brooke flute,
Ludwig Nast cello,
Hubert Sauvlet violin, and
Theodore Cella harp 181)
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.
1896-1923
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.
Concertmaster (also Warsaw Philharmonic Concertmaster in 1914,
Oslo (at that time Christiania) Norway Symphony 1915,
Stockholm, Sweden Concert Society Concertmaster 1916-1919)
Studied first in Warsaw with Isidor Lotto (1840-circa 1900), then
in 1903 with the great Joseph Joachim at the Berlin
Akademische Hochschule für Musik. 1908-1912, he studied with
Leopold Auer at the St. Petersburg Conservatory, graduating in
1912 with the Siver prize in violin 67. After retiring
from the BSO, Bergin and wife Ruth Posselt Burgan (1914-2007)
taught at Florida State University.
violin 1891-1892, percussion 1905-1921, also trumpet
1891-1892, 1905-1921
Berkhardt died during the 1920-1921 season.
Butler, Herbert J.
(Connecticut 1845-after 1930)
double bass
1881-1902, 1903-1907
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.
1983-1993
Leone Buyse has recorded several CDs, Chamber Music for Flute
by Jean Rivier (1896-1987) - Crystal Records
Studied at the Paris Conservatoire with Marcel Tournier in the mid-1930s.
then admitted to the New England Conservatory class of 1937 studying
with Bernard Zighera. She later taught at the New England Conservatory.
1937-1938 (second woman to be a BSO musician after
Lydia Savitzkaya)
Campanari, Giuseppe
(Italy 1859-1927) born November 17, 1859
in Roviga, Italy, not other dates sometimes given. Brother of
Leandro Campanari
cello (also La Scala Orchestra) left to sing opera in New York
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.
1939-1984
(45 year service) 30
Carol, Norman
(Pennsylvania 1928- ) cousin of Robert Karol
first violin (also Concertmaster of three orchestras: New Orleans
Symphony Concertmaster 1956-1960, Minneapolis Symphony Concertmaster
1960-1966, Philadelphia Orchestra Concertmaster 1966-1994)
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.
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.
1925-1967
Ceci, Jesse Arthur
(Pennsylvania 1924-2006)
violin (also New Orleans Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, Minnesota
Orchestra Concertmaster, National Ballet of Canada, Denver Symphony/Colorado
Symphony Concertmaster)
1954-1959
Cella, Theodore
(Pennsylvania 1896-1960)
Theodore Cella in 1917
harp (also National Symphony of New York, New York Philharmonic
Principal harp. Cella while in Boston also played in the interesting
Boston Symphony Quartet consisting of:
Arthur Brooke flute,
Ludwig Nast cello,
Hubert Sauvlet violin, and
Theodore Cella harp 181)
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...)
1915-1920
(left following 1920 musicians strike)
Chapman, Peter R.
(Canada 1945- )
Second trumpet (also Opera Company of Boston and Boston Ballet Principal trumpet, and
MusicaViva in Boston)
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.
July, 1984-August, 2008 34
Chardon, Yves Henri
(France 1902-2000)
from Boston symphony Orchestra charcoal drawings by
Gerome Brush: Boston Symphony Archives
cello (also Principal cello, Principal cello and associate conductor
of the Minneapolis Symphony 1946-about 1950, founded the Orlando Symphony
- later the Central Florida Symphony in about 1950-1951, Alternate
Principal cello Metropolitan Opera 1952-1976, in Boston, founded
the Chardon String Quartet:
Norbert Lauga first,
Clarence Knudson second,
Jean Cauhapé viola,
Yves Chardon cello,
also conductor of the Havana Symphony in 1949)
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.
violin (also New World Symphony, Fort Wayne Philharmonic, National
Symphony of Washington 2001-2004)
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.
January 2006-present
Chevrot, Albert (born Jules-Albert)
(Switzerland 1889-may have returned to Europe)
incorrectly listed as 'André Chevrot' by some sources
flute (Premier prix Paris Conservatoire 1909 Concour)
1912-1915 succeeded Paul Fox
Childers, Rachel
(California ? 1981- )
photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra
Second horn (prior to the BSO, acting Assistant Principal/Utility Horn
of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra. also as a student, the
American Youth Symphony.)
Studied at the University of Michigan BMus and MMus, and at the
the Colburn School - Los Angeles, Artist Diploma)
2011-present
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
September, 2012-2014
returned to the Saint Louis Symphony as Assistant Principal Viola in the 2014-2015 season
Churchill, Marylou Speaker
(1945-2009)
detail of photo: Boston Symphony Archives
Principal Second violin 1977-2000, violin 1970-1977.
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.
1950-1970
Coffey, John W.
(Massachusetts 1907-1981)
Bass trombone succeeding
William Lilleback
(Hans Valdemar Durck Lilleback), while Lilleback took John Coffey's
position as Bass trombone of the Cleveland Orchestra; a
sort of player swap. In 1941, John Coffey joined several other first
chair musicians, including
Merritt Dittert
trombone,
Louis Davidson
trumpet,
Leonard Sharrow
bassoon, and
Rudolph Puletz
horn to go to
Argentina to play under Arturo Toscanini at the Teatro Colon.
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 (Principal viola of the Cleveland Orchestra beginning summer 2016.
Atlanta Symphony viola 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. At the Cleveland Institute
of Music, studied with his predecessor as Cleveland Orchestra Principal viola,
Robert Vernon earning BMus in 2007. Active in summer music festivals,
including the Tanglewood Music Center, the Sarasota Music Festival (Florida),
the Encore School for Strings (Ohio), and the Pacific Music Festival (Japan).
September, 2012-June 2016
Appointed Principal viola of the Cleveland Orchestra in Summer 2016 succeeding
his teacher Robert Vernon
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.
1957-1987
Cook, Theodore, Jr.
(Massachusetts 1854-after 1920)
violin (also Boston Opera Company orchestra)
1884-1885
Cooke, James
James Cooke with daughter Elizabeth Cooke
violin (also Handel and Haydn Society, Boston Ballet, SinfoNova,
Boston Composer's String Quartet, with Andrew Mark)
Studied at the University of Illinois BMus and at Boston University
MMus.
piccolo (also National Symphony of Washington, New York Chamber Symphony)
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).
1990-2003
(retired due to focal dystonia, as suffered by
other musicians such as Leon Fleisher)
Cowden, Hugh Alan
(England 1915-1988)
horn (also Chicago Symphony 1951-1954, Chicago Symphony Brass Ensemble
with Chicago Symphony trumpet Adolph "Bud" Herseth,
Renold Schilke trumpet,
Hugh Cowden horn,
Frank Crisafulli trombone,
Arnold Jacobs tuba. Cowden also played in the
Symphony of the Air's Far East tour in May and June, 1955. Cowden was
a freelance horn in New York City in the 1960s)
While a Broadway musician, played My Fair Lady 1956-1963
1945-1947
Currier, Frank Stephen
(Germany 1875- )
violin (also Minneapolis Symphony 1914-1915)
1905-1912
Cutter, Benjamin
(Massachusetts 1856-1910) died of a heart attack,
age only 53 170.
viola (also New England Conservatory)
Studied first at the Warren Academy - Massachusetts, followed by the Royal Conservatory - Stuttgart
(where Victor Herbert also studied). Cutter taught at the New England Conservatory 1888-1910.
1881-1882, 1884-1885
Czerwonky, Richard Rudolph
(then Germany, now Poland 1886-1949)
Assistant Concertmaster, although the title was not
then used (Czerwonky made his debut with the Berlin Philharmonic
in 1910. after Boston, Minneapolis Symphony Concertmaster 1910-1919,
Chicago Opera Concertmaster during 1930s 19
Taught in Chicago at the Bush Conservatory, the Chicago Conservatory
from 1932-1935 and at de Paul University.
names such as De Guichard and D'Amelio are listed alphabetically
as if they were "deg" and "dam"
As specified by the MLA Handbook
Dannreuther, Gustav William brother of English pianist
Edward George Dannreuther 1844-1905
(Ohio 1853-1923)
violin (also Mendelssohn Quintette Club 49, long-time teacher
at New England Conservatory)
Wife Ellen "Nellie" Morton Taylor Dannreuther (1858-1942) was also
a noted pianist who toured as well as teaching at at Wells College 193.
1881-1883
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.
1983-1987
Deane, Charles Louis
(Maine 1881-1936)
died following season September, 1936
violin 1918-1921, viola 1921-1936
1918-1936
Debuchy, Albert
(France 1864-returned to France)
Principal bassoon 1901-1905, bassoon 1905-1907
(also Théâtre de l'Opéra-Comique)
1901-1907
De Guichard, Ann M.
(Massachusetts 1910- )
Boston Symphony orchestral photo 1946
bassoon - she also played saxophone when necessary - she
succeeded her teacher Abdon Laus after his sudden death.
(also Boston Womens Orchestra in 1940.
Jane Taylor, bassoon of the Dorian Wind Quintet who played in
the New York City freelance community with De Guichard said that Ann
De Guichard was "...a very French bassoon player...", meaning
her tone had a distinctive, breathy sound not usually heard in orchestras today.)
Studied with
Abdon Laus, whom she succeeded. Also active in summer music festivals,
including the Brandeis Festival Orchestra.
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.
2008-present
Delcourt, L. - likely Lucile Adèle Delcourt (or Wurmser-Delcourt),
famous French chromatic harpist who had premiered
Debussy's Danses sacrées et profanes in 1904.
(France 1879-1933)
harp
Lucile Adèle Delcourt studied at the Paris Conservatoire,
where she earned her Second accessit in 1894, and Premier
Prix in harp in 1895 209. The chromatic harp
was taught at the Conservatoire 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. Assuming this was Lucile Adèle Delcourt,
she would have played a standard orchestral harp.)
1920-1924
Delescluse, Pierre V.
(France 1901- )
double bass (also Aix en Provence Conservatoire)
1938-1939
deLisle, Christian de Lapradie
violin
1888-1892
Del Sordo, Raphael (Italy 1895-1963)
detail of photo: Boston Symphony Archives
violin (also Mandolin and Guitar when needed 54)
1920-1955
De Mailly, Charles (France 1892-1920)
second flute (also Paris city band and Concerts Colonne
Orchestra - Paris 1913-1915)
Del Sordo, Raphael
Studied at the Paris Conservatory, Deuxième prix in 1911, Premier
prix in the 1912 Concour. 65
1915-1920 (died at end of season July 26, 1920, age only 27)
Demetriades, Lazare George - incorrectly listed as 'Demetrides' in BSO
archives
(Turkey of Greek parents 1880-1964)
double bass (also a Boston theater orchestra musician prior to
the BSO. Later, National Symphony of Washington DC bass in 1940s)
Emigrated to the USA in 1917. Published arrangements of
Greek Orthodox hymns in 1932. Died of a stroke in Greece in 1964.
1920-1930
Demuth, Louis
(Germany 1859- )
oboe
seems to have returned to Germany after leaving the symphony.
1883-1896
Denayer, Frédéric Désiré
(France 1878-1946)
viola (also Paris Opera Principal viola, Colonne Orchestra Principal
viola, Concerts Monteux, Paris, Principal
viola prior to Boston. Concertgebouw Orchestra Principal viola during 1920s
and early 1930s. Denayer joined the BSO in 1919 invited by
Pierre Monteux - prior to the arrival of Henri Rabaud - taking
the same ship with his friend
Jean Bedetti)
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)
1919-1921
de Pasquale, Joseph (Philadelphia 1919- )
Married to the niece of Serge Koussevitzky's wife,
Natalya Ushkov Koussevitzky.
Principal viola (also during World War 2, de Pasquale played in the
US Marine Band and Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra Principal
viola 1964-1996)
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.
1947-1964
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
oboe (also Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra 46,
also the Boston Cadet Band led by J. Thomas Baldwin 161)
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.
1881-1882
De Sève, Alfred
(Canada 1858-1927)
violin
A violin prodigy, De Sève studied with Frantz Jehin-Prume in
Montréal and in 1876 with Pablo de Sarasate, Hubert Léonard,
and Lambert Massart in Paris. 1877-1879 he studied with
Henri Vieuxtemps. In Boston, taught at the
New England Conservatory. In After the BSO, De Sève
returned to Canada where he taught at McGill University.
Assistant Principal oboe (also Paris Opéra Orchestra)
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.
1925-1964 (succeeded Clement Lenom)
Diamond, Samuel
(Massachusetts 1893-1968)
detail of photo: Boston Symphony Archives
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.
1918-1968
fifty years of service
Díaz, Roberto
(Chile 1960- )
viola (Minnesota Orchestra under Sir Neville Marriner 1984-1985,
Boston Symphony 1985-1990, Principal viola National Symphony of Washington
under Rostropovich 1990-1996, Philadelphia Orchestra Principal viola 1996-2006,
then President Curtis Institute of Music 2006-present)
Studied at the Chile Conservatory where his father taught,
New England Conservatory 1978, Curtis Institute Class of 1984.
1985-August, 1990 39
Roberto Díaz as President, Curtis Institute with Mary Curtis Bok in background
Dickson, Harry Ellis
(Massachusetts 1908-2003)
also father-in-law of Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis
violin, Associate Conductor Boston Pops
Studied at the Akademischen Hochschule für Musik -
Berlin and the New England Conservatory class of 1929.
violin (also Concertmaster of New Philharmonia Orchestra of Newton,
Massachusetts, 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)
(also active in chamber music, including
Walden Chamber Players, Classical Tangent,
a group combining classical and folk origin music)
1987-present
Di Natale, Joseph
(Italy 1894-may have died suddenly in 1921)
violin (also a Boston theater musician in 1917)
Emigrated with his family to Boston at age three.
1918-1920
Ding, Xin
(China 1972- )
violin (also China Youth Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster and
Concertmaster of the China Chamber Orchestra. In the Boston area,
she played in the New Hampshire Symphony and the
Boston Philharmonic Orchestra.)
Studied first with her musician mother and then at the Central Conseratory of Music - Beijing,
graduating in 1995, where she also taught. She gained her Artist Diploma from the Longy
School of Music (Boston). She ha been active in music festivals, including the Foulger International
Music Festival (Massachusetts), and the International Musical Arts Institute (Maine).
January 1999-present
DiNovo, Nancy Mathis
(California 1948- )
violin (also St. Louis Symphony, Toronto Symphony, Toronto Repertory
Ensemble, Chamber Players of Toronto 1979-1980, New Chamber Orchestra
of Canada, Te Deum Orchestra and Singers, Hamilton Ontario 1980-1983)
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.)
1983-1985
Dorn, William Ward
(Massachusetts 1850- )
violin - also in 1869, played in the massive National Peace Jubilee
orchestra 208 celebrating the peace following the
Civil War, made up of 1000 musicians and a massive chorus
directed by the pioneering musician Carl Zerrahn (1826-1909).
Zerrahn was one of the 24 German musicians of the
Germania Orchestra
who in 1848 came to the USA and demonstrated in a way not previously
heard the precision and ensemble playing of the great orchestral works
of the German masters, profoundly influencing orchestral development in
the eastern United States. Carl Zerrahn settling in Boston
lead the Boston Philharmonic Club orchestra, the Harvard Musical
Association orchestra, and 1854-1895 the Handel and Haydn Society,
the principal musical predecessors of the Boston Symphony.
Taught at Petersilea Musical Academy (Carlyle Petersilea),
Boston 1878-1882 207.
1881-1882
Carl Zerrahn in Boston
Droeghmans, Emil Josef Hippolyte
(Belgium 1884-1968)
detail of photo: Boston Symphony Archives
cello (also active in the Zimbler Sinfonietta)
Studied at the Conservatoire royal de Liège. Taught at the
New England Conservatory. Retired the same season as his
friend and colleague Principal bassoon Raymond Allard.
Dubbs, Harry L. (1911-1953) (died in hospital during the Boston
Pops summer season June 20, 1953 age 42)
violin
1939-1953
Dufresne, Gaston Louis Albert
(France 1898-1998) died 3 months after
his 100th birthday
double bass (also Colonne Orchestra - Paris 1923-1925,
Concerts Koussevitzky - Paris,
Chicago Symphony Principal double bass 1951-1952
for one season before returning to Boston)
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.
1927-1951, 1952-1957
Dworak, Josef F.
tuba
1900-1910
Dwyer, Doriot Anthony (Illinois 1922-2020)
detail of photo: Boston Symphony Archives
Principal flute (also National Symphony of Washington DC 1943-1945,
Baltimore Symphony, moved to Los Angeles and in 1946 becoming a Hollywood
studio player. Played in the 'Standard Hour' radio orchestra 1946-1949,
Los Angeles Philharmonic second flute 1946-1952. Summer of 1947, Bruno Walter
appointed Doriot Dwyer as Principal flute of the Hollywood Bowl).
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. Doriot Anthony Dwyer died in Kansas on
15 March 2020 at age 98 after a full and pioneering career.
viola (previously viola with the Baltimore Symphony 2013-2016, Minnesota Orchestra 2010-2011 and was Principal
of the Charlotte Symphony 2011-2013, Akron Symphony, and Erie Philharmonic)
She studied at the Cleveland Institute of Music, where she studied viola with Mark Jackobs
and violin with Linda Cerone. Edewards gained her BMus at Cleveland in 2008. Active in
Summer music festivals, including the Blossom Music Festival (Ohio), the Verbier Festival
(Switzerland) and the Cabrillo Festival (California).
Studied first with his father
Meinhard Eichheim, cello of the
Chicago Symphony 1891-1892, 1897-1899. Henry Eicheim also
taught at the New England Conservatory, and in summers in the early
1900s at the Bay View Summer University - Michigan 232.
1891-1912
Eichler, Carl H. brother of Julius Eichler, Sr.
(Saxony later Germany 1833-1912)
violin (organizer of Boston's Germania Orchestra, also director of
Harvard Musical Society, Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra musician 46)
1881-1885
Eichler, Julius Edward Sr.
(Saxony later Germany 1824-1893) father of Julius Eichler Jr.
violin (a pioneer in US music education, came to Boston with the Saxonia
Orchestra about 1850 49, Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra
musician 46)
An early teacher at the New England Conservatory in Boston.
1881-1894
Eichler, Julius Edward, Jr. son of Julius Eichler
(Massachusetts 1868- )
violin (active in Germania Band)
1886-1912
Eisler, Daniel
(Russia 1885-1976)
violin
1925-1950
Elcus, Gaston
(France 1884-1974)
violin (also Paris Opéra Comique, Orchestre de la Société
des Concerts du Conservatoire, Orchestre Colonne)
Studied in Amsterdam, preparing for entrance exam for the Paris
Conservatorie. Entered Paris Conservatorie with Premier prix in
the 1904 Concour.
violin (departed to become Associate Concertmaster of Utah Symphony
1988-present, also founding member of Abramyan String Quartet, has
taken up conducting.)
Studied at Oberlin College Conservatory, and Yale School of Music graduating
1975, both BA and MM.
1975-1988
On sabbatical 1986-1987
Elkind, S.
(Russia about 1851- )
double bass
1894-1908
Eller, M.
oboe
1884-1885
Eltz, Paul Richard Sr. (Germany 1817-before 1900)
Paul Eltz, Sr. in this 1882 composite photograph-drawing
Principal bassoon (also Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra 46)
1881-1883
Eltz, Paul Richard Jr., called Richard (Germany 1845-after 1920)
viola (later a hotel orchestra and theater musician)
1881-1882
Emery, Steven A. (1952- ) married to pianist Deborah DeWolf Emery
trumpet (also Kansas City Philharmonic, Columbus Symphony Orchestra)
percussion (also San Antonio Orchestra, a 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. Now teaches at the New England Conservatory.
July 1968-2009
(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.
1990-1998
Erkelens, Henri Antonie
(Netherlands 1890-1976) note: BSO programs
incorrectly give 1894 as birth
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.
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)
1964-2016
an amazing 52 years as Principal cello, after a lengthy career with
other leading orchetras
Fabrizio, Carmine Alysious (Italy 1888- ) older brother of
Enrico or Henry Fabrizio
violin (also recorded for Edison)
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.
1910-1912
Fabrizio, Enrico (or sometimes Henry) Eduardo
(Massachusetts 1892-1952)
Enrico Fabrizio making a cello
photo: Boston Symphony Orchesta
cello (also St. Louis Symphony 1913-1918)
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.
1918-1952
died on October 26, 1952 just following the 1951-1952 season which included
the May 1952 BSO European tour and Tanglewood.
photo: Boston Symphony Orchesta
Fagerburg (Menaul), Rachel F.
(Ohio? 1957- )
photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra
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.
December 1989-present
Farberman, Harold C.
(New York 1929- ) age 99 in 2018
photo: Boston Symphony Orchesta
percussion (also expanded into 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. Has taught conducting at the Bard College in New York state.
1951-1963 17
Harold Farberman, right with
Arthur Press preparing for a tour
photo: Boston Symphony Orchesta
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)
Studied with Belgian-born Chicago horn teacher
Louis Dufrasne, who also taught two
other Chicago Symphony Principal horns: Helen Kotas Hirsh and Frank Brouk.
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).
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
photo: Boston Symphony Orchesta
Ferguson, Leah
(Illinois 1994- )
viola (previously Assistant Principal viola of the Rochester Philharmonic,
guest Associate Principal of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, and played with the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra, and the New York Philharmonic)
At the Cleveland Institute of Music, she studied viola with Robert Vernon
(former Principal viola of the Cleveland Orchestra) gaining her BMus, and studied
at the Juilliard School. Active in Summer music festivals and programs, including Music@Menlo,
the Ravinia festival Steans Music Institute, and the Perlman Music Program.
2016-present
Férir, émile Auguste
(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.
1903-1918
Ferrillo, John A.
(Massachusetts 1955- )
Principal oboe (also Metropolitan Opera Co-Principal oboe 1987-2001,
San Francisco Symphony Associate Principal oboe 1985-1986)
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, the
Marlboro Music Festival - Vermont, the Craftsbury Chamber Players Chamber Music
Festival - Vermont, Monadnock Festival - Massachusetts, Waterloo Festival -
New Jersey, and the Aspen Music Festival - Colorado. 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 Ferrillo taught at the Juilliard School
He now teaches at Boston University and the New England Conservatory.
summer 2001-present
Ferrillo, Mary
(Massachusetts 1989- )
viola (as a freelance musician she has been a regular substitute violist with both
the BSO and the Boston Pops Orchestra during recent years. She is also daughter of
BSO Principal oboe John Ferrillo)
Mary Ferrillo studied at the University of Maryland, BMus, and the New England Conservatory
earning her MMus 2013. She was a Fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center during three consecutive summers
2012-2014. She has been active in music festivals, including the Spoleto Festival (South
Carolina), the Pacific Music Festival (Japan), the National Orchestral Institute (Maryland),
and the Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival (North Carolina).
2019-present
Fiasca, John Baldwin
(Wisconsin 1923-1960)
viola
Studied at the Wisconsin College of Music and at the Juilliard School
155.
1954-1960
Fiasca died of a heart attack on May 14, 1960 in Fukuoka, Japan
during the 1960 BSO Asia tour, age only 37.
