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Taught at Michigan State University 1928-1929, Kansas State Teachers College, Emporia Kansas in the 1930s. Also played concerti in Kansas and Nebraska in 1930s. Retired in Santa Barbara, California in 1940s.

(Indiana 1928-2020)

regretfully, Alan Abel succumbed at age 91 on April 25, 2020 from complications of COVID-19

Studied at Eastman School of Music 1947-1951 Performance Diploma.

succeeded by Angela Zator Nelson in 1999

(New York 1894-1986)

(Germany 1877-after 1946)

In March, 1930, Leopold Stokowski was criticized for dismissing four players for being 'stale' ¹⁵², of which Alemann was one.  After the Philadelphia Orchestra, Alemann lived for a decade in Atlantic City, NJ and then to Berlin. In June, 1942 after delays Alemann succeeded in returning from wartime Berlin, Germany to Atlantic City.

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1981. Gave the premier of Christopher Rouse Trombone Concerto in 1992 with Leonard Slatkin/NY Philharmonic. Son of Joseph Alessi, Principal trumpet of the Metropolitan Opera 1946-1959, and grandson of Joseph Alessi, Principal trumpet of the Metropolitan Opera 1920-1927.

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1943.

(Pennsylvania 1970- )

photo: Sue Burroughs

Studied at the Settlement Music School - Philadelphia, and Dickinson College, magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. He recently performed the Shostakovich Violin Concerto with the Helena Symphony - Montana. Visit his interesting website: www.westchesterviolin.com

wife of Peter Smith

photo: Chris Lee

Studied at University of New Mexico BMus 1988, University of Southern California MMus 1991. Teaching at the Esther Boyer College of Music at Temple University since 1999. Active in summer festivals, including Yale Summer School of Music and Art, the Music Academy of the West Summer Festival - California, and Midsummer Mozart Festival - California, the Bravo!Vail Chamber Music Series - Colorado and the Kingston Chamber Music Festival - Rhode Island.

(Hungary 1882-1961)

Studied first with his father Carl E. Angeloty (1859-1941) who was later a violinist in the Los Angeles Symphony. Louis Angeloty also studied at the Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles 1902-1906. He recorded with the Victor Talking Machine Company in 1922.

(Pennsylvania 1912-1994)

Studied first with his Italian-born musician father, Louis Angelucci (1889- ) who played French horn in Philadelphia ballet and opera orchestras. Louis then studeied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1937, where his Cleveland Orchestra French horn brother Ernaini Angelucci also studied. Louis was said to be a 'character', and well liked. A tuba musician based in Philadelphia, Jonathan Dorn said: "[he] used to sell hoagies [sandwiches] during their orchestra rehearsals to all the orchestra people...and at the break he would sell them to the guys for like, a dollar." Brother Rhadames Angelucci became Principal oboe with the Minnesota Orchestra 1937-1984.

(Italy 1886- )

(Poland 1927- )

David Arben in the 1950s

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1954. Holocaust survivor. After the war, in Munich played for Efrem Zimbalist in a masterclass at the Salzburg Mozarteum, which led to Arben's invitation to attend the Curtis Institute.

Long-time section teacher of clarinet Eastman School of Music 1927-1954. ¹⁵³.

(Poland 1885- )

Brother Arthur Argiewicz (1881-1966) was long-term violin with the San Francisco Symphony about 1918-1946.

(Ohio 1921-2010)

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1944. After retiring from the Philadelphia Orchestra, studied at Bryn Mawr College Ph.D. in Political Science in 1969. Taught at Temple University as an instructor of double bass 1960-1974. He also wrote Bach, Beethoven and Bureaucracy, an indictment of the Philadelphia Orchestra administration and Board. Joined Drexel University (Philadelphia) in 1970 and became Chairman Department of History and Politics in 1976.

(Pennsylvania 1881-1974)

(New York 1956- )

visit Paul Arnold's interesting website at http://paularnold.net/ including his interesting photography. He is also on the Board of Overseers of the Curtis Institute. Active as an educator, he has given numerous "PreConcert Conversations" for The Philadelphia Orchestra, as well as his series "I have a friend in the Orchestra" seeking to bring the orchestra and public closer together.

photo: Jessica Griffin

(1906-1981)

Orlando Cole cello, Benjamin Sharlip second, Jascha Brodsky first, Max Aronoff viola in about 1934

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1934. With Jascha Brodsky, founded the New School of Music in Philadelphia.

(Germany about 1851- )

Recorded music for piccolo (which reproduced well in the acoustic recording process) for the Gramophone Company and Odeon in Berlin between 1904 and 1909.

(New York 1911-1984)

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1936.

(Belgium 1879- )

Studied at the Verviers Conservatoire - Belgium 1891, Premier prix Concour of 1898 ¹⁶⁴. Joined the Institute of Musical Art (later Juilliard) cello department in 1920.

(South Dakota 1911-1991)

Studied at Eastman School of Music, Curtis Institute Class of 1939.

(Iowa 1870-1934)

Studied with Otto Oesterle (1861-1894) in New York City. While in Philadelphia, recorded with the Victor Talking Machine Company 1900-1903, including as "Badollet Flute Trio". Taught at the University of Oregon 1914-1921. Said to have played a Haynes Bb tenor flute, having a lower flute voice.

(Mississippi? 1925- )

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1951.

(Iowa 1894- )

Recorded Mikrokosmos with Bela Bartok in 1940.

(Turkey 1978- )

Studied at Mimar Sinan University Conservatory - Istanbul BMus 1998, and Curtis Institute Class of 2002. Visit his interesting website www.efebaltacigil.net

(Ukraine 1953- )

photo: Jean Brubaker

Studied at Stolyarsky Music School Odessa, Ukraine and received the Odessa State