Fiedler, Arthur (Massachusetts 1894-1979) son of Emanuel Fiedler
violin, viola (also conductor Boston Pops)
1915-1932
Fiedler, Bernard (born Galicia, now Poland 1878-1942) brother of
Gustav and Emanuel Fiedler
Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1973, also Yale School of
Music MA. A long distance runner for many years, including several
marathons.
1975-present
Fine, Burton (Pennsylvania 1930- )
Burton Fine with Tom Newell 1963
Violin in the 1963-1964 season. 1964-1965 upon the departure of
Joseph de Pasquale, Burton Fine was advanced to Principal Viola
1964-1992, violin.
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.
1963-December 2004 (on sabbatical 1987-1988)
Firth, Everett J. "Vic"
(Massachusetts 1930- )
Principal timpani 1956-2001, timpani 1952-1956
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).
1952-2001
Fischer, Paul Clemens
(Saxony later 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
oboe
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.
second violin 1885-1888, leader of the second violins (Principal
Second violin in today's terms) 1888-1917. (also Boston Symphony
Sextette whose membership in 1909 was:
William F. Krafft first violin,
Placido Fiumara second violin,
John Mullaly viola,
Ludwig Nast cello,
Max Kunze double bass, who was also group leader
171)
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
Flockton, John M.
(Massachusetts 1856-after 1909)
double bass (also the Boston Cadet Band led by J. Thomas Baldwin
161)
1881-1882
Folgmann, Dr. Emil Ernst Erich
(Germany 1889-after 1946)
cello (also Philadelphia Orchestra cello 1919-1920, 1921-1927, Lester
Ensemble with Hermann Weinberg in 1930s after both left the Philadelphia
Orchestra. Conductor Philadelphia Civic Symphony 1936)
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".
1912-1918
Foreman, Clint
(Texas 1980- )
second flute (also New World Symphony, Miami Florida)
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)
clarinet (also second clarinet of the Saint Louis Symphony
under Max Zach 1909-1914)
Born in Castelcivita, Italy 20 km from Salerno near Naples on
13 November 1886, and came to the US in 1904. He returned to Italy
in the 1930s, but returned to New York City in 1938 as a night club
band musician. Returning to Italy in the 1950s, died in the Campania
region of Italy in 1976.
Studied at the Paris Conservatoire and said to be Premier prix, although
this is not documented by the Conservatoire records.
1912-1914
Fourel, Georges August
(France 1892-1955)
from Boston symphony Orchestra charcoal drawings by
Gerome Brush: Boston Symphony Archives
second violin in the 1920-1921 season, following the 1920 musician's strike,
Principal viola 1921-1932, viola 1932-1953 (also Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux
about 1913-1914, orchestra of l'Opéra de Paris in about 1915,
l'Orchestre des Concerts-Touche and the Concerts de Monte-Carlo
1918-1920. also Boston String Quartet: Harrison Keller first,
Alfred Krips second,
Georges Fourel viola,
Alfred Zighera cello)
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.
1921-1953
Fox, Paul H.
(Prussia later Germany 1853-after 1917)
flute
1881-1885, 1886-1887, 1889-1891, 1892-1912
Fradkin, Fredric "Freddy"
(New York 1892-1963)
Concertmaster (also Wiener Concert-Verein Concertmaster - Vienna,
Russian Symphony of New York Concertmaster, Diaghilev Ballet Russe
orchestra 1916 US tour Concertmaster.)
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.
1918-1920
(dismissed because of support of the 1920 musicians strike)
Frankel, Irving
(then Austria, now Poland 1897-1985)
photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra
double bass (one of the earliest members of the Boston Esplanade Orchestra)
Studied with his father Carl, and at the New England Conservatory with
Max Kunze.
1919-1967 (48 years !)
photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra
Franko, Sam (1857-1937) brother of Nahan Franco
violin
1885-1886
In his memoires 43,
Franko claimed '...after six weeks, I resigned...' from the Boston Symphony
Principal double bass 1965-1967, double bass 1945-1965
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.
1945-1967
photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra
Freiberg, Gottfried von
(Austria 1909-1962)
Principal horn (also Principal horn Vienna Philharmonic)
1936-1937
French, Catherine I.
(Canada 1962- )
violin (also Collage New Music, Calyx Piano Trio,
1993 Marlboro Music Festival)
Indiana University BA 1990, and Juilliard School MA 1994.
As well as the many BSO recordings, has recorded several CDs,
including Music For Voice & Harp with
Annette Betanski on Chandos (see right)
1994-present
Freygang, (Ernst) Alexander
(then Prussia, now Poland 1838-probably 1888)
Freygang in this 1882 composite photograph
harp (also Imperial Orchestra of Saint Petersburg harp
1866-1876 223. also a member of the Boston
Philharmonic Club, a chamber group, a predecessor to the
Boston Symphony (see lithograph at right),
also Handel and Haydn Society orchestra)
Emigrated to the USA in 1876.
Taught at Wellesley College (Massachusetts) 1884-1888 222.
1881-1886
click on the thumbnail above to see full picture of the
Boston Philharmonic Club,
Bernard Listemann first,
Fritz Listemann second, Adolf Belz horn, Adolf Hartdegen cello,
Alexander Freygang harp, Eugene Weiner flute
Fried, Paul
(New Jersey 1947- )
Assistant Principal flute 1970-1982,
Principal Flute Boston Pops 1976-1982 (also later Co-Principal
flute Pittsburgh Symphony)
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
(Germany 1825-1902) brother of August Fries,
both pioneer Boston classical musicians. 49
Principal cello - first Principal cello of the Boston Symphony in 1881.
seems to have left the Symphony in January, 1882, succeeded as
Principal cello by
Carl Bayrhoffer.
(also in 1849, a founding member of the Mendelssohn Quintette Club
with which he served for 23 years49,
member of the "Beethoven Quartette" in 1873
composed of pioneering Boston musicians
Charles Allen, first,
Julius Akeroyd, second,
Henry Heindl Sr, viola,
and
Wulf Fries, cello 63. Also Boston Musical
Fund Society, Harvard Orchestral Association, Handel and
Haydn Society, Orchestra 46)
See picture of the Mendelssohn Quintette Club at right:
August Fries, first violin, Edward Lehman,
flute and viola,
Wulf Fries cello,
Thomas Ryan clarinet and viola,
Francis Riha, second violin.
1881-1882
Fries apparently left the orchestra in January, 1882
click on this thumbnail to see full picture of the
Mendelssohn Quintette Club in 1849
Fritzsche, 0tto George (
Germany 1869- )
bass clarinet. Fritzsche was the first bass clarinet
appointed by the Boston Symphony in its first 21 seasons
of existance (excepting a single season by
Charles L. Staats) Also
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra about 1890-1892, and
Sousa Band in 1898 and the Sousa European tour of 1900.
Studied at the Leipzig Conservatory about 1889 or 1890.
1901-1907
Fuhrmann, Max Gustav Wilhelm
(Germany 1877-1944)
bassoon, contra-bassoon
(also Gürzenich Orchestra of Cologne, Los Angeles Philharmonic)
1912-1920 left following the 1920 musicians strike
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.
1965-1973
photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra
Gebhardt, William Carl
(Boston 1884-1962)
photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra
horn (also St. Louis Symphony)
A long serving teacher, in 1945, Gebhardt published his
Orchestral Studies for French Horn.
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
Assistant timpani May 1993-2004, Principal timpani 2004-present
(also as a student, played in the San Francisco Symphony Youth
Orchestra. also Rochester Philharmonic while at the Eastman School,
Hong Kong Philharmonic, Radio City Music Hall Orchestra while at
Juilliard, Honolulu Symphony 1991-1993)
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.
May 1993-present
Genovese, Alfred J.
(Pennsylvania 1931-2011)
Genovese in about 1960
Principal oboe (45 years in major US orchestras: Baltimore Symphony 1953-1956, St. Louis
Symphony Principal oboe 1956-1959, Cleveland Orchestra Principal
oboe 1959-1960 while Marc Lifschey was away, Metropolitan Opera
Principal oboe 1960-1977, Boston Symphony Associate Principal oboe
1977-1987, Boston Symphony Principal oboe 1987-1998)
At age 16, began study with
John Minsker. Entering Curtis, Alfred Genovese was the last student of Marcel Tabuteau to
graduate from the Curtis Institute Class of 1953.
1977-1998
Genovese in 1956
Gerardi, Antonio
(Massachusetts 1891-1981)
violin (also New York Philharmonic violin 1931-1957. also played in the
Eastern Concert Company touring east coast USA in 1910-1912 225)
Born 30 July 1891, and studied first with his father Pietro Gerardi, a harpist.
in 1899, he went to Italy to study violin, returning to Boston in 1904. There,
he studied with Boston Symphony musicians
Placido Fiumara and
Charles Martin Loeffler226.
He also taught at the taught at the Institute of Musical Art
(the predecessor of Juilliard) in New York City in the 1930s.
viola (was one of 5 violists (out of a total viola complement of
10) hired for the 1920-1921 season, following the 1920 musicians strike)
1920-1951
Gewirtz, Joseph
(Massachusetts 1893-1985)
violin (also Detroit Symphony, National Symphony Orchestra of New York,
New York Philharmonic)
1913-1918
Getz, Daniel
(Maryland )
violin (he was also a frequent substitute with the Boston Symphony and the New York
Philharmonic.)
Studied at the New England Conservatory earning his BMus in 2011. Then admitted to the
Juilliard School, he earned his MMus in 2013. He was a Fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center.
Active in music festivals including the Aspen Music Festival (Colorado), Kneisel Hall Chamber Music
Festival (Maine) and the Perlman Music Program (New York). Daniel Getz teaches viola and chamber music at
the New England Conservatory Preparatory School.
2013-present
Ghitalla, Armando A.
(Illinois 1925-2001)
photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra
Principal trumpet 1966-1979, 1951-1966 third trumpet, Assistant first
trumpet, Associate Principal trumpet in about 1960. (also New York City Opera
while a Juilliard student, Houston Symphony about 1948-1950)
Studied at the Juilliard School graduating in three years in 1948.
1951-1979
photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra
Gibson, William McHargue
(Oklahoma 1916-2002)
William Gibson circa 1956
photo: Boston Symphony Archives
Principal trombone (also National Symphony of Washington Principal
trombone 1939-1940, Philadelphia Orchestra second trombone 1940-1942, Indianapolis
Symphony Principal trombone 1942-1945, New York City Center Symphony Principal
trombone 1945-1946, Pittsburgh Symphony 1946-1955. While with the Boston
Symphony, Gibson was a founding member of the Boston Symphony Chamber Players
(1963-1975). After retirement in 1977, he continued active in the Opera Company
of Boston and and Opera New England Principal trombone after 1977. After retiring
from the BSO, he was Managing Director of the Needham Concert Society and
of the West Stockbridge Concert Society - Massachusetts)
Gibson studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1939.
1955-1975 (succeeded Jacob Raichman)
Gibson continued to assist the BSO trombone section in 1975-1977
seasons before his final retirement
photo: Boris and Milton, Boston
Giese, Fritz. K. E.
(Netherlands 1959-1896)
Principal cello (a pioneer in orchestral and chamber music performance in the
USA, including the Mendelssohn Quintette Club 49, original member of the
Kneisel Quartet 1885-1889, the Philharmonic Club of Boston 156.)
Studied first with his famous cellist father Joseph Giese (1821-1903) and
at the Royal Conservatory, in the Hague, Netherlands (Koninklijk Conservatorium
Den Haag) where his father taught. 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.
1884-1889
Gietzen, Alfred (birth name "Fulgence Gietzen"
23)
Principal oboe (also Principal oboe Lamoureux Orchestra 1901-1924, Paris Opera
1902-1924 at first stand with his uncle for a decade, Concerts Koussevitzky)
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. He continued
teaching into his nineties.
1925-1946
Girard, Henri
(France 1888-1976)
photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra
double bass (also the Garde Republicaine band - Paris)
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.
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.
trombone (also Royal Orchestra - the band of Queen Victoria,
Baslow Band - Staffordshire, England)
1886-1887
Goguen, Gerard J.
(Maine 1925-2002)
photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra
trumpet (also US Army military bands during
World War 2, Central Florida Symphony 1951-1952)
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.
1952-1978 32
photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra
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.
Emil Golde taught double bass at the New England Conservatory, and was
succeeded as instructor by Max Knuse upon the death of Golde 245.
double bass (gave chamber concerts with his two violinist sons, Jerome Goldstein
and Aaron Goldstein)
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.
Goldstein, Solomon E. (or Samuel E.)
seems to be uncle of
Aaron Goldstein
(Romania 1856-1930)
violin
1885-1925
Gomberg, Ralph Lewis
(Massachusetts 1921-2006) brother in law of
George Zazofsky
and brother of New York Philharmonic Principal oboe
Harold Gomberg
photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra
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
photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra
Gordon, Peter
(New York 1945- )
horn (second and third horn for two seasons,
also Metropolitan Opera, Toledo Symphony,
freelancer in New York City playing in
Michael Brecker's Quindectet, French Toast)
violin (also San Francisco Symphony Assistant Principal Second violin 1982-1983,
SFSO Associate Principal Second violin 1983-1995 and 1998-2006,
SFSO Acting Principal Second violin 1995-1998, SFSO violin 2006-present.
also Sarasota Music Festival orchestra 1971, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra)
Studied first with her musician father and then at the
University of Southern California. Active in summer music
festivals including Sarasota Music Festival orchestra 1971
1971-1982
photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra
Green, Reuben (Massachusetts 1914-1978) died just before season, 5 September 1978
photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra
Assistant Principal viola, viola (also radio and dance orchestras)
Studied with Richard Bergin and Georges Fourel.
1950-1978
Greenberg, Henry
(Poland 1895-1956)
double bass (also NBC Symphony)
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
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 conductor Henry Hadley, and again with the
San Francisco Symphony under Principal conductor Hadley.
Principal clarinet (also Société des Concerts du Conservatoire Orchestra
1903-1904, Boston Symphony Principal clarinet 1904-1914, Georges Longy Club
while in Boston, member of the New York Chamber Society in 1921,
Philadelphia Orchestra Principal clarinet 1922-1923, Minneapolis Symphony
Principal clarinet about 1923-1934, NBC Symphony 1938, Baltimore Symphony
1939-1946. During a 14 March 1946 Baltimore Symphony concert, Grisez
collapsed performing the opening glissando of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue
and later died, two weeks before his 62nd birthday)
Studied at the Paris Conservatoire, Premier prix in 1902. Taught at the University
of Minnesota 1927-1934.
1904-1914
photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra
Grover, Harry Faxon (Massachusetts 1881- )
viola
1919-1946
Grunberg (or Grünberg), Eugen
(Austria 1862-1928)
viola
Appointed to the New England Conservatory in 1896 165.
1889-1892, 1893-1896
Grunberg, Maurice
(Massachusetts, 1886-1951) seems not related to Eugen Grunberg
violin (also National Symphony Orchestra of New York)
1911-1919
Grundey, Théodore (1901 Belgium- )
trumpet (Liège Royal Conservatory trumpet Premier prix in 1922 Concour)
1930-1935
Guenzel, Frederick Hermann
(Germany 1849-before 1910)
detail of BSO 1900 photo: Boston Symphony Archives
Principal bassoon 1886-1891, Second bassoon and
contrabassoon 1891-1905
(also Molé Chamber Music Concert Club)
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.
1891-1894
Gumpricht-Anthony
(Massachusetts of German parents 1850- )
horn
1881-1882
Gundersen, Robert Alexander
(Massachusetts 1896-1941)
photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra
violin and Assistant Concertmaster of the Boston Pops in the 1930s.
(also Gundersen String Quartet: Robert Gundersen first, Hubert Sauvlet second,
Charles Van Wynbergen viola, Jacobus Langendoencello.
Conducted New Hampshire hotel salon orchestras in the summer in the 1930s 244.)
Appointed to the Boston Symphony at age 17 by Karl Muck
1913-1941
died during the 1941 Tanglewood summer season, July 14, 1941
from Boston symphony Orchestra charcoal drawings by
Gerome Brush: Boston Symphony Archives
Principal horn 1890-1905, Co-Principal horn 1905-1906,
horn 1906-1913 1 (also Georges Longy Club)
Appointed to the New England Conservatory in 1896 165.
1882-1885, 1890-1913
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.
1965-1990 35
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.
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)
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, (Carl) Hermann
(Germany 1859-1913)
cello (also active in the Boston Turnverein, a social, gymnastic and musical
group intended to foster cultural and physical development.
He also participated in a string quartet with
Clifford Sprunt first,
Hermann Hoyer second,
Max Kluge viola,
Hermann Heberlein cello 243)
1899-1908
Heberlein returned to the Dresden area of Germany where he died in
1913 age 54.
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.
(also Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra 46,
Mendelssohn Quintet Club for two seasons 49,
also in the
Emil Mollenhauer Boston Festival
Orchestra)
1881-1894
Heindl (or Heind'l), Alexander (Jr) (Massachusetts 1872-about 1918),
son of
Henry Heindl
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 visiting Doug Yeo 1906 Trombone Quartet
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
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, Johannes Francis Anton
(Netherlands 1856-1935)
the Paris Conservatory records state September 7,
1855 209.
Hekking in Boston
Principal cello (also as a youth, Utrecht Symphony, and
Berlin Philharmonic Principal cello 1882-1888,
Mendelssohn Quintette Club - Boston 49, Kniesel String Quartet,
New York Symphony Principal cello 1891-1893, Hekking Trio - Berlin
after Boston, then teaching at the Stern Conservatory, Berlin)
Studied studied first with his cellist father Robert Gerard Hekking
(1820-1875) and then at the Paris Conservatoire with
Pierre-François-Alexandre Chevillard (1811-1877) and Louis-Auguste
Jacquard (1832- ) from 1873-1878. Gained his Premier prix for
cello in the 1878 Concour 209. Anton Hekking
was also brother of cellist André Hekking (1866-1925), long of the Paris
Conservatoire, and cousin of cellist Gérard-Prosper 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
Hekking circa 1910
Helleberg, John Frederik
(Denmark 1856-1912)
bassoon, contra-bassoon (also Philadelphia Orchestra bassoon
1900-1901, the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra,
New York Symphony under Walter Damrosch, Bethlehem Bach Festival
orchesta 1903. 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, and then in Norway.
Emigrated to the USA in 1880 to play with the Theodore Thomas
touring orchestra in New York. His brother
August Helleberg was one
of the great trombone and tuba players in the US in the early
20th century.
1901-1910
Died in suburban Boston in 1912 age only 59.
Hemmann, Hugo brother of violinist Friedhold Hemmann and cellist
Carl Hemmann both of New York Philharmonic in 1870s
Studied as a youth on clarinet and then bassoon. Later at the
University of Illinois, Urbana and at the Cleveland Institute
of Music. Teaches at the New England Conservatory and
Boston University. Active in music festivals, including the
Saito Kinen Festival Orchestra (Japan) and the
Tanglewood Music Center (Massachusetts).
violin (also National Symphony Orchestra of New York,
New York Philharmonic)
1918-1920
(left following 1920 musicians strike)
Herforth, Harry Beste
(Pennsylvania 1916-2013)
Harry age 90, still playing until he passed age 96
trumpet (also Cleveland Orchestra 1951-1958. he was a founder of the
Cleveland Brass Quintet in 1955)
Studied at the New England Conservatory in late 1930s, and earned his
BMus there in 1946 after service in World War 2. Long-time teacher at
Kent State University - Ohio.
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- )
with his usual instrument - a viola
violin (also for 23 years, viola in Juilliard String Quartet)
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. Max Hobart during
his 27 seasons recorded many times under Leinsdorf, Steinberg,
and particularly Ozawa. One of his most interesting CDs was with
the Boston Chamber Players in Debussy (see right)
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)
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.
New England Conservatory class of 1993, and NEC AD 1996.
summer 2006-present
Hoyer, Hermann A.
(Germany 1855- )
viola (also active in the Boston Turnverein, a social, gymnastic and musical
group intended to foster cultural and physical development.
He also participated in a string quartet with
Clifford Sprunt first,
Hermann Hoyer second,
Max Kluge viola,
Hermann Heberlein cello 243)
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)
percussion 1990-2009 , Principal percussion 2009-present (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.
1990-present
Hudgins, William R.
(1957- )
photo: Stu Rosner
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)
Theodore Human in 1892 in "earliest known photograph of the Chicago Orchestra" from the
Chicago Symphony archives
violin (also Beethoven Club chamber music Boston, 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
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
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.
Principal flute (also Orchestra of the Théâtre de la Gallé, Paris,
Orchestra of Concerts de Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris,
Paris Opera Principal flute, l'Orchestre de la Société
des Concerts du Conservatoire Principal flute)
At the end of Jacquet's second season, on July 4, 1898
returning to Boston after summer holiday in France,
Leon Jacquet
, his wife and child died, along with
Albert Weiss
,
Principal oboe, and
Léon Pourtau
, Principal clarinet in the shipwreck
of the French steamship La Bourgogne killing 600 persons
218. As well as being a major tragedy,
this loss of three of the Boston Symphony section heads
precipitated a crisis for the Boston Symphony,
and its conductor Wilhelm Gericke.
1895-1898
Jaeger, Friedrich Alfred Emil (Germany 1880-1962)
double bass (also listed as tuba 1918-1919)
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)
horn (also Wiesbaden Hofkapelle Orchestra - Germany Principal horn
beginning about 1899, Detroit Symphony Principal horn about 1918-1921,
New York Philharmonic Principal horn 1921-1943). One of the great horns
of the 20th century, which can still be witnessed by the December
11-13, 1928 recording of Strauss's Ein Heldenleben with Jaenicke
and New York Concertmaster
Scipione Guidi and conducted by Willem Mengelberg.
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.
viola (also Orchestre National de France Assistant Principal viola,
Paris Opera viola for 2 years, Indianapolis Symphony Principal viola in about 1965-1968,
Baltimore Symphony Principal viola, Pittsburgh Symphony Assistant Principal viola prior
to the Boston Symphony, Via Nova String Quartet)
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 retired
from the Boston Symphony after the August 2012 Tanglewood season after 35 seasons
of great contribution to the BSO.
1977-until August 2012
photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra
Jennewein, Leonard or Leonhard
in his writing, he used 'Leonhard'
(Germany 1833-1917)
thanks to Robert Stimpert for this photo and the valuable biographical information about Leohard Jennewein
double bass
Studied flute beginning age 13 in High School in Koblenz, Germany. For a decade 1856-1866, Jennewein
was in the Duchy of Nassau (before German unification) army playing in army bands, and also playing
in the opera orchestra in Frankfurt. In 1866, with the outbreak of the Austro-Prussian War, Leonhard
Jennewein with wife and 2 children emgrated to Boston. For three years he played in traveling bands and
in the Harvard Orchestra. With the formation of the Boston Symphony, he joined the double bass section,
playing with them for 13 years. Jennewein then moved to the Hollis Street Theatre in Boston which presented
musical shows, operettas, and dramas accompanied by music. This represented year-around employment, except
for summers, which was not then the case with the Boston Symphony. Suring summers, Jennewein played in
orcestras in White Mountain hotels and in the resort of Newport, Rhode Island. During this time,
Jennewein also played 13 years at the Hollis theater. Beginning in 1906, Jennewein experience ill
health which prevented him from further activity as a flutist. He died in Boston in October, 1917
246 at age 84.
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.
2011-present
Jonas, Ernst
(Germany 1852-after 1910)
cello
1882-1886
Jones, O.
trumpet
1927-1928
Juht, Ludwig Alexsander
(Estonia 1894-1957)
double bass (also State Symphony Orchestra of Helsinglors,
Finland Principal double bass, Estonian Symphony Orchestra, Estonia
Opera)
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.
1934-1957
Ludwig Juht unfortunately missed the 1956 Russian tour due to ill
health and died during the 1956-1957 season on January 20, 1957.
bass trombone (also Houston Symphony bass trombone 1941-1944, St. Louis
Symphony bass trombone 1944-1952)
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
Kandler, Fritz F. (Germany 1880-may have returned to Germany)
Assistant Concertmaster 2003-2005 (also Kennedy Center Opera Orchestra
Washington DC Principal second violin 1999-2000, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
2001-2003, went to Philadelphia as Associate Concertmaster in 2005)
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.
2003-2005
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
cello (also Baltimore Symphony, La Salle Quartet 1946-1955)
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.
1955-1967
in 1966-1967 one season exchange with Japan Philharmonic
from Boston symphony Orchestra charcoal drawings by
Gerome Brush: Boston Symphony Archives
violin
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 )
cello (also Japan Philharmonic cello. also formed a quartet in 1968 with
Ronald Knudsen violin and George Humphrey viola and Shoji Masukado violin
with Soichi Katsuta cello when the BSO musicians visited Japan 228)
substituted for Richard Kapuscinski during the 1966-1967 season.
1966-1967
one season exchange with Japan Philharmonic
Symphony Orchestra
Katz, Mickey
(Israel circa 1979- )
photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra
cello (also Israel Defense Force String Quartet and Israel Defense Force Orchestra)
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.
2004-present
Katzen, Daniel
(New York 1952- )
horn (also Phoenix Symphony, San Diego Symphony, (Chicago)
Grant Park Symphony)
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
cello, also occasional Boston Pops conductor 1908-1909
(also in 1916, the Bostonia Sextette Club:
Samuel Diamond first violin, C. W. Ashton second violin,
G. E. Imparato third violin, Authur Kautzenbach cello,
W. S. Ropes bass, Charles L. Staats clarinet 214,
also conductor of a touring opera group in 1911)
Born in Grodków, Poland, emigrated to the USA 1907 from Berlin
to join the Boston Symphony. Studied first with his father
Ferdinand Kautzenbach, born 1856, who conducted open-air concerts in
Reichenbach, later Rychbach, and now Dzierzoniow, Poland. Arthur Kautzenbach
is the composer of the occasionally played Kautzenbach
Serenade for Cello. He relocated to Los Angeles in about 1918 and
under the name Artur Kay wrote film music for Hollywood studios
and conducted frequently, including at the Hollywood Bowl concerts.
He died in California on 19 December 1969 age 87.
1907-1910
thanks to Christian Kaufmann for these photographs
viola (also National Symphony Orchestra of New York. later
a theater musician in New York in the 1930s)
Born in Silesia, Poland near the Czech border, emigrated to the USA 1909 from Germany
to join the Boston Symphony
1910-1912, 1914-1920
Kavalovski, Charles 'Chuck'
(Minnesota 1936- )
Principal horn (also Denver Symphony Principal horn 1971-1972,
also Boston Symphony Chamber Players)
Dr. Kavalovski gained his Ph.D. in Nuclear Physics from the
University of Minnesota. Teaching university phyics, achieved
tenured professor position. His music teaching has continued at
Boston University and the New England Conservatory.
1972-1996
on sabbatical leave 1992-1993
Kaza, Roger
(New York 1955- )
second horn (also Vancouver Symphony, Kansas City Symphony,
Houston Symphony horn 1995-2009,
Saint Louis Symphony horn 1983-1995 and returning as
Principal horn 2009-present)
From a musical family, studied piano first with his parents.
Then changed to horn, studying at Portland State University
and then at the New England Conservatory BMus 1977.
double bass (also the Kuntz Sextet - see Daniel Kuntz)
1895-1910, 1921-1925
Kelley, Alvah Jackson
(Massachusetts 1879-1942)
double bass (also a Boston theater musician prior to the BSO)
Kelley studied at the New England Conservatory.
1920-1933
Kenfield, LeRoy S. (Massachusetts 1867-1934)
LeRoy Kenfield in 1910
bass trombone (also Emma Juch Opera Company)
One of six boys from Thompson Island
School (for indigent boys) over the years to become
Boston Symphony musicians. Kenfield's Boston Symphony
Colleague
David H. Moore, also a trombone player
was another Thompson Island School graduate.
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.)
Kim, Danny
(Minnesota 1989- )
viola (also the Madison Symphony Orchestra. a founding member of the Quartet Senza Misura)
Studied first with his musician mother Ellen Kim. Then at the
University of Wisconsin (Madison), he receiving a BA in
viola performance and a certificate in East Asian Studies. He received his MMus
degree in viola performance from The Juilliard School. He has been active in
music festivals, including the Marlboro Festival (Vermont), Pacific Music Festival (Japan),
Tanglewood Music Center and the Aspen Music Festival (Colorado).
2016-present
Kim, Lisa Ji Eun
(California )
violin (also the Houston Symphony 2016-2017 and the New World Symphony (Florida) 2013-2016.)
Studied at the Juilliard School BMus and MMus. Active in music festivals including
the Music Academy of the West (California), the Aspen Music Festival (Colorado), the
Schleswig Holstein Music Festival (Germany), the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival
(Connecticut), and the Verbier Festival (Switzerland).
2017-present
Kimber, Christopher J.
(Ohio 1937- )
violin (also the Baltimore Symphony)
Studied at the Juilliard School. After the Boston Symphony
taught at Ohio State University and Brigham Young University.
1967-1971
Kirchner, Alwin or Alvin
(Germany 1859-after 1930)
bassoon (also Chicago Symphony bassoon 1891-1892,
also Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra - New York City in the 1910s
under Music Director and former BSO viola
Joseph Knecht,
Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra New York in the 1910s. also
Poughkeepsie (New York) Symphonic Society orchestra in 1912
195). New York Theater orchestra musician
in the 1920s)
1895-1896
Klein, Max
violin
1883-1886
Kloepfel, Louis F.
(Germany 1867-1936)
Principal trumpet 1898-1914, trumpet 1914-1927 (also
Leipzig Gewandhaus Principal trumpet, New York Symphony
Principal trumpet 1891-1898, National Symphony of New York
Principal trumpet 1895-1896 at the same time he served in
the New York Symphony under Walter Damrosch, apparently
possible in that era of lighter concert schedules.)
viola (also active in the Boston Turnverein, a social, gymnastic and musical
group intended to foster cultural and physical development.
He also participated in a string quartet with
Clifford Sprunt first,
Hermann Hoyer second,
Max Kluge viola,
Hermann Heberlein cello 243)
Max Kluge was one of 5 violists (out of 10 musicians) hired for the 1920-1921 season,
following the 1920 musicians strike)
1885-1913, 1920-1925
Knecht, Joseph or Josef
(Austria - now the Ukraine - 1863- )
viola (also Music Director of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel Orchestra
1908 to 1925. Said to be a serious orchestra, giving Sunday concerts
for twenty years)
1887-1897
Kneer, Joseph
(Missouri 1858-1929)
violin (perhaps also Metropolitan Opera Orchestra)
Studied violin first with his musician father, Wilhelm Kneer, and then at
the Royal Conservatory of Music of Leipzig, Germany in 1876-1879.
By 1913, he had returned to Missouri where he instructed violin students.
1887-1890
Kneisel, Franz (Romania 1865-1926)
Concertmaster. Brought in by Gericke to replace Bernard Listemann, who apparently
was considered too willful. Kneisel left to work full-time with the
Kneisel String Quartet
, the most famous quartet in the US prior to the
Flonzaley Quartet. (also Bilse Orchestra of Berlin 1883-1885,
Kneisel String Quartet 1885-1917)
Studied at the Vienna Conservatory. Conducted the Boston Pops in 1888.
1885-1903
Kneisel, Josef (Austria 1853- ) Josef's relationship to
Franz Kneisel not yet
established - likely they were brothers
violin (also Baltimore Symphony, Detroit Symphony. One of the
original musicians of Collage New Music, and a founder of the Curtisville
Consortium - 1970). Increasingly involved in conducting, including the Brockton
Symphony (suburban Boston) 1970-1988, Newton Symphony (suburban Boston) Music
Director 1982-1995. New Philharmonia Orchestra (suburban Boston) 1995- present.
Boston Pops conductor including in 1990 a concert featuring son
Sato as cello soloist. also formed a quartet in 1968 with
Ronald Knudsen violin and George Humphrey viola and Shoji Masukado violin
with Soichi Katsuta cello when the BSO musicians visited Japan 228
Studied at Peabody Conservatory of Music 1952-1959.
1965-2013
48 years of service, died two years after retiring
cello (also San Antonio Symphony Associate Principal cello 1980-1983,
during student years also played with Boston Pops Orchestra, Boston Opera
Company, New Hampshire Symphony, and Worcester Symphony. Active in the
Hawthorne String Quartet)
Studied at Bowdoin College and the New England Conservatory.
(born Strasbourg, then Germany, later France 1889- )
violin (also Staatskapelle Berlin about 1910-1912)
Taught violin and also studied at Oberlin College
1916-at least 1922.
1912-1916
Kohlert, J.
flute - (note: V. Kohlert was a famous Bohemian instrument manufacturer in the 1800s and
later, including flutes, but J. Kohlert is so far not identified)
1885-1886
Kolster, August
(Germany 1851- )
violin (orchestra musician in Geneva, Switzerland prior to coming to
US in 1883)
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
Korman, John M. (Canada 1938-1998)
violin (also St. Louis Symphony Associate Concertmaster 1971-1998
with his wife Joan, Assistant Principal viola)
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)
viola 1939-1950, violin 1950-1961
(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.
1939-1961
Korth, Max Eugen
(Prussia later Germany 1854-1900) emigrated to Boston as a boy
died in Boston May 13, 1900 age only 46
47
cello (also Boston Turnverein, played in smaller chamber music
concerts during the 1890s)
1881-1890
Krafft, (Frederick) William "Willy"
(Germany 1871-1925)
Born in Germany, but at age 1, came to Boston
violin (also the Smalley Piano Trio in the 1910s,
New York Philharmonic violin section during World War 1,
also Boston Symphony Sextette whose
membership in 1909 was:
William F. Krafft first violin,
Placido Fiumara second violin,
John Mullaly viola,
Ludwig Nast cello,
Max Kunze double bass, who was also group leader
171)
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
Krasselt, Rudolf
(Germany 1879-1954)
Principal cello (also played at the first desk of the Berlin
Philharmonic under Artur Nikisch 1897-1898. Berlin Philharmonic
Principal cello at age 19 1898-1900. Vienna State Opera/Vienna
Philharmonic Principal cello 1900-1903)
After leaving Boston, Krasselt concentrated on conducting in
Germany. Kapellmeister Kiel Opera 1911-1913, German Opera
(Deutsche Oper) Charlottenburg, near Berlin beginning 1913.
Staatsoper Hannover conductor 1924-1943 and occasionally into
the 1950s. Krasselt taught conducting at the
Berlin Akademische Hochschule
für Musik beginning in 1920, where Kurt Weill (1900-1950) and
Berthold Goldschmidt (1903-1996) were among his students.
1903-1904
unable to join the Orchestra until October, 1903, arriving only for
the second concert of the season due to German military service 48
violin (also active playing love radio music in the early
days, 1925 and 1926)
1925-1932
listed for 1931-1932 season, but died
October 22, 1931 hit by a truck
Krips, Alfred
(Berlin 1901-1974)
Assistant Concertmaster 1947-1972, violin 1933-1947. As Concertmaster of the
Boston Pops, recorded frequently under Arthur Fiedler.
(also Berlin State Opera. also Boston String Quartet: Harrison Keller first,
Alfred Krips second,
Georges Fourel viola,
Alfred Zighera cello)
Studied at the Berlin Akademische Hochschule für Musik under previous
Boston Symphony Concertmaster Willy Hess.
Taught for three decades at the New England Conservatory.
1933-1972
for 29 of these 39 seasons of service, sat in the second chair
next to Concertmaster
Richard Burgin - Krips is said to always
have a second violin mute, since the absent-minded
Burgin habitually forgot his.
Kuchment (Vilker-Kuchment), Valeria Vilker
(Russia 1939- )
violin (also Concertmaster of three other Boston-area
groups: Boston Philharmonic, the Harvard Chamber Orchestra,
and Handel & Haydn Society Orchestra)
Studied at Gnesiny State Musical Pedagogical Institute
- Moscow BMus, Tchaikovsky Conservatory (Moscow
Conservatory).
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.
1881-1914
Kunze, Max Oscar
(Germany 1874-1939)
Principal double bass (also Berlin Philharmonic under Hans von Bülow.
also Boston Symphony
Sextette whose membership in 1909 was:
William F. Krafft first violin,
Placido Fiumara second violin,
John Mullaly viola,
Ludwig Nast cello,
Max Kunze double bass, who was also group leader
171)
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.
1926-1927, 1928-1958 may have stayed in France 1927-1928
Lafricain, Edward N. (Canada 1852-1921)
Principal trumpet 1887-1888, trumpet 1888-1893, 1896-1897, 1900-1902
(also New York Philharmonic)
1887-1893, 1896-1897, 1900-1902
Lange, Stephen (Texas 1973- )
trombone (also San Antonio Symphony 1999-2000, St. Louis Symphony
Assistant Principal trombone 2000-2010, a founder of
The Trombones of the Saint Louis Symphony)
Studied at Indiana University BSc, BMus and Performance Certificate, and
also at the Juilliard School MMus 1999.
2010-present
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)
viola 1918-1919, violin 1919-1920 (also a musician and conductor
of the St. James Cafe ensemble in Boston)
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)
horn (also la Monnaie Opera, Brussels, Carol Rosa Opera Orchestra, England.
Later Los Angeles Philharmonic Third horn, and Mexico City Philharmonic)
After Boston and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Lannoye became
Third horn in Mexico City 0under Carlos Chavez.
1928-1944
Laraia, Steven O.
viola (previously, Laraia was Principal viola of the Sarasota Orchestra 2015-2019, and
active with the Sarasota String Quartet)
Laraia studied at the New England Conservatory earning his BMus 2013 and MMus 2015.
He has been active in music festivals, including the Ravinia Steans Music Institute
(Illinois), the Yellow Barn Music Festival (Vermont), and Lake Champlain
Chamber Music Festival (Vermont).
2019-present
Larrison, Spencer Lee
(New York 1942- )
violin
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)
Principal flute
1918-1952
Laus, Abdon Flavien
(Algeria, then a French territory 1888-1945)
bassoon (also Ballets Russes Orchestra, where he played in premiere
of Le Sacre du Printemps May 29, 1913)
1918-1945 died during Tanglewood summer season July 29, 1945
Lebailly, Victor Edmond
(France 1872-returned to France)
Principal clarinet (also Théâtre de l'Opéra-Comique Orchestra,
l'Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Georges Longy Society,
Taffanal's Société de musique de chambre pour instruments à vent)
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.
2008-present
Lee, Julianne
(Korea 1984- ) as a child, lived in Paris, Canada, and New Jersey
violin, Assistant Principal Second Violin, Acting Assistant Concertmaster
Studied at the from the Paris Conservatory Premier prix, Curtis Institute BMus in both violin and viola
performance, New England Conservatory DMus 2007. From a musical family,
her father, Jaekyu Lee, plays cello with the Korean Broadcasting System Symphony Orchestra,
and her older sister, Janet, plays cello in Paris. Active in summer music festivals including the
Marlboro Festival.
violin (also International Youth Symphony Orchestra, Hawthorne String
Quartet, Francisco String Quartet, Collage New Music)
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)
Viola 1925-1932, Principal viola 1932-1947, succeeding Georges
Fourel, (also Théâtre de l'Opéra Comique Orchestra, Colonne Orchestra,
Concerts Koussevitzky - Paris)
Studied at the Paris Conservatoire, Premier prix in the
1907 Concour.
1925-1947
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.
1963-2007 16, 29
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
viola (also Kolisch Quartet: Rudolf Kolisch first, Felix Khuner
second, Eugen Lehner viola, Benar Heifitz cello)
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.
1939-1982
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.
1926-1962
(died early in the of 1962-1963 season on September 4, 1962)
Lemaire, Jean-Jacques
(France 1873-1945)
double bass
1926-1939
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.
1920-1921 partial season
Lenom, Désiré Clément (Belgium 1865-1957)
oboe (also conducted Boston Pops 1913-1916)
1901-1925 (left BSO at the same time as Georges Longy, taught
in NYC and Boston
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.
1919-1944
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.
1964-2009
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.
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.
1882-1885
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
1934-1941
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 (Ludwig)
(Prussia later Germany 1843-1910)
horn
1881-1886
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.
1946-1991 joined the Boston Symphony 6 months after returning
from World War 2 military service.
On retiring, Lipson was the last of the Koussevitzky-selected
BSO musicians 11 .
Concertmaster (also Court Orchestra of Rudolstadt, Germany 169,
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Theodore Thomas Orchestra of New York,
founder Listemann Concert Company, with his brother
Fritz Listemann, violin and piano,
August Stein, double bass,
Carl Meisel, viola, and
Adolf Sailer, cello, leader of the
Boston Philharmonic Club - see lithograph at right)
Bernard Listemann's teachers included Ferdinand David
(1810-1873), Henri Vieuxtemps (1820-1881), Joseph Joachim
(1831-1907) (wow - what teachers)
1881-1885
click on the thumbnail above to see full picture of the
Boston Philharmonic Club,
Bernard Listemann first,
Fritz Listemann second, Adolf Belz horn, Adolf Hartdegen cello,
Alexander Freygang harp, Eugene Weiner flute
violin (also Theodore Thomas Orchestra of New York,
Listemann Concert Company, with
his brother
Bernard Listemann, the first Concertmaster
of the Boston Symphony 1881-1885,
August Stein, double bass,
Carl Meisel, viola, and
Adolf Sailer, cello)
Studied at the Leipzig Conservatorium, and privately with
Ferdinand David (1810-1873) and Karl Wilhelm Uhlrich (1815-1874)
169.
detail of BSO 1900 photo: Boston Symphony Archives
Principal bassoon 1894-1901, second bassoon 1907-1908
- succeeded by Edward Mueller
(also Chicago Symphony Principal bassoon 1891-1893, also
Georges Longy Club:
Georges Longy, oboe,
André Maquarre, flute,
Alexandre Selmer
, clarinet,
Albert Hackebarth, horn,
Hugo Litke, bassoon and Heinrick Gebbard, piano)
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.
detail of BSO 1900 photo: Boston Symphony Archives
bassoon and contrabassoon (also substitute bassoon
Chicago Orchestra under Theodore Thomas with brother Hugo Litke)
1896-1901
Liu, Hui
(China about 1972- )
Assistant Principal viola (also Chicago Symphony viola 1997-1999,
Los Angeles Philharmonic viola 1999-present)
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
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.
1882-1909
Longy, Gustave Georges Leópold (France 1868-1930)
Principal oboe (also Colonne Orchestra, founded Georges Longy Club 1899-1920)
Concertmaster 1984-2019 (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)
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 ?)
1908-1938
(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 Guichard26)
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.
1932-1955
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.
January 1973-August 2005
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 Arthur Fiedler!).
(Israel 1981- ) born in Tel Aviv and grew up in New York
violin (previously a regular substitute violin with the New York Philharmonic,
and a founding member of the "Malkin Duo" with her sister, Anat Malkin-Almani)
She studied with her father, Isaac Malkin (Director of the Academy of Music Summer
Festival and former professor at the Leningrad Conservatory) at the Pre-college Division
of the Manhattan School of Music and
with Aaron Rosand at the Curtis Institute, Boris Belkin at the Maastricht Conservatory
where she earned her Master's degree and with Miriam Fried at Indiana University.
2016-present
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.
1914-1919
Mann, Joseph F.
(Czech 1868-1953)
trumpet
1891-1937
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)
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.
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.
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.
1920-1957
(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.
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.
1886-1889
Marshall, John Patton (Massachusetts 1877-1941)
organ (Dean, Boston University School of Music, like Arthur Fiedler,
enjoyed watching fires)
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.
October 2010-present
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.
1984-present
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)
November, 1998-present
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.
1947-1949
Matheny, Hugh Wood
(North Carolina 1937-1996)
oboe (also Indianapolis Symphony)
1964-1970
Matsusaka, Kazuko C. married to Edward Gazouleas
(1961- )
photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra
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.
1991-present
Mattersteig, Paul Heinrich
(Germany 1878-1956)
tuba (also Los Angeles)
1913-1920
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.
1951-1982
Mäusebach (or Mausebach), Fredrick August (Germany 1866-1938)
trombone (also Metropolitan Opera, New York Symphony, also
several bands)
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.
1948-1964
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.
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.
1979-1993
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.
1944-1966
McDonald, Walter Grant
(Massachusetts 1901-1955)
horn
1932-1955
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.
September, 1996-present
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.
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.
September, 2012 - present
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.
violin (also original
Germania Orchestra49, 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)
1881-1882-1883-1885
Melzian, Louis Werner
(Germany 1852- )
tuba, also string double bass
1885-1888
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. Teaches at the New England Conservatory.
Active in music festivals, including the Colorado Philharmonic, Colorado Music
Festival Orchestra, and the American Wind Symphony Orchestra touring waterways
in the summers.
1984-present
Merrill, Carl E.
(Massachusetts 1871- )
trumpet
1904-1914
Messerschmidt, August A. G.
(Prussia later Germany 1830-1893)
double bass (also one season St. Louis Symphony)
1881-1883
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.
1920-1960
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
1897-1900
Meyers, Cynthia
(Pennsylvania 1963- )
photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra
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.
(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.
1913-1919
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
1891-1892
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.
1905-1917
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.
1971-2014
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.
1905-1906, 1917-1918, 1919-1939
Mingels, Edward Tiedge
(Germany 1854-1921)
cello (also in the
Emil Mollenhauer Boston Festival
Orchestra. also in the Chicago Symphony - then the Chicago
Orchestra - during the 1892-1893 season)
1885-1891, 1893-1902, 1918-1919
Died in Boston in 1921 of cancer of the bladder age 67.
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.
1918-1920
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.
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.
1970-2003
(on sabbatical 1985-1986)
Joel Moerschel in 1972
Moldauer, Arnold
(Austria? 1846- )
violin
1885-1907
Molé, Charles
(France 1857-1905)
detail of 1891 Boston Musical Herald photo: Boston Symphony Archives
showing Artur Nikisch in foreground and Charles Molé behind
Charles Molé studied at the Paris Conservatoire, Premier prix for
flute in the 1874 Concour.
1887-1896
Charles Molé died during his second New York Symphony season, on the evening
of Sunday January 8, 1905 following a Sunday afternoon matinee
concert; he was 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, conductor 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 solfège54)
1930-1966
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
viola (also Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia Principal viola 2000-2003,
left BSO for his home town Philadelphia Orchestra where he is
viola 2007-present. previously, Moon had served as a substitute player with
the Philadelphia Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic)
Studied at Boyer College of Music - Temple preparatory and Curtis Institute
Class of 2003. Among his orchestral appearances was soloist in
Mozart's Sinfonia concertante with the New Jersey Symphony.
Active in chamber music he has been a member of the Koryo String Quartet
since 2001. In music festivals, he participated in Music from Angel Fire
- New Mexico, Summerfest at La Jolla - California, the Fourth International
Chamber Music Encounters in Jerusalem, and the Sarasota Chamber Music Festival.
2005-2007
Marvin Moon during 2013 Philadelphia Orchestra China tour Photo: Jan Regan
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 and bass 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.)
1881-1886
Morrison, Timothy (Oregon 1955- )
Assistant Principal trumpet (and Pops Principal), Associate
Principal trumpet 1987-1997, Fourth trumpet 1980-1984 (also
New Hampshire Symphony Principal trumpet, State Symphony of Mexico, Empire Brass,
moved to Hollywood sessions and then returned)
Mosbach, Joseph Henry (or Heinrich) (Germany 1888-1967)
Principal bassoon 1916-1918, contrabassoon 1910-1916
(also Detroit Symphony Principal bassoon for 21 seasons)
1910-1918
Moss, Leonard G.
(New York 1918-2006)
photo: Boston Symphony Archives
violin (also NYC Broadway shows, New Opera Company and Ballet
Theater - New York, Dallas Symphony, CBS Radio Orchestra,
Cleveland Orchestra 1949-1953, Boston Symphony 1953-1995)
Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1936 and the Peabody Conservatory.
1953-1995
42 seasons of service
Moyer, William
(Ohio 1929- )
photo: Boston Symphony Archive
trombone 1952-1966, personnel manager 1966-1987
After marriage, moved to Vinalhaven Island, Maine where his friend Boston Symphony
tuba Kilton Vinal Smith recommended Moyer audition with the Symphony.
Moyer studied at the Oberlin Conservatory.
During the 1980s and 1990s, with Boston University and BSO musicians,
William Moyer Moyer formed the String Training
and Education Program for Minority Students (STEP) to prepare minority
youth for a musical career.
1952-1966, Personnel Manager 1966-1987
in 1971 as Personnel Manager
Mueller or Müller - a note
Most or all of the musicians listed in the Boston Symphony archives
under the name "Mueller" spelled their name as "Müller"
in their native lands. The Boston Symphony spelling of "Mueller"
is retained in the alphabetical order, here
Principal cello 1882-1884 and cello 1884-1885 (also, the Müller brothers in
1856 formed the Müller String Quartet: Karl Müller first (1829-1907),
Hugo Müller second (1832-1886), Bernhard Müller viola (1832-1895), and
Wilhelm Müller cello (1834-1897). also 1869-1879, the Joachim Quartet,
at that time: Joseph Joachim first, Heinrich de Ahna second,
Emmanuel Wirth viola, Wilhelm Müller cello 202.
Studied first with his famous violinist father
Karl Friedrich Müller (1797-1873) who was one of the
pioneers in the performance of Beethoven Quartets 203.
1873-1876, Müller was a cello instructor at the Musikhochschule Berlin
under Joseph Joachim, where one of his leading pupils was the (later)
famous cellist Robert Hausmann (1852-1909) 201.
1882-1885
In the 1884-1885 season, conductor Wilhelm Gericke appointed
Fritz Giese as Principal cello, with Wilhelm Müller
moving to second chair cello.
Mullaly, Henry G. (England 1853-after 1920) brother of John Mullaly
violin (also Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra 46)
1881-1883
Mullaly, John Charles
(England 1847-1934)
violin, viola (also Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra 46,
also in 1877, the conductor and leader of the Boston Cadet Band 161.
also Boston Symphony
Sextette whose membership in 1909 was:
William F. Krafft first violin,
Placido Fiumara second violin,
John Mullaly viola,
Ludwig Nast cello,
Max Kunze double bass, who was also group leader
171)
John Mullaly was also a music contractor for the Boston Symphony
33. John Mullaly was hired back into the orchestra
following the 1920 musicians' strike as a violist at age 73.
He was 78 at his retirement, the oldest serving musician of the
Boston Symphony - so far)
1884-1885, 1886-1890, 1905-1913, 1920-1925
Murray, John D.
(Scotland about 1893-1975)
violin
About 1910 as a teen, John Murray mined coal in Scotland, while
at the same time studying the violin. In 1913, John Murray came
to Boston and studied at the New England Conservatory. During
World War 1, John Murray joined the Royal Flying Squad in Canada.
In January, 1919 following the war, John Murray returned to
Boston. Following the 1920 musicians strike, John Murray was
one of 17 violinists hired for the 1920-1921 season.
Studied at Washington University - St. Louis. Nagy was active in the
"Jimmy Fund", a Boston-based charity for childhood cancer.
1944-1985 (sabbatical leave May-August 1982)
Nappi, Giovanni
(Italy 1883-1939)
trumpet
1915-1919
Nast, Ludwig Max
(born Strasbourg, then Germany, later France 1872-1933)
Ludwig Nast in 1909
cello (also Kiev Symphony Orchestra - Russia Principal cello,
Philadelphia Orchestra cello 1902-1904,
later Detroit Symphony from about 1920-about 1933,
also Mendelssohn Piano Trio: Ray Groff violin, Ludwig Nast cello,
Victor Baxter piano in 1910s, also Boston Symphony Sextette whose
membership in 1909 was:
William F. Krafft first violin,
Placido Fiumara second violin,
John Mullaly viola,
Ludwig Nast cello,
Max Kunze double bass, who was also group leader
171, also the Boston Symphony Quartet consisting of:
Arthur Brooke flute,
Ludwig Nast cello,
Hubert Sauvlet violin, and
Theodore Cella harp 181)
Studied at the Strasbourg Conservatoire.
1904-1919
Neidlinger, Buell (New York 1936- )
Buell not in white tie and tails
double bass (also Houston Symphony in about 1961-1965,
New York freelance musician, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Principal double bass beginning in 1971, also became a Hollywood studio
musician while in Los Angeles about 1971-1990s)
Studied at Yale University and with many jazz greats.
When Buell became interested in Jazz as he says in his bio he did
his "...jazz apprenticeships with Joe Sullivan, Herbie Nichols,
Dick Wellstood, Vic Dickenson, and Oran 'Hot Lips' Page. Taught at
New England Conservatory, helping found a jazz faculty.
bassoon (also National Youth Orchestra of Canada, and Montreal
Symphony)
Studied at McGill University BMus, and at the Hague Conservatory -
Netherlands UM degree. Active in summer music festivals, including
the Banff Festival - Alberta and the Boris Brott Festival - Ontario.
timpani (may have returned to Frankfurt, Germany after
Boston)
1910-1922
Newell, Thomas E.
(Ohio 1929- )
Burton Fine, left and Thomas Newell when they joined the
BSO in 1963
third horn (also Houston Symphony about 1959-1963)
1963-1972
Nichols, William C.
(Massachusetts 1828- )
Nichols in this 1882 collage photograph
tuba, orchestra librarian (also Germania band, Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra
46)
1881-1891
Nieland, Mischa (Pennsylvania 1911-2000)
cello (also Baltimore Symphony, National Symphony of Washington DC
Assistant Principal cello, Pro Musica String Quartet, Stockbridge
String Quartet:
Julius Schulman
first,
William Marshall
second,
Jerome Lipson viola,
Mischa Nieland cello)
Studied at the Curtis Institute and the Peabody Conservatory.
1943-1988
Nitchman, Jennifer
(Maryland about 1973- )
flute (also St. Louis Symphony) returned to the Saint Louis
Symphony as Second flute after the 2008-2009 BSO season.)
Studied at Indiana University for DMus. Active in music festivals,
including the Britt Festival Orchestra (Oregon) and at the
Brevard Music Center (North Carolina)
2008-2009
Noack, Sylvain
(Netherlands 1881-1953)
Assistant Concertmaster - succeeded
Richard Czerwonky
(also Concertgebouw Orchestra Assistant Concertmaster
about 1903-1906, Aix-la-Chapelle
Orchestra Concertmaster 1906-1907, Los Angeles Philharmonic
Concertmaster in 1920s, also the Boston String Quartet,
Sylvain Noack first, Otto Roth second, Emil Férir viola,
Alwin Schroeder cello and the Noack String Quartet,
Sylvain Noack first, Milton Feher second,
Sven Reher viola, Kurt Reher cello)
Studied with André Spoor, Concertgebouw Concertmaster, and the Amsterdam
Conservatory graduating with Premier prix in 1901.
bass clarinet (also as a student the Chicago Civic Orchestra
and the Colorado Philharmonic. then United States Marine Band,
Vancouver Symphony bass clarinet, Cincinnati Symphony bass
clarinet)
Studied at Northwestern University BMus and Catholic University -
Washington MMus while in the Marine Band.
Teaches at the New England Conservatory. Active in music
festivals, including the Grand Teton Music Festival (Colorado).
Shown at left with his cellist father Martin Novacek (1834-1906) and his
younger brothers Karl and Victor, forming the Novacek Quartet
(Ottokar, with violin is seated). In the early 1900s, cardiac disease
forced Novacek to cease playing, and he turned to composition,
including 'Perpetuum mobile'
Principal trombone, and bass trumpet, euphonium
(also the Florida West Coast Symphony (Sarasota) Principal trombone
about 2002-2004,
Buffalo Philharmonic Principal trombone about 2004-2006, the
San Diego Symphony Principal trombone 2006-2008. also, a founder of the
Boston Symphony Brass Quintet:
Thomas Rolfs trumpet,
James Sommerville horn,
Mike Roylance tuba,
Thomas Siders second trumpet,
Toby Oft trombone)
Studied at Indiana University, BA and Northwestern University MMus 2000.
Teaches at the New England Conservatory and Boston University. as well as coaching at
the Tanglewood Music Center, active with the New World Symphony - Florida.
visit Toby Oft's excellent BSO trombone website www.tobyoft.com and
his recent recordings on NAXOS and Boston Symphony Live
2008-present
listen to Toby Oft in BSO live performances, such as this 2008 Mahler Symphony no 6
third horn (also a founding member of the Empire Brass,
Canadian Brass 1986-1998. also TransAtlantic Horn Quartet
2000-present)
Studied at the New England Conservatory BMUs. Taught at the
New England Conservatory and at Boston University. Active in
music festivals, including a Fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center
in 1963, 1964 and 1965.
1970-1981
David Ohanian in 1972
Oliver, Francisco ( -1932)
double bass
1925-1932
Died during the 1931-1932 season May 9, 1932 of a heart
attack.
Oliver, Freeman Adams
(Massachusetts 1860-1932)
violin (also long time Boston violin dealer, and musician
in Boston theater orchestras)
From about 1885 to 1915, Freeman Oliver was a manufacturer and dealer in
violins in Boston, with the violins being crafted by Albert Lind.
1881-1887
Olson, Robert
(Minnesota 1933- )
double bass (also Minneapolis Symphony, Santa Fe Opera in summers in early
1960s, Kansas City Philharmonic, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra)
Studied at the University of Minnesota.
1967-2003
Ondricek (or Ondříček), Karl J.
(then Austria-Hungary, now Czech 1863-1943)
violin and Concertmaster of the Boston Pops (also replaced Otto Roth in 1899
as second violin of Kneisel Quartet).
Studied first with his musician parents Johann Ondricek and Marie Malina Ondricek
of the Prague Conservatory 227. Brothers Floris,
Frantisek and Karl Ondricek were famous
Czech violinists. Frantisek (1857-1922) gave the premiere of the Dvorak Violin
Concerto in 1883. Floris Ondricek (1883- ) established the Master School of Violin
in London.
1893-1906
Ono, Konosuke
(Japan 1936- )
viola (also Japan Philharmonic).
Substituted for Robert Karol, viola during the 1966-1967 season.
1966-1967
one season exchange
with Japan Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
Orleans, James
(New Jersey 1952- )
double bass 1983-2019 (also Handel & Haydn Society orchestra 1982, Milwaukee Symphony
1982-1983, active in Collage New Music)
Studied at the University of Indiana and Boston Conservatory
magna cum laude in 1981. He was a Tanglewood Festival fellow in
1981 and 1982, prior to joining the Boston Symphony in the 1983-1984
season.
1983-2019
35 seasons of service
Orosz, Josef A. Sr.
(Ohio 1903-1983)
In the utility trombone position 1943-1966, then Assistant
Principal trombone 1966-1970. Also bass tuba, euphonium, and
Principal trombone in the Boston Pops. (as Pops Principal trombone,
said to have played the trombone solo of Bolero more
frequently than any player in Boston history - 125 times according
to his son Josef Orosz Jr.)
Studied and later taught at the Boston Conservatory.
1943-1970
Josef Orosz circa 1970
Ostling, Elizabeth A.
(New Jersey 1972- )
Assistant Principal flute 1994-1997, Associate Principal flute 1997-present,
acting Principal flute March 1995-2004
Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1994. Premiered the
Michael Gandolfi Geppetto's Workshop for Flute and Piano
in 1998.
1994-present
Ostrovsky, Fredy
(Bulgaria 1921-2006)
violin (also Glenn Miller Army Air Corps Band,
Radio City Music Hall Orchestra, New Hampshire Philharmonic
Concertmaster, )
Studied at the Vienna Conservatory 1934-1937, Berkshire Music
Center 1940.
Studied first with his German musician father Edward Pabst.
1885-1887
Page, Willis Howard
(New York 1918- )
Assistant Principal double bass 1946-1955, double bass 1940-1943, 1945-1946
(also conductor of Buffalo Philharmonic Pops 1954-1959, Nashville
Symphony Music Director 1959-1967)
Received a performer's degree in both double bass and tuba at
the Eastman School of Music 54
1940-1955
Panasevich, Leo Nicholas
(New York 1921-2007)
violin (also Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra Concertmaster,
National Symphony of Washington DC Concertmaster, founding
member of the Cambridge Quartet)
Studied at the Juilliard School.
1951-1997 10
Panenka, Ernst
(Austria 1905-1990)
detail of Boston Symphony Orchestra 1947
bassoon (also Vienna Volksoper Orchestra)
Studied at the Vienna Music Academy (Konservatorium der Gesellschaft der
Musikfreunde). He was a long-term teacher at the New England Conservatory.
Panenka was also an avid amateur astronomer, constructing several telescopes.
1930-1975
(45 seasons !)
from Boston symphony Orchestra charcoal drawings by
Gerome Brush: Boston Symphony Archives
Pappoutsakis, James ('Jimmy') husband to harpist
Louise Came
(Egypt 1909-1990) moved to Boston as a child
Pappoutsakis in 1963
Assistant Principal flute 1939-1977, flute 1937-1939
Studied at the New England Conservatory. Taught at the New England
Conservatory and later at Boston University
and the Longy School of Music. A heavy smoker, Pappoutsakis died of emphysema
in 1979 shortly after retiring from the Boston Symphony
1937-1977
in 1937 on his appointment to the Boston Symphony
Park (Chen), Laura
(about 1963- )
violin (also Philadelphia Orchestra 1984-1992, Brooklyn Philharmonic,
Chicago Lyric Opera)
Curtis Institute Class of 1984
1991-1997
Parronchi, Bernard
(New York 1895-1982)
cello (also Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. 1918-1930, Principal cello
National Symphony, Washington)
1945-1965
Patterson, Jerome H.
(New York 1943- )
cello (also New Haven Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Pittsburgh
Symphony, Puerto Rico Symphony)
Studied at the Juilliard School and the University of Hartford
Hartt School of Music.
viola (to NYC and Erno Rapee's Rialto Theater Orchestra, then went to
Fox Hollywood studios in 1930s)
1911-1914
Pearce, Andrew
(California 1962- )
cello
Studied at the University of Southern California BMus 1983. Head of the Chamber Music program at the
Vancouver Academy of Music - Canada in 1989. Active in summer music festivals, including the
Vancouver Chamber Music Festival - Canada and the Grand Teton Music Festival - Wyoming.
With Fenwick Smith, Andrew Pearce recorded the Philippe Gaubert (1879-1941) works for flute,
cello, and piano for NAXOS.
1997-2011
Pechmann, (Franz) Leo (
Germany 1853-after 1900)
oboe (also Sousa Band, later seems to have a career of musical vaudeville
acts)
1883-1884
Perret, Gustave
(France 1887-seems to have returned to France)
trumpet
1920-1933
Phair, Joshua Aloysius
(England 1873-after 1930)
horn (went to New York as theater musician)
1905-1913
Pietropaolo, (Placido) Joseph
(Massachusetts 1934- )
viola (also Brandeis Fellowship Quartet)
Studied at the New England Conservatory. As Fulbright scholar, Pietropaolo
studied at the Accademia di Santa Cecilia - Rome 1959.
1960-1999 (39 years)
Pigassou, Georges
(France about 1896- )
bass clarinet (also musician of Société musicale indépendante, Paris
for contemporary French music)
1930-1931
Piller, Boaz
(Netherlands 1887-1964)
bassoon 1916-1920, contrabassoon 1920-1952
1916-1952
Pilot, Ann Stevens Hobson
(Pennsylvania 1943- )
Principal harp 1980-2009, Second harp 1969-1980 (also Pittsburgh Symphony
substitute Second harp 1965-1966, National Symphony of Washington DC
1966-1969)
Studied piano first with her mother Grace Stevens Smith,
switched to harp at the Philadelphia High School for Girls,
Philadelphia Musical Academy and the Maine Harp Colony
with
Alice Chalifoux, continuing at the
Cleveland Institute of Music BMus 1966.
see her very interesting website www.annhobsonpilot.com
(Massachusetts 1889-1956) died the
year after retiring, October 15, 1956
1955 left to right: Charles Munch, Paul Fedorovsky,
Carlos Pinfield when Fedorovsky and Pinfield were retiring
violin (also a regular conductor of the Boston Pops on tour
in 1942)
Studied at the Boston Grammar School music program in 1905-1906.
The Pinfield Quintet gave the first US performance of the
Frank Bridge (teacher of Benjamin Britten) Quintet in D major
in 1921 233. His wife Laura Pinfield was a pianist.
1912-1918, 1919-1955
(42 seasons !)
Pinto, Ayrton Ferreira
(Brazil 1933-2009)
violin, piano, celesta
(also Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo
1976-1988)
1959-1976
returned to São Paulo, Brazil
Plaster, Richard Emil
(North Carolina 1927-2015)
contrabassoon (also North Carolina Symphony while a student at
Davidson College. also US Army Ground Forces
Band, Baltimore Symphony, New York Woodwind Quintet prior to the
Boston Symphony)
Studied at Davidson College in North Carolina graduating in 1948.
Then admitted to the Juilliard School MMus. Born 12 August 1927, he died
4 November 2015 at age 88.
1952-1992
Pogrebniak, Serge
(then Russia, now Belarus 1884-1964)
photo: Boston Symphony Archives 1928
horn, in the horn section with George Boettcher Principal horn, Serge Pogrebriak,
Cornelis Van Den Berg, Heinrich Lorbeer, Willem Valkenier, Marcel Lannoye,
George Blot. (moved to New York City as a freelance musician)
Emigrated to the US from Moscow in 1925.
1927-1932
Polatschek, Viktor
(Czech 1889-1948)
Principal clarinet (also Vienna State Opera, Vienna Philharmonic 1912-1930)
1930-1948
(died suddenly during Tanglewood Festival season on July 17, 1948)
Polster, Max Gustav
(Germany 1884-1960)
timpani (assistant to Albert Ritter until the end of 1934-1935,
and then to Roman Szulc 1935-1936 until his retirement in 1952.
Started as a drummer in his school band.
Came to the US and to the Boston Symphony in 1923 during Pierre
Monteux's rebuilding of the orchestra following the personnel
turnover of the 1920 musician's strike.
1923-1952
Portnoi, Henry
(Massachusetts 1915-1996) 20
photo: Boston Symphony Archives, photo detail
Principal double bass 1967-1977, double bass
1943-1967 (also double bass with Stokowski's
All-American Youth Orchestra tour of Brazil and
Argentina in summer 1940. also Indianapolis Symphony violin,
Pittsburgh Symphony violin.)
1943-1977 20
Post, Louis
(Prussia later Germany 1848-after 1910)
viola 1881-1892, contra-bassoon 1882-1894 (also often played in the Boston Festival
summer orchestras organized by
George W. Stewart)
taught at the New England Conservatory
1881-1894
Poto, Attilio
(Massachusetts 1915-2003) 51
Attilio Poto (right) with the Boston Symphony. At left is John
Holmes BSO Principal oboe 1947-1950 and in center,
Manuel Valerio, Principal clarinet 1949-1950, Assistant Principal
clarinet 1933-1949 and 1950-1960
Second clarinet (also Metropolitan Opera 1939-1940, also conducted many local Boston
Orchestras)
Although born in Boston lived in Italy in the 1920s 51.
As a student, played in the Boston Youth Orchestra and local Boston bands. In 1939,
played clarinet in the National Orchestral Association Orchestra, an orchestra musician
training training group in New York City, and also was a Principal clarinet with
the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Throughout his career, Poto pursued conducting,
including of the Massachusetts State Orchestra and the Boston-based Works Progress
Administration Orchestra. He was conductor of the Harvard-Radcliff Orchestra
1950-1955, and conductor of the Concord Orchestra in suburban Boston 1960-1969.
Poto taught at the Boston Conservatory 1950-1992.
Studied first with Ralph Pottle, Sr. who founded the band and headed the music program
at Southeastern Louisiana University. He then studied at the Music Academy of the West
- California in 1960. Ralph Pottle Jr. returned as Artist In Residence
and teacher at Southeastern Louisiana University after the Boston Symphony.
1966-1981
Pourtau, Léon (1872-1898)
Portrait by Pourtau's friend Félix Vallotton (1865-1925)
Principal clarinet (also Lyon Opera Principal clarinet about
1893-1894 150)
Studied at the Paris Conservatoire Premier prix in the Concour of
1891 or 1892. Léon Pourteau achieved recognition as a
pointillist and impressionistic painter, studying with his friend
Georges Seurat (1859-1891).Pourteau died July 4, 1898 in the shipwreck
of La Bourgogne, also with
Léon Jacquet, Principal flute, Jacquet's wife
and child, and with
Albert Weiss, Principal oboe on summer holiday
from BSO)
1894-1898
Press, (Charles) Arthur
(New York 1929- )
percussion (also the Little Orchestra of New York,
Radio City Music Hall Principal percussion)
Studied at the Juilliard School.
1956-1992
Procter, Carol Ann
(Oklahoma 1942- )
Grew up in Massachusetts
cello (also exchange during 1969-1970 season with Japan Philharmonic
26. Also the Springfield Symphony - Massachusetts, Cambridge
Festival Orchesta, New England Harp Trio, Berkshire String Trio)
Studied at the Eastman School and the New England Conservatory
class of 1963, MMus 1965. Granted a Fulbright scholarship
to study in Rome, but accepted the Boston Symphony chair instead.
1965-2003
(on sabbatical 1990-1901)
Proctor, Joseph B. (Massachusetts 1860-1932)
violin
1881-1885
Prose, Paul Joseph
(Hungary 1892-1974)
double bass (also a theater musician in New York City
in the 1930s)
Emigrated to the USA in 1921.
1939-1945
Putnam, Wendy
(Wisconsin 1970- )
photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra
violin (also New World Symphony, New Orleans Symphony - later
renamed the Louisiana Philharmonic about 19911995, also Amerigo Trio.
also a founder in 2000 of the Concord Chamber Music Society -
Massachusetts)
Studied first with her musical parents, and later at
Louisiana Statue University BMus and MMus and then at Indiana
University MMus.
Co-Principal trombone (stand partner of Principal trombone Joannès Rochut) 1926-1930,
Principal trombone 1930-1955
(also Imperial Bolshoi Theater Orchestra, Moscow)
1926-1955
Ranti, Richard
(Canada 1962- )
photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra
Associate Principal bassoon (also Philadelphia Orchestra 1983-1990,
he is founding 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 as a student at the Interlochen Arts Academy, the Tanglewood
Music Center - 1982, and then at the Curtis Institute Class of 1983.
He has released his latest bassoon recording on Nonantum Records.
He has also recorded for NAXOS. He teaches at the New England
Conservatory and Boston University. Active in music festivals, including
the Spoleto Festoval - Italy and the Marlboro Festival - Vermont.
See Richard Ranti's interesting website http://people.bu.edu/rranti/
1989-present
Rapier, Wayne born Elma Wayne Raper
Texas 1930-2005) 14
oboe (also US Marine Corps Band, Indianapolis Symphony, Kansas City
Symphony, Baltimore Symphony Principal oboe about 1956-1960,
Philadelphia Orchestra Associate Principal oboe 1960-1965,
Boston Symphony oboe 1970-1995, Santa Fe Opera during summers,
Trio Concertante with Chicago Symphony
Principal flute
Donald Peck for 20 years)
Studied at the Eastman School, and privately with Marcel Tabuteau
in Philadelphia. Like Philip Farkas, Wayne Rapier was an active
aircraft pilot, as is
Mike Roylance.
1970-1995
On sabbatical in 1984
Rateau, René (France 1909- )
flute (following Boston Symphony 1938-1939, l'Orchestre national
de la radiodiffusion, Paris during World War 2, Principal flute
Minnesota Symphony 1945-1946, Chicago Symphony Principal flute
1946-1951. After Chicago René Rateau seems to have returned to
l'Orchestre national de la radiodiffusion as Principal flute)
Studied at the Paris Conservatoire Primier prix in the 1928 Coucour.
At the end of the 1950-1951 season, the new Chicago Music Director
Rafael Kubelik replaced three CSO Principals, in what was locally
called the 'Saturday night massacre': Ignatius Gennusa, Principal
clarinet, Sherman Walt, Principal bassoon, and René Rateau, Principal
flute. René Rateau returned to Paris, Iggy Gennusa went on to the
Baltimore Symphony, and Sherman Walt went on to his legendary career
with the Boston Symphony.
Studied at the Leningrad Conservatory in the class of
Yakov Ryabinkov.
1982-present
Reed, Louis (Russia 1896-?1967)
violin (Reed was one of 17 violinists hired for
the 1920-1921 season, following the 1920 musicians
strike, but lasted only one season)
1920-1921
Regestein, Ernst C.
(Prussia later Germany 1846-1936)
Ernst Regestein in this 1882 composite photograph-drawing
bassoon 1881-1882, 1904-1912
1881-1882, 1904-1912
Reibl, Carl (Czech 1855-after 1905)
cello (came to US in October 1885 to join the Boston
Symphony. Played cello in the
Emil Mollenhauer Boston Festival
Orchestra in 1890 with Victor Herbert, Principal cello, Wulf Fries,
second cello, Carl Reibl, third cello, and Alexander Heindl Sr.
fourth cello - quite a cello array)
1885-1894
Reinhart, Alfred
double bass (active as music teacher in Boston until moved to New York City in 1918)
Picture of Xavier Reiter (courtesy of Gregg Squires)
horn (also New York Philharmonic, Metropolitan Opera)
Xavier Reiter looked somewhat like Buffalo Bill. Milan Yancich wrote of Reiter: '...[Reiter's]
transportation was a bicycle. He often wore a tam and
a cape training in the wind. He looked like Count Dracula in pursuit of a victim.
His horn was slung across his back as he rode across the Boston Commons on
his bicycle...' 56
1886-1890
Rennert, Bruno
(Germany 1879- )
violin (also Cleveland Orchestra viola 1919-1920,
also viola with the Modern Music Society of New York in 1917. He moved to
New York City and remained at least until moving to the Cleveland Orchesta)
emigrated to the USA in 1907
1907-1911
Resch, Alfred (Germany 1888-1978)
horn (also National Symphony of New York)
1913-1918
Resnikoff, Vladimir B. (Russia 1892-1970)
Resnikoff, left with Dmetri Shostakovich in 1959
violin (also London Philharmonic, Rochester Philharmonic Concertmaster
1921-1932)
Studied at Brussels Conservatoire. Resnikoff was the founding professor
of violin when the Eastman School of Music was opened in September, 1921
57.
1933-1964
Rettberg, August (Germany 1851-after 1936)
percussion
Continued to teach at the New England Conservatory until about 1930.
1898-1912, 1920-1922
Rhein, William Alan (Connecticut 1939-1981)
Assistant Principal double bass 1966-1975, 1977-1981, Principal double bass
1975-1977
Like his student Edwin Barker, William Rhein studied at Juilliard 1956.
1966-1981
died Jamuary 30, 1981 during season
Ribarsch, Alexander (Austria 1881-1972)
violin (also National Symphony Orchestra of New York)
viola (also player of piccolo and viola and later
in 1875-1994 leader of Boston's Germania Band 153,
Llttau Switzerland Band, Liegnitz Band - then Germany, now Poland,
where he met Benjamin Bilse (1816-1902) and joined his band, the
Bilse'sche Kapelle 153)
Studied with his musician father who was leader of the Neugersdorf, Saxony,
Germany band (near Dresden). Reitzel played mainly the piccolo, but was
known as being able to play most instruments (he even taught clarinet and
saxophone at the New England Conservatory ! 154). Reitzel
joined his father's band in 1840 153.
Rietzel came to New York City in 1853 until
1867 playing in bands, mostly piccolo.
1881-1894
Rigg, Alfred
(Canada 1845-1897) born in Québec when his British Army father
was posted to Canada.
either Alfred Rigg or
David H. Moore, the two trombones of the first
BSO season in this 1882 photo collage
(only one of them was included in the collage)
Principal trombone 1881-1886, trombone (most likely was Bass trombone) 1891-1897
(also the Globe Theater orchestra - Boston and the
Naval Batallian Band 1891. He also played euphonium
in the Boston Globe band 1894 160. From 1877 until at least 1894,
Rigg played in the Boston Cadet Band led by
John C. Mullaly161, and during most
of its history by J. Thomas Baldwin. Also with the Thomas Baldwin Band
of Boston - Baldwin's Band)
Rigg may have studied first with his father, Sergeant Alexander
Rigg who was a band musician in the British Army. Alfred was born in
Québec before relocating back to England where he married in 1866.
He relocated to Boston in 1870. Alfred Rigg taught trombone,
euphonium, and baritone at the New England Conservatory 1881-1888.
1881-1886, 1891-1897
Ringwall, Rudolph Carl
(Massachusetts 1891-1978)
violin (also National Symphony Orchestra of New York, Cleveland
Orchestra 1920-1933)
Studied at the New England Conservatory.
1913-1915, 1918-1920
(left following 1920 musician's strike for the Cleveland Orchestra)
Ripley, Robert (Pennsylvania 1922-2005) 15
cello (also Cleveland Orchestra 1942-1943, 1946-1955, Glenn Miller Air Force
Orchestra during World War 2, Boston Symphony 1955-1995)
Curtis Institute Class of 1942, Cleveland Institute BM 1951. Also several
times Chairman of the BSO Player's Committee, representing the Orchestra.
Karl Rissland in 1917, viola of the Mischa Elman String Quartet
violin (also Mischa Elman String Quartet)
1894-1920
(may have left with 1920 musician's strike)
Ritter, Albert G.
(Germany 1881-1948)
timpani
According to George Norwood Humphrey 33, Koussevitzky influenced Ritter
to resign: '...in 10 years, you haf made only 3 mistake; but 2 of them this
season...'. Ritter resigned at end of 1934-1935 season. Albert Ritter died from
gas in his apartment June 10, 1948.
1922-1935
Rochut, Joannès
(France 1881-1952)
Principal trombone 1925-1930 (also Colonne Orchestra, Concerts Koussevitzky - Paris)
Sometimes Jacob Raichman is listed as Co-Principal trombone with Rochut. Raichman
was stand partner of Joannès Rochut, but sitting in the second chair,
with Rochut being Principal during 1926-1930, until Rochut returned to Paris.
Note: see the interesting Douze Duos de J.S. Bach, arrangements by Rochut
of Bach Two Part Inventions on Douglas Yeo's website
by clicking here
1925-1930
Rohde, W.
viola
1885-1886
Rolfs, Thomas C. Jr.
(Minnesota 1958- )
photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra
Principal trumpet 2006-present, joined the BSO in fourth chair in
1991, then Assistant Principal trumpet until appointed Principal trumpet
in the 2006-2007 season, succeeding
Charles Schlueter. (also St. Paul Chamber Orchestra 1986-1991.
also, a founder of the Boston Symphony Brass Quintet:
Thomas Rolfs trumpet,
James Sommerville horn,
Mike Roylance tuba,
Thomas Siders second trumpet,
Toby Oft trombone)
Studied at the University of Minnesota BM, 1981 and Northwestern
University MM, 1983.
1991-present
Romanul, Victor F.
(1960- )
Assistant Concertmaster from 1993-1995, violin 1995-present (also
Pittsburgh Symphony Associate Concertmaster 1981-1986,
active as a soloist in the later 1980s and continuing to present. Romanul
was Ars Poetica Chamber Orchestra Concertmaster - Michigan, a group of leading
US musicians for 3 years. Early in his career, part of the Romanul Chamber
Players: Alexander Romanul, violin, Victor Romanul,
violin/viola; Michael Romanul, cello, Myron Romanul, piano - must be a most
musical family !)
Victor Romanul, John Williams and Michael Zaretsky at
the recording of Duo concertante 2007
Rosé (Rosenbaum), Eduard
(then Austro-Hungary, now Romania 1859-1943)
Eduard Rosé in 1924
cello (also Rosé Quartet, Königlichen Hofoper - or Royal Court Opera,Budapest
before coming to Boston, Weimar Hoftheater 1900-1926, Prinzregententheater - Munich
1904-1914, taught at Weimar State Conservatory 60)
Brother of the great violinist Arnold Rosé, Concertmaster Vienna Philharmonic
for 50 years. Founder with brother Arnold of the Rosé String Quartet
in 1882, but departed in 1883. Eduard Rosé studied cello at the Vienna Conservatory and
took courses with Anton Bruckner (!) 59 Eduard Rosé was married to Mahler's
sister, Emma Mahler. Eduard Rosé died in the Theresienstadt concentration camp in 1943.
1891-1900
Rosen, Jerome
(Michigan 1939- )
violin, keyboard (also American Symphony 1967-1968, Cleveland Orchestra
1959-1967, Detroit Symphony Associate Concertmaster 1970-1971,
Boston Pops 1972-1973, Cleveland Piano Trio with James Levine, Lynn Harrell)
Curtis Institute Class of 1959, Cleveland Institute of Music BM.
Also studied mathematics at Western Reserve University. Conducting
apprentice while in Cleveland with George Szell. Now conducting
Independence Sinfonia Orchestra in Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania.
Principal flute (also Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Baltimore Symphony,
New World Symphony, National Symphony of Washington Assistant Principal flute)
Elizabeth Rowe gave the US premiere of the Elliott Carter Flute Concerto February,
2010 with the BSO and James Levine. It is said that when she auditioned for the BSO, Elizabeth
Rowe competed against 251 other invited candidates !
2004-present
Roy, Dennis C.
(Massachusetts 1967- )
in his 'bassment' workshop
double bass (also National Symphony of Washington 1990-1993, Rhode Island Philharmonic,
Springfield Symphony - Massachusetts)
New England Conservatory class of 1989. Dennis Roy is also active in
repairing and restoring string double basses in his 'bassment' (www.droysbassment.com).
1993-present
Roylance, Mike W.
(Washington, D.C. 1967- )
tuba and euphonium (also, a founding member of the
Boston Symphony Brass Quintet:
Thomas Rolfs trumpet,
James Sommerville horn,
Mike Roylance tuba,
Thomas Siders second trumpet,
Toby Oft trombone. also, while in Florida, he taught at several
universities, including the University of Central Florida in Orlando, and playing in
a number of groups related to Orlando's Disney World.)
Studied at the University of Miami where he gained his BA, and then
graduate studies DePaul University, Chicago. Like Philip Farkas and
Wayne Rapier, Mike Roylance is an active aircraft pilot. He has recorded
a number of CDs, including "Teutonic Tales" (see right)
July, 2003-present
Ruggiero, Matthew J. (became Dr. Ruggiero, earning a Ph.D. following retirement)
(Pennsylvania 1932-2013)
Assistant Principal bassoon 1974-1989, bassoon 1961-1974 (also
National Symphony of Washington Second bassoon 1958-1961)
Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1957. Active in music festivals,
including early in his career at the Marlboro Music Festival - Vermont,
where he met his wife Nancy Cirillo. Late in his career, studied
English and Italian literature, leading to his Ph.D. from Boston University
(where he also taught) in 1989 224.
1961-1989
sabbatical leave 1987-1988
Ryan, Thomas
(England 1827- )
click on this thumbnail to see full picture of the
Mendelssohn Quintette Club in 1849 - Ryan fourth from left
viola
(also Mendelssohn Quintette Club, Boston Musical Fund Society,
Harvard Orchestral Association, Handel & Haydn Society
Orchestra 46. Also a professional clarinet player)
A pioneer in professional US orchestral music, of which there was
virtually none before about 1870. Founding member, Mendelssohn
Quartette Club, shown at left: August Fries, first violin, Edward Lehman,
flute and viola,
Wulf Fries cello,
Thomas Ryan clarinet and viola,
Francis Riha, second violin.
Principal bassoon (also Regensberg Orchestra - Switzerland,
Riga Orchestra - Latvia, at that time part of Russia,
Gürzenich Orchestra - Cologne). First, Concertmaster Willy
Hess came to Boston from Cologne Gürzenich Orchestra in
1904-1905, then Willy Hess's brother Max Hess, Principal
horn in Cologne, and his friend Peter Sadony, bassoon,
came to the Boston Symphony in 1905-1906 season.
Peter Sadony died unexpectedly on September 19, 1916 following
surgery for appendicitis 61, in those pre-antibiotics era.
1905-1916
Sailer, Adolf (or Adolph)
(Switzerland 1860-1895)
died after a short illness September 19, 1895 age only 35 62
cello (also Listemann Concert Company, with
Bernard Listemann, first
Concertmaster of the Boston Symphony 1881-1885, August
Stein, double bass, Carl Meisel,
viola, and Listemann's brother Fritz Listemann,
violin and piano)
1887-1889
Salis, J.
viola
1919-1920
Salkowski, John A. (1937- )
John Salkowski double bass (left) and Louis Leguia BSO cello in their final
Boston Symphony season in 2007
double bass (also New Orleans Philharmonic double bass under former Philadelphia
Orchestra conductor Alexander Hilsberg before joining the Cleveland Orchestra,
also Cleveland Orchestra double bass 1962-1966)
Studied at the Northwestern University School of Music BMus.
1966-2007 29
Sand, Albert
(then Russia, now Latvia 1879- )
Principal clarinet (also Libau Military Band - Latvia 1901-1906,
Dresden Philharmonic clarinet - Germany 1908-1910, Blüthner Orchestra -
Germany Principal clarinet 1910-1912, Charlottenberg Opera Principal clarinet
1912-1914, Boston Symphony Principal clarinet 1912-1925, Detroit Symphony Principal
clarinet 1926-1928 238. also while in Boston, Principal clarinet
of the Longy Club)
In 1892, entered the Moscow Conservatory studying with Jacob Sandler
Emigrated to the US from Germany to join the Boston Symphony as Principal clarinet
in 1914. At the March 29, 1918 concert,
Albert Sand performed the Mozart Clarinet concerto in A major K622 in
what the program notes indicated was an unpublished "sketch" form 180.
1914-1925
Sanromá, Jesús María ('Chu-chu')
(Puerto Rico 1902-1984)
piano, keyboard (Sanromá also made a highly successful recording with the Boston Pops
under Fiedler; Victor DM-392 of the Franz Liszt Totentanz. John Ball in his
book of favorite recordings wrote: "...Sanromá does some phenomenal piano
playing..." 189
Also, it seems a flute player. According to George Norwood Humphrey, when on tour in
Buffalo, Koussevitzky and the orchestra were awaiting their train when in the
waiting room, they heard the exotic and haunting bassoon solo that begins
Le Sacre du Printemps. However, it was played on a cheap metal flute
by that joker Chu-chu Sanromá.
cello (also US Seventh Army Symphony Principal cello 1956-1958. while in Boston,
Principal cello of the Boston Ballet Orchestra. also
Saint Louis Symphony Principal cello 1968-2005)
Studied at Lebanon Valley College - Pennsylvania BA in Music 1954 and at
Ohio State University MMus 1959. Also active in music festivals,
including the Casals Festival - Puerto Rico 1969 and 1970 and
the Grand Teton Music Festival - Wyoming). Taught at Washington University - Saint Louis and
at the Saint Louis Conservatory of Music). His family pursues a musical tradition: daughter
Sara Sant'Ambrogio is cello of the Eroica Trio and daughter Stephanie Sant'Ambrogio
was Concertmaster of the San Antonio Symphony.
1959-1968
Sasson, Michel M.
(Egypt 1935- ) born May 18, 1935 187 not May 18, 1945 as claimed in his
official biography and in interviews 186
Michel Sasson in 1966 x-raying his violin bow in a press release. "...Michel Sassoon, a member of the Boston
Symphony took his violin bow to Beth Israel Hospital for what he called 'an emergency diagnosis'
...a mark on it...Dr. Lavender said was a scratch, not a fracture..." 188
violin 1959-1980; entered the Boston Symphony at age 24, not "...at age 17, he won a
position in the Boston Symphony, the youngest musician ever invited to join
the ensemble..." 186 as claimed by his official biography.
(also extensive conducting activities, including the Boston Ballet in the early
1970s, also conductor of the Newton Symphony - suburban Boston beginning 1975.
Also a Conductor of the La Scala Orchestra concerts in the Milan Opera House during
the 1970s. Also Istanbul State Opera Music Director beginning 1994)
Studied at the Paris Conservatoire Premier prix during 1950s, with other now-famous musicians
such as Daniel Charles and Ursula Bagdasarjanz.
1959-1980
Sauer, G. F,
viola
1890-1892, 1894-1909
Sautet, Auguste Marie Louis
(1849-seems to have returned to France)
Principal oboe 1887-1890, oboe 1890-1912 (played
frequently with the Georges Longy Club)
Appointed to the New England Conservatory in 1896 165.
1887-1912
Sauvlet, Hubert Adrien Schwedler (Listed as Sauvlet, but born Schwedler)
Born Hubert Adrien Schwedler, and may have adopted
the famous musical family name of "Sauvlet"
which included flautist Antoine Sauvlet (1818-after 1864), and his
brother cellist Hubert Sauvlet (1821-after 1889), and other
famous Dutch musicians. However, may have had a Sauvlet father.
1914-1948
Savitzkaya, Lydia V. (Russia 1887-1967)
harp (later taught at Vassar in New York, and then to California)
1924-1925
first woman to be a permanent Boston Symphony musician
she was survived by her sister, Winifred Mayes, who was a cellist with the BSO 1954-1964
Piccolo (also Chicago Symphony Assistant Principal flute 1951-1954,
New York City Opera 1955-1965, New York Oratorio
Society and New York freelance, RCA Recording Orchestra,
Boston Symphony piccolo 1965-1990)
Studied at the New England Conservatory artists diploma. Lois
Schaefer premiered the Daniel Pinkham (1923- ) Concerto Piccolo
in May, 1990 at her farewell concert with the Boston Pops. She
played a wooden Powell piccolo as being softer. 26)
1965-1990 27
Schenkman, Peter Quarles
(New York 1937-2006)
cello (also as a teen, cello with the Norfolk Symphony and Richmond Symphony.
US Army Band 1959-1962 and Casals Festival Orchestra - Puerto Rico.
also Boston Opera Company while in Boston. Saint Louis Symphony Principal cello
under Eleazer De Carvalho 1965-1967, Toronto Symphony Principal
cello 1967-1974. In Toronto, worked for the CBC, including playing in the
CBC Toronto String Quartet)
Studied with Leonard Rose and Claus Adam. Curtis Institute
Class of 1959. Active in summer festivals, including the Casals Festival -
Puerto Rico (Principal cello during several seasons). Taught at the
University of Toronto; coached National Youth Orchestra.
1962-1965
Scheurer, Karl C.
(Germany 1885-1982)
viola (also Gürzenich Orchestra - Cologne, Berlin Philharmonic,
Minneapolis Symphony Second Concertmaster 1909-1918 and 1930-1951,
Minneapolis Trio consisting of Karl Scheurer
violin, Henry J. Williams harp, Carlo Fischer cello)
Studied at the Hochschule für ausübende Tonkunst - Berlin
1907-1909
Schindler, Georg
(Germany 1877- )
photo: Boston Symphony Archives 1928
Second horn, in the horn section with George Boettcher Principal horn,
Serge Pogrebriak, Cornelis Van Den Berg, Heinrich Lorbeer,
Willem Valkenier, Marcel Lannoye, George Blot.
Relocated to Boston from Leipzig, Germany in 1923. Seems to have returned to Europe
in the 1930s.
1923-1933
Schlimper, Charles F. W.
(Massachusetts 1856-1919)
viola (also later a music publisher in Boston)
1881-1882
Schlueter, Charles
(Illinois 1939- )
Principal trumpet 1981-2006 (also Kansas City Philharmonic Principal
trumpet 1962-1964, Milwaukee Symphony Principal trumpet 1964-1967,
Cleveland Orchestra Principal trumpet 1967-1972. Returned to Minnesota
as Principal trumpet of the Minnesota Orchestra 1972-1981)
Studied at the Juilliard School, graduated in 1962. At Juilliard,
William Vacchiano became Charles Schlueter's mentor and friend.
trumpet (also Detroit Symphony) part of the committee that
designed the Martin 'Committee' trumpet with Renold Schilke,
Vincent Bach, Elden Benge, and some other trumpet greats
1923-1926
Schmid, K.
horn
1907-1909
Schmidt, Ernst
(Germany 1878-about 1945)
violin (also Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra 46)
Studied in Darmstadt, Germany. When Karl Muck was arrested on
March 26, 1918 as an "enemy alien",
Ernst Schmidt was selected to become the temporary conductor for the remainder
of the BSO season. Ernst Schmidt was a first violin of the Boston Symphony for four
seasons 1914-1918 and he was conductor of the Boston Pops in the 1915 summer Pops
season and was also an active composer. Ernst Schmidt conducted the concerts of March 29,
April 5 and 6, April 12, 13 and the 1918 Boston Symphony Pension Fund Concert of
April 14, April 19 and 20, April 26 and 17, and the final season concerts of
May 3 and 4, 1918. Ernst Schmidt left the Boston Symphony at the end of the
1917-1918 season to return to Europe and seems to have been a musician with
the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra in Germany. Read about this Karl Muck incident
by clicking on
Karl Muck BSO conductor.
1914-1918
Schmidt, Ernst brother of Louis Schmidt, Jr.
cello (also Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra 46)
Studied at the State University of Iowa graduated about 1962.
1966-September, 2001
Chester Schmitz was on sabbatical leave 1989-1990 -
Gary Ofenloch substituted. Cheser Schmitz
left to join the ministry in Florida
Schneider, Alfred
(Missouri 1927- )
violin (also Rochester Civic and Philharmonic Orchestras
while at Eastman, St. Louis Symphony about 1951-1955,
also conducted the Framingham Symphony - Massachusetts,
Gabrielli Quartet)
Studied at the Eastman School of Music BMus, MMus.
1955-1998
(sabbatical leave 1984-1985)
Schneider, Julius
(1854-after 1900)
horn
1885-1893
Schnitzler, Isidore
(Netherlands 1859-1935)
violin (also Mendelssohn Quintet Club 49, Chicago Symphony,
Russian Symphony of New York)
1892-1900
Schoewe, Raymond Adolph
(Minnesota 1898-1958)
Died of cancer in Vermont age only 59
violin (played in the Boston Symphony while
still studying at the New England Conservatory.
Also Cincinnati Symphony first violin, later taught at the
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music,
conducted the Huntington Symphony - West Virginia about
1941-1951)
Studied at Winona State College (Minnesota) and the
New England Conservatory graduated June, 1921.
1920-1921
The 1920-1921 season was chaotic after the
BSO musicians strike. "R. Schoewe" is listed in 1920-1921 violin
section, but he seems only to have played for 1 or 2 months in late 1920.
Schormann, Edward father-in-law of Frederick C. Zahn
Studied with his German-born father George Schuchmann who was
also a musician and with Boston Symphony Concertmaster
Bernard Listemann. Brother George Schuchmann (1857- )
was also a violinist, sent to study in Germany; however, since he did
not want to be drafted into the German army, George immediately returned
to New York City.
1881-1907
Schuecker, Heinrich
(Austria 1867-1913) brother to famed Philadelphia Orchestra harpist
Edmund Schuecker (1860-1911) who also
died young.
Heinrich Schuecker in 1890
harp (also Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra harp 1884-1891
under Carl Reinecke (1860-1911) as was his brother Edmund Schuecker
175)
Appointed to the New England Conservatory in 1896 165.
Succeeded by
Alfred Holý.
Hearing of Heinrich Schuecker's death, Holý asked Karl Muck about
the opening, and Muck responded by inviting Holý to join the
Boston Symphony.
1886-1913
died during the season April 17, 1913, apparently on stage
age only 46.
Schulman, Julius
(New York 1915-2000)
violin (also All-American Youth Orchestra under Stokowski in 1940,
also Philadelphia Orchestra violin 1937-1944, Pittsburgh Symphony violin,
Metropolitan Opera Assistant Concertmaster, New Orleans Symphony Concertmaster,
in Boston the Stockbridge String Quartet:
Julius Schulman first,
William Marshall
second,
Jerome Lipson viola,
Mischa Nieland cello, later a Hollywood studio
recording musician)
Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1938. Born October 1, 1915, joining
the the Philadelphia Orchestra in September, 1937 even prior to graduating from
the Curtis Institute, Schulman was age 21 227.
double bass (also Philadelphia Orchestra Principal double bass 1900-1901,
double bass 1901-1902 under Fritz Scheel,
Los Angeles Philharmonic 1920-1930 under Arthur Rodzinski)
Richard Schurig was also a composer, including the opera The Traitor
in 1910.
Associate Principal horn (also Rochester Philharmonic Principal horn)
Studied at Indiana University, the University of Washington BMus,
the New England Conservatory Class of 1977. He is also the founder
of Musketaquid Music celebrating nature and the environment.
He was the solo horn in the John Williams film score
recording of Saving Private Ryan. Teaches at the New England
Conservatory and the Berklee College of Music.
1981-present.
Sedukh, Polina
(Russia 1980- )
photo: San Francisco Archives
violin (also Atlantic Symphony in suburban Boston 2002-2003, two suburban Boston groups:
the Newton Symphony and the Hingham Symphony Orchestra Assistant Concertmaster. also Boston
Virtuosi, went to San Francisco Symphony beginning in 2009-present)
Studied at St. Petersburg Conservatory, Longy School graduate 2002. In Boston, Sedukh
secured a position which had been auditioning for two years. An active marathon runner
who has run the Boston Marathon multiple times, and organized a run from Symphony Hall
Boston to the Tanglewood Festival site.
2004-2009
Seeber, Todd M.
(Washington 1965- )
photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra
double bass (Buffalo Philharmonic 1986-1988, Handel & Haydn Society Orchestra)
Boston University School of Music graduate in 1985. An active marathon runner
who has run the Boston Marathon multiple times, and organized a run from Symphony Hall
Boston to the Tanglewood Festival site in 2009.
violin (also National Symphony of Washington DC 1949-1951,
Detroit Symphony under Paul Paray 1951 to 1960, freelance musician
in Toronto 1960-1968, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal 1968-1971,
St. Louis Sinfonietta, Fine Arts Trio of New England,
Mischakoff String Quartet 1954 4)
studied with the great Concertmaster Mischa Mischakoff while in Detroit.
Graduate of the Juilliard School.
1971-1997
on sabbatical leave 1993-1994
Seiniger, Samuel
(1892- )
violin
1912-1943
Selmer, Alexandre Gabriel
(France 1864-1941)
clarinet (also Georges Longy Club, New York Philharmonic
Principal clarinet 1909-1911, Cincinnati Symphony. Long-time
clarinet manufacturer and clarinet teacher)
Studied at the Paris Conservatoire, where his teacher was Cyrille Rose
(1830-1903). Premier prix at the Conservatoire in about 1885. Following
the Conservatoire, Alexandre emigrated to the US in 1885,
and began manufacture of Alexandre
clarinets. He started the Selmer Company in 1904 and also began the
importation of brother Henri Selmer manufactured instruments into
the US. In 1910, Alexandre went back to France to help Henri in the
manufacture of instruments.
1898-1901
Senia, Thomas B.
(New York 1854-1917)
percussion
Studied first with his Italian born musician father Giovanni Senia
Second horn 1937-1944, 1945-1975 personnel manager (during
World War 2, played in the Army Air Corps Band, Virginia)
Studied at the Juilliard School and the New England Conservatory.
Harry Shapiro, as BSO personnel manager, knowing most Boston area orchestra
musicians, selected the musicians for Sarah Caldwell's Boston Opera Group.
1975-1992. He also taught at Boston University.
1937-1944, 1945-1975
Sheena, Robert A.
(California 1961- )
photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra
English horn (also Hong Kong Philharmonic Assistant Principal oboe and
English horn 1987-1991, San Antonio Symphony Assistant Principal oboe
and English horn 1991-1994, freelance oboist in Chicago and extra player
with the Chicago Symphony 1985-1987 when the great CSO section included
Ray Still,
Richard Kanter,
Michael Henoch, and
Grover Schiltz)
Studied at the University of California - Berkeley BMus 1983 and
Northwestern University School of Music MMus 1984. Active teaching
schedule at Boston University, Boston Conservatory, the Longy School
of Music at Bard College, New England Conservatory Preparatory, as
well as Tanglewood: Boston University Tanglewood Institute,
Tanglewood Music Center.
1994-present
Robert Sheena with fellow oboe Ana-Sofia Campesino and his
teacher and colleague the great Ray Still in 2013
Sher, Richard
(1948- )
cello (also St. Louis Symphony)
1966-1967
Shermont, Roger born Roger Isaac Schermanski son-in-law of
Jacob Raichman
(France 1922- )
violin (also French Radio orchestra)
1950-1979
Shiragami, Sae
(Japan 1970- )
violin (also Houston Symphony Principal Second violin 1998-1999,
went to Cleveland Orchestra in 2001-2002 season)
Studied at the San Francisco Conservatory BM 1993 and
Cleveland Institute MM 1996. Active in chamber concerts and
community programs; organized two concerts for the benefit
of the tsunami victims of the Miyagi prefecture of Japan.
1999-2001
Shirley (originally Paul Johannes Schwerley), Paul John
(then Prussia, now Russia 1886-1984)
viola
Paul Shirley was interested in early music and played and gave instruction
on the viola d'amore.
trumpet 1885-1886, Principal trumpet 1886-1887.
Born in Bristol, England, Richard Shuebruk is perhaps remembered in New York
as a trumpet and trombone teacher, publishing a series of Toung Trainers
excercises.
1885-1887
Siders, Thomas
(Illinois 1985- )
Assistant Principal/Third trumpet (also New World Symphony 2009-until Boston)
Studied at the University of Texas - Austin BM 2007, and the
Shepherd School of Music - Rice University MM 2009.
January, 2010-present
Sidow, Paul A.
(Germany 1882- )
Paul Sidow, with horn
Heinrich Lorbeer in front.
photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra
tuba (alternated as tuba with
Eugène Adam who had primarily
played as Assistant Principal trombone. Adam played tuba
more and more in late 1920s and early 1930s, until he completely
took over the tuba responsibilities upon the departure of
Sidow at the end of the 1932-1933 season)
Emigrated from Lübeck, Germany in 1923 to join the Boston Symphony.
Sidow's training and early career is (so far) not well documented.
Paul Sidow and wife Anna may have returned to Germany after the BSO.
1923-1933
Siegl, F.
violin
1920-1927
Sievers, Kathryn
(Massachusetts )
violin (as a student, she played with Michael Tilson Thomas's New World Symphony in
Miami. After her studies, she pursued free-lance work with a number of symphony orchestras,
including the Cleveland Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Detroit Symphony,
the Pittsburgh Symphony, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Santa Fe Opera.)
Kathryn Sievers earned a BA in English literature from Yale University. Admitted to the Juilliard School,
she gained her MMus degree. She furthering her viola studies at the Cleveland Institute of Music.
Active in music festivals, each summer she joins the Strings Music Festival in Steamboat Springs,
Colorado.
2018-present
Silberman, Herman William
(Massachusetts 1906-1988)
violin (also WOR radio orchestra, New York, Stradivarius Quartet)
1945-1971
Silberstein, Jascha
(then Stettin, Germany, now Poland 1934-2008)
cello (also Nurnberg orchestra and Munich Radio Orchestra Principal
cello. Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Principal cello 1966-1996)
Silberstein in 1962 moved to the U.S. to teach at the University of Texas
Joseph Silverstein with Seiji Ozawa in China during 1979 BSO tour
Concertmaster 1962-1984, violin 1955-1962
(also Houston Symphony 1950-1953, Philadelphia Orchestra 1953-1954,
Concertmaster, Assistant conductor Denver Symphony 1954-1955,
Boston Symphony 1955-1956 taking the last chair of the second
violins, Concertmaster 1962-1984. Assistant Conductor of the BSO
beginning in 1971. Helped found the Boston Symphony Chamber Players
in 1962 and served as its Music Director until 1983. Conductor
Utah Symphony 1983-1998.
Studied at the Curtis Institute 1946-1950, but was
expelled from the Curtis Institute in 1950, at age 17.
He later said "I was too distracted by girls and baseball
4. During his career with Boston and Philadelphia, Silverstein
made many great recordings; one of his best is with the Boston Chamber
Players of Dvorak and Smetana (see right)
1955-1984
Simpson, Henry D.
(Massachusetts 1837- )
timpani (was a drummer in a Civil War bands)
On faculty New England Conservatory 1881.
1881-1898
Singer, (Edward) Joseph also a cousin of Arnold Jacobs
(1909-1978)
photo: New York Philharmonic
seventh horn in 1933, then third horn and alternate first horn
(also New York Philharmonic Principal
horn and Associate Principal 1943-1974)
He studied violin at age 6, changing to viola at age 15.
Singer began his musical career as a viola player with the
Detroit Symphony 1927-1933. Taught at the New York College of Music,
the Mannes College of Music, and then at the Juilliard School
in the 1970s.
Studied at the New School of Music - Philadelphia.
1960-1977
Small, Roland R.
(Ohio 1934- )
bassoon (also Dallas Symphony, National Symphony of Washington DC,
Yomiuri Nippon Symphony, Tokyo 1964-1965, Portland Symphony - Oregon
1965-1967, 1967-1975 Vancouver Symphony)
cello (also taught cello at Wellesley College in 1917-1918)
Later, in 1920s performed in vaudeville in Boston and New York City playing
cello selections on the same bill as dog acts and the 'Irish Queen of Song'
- a musician's life can be hard.
1903-1904, 1906-1912
Smedvig, Rolf
(Washington 1952-2015)
Principal trumpet 1979-1981, Assistant Principal trumpet 1971-1979
In 1971-1972 season, at age 19 Rolf Smedvig appointed Assistant Principal trumpet
of the Boston Symphony by Seiji Ozawa.
Boston University School of Music. Founding member of the
Empire Brass Quintet. Also conductor of Williamsport (Pennsylvania)
Symphony 1982-1992, Honolulu Symphony, Northwest Chamber Orchestra
(Seattle), guest conductor Tohnhalle Orchestra - Zurich.
Sadly, Rolf Smedvid died suddenly of a heart attack on 27 April 2015
at age 62.
1971-1981
photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra
Smirnoff, Joel
(New York 1950- )
violin (also Chicago Ballet Company Concertmaster, founding
member of the Chicago Ensemble, Orchestra of Illinois Concertmaster,
Collage New Music, Juilliard String Quartet second violin 1986-1997,
then first violin 1997-present)
Studied at University of Chicago (history), the Juilliard School
BMus, MMus 1977. Chair of the Violin Department of the Juilliard School
1993-present. President of the Cleveland Institute of Music 2008-present.
Father Zelly Smirnoff played with Toscanini's NBC Symphony,
and was New York sessions violinist.
Studied at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory - Moscow graduating 1981,
Bronze Medal 1985 Queen Elisabeth Competition (Brussels). Also a
regular performer at the Dubrovnik Summer Festival - Croatia.
1989-present
Smith, Charles J.
(New Jersey 1919-2008) 21
percussion (also Broadway shows, including 600 performances
of Porgy and Bess)
Studied at the Juilliard School. Hired by Serge Koussevitzky directly
from Smith's Broadway musicals career in 1943.
1943-1990 35
Smith, J. Fenwick
(Massachusetts 1949-2017)
Assistant Principal flute (also Boston Musica Viva, New England
Woodwind Quintet). Fenwick Smith performed on the baroque flute with
several early-music ensembles and joined the Boston Chamber Music Society
in 1984.
Studied at the Eastman School of Music BMus 1972, and in Berlin. Also
worked on making flutes with Powell and with William S. Haynes Company.
The Boston Symphony announced the passing of Fenwick Smith on 19 July 2017.
Fenwick Smith played in many premieres and premiere recordings, including:
John Cage, Aaron Copland, Afthur Foote, Lukas Foss, Philippe Gaubert, Alberto Ginastera,
Charles Koechlin, John Harbison, Ned Rorem, Christopher Rouse, Erwin Schulhoff,
and Gunther Schuller.
Assistant Principal trombone 1936-1943, then like
Eugène Adam,
switched to tuba 1946-1966 (also US Navy Band 1943-1945)
Studied at the New England Conservatory. Born in Vinalhaven, Maine, where
Rufus Arey, Principal clarinet of the Philadelphia Orchestra was also born.
Vinal Smith is said to have played an Ed. Kruspe F tuba.
1936-1943, 1946-1966
photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra
Snider, Jason
(Arkansas about 1981- )
photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra
Fourth horn (also Lyric Opera - Chicago Second horn, San Antonio
Symphony Associate Principal horn, Civic Orchestra of Chicago trining
orchestra while at Northwestern)
Studied at Northwestern University BMus with honors, Shepherd School of Music -
Rice University MMus. Also active in summer music festivals, including the
Grant Park Music Festival - Chicago, the Grand Teton Music Festival - Wyoming,
and the Pacific Music Festival - Japan.
March, 2007-present
Snow, Albert Williams
(Massachusetts 1878-1939)
from Boston symphony Orchestra charcoal drawings by
Gerome Brush: Boston Symphony Archives
organ (also long-time organist at the Emmanuel Episcopal
Church in central Boston, and organ teacher at the New
England Conservatory)
Had a second career arranging classical music and then making
transcription rolls for Skinner organs (like a player piano).
Died during the 1938-1939 BSO season January 6, 1939, age 60.
1918-1939
photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra
Sokoloff, Nikolai
(Kiev, then in Russia, now Ukraine 1886-1965)
Nikolai_Sokoloff in 1907
violin (also Kiev Municipal Orchestra, Hallé Orchestra - Manchester,
England, San Francisco 'People's Philharmonic Orchestra',
first Music Director of the Cleveland Orchestra 1918-1933
, Administrator of the Federal Music Project, employer
of musicians during depression 1935-1939, Seattle Symphony Music Director
1938-1941, founder of the La Jolla Musical Arts Society
Orchestra and Director 1941-1962)
Studied with his father Gregory Sokoloff, conductor of the
Kiev Municipal Orchestra, and after emigrating to the US
studied with teachers from Yale University 1901-1902,
and in France 1911-1913.
1904-1907
Sommerville, James
(Canada 1962- )
Principal horn (also Symphony Nova Scotia - Halifax Principal
horn, Canadian Opera Company - Toronto Principal horn 1985-1986,
and à l'Orchestre symphonique de Montréal Associate Principal
horn 1986-January 1998. Music Director Hamilton Philharmonic.
also, a founder of the Boston Symphony Brass Quintet:
Thomas Rolfs trumpet,
James Sommerville horn,
Mike Roylance tuba,
Thomas Siders second trumpet,
Toby Oft trombone)
Studied at the University of Western Ontario - London, Ontario,
University of Toronto. Widely recorded, including his CD
Chamber Music for Horn with music of Schumann,
Gounod and Reinecke on Marquis Classics (see right)
January 1998-present
Sordillo, Fortunato F.
(Italy 1885-1952)
Principal trombone 1918-1920 (also Perkins Concert Band,
Arthur Pryor Band, Sousa Band, Castle Square Opera
Company of Boston circa 1915 organized by Colonel Savage
to present low-priced popular opera productions, and the
Boston Opera Company, music teacher in Boston public schools
in 1940s)
Doug Yeo, Bass Trombone of the Boston Symphony and trombone
scholar discovered the Fortunato Sordillo trombone method
book Art of Jazzing for the Trombone, cover
shown at left with photo of Fortunato Sordillo in his
Sousa Band uniform. The Sousa site lists Sordillo 1912-1914
with Sousa Bank, but his Sousa band cap seems to be early 1920s.
English horn 1919-1964, oboe 1919-1924 (began under Rabaud during the 1918-1919 season 44.
Also, the Boston Symphony Ensemble, a chamber symphony for summer concerts with Julius
Theodorowicz, Georges Miquelle, and others, conducted by Daniel Kuntz 69.
Studied at the Paris Conservatoire where he gained his second Accessit in
1909, his first Accessit in 1910 and then his Premier prix in the 1911
Concour. Speyer came to the US as part of a French good-will tour of the Garde Republicaine Band,
summer 1918, as did Georges Miquelle.
Louis Speyer in the Garde Republicaine Band
Spring of 1919-1964
photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra
Spoor, Simon Hendrik
(Netherlands 1868-1953)
viola, violin (also Philadelphia Orchestra
1919-1920)
Studied at the New England Conservatory graduating in the class on 1897.
Clifford Sprunt died 6 February 1904 in El Paso, Texas where he had gone
seeking a dry climate to treat his tuberculosis. He did not complete the
1903-1904 Boston Symphony season, dying at age 28. A concert
in his memory was arranged at the New England
Conservatory with the proceeds going to his widowed mother 242.
1900-1904
(did not finish the 1903-1904 season due to tuberculosis)
Studied at the Paris Conservatory, where his teachers were Cyrille Rose
(1830-1903), who also taught
Alexandre Selmer, and bass clarinetist
Louis-Albert Bretonneau (1856- ).
Co-Principal horn 1947-1950, Principal horn 1950-1973
(also Detroit Symphony 1930-1934, St. Louis Symphony Principal horn 1934-1936,
Los Angeles Philharmonic horn 1936-1944, Cleveland Orchestra 1945-1946,
Boston Symphony 1947-1973, where he was Co-Principal horn with
Willem Valkenier 1947-1950. In California, also a Hollywood
studio musician, particularly with 20th Century Fox and Warner
Brothers including Gone With the Wind. With Sarah Caldwell,
Stagliano was active with the Opera Company of Boston)
Studied with his uncle Albert Stagliano,
Principal horn of the Detroit Symphony and the Cleveland Orchestra. In Boston,
Stagliano helped found Boston Records for which he and Boston Symphony
colleagues recorded a number of innovative works including Britten's
Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings.
1947-1973
photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra
Stanislaus, Henry Horatio
(England 1882-1937)
Henry Stanislaus and his wife Gladys and daughters
Daphne and Virginia 1924
oboe (seems to have emigrated to Boston in summer 1914
to join the Boston Symphony under Karl Muck)
Died in Brookline during the 1937-1938 season on December
6, 1937 age only 55. From a family of musicians, his grandparents
said to have been orchestra players in the court of Queen
Victoria 72
1914-1938
Starke, Veronika
(Germany )
Veronika Starke studied at the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
University of Music and Theater - Leipzig and at the University of Music and Performing Arts
(Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst) - Vienna.
She has been a member of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra since 1995.
Also, since 1988 she has also been a member of the chamber choir
"Collegium Canticum Novum"
A highlight of the Boston Symphony and Gewandhausorchester Alliance is a musician exchange program
offering musicians from each orchestra the opportunity to spend 3-6 months performing with its
partner orchestra in the latter's home city.
Principal double bass (came to Boston with the Saxonia Orchestra 1848 49 and
remained after the orchestra disbanded. Also Listemann Concert Company,
with Bernard
Listemann, first Concertmaster of the Boston Symphony 1881-1885,
Adolf Sailer, cello, Carl Meisel,
viola, and and Listemann's brother Fritz Listemann,
violin and piano)
1881-1885, 1887-1888
Steinke, Bruno
(Germany 1884-1947)
cello (also National Symphony Orchestra of New York, also
Philadelphia Orchestra 1919-1920, New York Civic Orchestra in the 1930s,
Principal cello Richmond Symphony - Virginia 1934)
Emigrated to the US in 1912. Steinke also recorded cello works for the
Victor Talking Machine Company in Camden, New Jersey in 1917.
1912-1918
Steinmann, H.
double bass
1881-1882
Sternburg, Simon
(Massachusetts 1889-1967)
photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra
percussion (also played in the orchestra of the Gem Theater in Boston at the time
of World War 1)
Dr. Edmund Bowles, the music scholar adds that "...Simon Sternburg was a graduate in
chemical engineering from Boston University, developed a widely used lubricating oil for
brass (valve) instruments and was owner of the Rayburn Music Company adjacent to Symphony
Hall..."
1922-1952
Stewart, George W.
(New York 1851-1940)
bass trombone
(In 1889 with
Emil Mollenhauer55, George W. Stewart organized the Boston Festival Orchestra,
with some musicians from the former Boston Germania Orchestra 56, the
Boston Symphony Orchestra and others. The Boston Festival Orchestra varied in
size according to the occasion, and performed primarily summer festivals, such as the
popular May Festivals in the 1890s and 1900s. George W. Stewart was both
organizer and sometime musician in these festivals, and Mollenhauer was conductor
and sometimes Concertmaster. After leaving the Boston Symphony, George W.
Stewart was active in organizing a number of musical events, beyond summer
festivals. Stewart was musical organizer of the 1904 Saint Louis World's
Fair, organized concerts in England, and was musical organizer during 1914-1915
of 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition - San Francisco. He also
satisfied the popular demand for bands of that era by organizing the Stewart
Boston Concert Band)
1881-1891
Stiévenard, émile Henri
(France 1871- )
one of several study practice exercises by Stiévenard still popular.
bass clarinet - came to US as part of a French good-will
tour of the Garde républicaine Band in the summer of 1918. One of
four musicians hired into the BSO in the 1918-1919 season:
Louis Speyer English horn,
Georges Laurent flute, and
Georges Mager trumpet, and
émile Stiévenard. (also payed in the Opéra-comique orchestra, Paris
bass clarinet, and the Concerts Lamoureux, Paris)
Clarinet Premier prix of the Paris Conservatoire 206.
Stiévenard taught at Vincent d'Indy's La Schola Cantorum, Paris
prior to the Boston Symphony 206.
Stiévenard is remembered today mainly for his transcriptions of baroque
music for chamber instruments, including clarinet and for his
study exercises for clarinet.
from Boston symphony Orchestra charcoal drawings by
Gerome Brush: Boston Symphony Archives
cello (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 with his father,
Arthur Stockbridge, cello of the Boston Symphony
in its first two seasons 1881-1883, and also at the Lowell School.
1918-1942
died during the 1942-1943 season December 12, 1942 age
only 58
Stokking, William Jr.
(New Jersey 1933-2014)
cello (also Cleveland Orchestra 1958-1960 and Cleveland Principal cello
1971-1972, Philadelphia Orchestra cello 1960-1966, Principal cello
1973-2005, following retirement, Princeton Chamber Symphony in 2000s)
Dutch-born father, William Stokking Sr. was a professional violinist,
his son his first musical instruction. Studied at the Curtis
Institute, graduating in the Class of 1949.
1968-1971
photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra
Stolz, Ewald
(Germany 1849-1908) died in New York City age 59
trombone - seems to have been Principal trombone for one season
while Carl Hampe was not playing with the Boston Symphony
(Stolz also in the 1890s with Baldwin's Cadet Band of Boston
210 and in 1888, the orchestra of the
1888 Cincinnati Centennial Exposition 211. also
the Amphion Musical Society, Brooklyn in 1889 and 1890. also
in Summer 1895, played in the Seidl Society Orchestra
under Anton Seidl 212, also played in the
Theodore Thomas touring orchestra in the early 1880s,
also Franz Kaltenborn Orchestra, New York in 1899,
also in 1905, played in the Charles Dierke Band which toured
Oregon and California 213)
Emigrated to New York City in 1881.
As a composer, wrote band and orchestra music for trombone, including
Maude Waltz. Primarily a musician in New York City in the
1885 to 1908.
1891-1892
Stonestreet, Lloyd Albert
(Massachusetts 1896-1966)
violin (also performed in a string quartet with Rolland Tapley first, Lloyd Stonestreet second,
Jean Cauhap?viola, Carl Stockbridge cello.)
Studied first with his English-born father and then at the New England Conservatory
and later at Harvard University.
1920-1963 17
photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra
Stovall, John
(Wyoming 1958- )
photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra
double bass (as a student, played in the Wyoming All-State Orchestra.
Also between 1983-1988, he was a freelance musician in the
Boston area, followed by the Houston Symphony, the New Orleans
Symphony and the Indianapolis Symphony)
Studied at the University of Texas in 1978 and then transferred to
the New England Conservatory BMus class of 1983. Also active in summer
music festivals, including the Tanglewood Music Center in 1981 and 1982,
the Grand Teton Festival - Wyoming, the Aspen Music Festivals - Colorado,
and the Congress of Strings - Washington.
Appointed to the New England Conservatory in 1896 165.
Also a manufacturer and repairman of clarinets in Boston.
1881-1888
Strauss, Henry
(Massachusetts 1836 ? )
violin 1881-1882, viola 1884-1887
Taught violin in Boston in the 1870s and 1880s
1881-1882, 1884-1887
Strube, Gustav
(then Saxony, now Germany 1867-1953)
Gustav Strube in 1913
violin (also sometime Boston Pops conductor 1900-1910 and a regular conductor of
summer festival orchestras, including the Worchester Music Festival
1909-1914 and the Brockton Music Festival 1897-1900. The Boston Globe April 26, 1903:
"...After five years of most satisfactory and gratifying
service by Messrs Max Zach and Gustav Strube as joint conductors [of the Boston Pops]
the management has decided to make a change. Mr. T. Adamowski, who nine years ago in
old Music hall conducted during the most successful season ever known in the 17 years
of the 'Pops' has been selected to again wield the baton..." 185)
Emigrated to the US from the Hartz Mountain area of Saxony, Germany in 1890.
After the BSO, in 1916 moved to Baltimore to teach at the Peabody Conservatory, and to
conduct the newly formed Baltimore Symphony 1916-1930. In Baltimore, he also
lived with his daughter and physician son-in-law, where he died age 85.
1890-1913
Stumpf, Karl
bass clarinet
1907-1918
Suck, August P. F.
(Germany 1837-1921) brother of Daniel Henry Suck
cello (also Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra 46)
1881-1885
Suck, (Daniel) Henry
(Germany 1839-1915) brother of August Suck
violin - third chair of first violins (also Handel and Haydn
Society Orchestra 46)
1881-1882
The Suck brothers shown as instructors at the New England Conservatory, Boston
in 1869. Other early BSO musicians then at the New England Conservatory
included
Wulf Fries cello,
Dr. Antonio DeRibas oboe,
Paul Eltz bassoon,
and
Julius Eichler violin in 1869.
Studied violin at the Vienna Conservatory 1881-1886. In 1924, Louis Svecenski
one of the founding professors of the Curtis Institute. He died in New York City
on 18 June 1926 following three surgeries for liver disease.
1885-1903
photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra
Svoboda, Richard
(Nebraska 1956- )
Principal bassoon (also Jacksonville Symphony Principal bassoon about
1979-1989)
Studied at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln, BMusEd with distinction
in 1978 112. Performed John William's bassoon work Five Sacred
Trees, and gave the 2007 premiere of Michael Gandolfi's
Concerto for Bassoon. Beginning 2011, Richard Svoboda
is the Chair of Woodwinds at the New England Conservatory.
1989-present
Swornsbourne, Walter Wakefield
(England 1865-1936)
violin - began at the Boston Symphony at age 17. (also
International Symphony Club with Nikolai Sokoloff violin,
Walter Swornsbourne violin, A. S. Martin violin, George
Bareither double bass, Eric Loeffler, cello, Augustus Battles flute.
After 24 seasons with the Boston Symphony, returned to England,
probably prior to World War 1, where he died December 16, 1936.
violin (played in a surprising number of US orchestras: Chicago Symphony
first violin 1903-1905, Philadelphia Orchestra violin 1905-1906,
New York Symphony 1906-1907. After New York, Eduard Tak concertized in
Europe. Emil Paur heard Eduard Tak in Berlin 159 and engaged Tak as
Pittsburgh Symphony Concertmaster 1908-1909. Then the New York Symphony
again 1910-1911, San Francisco Symphony Concertmaster 1911-1912,
Boston Symphony violin 1912-1919, New York Philharmonic violin 1921-1931)
Studied at the Amsterdam Conservatory and the Berlin Akademische Hochschule für
Musik. Became a US national in 1921, but seems to have returned to Europe
in the late 1930s and died in Germany on December 28, 1943.
1912-1919
Tapley, Rolland Sylvester
(Massachusetts 1901-1986) 27
Tapley in the 1920s. photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra
violin (also the first saxophone of the BSO, Chardon Quartet,
also Tanglewood Quartet 1948-1970:
Rolland Tapley first, Stanley Benson second,
George Humphrey viola, Karl Zeise cello).
Tapley was one of 17 violinists hired for the 1920-1921 season, following the 1920 musicians strike.
Tapley as a teen studied with Boston violist Felix Winternitz.
1920-1979 (age 77 ! - 59 years of service) 27
photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra
Tartas, Morris Mozes Philip
(1888-1983)
viola (also Philadelphia Orchestra 1919-1920,
National Symphony Orchestra of New York)
Assistant Concertmaster 1919-1946, violin 1898-1903, 1907-1919
(also second violin of the Kneisel Quartet 1902-1907,
Concertmaster of the Boston Symphony Ensemble, a chamber
symphony for summer concerts 69)
1898-1903, 1907-1946
Thillois, (Camille) Fernand
(France 1890-1938)
Principal of Second violins (also the Paris Colonne Orchestra and the Lamoureaux Orchestra).
Winternitz
Came with brother Simon to US as part of a French good-will tour of the Garde Republicaine Band,
summer 1918.
1918-1928
photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra
Thomae, Andrew (Andreas)
(Germany 1856-1931)
tuba - succeeded Stanley Mackey as Philadelphia Orchestra tuba
and Emil Golde as Boston Symphony tuba (also New York Philharmonic tuba
1891-1895, Boston Symphony tuba 1898-1900, Philadelphia Orchestra tuba
1915-1921)
Died during the 1967-1968 season on 5 February 1968 on the Massachusetts Turnpike when he
got out of his car to inspect possible damage after hitting an abutment and was hit by
a truck 246.
Thorstenberg, (John) Laurence
(Utah 1925- )
oboe and English horn 1954-1956, English horn 1956-1964 (also
US Army Field Band, Utah Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Dallas Symphony,
Chicago Symphony oboe and English horn 1954-1964, Boston Symphony
English horn 1964-1993)
Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1951 - one of the last students
of Marcel Tabuteau. After the Boston Symphony, retired to California.
1964-1993
(sabbatical leave 1988-1989)
Marcel Tabuteau (right) with oboe students (l to r) Louis Rosenblatt
(Philadelphia), Laurence Thorstenberg (Chicago and Boston), Laila Storch
(Tabuteau biographer), John Mack (Cleveland)
cello (also Monte-Carlo Orchestra Principal cello 1935-1937 prior
to joining the Boston Symphony and then pursuing a solo cello career
in the USA during World War 2. returned to Paris with l'Orchestre
de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire 1946-1947. Prades Festival
Orchestra Principal cello in 1950)
Studied at the Paris Conservatoire under Louis Feuillard (1872-1941)
and (former BSO Principal cello)
Gérard Hekking, gaining his Premier prix in 1930.
Taught at the Paris Conservatoire 1956-1969, the music school in Essen,
Germany 19691975 and the Nice Conservatoire 1978-1980.
1937-1940
Tower, Reuben E.
(Massachusetts 1847-1911)
viola (a music teacher in Chelsea, Massachusetts during most of
his career)
1881-1883
Trampler, Walter Hans
(Germany 1915-1997)
Trampler with his usual instrument - the viola
violin (also Berlin Radio Orchestra, City Center Opera Orchestra,
New Music Quartet - New York, and
a founder of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center,
later joined the Yale Quartet: Broadus Erle first,
Syoko Aki second, Walter Trampler viola, Aldo Parisot cello)
Studied first with his violinist father and followed the career of a
child prodigy, touring northern Europe. Studied at the Hochschule
für Musik, Munich from about 1931-1934. Emigrated to the USA in 1939.
Taught at the Juilliard School and at the Yale University School of Music.
1942-1943
Traupe, W.
viola, violin
1901-1905, 1905-1920 (left following 1920 musician's strike)
Otto Urack in 1914: detail of BSO photo Boston Symphony Archives
Co-Principal cello with Heinrich Warnke and an assistant conductor
to Karl Muck (also while in Boston, Otto Urack
was conductor of the Boston Pops concerts with
André Maquarre 1912-1914. Returning to Germany,
Otto Urack was a staff conductor at the Royal Court Opera, Berlin prior to
World War 1, and following the war with the re-named Berlin State Opera
167 into the 1920s, serving with Leo Blech (1871-1958)
and Fritz Steidry (1883-1968). He also conducted Bayreuth Festival Orchestra,
and was conductor of Staatskapelle Dresden in 1930s.
As well as his later conducting in Europe, while in Boston, Otto Urack
was conductor of the Boston Pops concerts with
André Maquarre 1912-1914.
1912-1914
Uritsky, Vyacheslav (Russia, now Ukraine 1936- )
Violin 1975-1979, Assistant Principal Second Violin 1979-present
(also Moscow Philharmonic 1960-1974, Moscow Philharmonic Soloist
Ensemble)
Principal clarinet 1949-1950, Assistant Principal clarinet
1933-1949, 1950-1960
Studied at the New England Conservatory. Arthur Fiedler recruited him for his Esplanade Orchestra
for touring, and joined the Boston Pops and Boston Symphony in 1933. Said at the time to be the
smallest musician of the Boston Symphony.
1933-1960
Valkenier, Willem Adriaan
(Netherlands 1887-1986)
Principal horn 1937-1945, Co-Principal 1945-1950, horn 1923-1937
(also Groningen Symphony - Netherlands Third horn, Collegium Musicum -
Winterthur, Switzerland First horn. Breslau Opera - Silesia, later
part of Poland 108, Royal Court Opera, Berlin ('Königliche Hofoper'
, renamed 'Staatsoper unter den Linden') beginning 1914 to about 1923.
Studied with Adolph Preus, a Czech born hornist who had settled in
Rotterdam 108. This connection with Preus was important in
Willem Valkenier's decision to adopt the double horn, since
Preus had already worked with the horn manufacturer C F Schmidt
107.
1923-1950
Van Den Berg, Cornelis (or Cornelius)
(Netherlands 1881- )
Third horn, in the horn section with George Boettcher Principal horn,
Serge Pogrebriak, Cornelis Van Den Berg, Heinrich Lorbeer,
Willem Valkenier, Marcel Lannoye, George Blot.
1919-1932
(succeeded Ernest Hübner)
Van Den Berg, Willem
(Netherlands 1871- )
harp
1920-1921
Van Dyck, Thomas
(Pennsylvania 1980- )
double bass (also the New World Symphony for studying orchestral musician -
Florida, East Coast Chamber Orchestra - New York City)
Studied at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University and a
Tanglewood Music Center fellow and Boston University MMus.
Also active in music festivals and chamber music groups, including the
Mostly Mozart Festival - New York, the Boston Chamber Music Society, Harvard University's
Houghton Library chamber music series, Union College Chamber Music Series - New York,
Bay Chamber Concerts - Maine, Kingston Chamber Music Festival - Rhode Island,
Morrison Chamber Music Series - San Francisco and the Rockport Chamber Music Festival -
Massachusetts
2014-present
Thomas Van Dyke with Concertmaster Malcolm Lowe
Vannini, Augusto
(1869-1932)
Principal clarinet 1903-1904, clarinet 1904-1926 (also directed
the Boston Symphony Ensemble in the early 1920s and Boston University
Orchestra)
1903-1926
Van Raalte, Albert Joseph
(England of Dutch parents 1858- ) seems to have
returned to London
Assistant Concertmaster 2005-present, violin 2000-2005
(also the Walden Chamber Players - Boston, and LIVEArts Sting Quartet:
Alexander Velinzon
first, Ala Jojatu second, Don Krishnaswami viola,
Blaise Déjardin
cello, also the current
Boston String Quartet:
Tamara Smirnova first,
Alexander Velizon second,
Rebecca Gitter viola,
Mihail Jojatu cello. While in New York City,
Paul Taylor Dance Company - New York City Center Concertmaster,
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. Beginning in 2012,
Concertmaster of the Seattle Symphony.)
Studied at the Leningrad School for Gifted Children, and in US at the
Manhattan School of Music and the Juilliard School BMus and MMus.
Listen to some great Velinzon music-making with the Walden
Chamber Players on youtube.com
January 2000-2012
In 2012, left to become Concertmaster of the Seattle Symphony.
Versney, Cornelis H.
(Netherlands)
horn - entered horn section in 1919 with Cornelis Van Den Berg but remained
only one season
Studied at the Rotterdam Conservatory.
1919-1920
Villani, A.
double bass
1918-1919
Vinson, W. Lee (Wilbur Lee)
(Alabama )
percussion (Rochester Philharmonic while studying at Eastman, and
United States Navy Band - Washington DC 2000-2004.
As a student, the Interlochen Arts Academy and the Tanglewood
Music Center. Also studied at the Eastman School of Music BMus,
with further study at Boston University in bout 2006-2007.
Phil Viscuglia instructs Boston Youth Orchestra clarinets
in early 1960s
Bass clarinet, saxophone
1966-1978
Vitale, Michael A.
(New Hampshire 1942- )
violin (also Cincinnati Symphony and Detroit Symphony)
1964-1989
Voisin, René Louis Gabriel father of Roger Voisin
(France 1893-1952)
detail of BSO photo Boston Symphony Archives
trumpet 1928-1952
1928-1952
Voisin, Roger Louis
(France 1918-2008)
son of René Voisin
detail of BSO photo Boston Symphony Archives
Principal trumpet 1950-1966, trumpet 1935-1950, and Second
trumpet 1966-1973, when Armando Ghitalla succeeded Voisin as
Principal trumpet.
Studied at the New England Conservatory Class of 1930. Roger Voisin
caught the attention of Arthur Fiedler who in 1935, recommended
to Koussevitzky that Roger Voisin be hired into the Boston Symphony
trumpet section
1935-1973 (at 17, youngest entering BSO musician)
Vondrak, Alois
(Austria 1887-may have returned to Europe in 1940)
third horn (also Beaumont Symphony - Texas, US Army Band - Washington DC,
Florida Philharmonic, Fort Worth Symphony, National Symphony of
Washington DC, founding member of Metropolitan Brass of Miami)
Studied at University of Wisconsin - Madison BMus. Died in Boston at age 60
following extended illness associated with acute respiratory distress syndrome,
a severe lung inflamation. Survived by his wife, Michelle Perry, horn of the
Empire Brass.
1981-2010
Wakao, Keisuke
(Tokyo 1962- )
photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra
Assistant Principal oboe (also the New World Symphony from its
initial season in 1988)
Studied at the Tanglewood Music Center and at the Manhattan School of
Music in 1987 gained his Performance Diploma. An active teacher, he
founded the Keisuke Wakao Oboe Camp in Tokyo beginning in 1988. In Boston,
he teaches at the New England Conservatory and the Longy School of Music.
Also active in summer music festivals, including Ventfort Hall Summer
Chamber Music Concert Series - Massachusetts. In May 2011, Keisuke Wakao
premiered the John Williams Oboe Concerto under the composer with
the Boston Pops.
1990-present
Walt, Sherman Abbott
(Minnesota 1923-1989)
detail of photo Boston Symphony Archives
Principal bassoon (also Chicago Symphony bassoon 1946-1949,
Principal bassoon 1949-1951)
When Sherman Walt was a teen-ager, Minneapolis Symphony conductor
Dmitri Mitropoulos told Walt's parents "This boy has to play the
bassoon." Walt was admitted to the Curtis Institute, and Mitropoulos
sent Walt a monthly allowance. Walt graduated from Curtis in the Class of 1946
after service in World War 2, including a Bronze Star for valor. Taught
at Boston University and the New England Conservatory.
1953-1989
Sadly, Sherman Walt died just months after
retiring from the Boston Symphony, hit by an
automobile in suburban Boston on October 26,1989.
Warnke, Heinrich
(Germany 1870-1938)
Principal cello 1905-1914, cello 1914-1918
(also Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra in about 1887,
Principal cello of the 'Kaim Orchestra' in Munich 1897-1905,
104 Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Co-Principal cello
1920 until the early 1930s. Died in Germany during the
summer of 1938)
Studied at the Hamburg Conservatory.
1905-1918
Warnke, Johannes
(1871- )
cello
1908-1918, 1919-1939
Waterhouse, William James
(Canada 1917-2003)
detail of BSO photo Boston Symphony Archives
violin (also Boyd Neel Orchestra - London 1936-1939, London String Orchestra
1936-1939, Silverman Quartet - London 1935-1938, Stornoway Players,
London 1937-1939, Boston Pops Principal second violin 1975-1987. At the same
time as the Boston Pops, Waterhourse played in the Winnipeg Symphony
1975-1987)
Studied violin with his father, John Waterhouse (1877-1970), and at the
Royal Academy of Music, London, LAB. diploma in 1933. Boston University
BMus and MMus 1950.
1951-1975
Wayne, Michael
(born Ontario, raised in Arizona)
photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra
clarinet (also Kansas City Symphony 2003-2008)
Studied at the Interlochen Arts Academy. University of Michigan Class of 2003,
and also received a Music Academy of the West study grant in 2003. Active in
summer music festivals, including the Grand Teton Festival - Wyoming,
the Verbier Festival - Switzerland, National Orchestral Institute - Maryland,
Hot Springs Music Festival - Arkansas and the
Colorado Music Festival. Michael Wayne gave the premier of the Michael
Daugherty (1954- ) concerto Brooklyn Bridge at Carnegie Hall in
2005 and later recorded it for Equilibrium Records.
2008-present
Weintz, Charles J. (about 1838-after 1900)
viola (also a Civil War band musician)
1881-1883
Weiss, Albert
(1864-1898)
Principal oboe
Studied at the Paris Conservatoire where he gained his Premier Prix
in the 1882 Concour. At the end of Weiss's second
BSO season, on July 4, 1898
returning to Boston after summer holiday in France,
Leon Jacquet
, his wife and child died, along with
Albert Weiss
,
Principal oboe, and
Léon Pourtau
, Principal clarinet in the shipwreck
of the French steamship La Bourgogne killing 600 persons
218. As well as being a major tragedy,
this loss of three of the Boston Symphony section heads
precipitated a crisis for the Boston Symphony,
and its conductor Wilhelm Gericke.
viola (Welti was one of 5 violists out of orchestra complement of
10 violists hired for the 1920-1921 season,
following the 1920 musicians strike)
After leaving the orchestra, in 1925, Oscar Welti moved to
Halifax, Nova Scotia and became a Canadian citizen.
1920-1922
Wendler, George
(then Germany, now Poland 1883-about 1956)
George Wendler in 1927, prior to his return to Germany
Principal horn 1913-1928, horn 1909-1913
Emigrated to the US in 1909 to become fifth horn of the Boston Symphony under
Max Fiedler, and advanced to Principal by Karl Muck. George Wendler was an advocate
of the new F / B flat 'double horn'. The design of the double horn was patented by
Fritz and Walter Kruspe in Germany in 1897. Wemdler was son-in-law of Fritz Kruspe,
and after the Boston Symphony, returned to Germany to direct the Ed. Kruspe company
of Erfurt, Germany for many years.
1909-1928
Wendling, Carl
(born in Strasbourg, then Germany now France 1875-1962)
Concertmaster (also, back in Stuttgart, the Wendler String Quartet:
Carl Wendling first, Hans Michaelis second, Philipp Neeter viola, and
Alfred Saal cello 83.
Alfred Saal
had been Principal cello of the Philadelphia Orchestra for two seasons
1904-1906.
Studied with his musician father Georg Wendling. Carl Wendling taught was also a musician.
Between World War 1 and World War 2 back in Germany, Wendling taught at the Stuttgart Conservatory.
1907-1908
Werner, Hans
(Czech 1889-1950)
detail of BSO photo Boston Symphony Archives
violin , viola (also briefly with National Symphony
Orchestra of New York)
Studied at the Vienna Conseratory.
1908-1919, 1921-1950
died during summer Pops season on June 15, 1950
White, Lawrence R.
(Massachusetts 1907-1987)
Lawrence White in 1929
percussion (also WGN Radio staff orchestra - Chicago about
1948-1950,
Grant Park Symphony - Chicago, Lyric Opera Orchestra - Chicago,
briefly percussion with the Chicago Symphony in 1957.
Studied at the New England Conservatory of Music.
During World War 2, Larry White conducted the Army Special Service Orchestra
in the Pacific. The music scholar Dr. Edmund Bowles adds: "...[he was] a renown player
on the vibraphone; he made a 78rpm record for RCA Victor. From 1946 on played timpani in the
Chicago Lyric Opera and then retired to Florida, where he performed in
the local symphony orchestra."
1928-1946
Whitmore, O. A.
clarinet
1881-1882
Wichman, A.
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 departed late 1920.
violin 1971-1982, viola 1982-2009 (also Baltimore Symphony, Temple
Institute String Quartet, Francesco String Quartet, Army Band Strolling
Stings in Washington DC for 5 years)
Primarily self-taught, Wilkinson also studied at the American
Federation of Musicians Congress of Strings for summer study.
1971-2009
sabbatical leave 1990-1991
Winder, Max Gilles
(France 1926-1991)
violin (also Colonne Orchestra 1945-about 1946,
orchestras in Nice and Cannes, Cleveland Orchestra 1948-1949,
Houston Symphony Associate Concertmaster, Music Guild String Quartet
with Gerald Gelbloom first,
Max Winder second,
Bernard Kadinoff viola,
Stephen Geber cello 83)
Studied at the Paris Conservatoire Premier prix in about 1945.
1962-1991
Winograd (Mayes), Winifred Schaefer
(Washington 1919- )
married to Principal cello
Samuel Mayes, she had been married to Arthur Winograd (1920-2010),
cellist of the Juilliard String Quartet. Also sister of
Lois Schaefer flute of the Boston Symphony and Chicago Symphony
Samuel and Winifred in retirement
cello (also cello Philadelphia Orchestra 1964-1970 and Assistant Principal
cello 1970-1977)
Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1942. First woman to be a
Boston Symphony string player.
1957-1964
Winter, Michael
(California )
Third horn, which position had been vacant for several seasons
(also Buffalo Philharmonic acting Principal horn, Syracuse Symphony Principal
horn 2008-2012. also, while in Boston, and active freelance musician, including the
Boston Ballet, Longwood Symphony, and the Boston Pops)
Studied first with his grandfather, respected horn teacher Dr. James Winter, and later
with Jim Thatcher and John Mason. then studied at the New England Conservatory.
September, 2012 - present
Winternitz, Felix
(Austria 1872-1948)
violin (also in the
Emil Mollenhauer Boston Festival
Orchestra, long-time New England
Conservatory professor, Worcester Festival - Massachusetts 1893)
Minot Beale and
Sheldon Rotenberg
were Winternitz New England Conservatory violin
students. The actor Roland Winters, who played Charlie Chan in 1940s B movies
and later Elvis Presley's father in Blue Hawaii was Felix Winternitz's son.
1889-1890 3
Witek, Anton
(Austria 1872-1933)
Concertmaster (also Berlin Philharmonic Concertmaster 1894-1909 28.
founded the Berlin Philharmonic Trio-including with his Swedish pianist
wife Avita Witek, and with
Joseph Malkin, later Principal cello of the Boston Symphony.
Studied with Antonin Bennewitz (1833-1926), Director of the Prague Conservatory. Witek
also formed a trio with Avita Witek and Joseph Malkin in Boston, and after
the Boston Symphony, Anton Witek taught in Boston for the next decade.
1910-1918
Wittmann, Florian Robert
(Austria 1887-after 1941)
viola (also National Symphony Orchestra of New York
probably 1920-1922, Philadelphia Orchestra 1922-1923)
Seems to have returned to Europe and is recorded as being in the
Dachau Concentration Camp on May 6, 1940 and transferred to
July 12, 1941 to Buchenwald.
1913-1920
left following 1920 Boston Symphony musicians strike
Wolfe, Lawrence
(Massachusetts 1951- )
double bass 1970-1981, Assistant Principal double bass 1981-present (also
active in Collage New Music,
Studied at the New England Conservatory. In his youth, he began as a trombone
player, but switched to the Double Bass because of a throat condition. A
composer, his trumpet concerto was premiered by John Williams and the
Boston Pops with Timothy Morrison as soloist.
Fourth trumpet July 2002-January 2010, acting Assistant Principal
trumpet 2006-2009, Second trumpet January 2010-present
(also Kennedy Center Opera 1997-2000, Chicago Symphony Fourth / Utility Trumpet
January, 2000-2002)
From a musical family, Wright studied first with his trumpet-playing
uncle, and was a student at the Interlochen Arts Academy - Michigan.
Then studied at the Cleveland Institute of Music BMus 1997. Visit his
interesting website at http://www.benwrighttrumpet.com/
July 2002-present
Wright, Harold "Buddy"
(1926-1993)
died suddenly at end of the 1992-1993 season
August 11, 1993 at the Marlboro Festival of a heart attack
Principal clarinet (also Houston Symphony, Dallas Symphony, National Symphony
of Washington DC Principal clarinet, also
for a number of years the Casals Festival Orchestra and the Marlboro
Festival Orchestra in the summers, where he and his wife lived)
Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1951.
1970-1993
Wurtzler, Bela Istvan
(Hungary 1923-2007)
double bass (also Budapest Philharmonic and Budapest Opera 1947-1956,
Detroit Symphony Assistant Principal double bass 1956-1961)
Principal second violin, violin (later conductor of the
Atlantic Symphony Orchestra of Nova Scotia Canada 1977- , conductor
Omaha (Nebraska) Symphony 1994- , conductor and violinist in the
Peninsula Music Festival, Wisconsin 1986-2000.)
Victor Yampolsky studied violin at the Moscow Conservatory. He emigrated
to the USA in 1973 when he participated in the Tanglewood Music Festival
(Berkshire) of 1973.
1973-1977
Victor Yampolsky as a conductor
Yancich, Charles Theodore
(Indiana 1924-2016)
brother of Milan Yancich (1921-2007)
Associate Principal horn 1954-1980 and acting Principal horn
1971-1972, horn 1980-1983
Brother of Milan Yancich, who was horn of the Chicago Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra,
and Rochester Philharmonic.
1954-1983
Yeo, Douglas Edward
(California 1955- )
born in California, but grew up in suburban New York City and in
Oak Ridge, New Jersey.
photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra
bass trombone and contrabass trombone, bass trumpet, serpent, ophicleide
(also Baltimore Symphony 1981-1985, New England Brass Band). Studied initially at
Indiana University and then trombone at Wheaton College - Illinois 1976
with
Edward Kleinhammer (as did his friend
Eric Carlson of the Philadelphia Orchestra). also New York University MA 1979.
Doug's Serpent DVD (and there are other DVDs) is now available by
clicking here. Other CDs include Two of a Mind,
Le Monde du Serpent, Cornerstone including hymns and gospel songs,
Proclamation, Take 1, Light of the World, and others.
At the end of the 2011-2012 season, Doug Yeo completed 27 rich
years of BSO music making. Then, teaching full-time, he first was appointed Professor
of Trombone at the School of Music of Arizona State University - Tempe in 2012. In
September 2019, Doug Yeo was appointed Professor of Trombone at Wheaton College, his
alma mater in Illinois.
1985-August 2012
Young, Owen
photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra
cello (also Yale Symphony Principal cello and the
New Haven Symphony 1986-1987. Consequent to earning an Orchestra
Fellowship in 1987, Young played with the Atlanta Symphony -
1988 and the Boston Symphony 1988-1989. Joined the Pittsburgh
Symphony 1989-1991. Founding member of Innuendo,
a chamber ensemble)
Studied at Yale University School of Music, BA cum laude, MMus.
Active in summer festivals, including Aspen Music Festival -
Colorado, Banff Centre for the Arts - Alberta, Brevard Music Center - Florida,
Davos Music Festival - Switzerland, Sunflower Music Festival - Kansas,
and the Tanglewood Music Festival. He teaches at the
Boston Conservatory, the Longy School of Music and the Berklee College of Music
and with Project STEP (String Training and Educational Program for
Students of Color). He is a founding member of the innovative chamber
ensemble Innuendo.
(then Austria-Hungary, later Poland in Lvov, now part
of the Ukraine 1864-1921)
Max Zach as a conductor of the Saint Louis Symphony in 1910
Principal viola (also conducted the Boston Pops Orchestra
1896-1902 and 1906-1907. also conductor of the Saint Louis Symphony
1907-1921. also the Adamowski Quartet: Timothée Adamowski first,
A Moldauer second, Max Zach, viola, and Joseph Adamowski cello.)
Zach emigrated to the USA in 1886 to join the Boston Symphony under
Gericke. Max Zach died in Saint Louis February 3, 1921, age only 56
from an infection subsequent to a tooth extraction, at a time when
antibiotics did not yet exist.
1886-1907
Zaretsky, Michael
(Russia 1946- )
photo: Boston Symphony Orchestra
viola (also Moscow Philharmonic String Quartet, Moscow Radio and TV
Symphony Orchestra, Jerusalem Broadcasting Symphony Principal viola)
Studied at the Central Music School - Moscow, Moscow State
Conservatory graduating cum laude. John Williams wrote his
Duo concertante for
Michael Zaretsky and
Victor Romanul (see
picture at right).
visit Michael Zaretsky's interesting website www.michaelzaretsky.net
1973-present
Victor Romanul, John Williams and Michael Zaretsky at
the recording of Duo concertante 2007
Assistant Concertmaster 1954-1970, violin 1941-1954 (also Stokowski's
All-American Youth Orchestra in both the 1940 and 1941 tours.
Zimbler Sinfonietta Concertmaster and Music Director, succeeding
Josef Zimbler)
Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1941, where he was one of the Concertmasters
of the Curtis Symphony. His son violinist, Peter Zazofsky also attended Curtis,
Class of 1976. Peter Zazofsky in 1979 co-founded the Muir String Quartet with
Steven Ansell
1941-1970 5
sabbatical 1968-1969
Zeise, Karl W.
(Massachusetts 1901-1992)
cello and an electronic cello. In 1928 and 1929, Stokowski
had Karl Zeise play an electronic cello with loudspeaker developed
by Léon Theremin (1896-1993), used unsuccessfully to reinforce bass
crescendi of the orchestra. (also Cleveland Orchestra 1926-1927,
Philadelphia Orchestra 1922-1924, 1928-1932,
Boston Symphony 1939-1970,
also Tanglewood Quartet 1948-1970:
Rolland Tapley first,
Stanley Benson second,
George Humphrey viola,
Karl Zeise cello)
Studied with Alwin Schroeder, Boston Symphony Principal cello.
Tanglewood has since 1993 awarded a "Karl Zeise Memorial Cello
Award", now important.
Assistant Principal cello (also Principal cello l'Orchestre
de la Société des concerts du Conservatoire, Concerts Koussevitzky
Principal cello. also Boston String Quartet: Harrison Keller first,
Alfred Krips second,
Georges Fourel viola,
Alfred Zighera cello)
Studied at the Paris Conservatoire, Premier prix in the 1915 Concour.
In Paris, played in the Société des Instruments Anciens which
played pre-classical music on original instruments. also in Boston, Zigera
was a founder of the Society of Ancient Instruments, recreating the
format of the Paris group.
Walter Macdonald, left, Josef Zimbler center and Jean Devergie in 1930s
cello (also founded the Boston Sinfonietta, or Zimbler Sinfonietta, of BSO players
in 1947)
Studied at the Prague Conservatory.
Josef Zimbler was regularly active as a contractor of musicians both for
the Boston Symphony/Boston Pops, and for external groups including
the Zimbler Sinfonietta.
1933-1959
(died during the 1958-1959
season on April 11, 1959, age only 59 28)
Zoon, Jacques
(Netherlands 1961- )
Principal flute (also Residentie Orchestra - the Hague Principal flute
Concertgebouw Orchestra Principal flute 1988-1994, Chamber Orchestra of
Europe Principal flute, Principal flute of the Boston Symphony for 5
seasons)
Studied at the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam. In 2001, Jacques Zoon
took an 18 month leave from the Boston Symphony, and in 2002, decided not
to return. Zoon has relocated to Switzerland, teaching at the Geneva
Conservatoire and pursuing a solo career.
1997-2002
Zsiga, Louis T.
(Ohio 1888-1968)
violin (also a Boston hotel musician in the 1920s,
also Bridgeport WPA Symphony - Connecticut in 1930s and 1940s,
New Haven Symphony - Connecticut in 1950s)
1918-1919
Seems not to have completed the 1918-1919 season, departing
in February, 1919 217.
Boston Symphony Orchestra with Charles Munch in Symphony Hall, circa 1958
Many thanks to Brian Bell for providing key information for this site,
including the source material The Orchestra Book, Third Edition,
"Know Your Orchestra" 1983-1984 by the Boston Symphony.
Also "Music Makers: BSO Profiles" 1991 by the Boston Symphony.
This, plus Brian Bell's extensive knowledge and insight of the Boston
Symphony, its history and its musicians has been invaluable. (However,
I should add that any errors here are my own and not attributable to
anyone else). Thanks, Brian !
If you have any comments or questions about this Leopold Stokowski site, please e-mail me (Larry Huffman)
at e-mail address:
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Footnotes:
1 An excellent source for the Boston Symphony Orchestra
early years is Howe, Mark Antony De Wolfe The Boston
Symphony Orchestra. Houghton Mifflin Company. Boston. 1914.
2 According to the New York Times
(page 10 of the Magazine section, New York Times, September 17, 1905),
in 1905, the Boston Symphony decided to have Co-Principal
horns with Albert Hackebarth and Max Hess. The Times reported
that this "...is in line with the general policy of the Boston
Symphony Orchestra to have two Principals for each of the woodwind
instruments..." 52 This may have been the official
cover for the move, since there is not evidence that the BSO named
co-Principals for each woodwind section. Hackebarth retained
the first chair until the end of the 1905-1906 season,
when Max Hess took the Principal horn chair 1906-1913.
3 Felix Winternitz being a violin with the Boston Symphony
1889-1890 is cited in the Boston Symphony Orchestra concert program
for April 11 and 12, 1902.
4 Heiles, Anne Mischakoff. Mischa Mischakoff,
Journeys of a Concertmaster. Harmonie Park Press.
Sterling Heights, Michigan. 2006. ISBN 0-89990-131-X.
5 page 2. We Remember George Zazofsky.
Senza Sordino Journal. International Conference of Symphony and
Opera Musicians, October, 1983.
6 page 32. Midgette, Anne. Harry Ellis Dickson,
94, Violinist and Conductor in Boston. New York Times.
New York, New York. April 2, 2003.
7 page 11. Gottfried J. Wilfinger.
The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania July 24, 2002.
8 Marquard, Bryan. Fredy Ostrovsky, Violinist with BSO for
41 years; at 84. Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. April 2, 2006.
9 Begnoche, David J. Fort Worth Trombone Summit and
Courtois Trombone Quartet Competition. Texas Christian University
School of Music. Fort Worth, Texas.
10 Marquard, Bryan. Leo Panasevich, was violinist with
BSO for 46 years; at 85. Boston Globe. Boston,
Massachusetts. May 20, 2007.
11Jerome Lipson, at 77; was Violist in
Boston Symphony for 45 years. Boston Globe.
Boston, Massachusetts. September 4, 1994.
12 page 33. Gerald Gelbloom, 56,
Violinist With 2 Boston Orchestras. New York Times.
New York, New York. June 7, 1982.
13 Marquard, Bryan. Clarence Knudson, 93
A violinist in Boston Symphony. Boston Globe.
Boston, Massachusetts. October 3, 1996.
14 Dyer, Richard. Wayne Rapier; BSO Oboist Founded
Record Company. Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts.
October 15, 2005.
15Robert Ripley, 82, Cellist with Glenn Miller, BSO
. Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. May 20, 2005.
16 Coleman, Sandy. Break from tradition sounds
even sweeter. Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts.
October 30, 2005.
17 page 3. Five Members of BSO will Retire Sunday
. North Adams Transcript. North Adams, Massachusetts.
August 21, 1963.
18Stanley Benson, 78 was BSO Violinist for 30 Years
. Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. March 25, 1988.
19Richard Czerwonky's
Violin Recital. New York Times.
New York, New York. November 14, 1918.
20 Henry Portnoi, 81 Was Boston
Symphony bassist. Boston Globe. Boston,
Massachusetts. November 2, 1996.
21Charles J. Smith; Percussionist with
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May 17, 1990.
26 page 4. Alsop, Elizabeth W. Distaff Side of the
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28 page 15. Josef Zimbler, BSO Violincellist
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April 13, 1959.
29 Eichler, Jeremy. The Music Directors Changed,
But the Job Remained the Same.
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August 26, 2007.
30 Long, Tom. Pasquale Cardillo,
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31Paul Keaney, 81 Was on faculty of conservatory
. Boston Globe.
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32Gerard Goguen, 77, BSO Trumpet Player.
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36 Hirshson, Paul. Zing Go the Strings.
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37Bernard Kadinoff Symphony Viola Player, at 65.
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38Gary Ofenloch, Tuba.
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45 page 770. Howe, Granville, Mathews, William Smythe Babcock.
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46 page 239. Dwight, John Sullivan.
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47Deaths: KORTH. Boston Globe. Boston,
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48 page 25. The New York Times. New York, New York.
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50 Blumner, Martin. Geschichte der Sing-Akademie zu
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51 Eichler, Jeremy. Dohnanyi, Sung lead BSO under Clear
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52 Duchesneau, Michel. L'avant-garde musicale et
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53 Saerchinger, César. Choral Societies.
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55 Page 597. Randel, Don Michael. Emil
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61 page 12. Peter Sadony Dead.
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62 page 7. Ashes of Swiss Member of Orchestra
will be Carried Home. Boston Globe Boston,
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63 page 71. Dwight, John Sullivan.
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67F. William Krafft.
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68Daniel Kuntz, 90.
Sandusky Register Star News. Sandusky, Ohio. May 24, 1950.
69 Page 11 Closing Number of
Entertainment Course a Wonderful Offering.
Daily Kennebec Journal. Kennebec, Maine. October 31, 1922.
70 Page 1 Daniel Kuntz, violinist
Dies. Lowell Sun. Lowell, Massachusetts.
April 9, 1959.
71 Hall, Mordaunt. Manhattan.
The New York Times. New York, New York. October 29, 1924.
72 page 3. News the World Over.
Daily Kennebec Journal. Kennebec, Maine. December 7, 1937.
73 Page 44. Civic Symphony Orchestra New
New York Group.
Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake city, Utah. November 16, 1930.
74 page 26. Edgers, Geoff Her playing caught
their ears; Now she is one of them. Boston Globe.
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75 O'Brien, Peter. A Holocaust Survivor
Returns to Jamaica Plain. Jamaica Plain Historical Society.
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82 page 25. Symphony Contest Winner
Will Be Featured Tonight. Van Nuys News.
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83 page 34. String Concert at LSC
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November 23, 1969.
146 Williams, Amédée Daryl.
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147Form Quintette to Give Concerts.
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148 page 42 Prof. Boettcher Dies in Germany.
Lowell Sun. Lowell, Massachusetts. January 9, 1937.
149 page 25 All Laid Over.
Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts. May 7, 1901.
150A Week's Musical Topics.
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151 Knight, Ellen E. Charles Martin Loeffler:
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152 page 11. Funeral Today for Placido
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153 page 8. Noted Band Leader's Obsequies.
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154 Murphy, Joseph M. Saxophone Instruction
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155 .page 57. Young Artists Winners.
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156 page 4. The Next Philharmonic.
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157 page 8. Fritz Giese.
Waterloo Daily Courier. Waterloo, Iowa.
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158 page 8. Professor of Music
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159 page 437. Heiles,
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161 page 5. Boston Cadet Band Concert.
Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. May 28, 1877.
162 page 19. Jack Benny Draws 20,000
At Phila.. Lebanon Daily News.
Lebanon, Pennsylvania. August 1, 1962.
163 page 5. Engage Inez Gorman for
Role in Wagner's Opera. Ironwood Daily Globe.
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164 page 5. Knoisol Quartet.
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165 page 20 Conservatory of Music
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166 page 5 Star Course
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167 page 126. Christopher.
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170Musical Educator is
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171 page 4. Society.
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172 page 8 Symphony Player
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173 page 26. Musical
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174 Schweikert, Norman. The Horns
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182 page 3 Mabel and Number 5.
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183 Arts section Peter Q. Schenkman.
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184 page 4. Listemann String Quartette.
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185 page 33. The Pops Concerts.
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187 United States Naturalization Records of June 10, 1964,
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192 pages 54-58. Rimler, Walter
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195 page 9. Fine Concert by Symphony
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196 page 25. In The World of Music.
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197 page 9. Concert of Chamber Music.
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198 page 55. Fauce, Bill F.
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200 page 3. The Boston Symphony
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202 by Eshbach, Robert W.
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204 page 1. County and Neighborhood.
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205 page 6. Musical.
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206 page 34. Drama and Music.
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207 page 3. Musical Matters.
Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. May 5, 1878.
208 page 59. The Peace Jubilee.
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209 page 735 Lassabathie, Théodore.
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210 page 5. Music at the Pines
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211 page 2. Trumpet Notes
. Worcester, Massachusetts.
Volume XV number 8. August 1888.
212 page 9
Seidl's Monday Concerts.
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213 page 14 Special Events
Fixed For Fair. Morning Oregonian.
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214 page 2 Bostonia Sextette Here
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215 page 11. Charles Molé.
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218Horrors of La Bourgogne.
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219 page 4. An Approaching Attraction.
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220 page 3. Music Teachers Meeting.
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224Matthew Ruggiero.
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225 page 10Closing Entertainment.
The News. Newport, Rhode Island. March 8, 1911.
226 page 2. Soloist Gerardi Boston
Product. Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts.
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227 page 292. Wyndham, Henry Saxe.
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228 page 24. Quartet to Give Concert.
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229 page 28. Bradbury, William.
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1911.
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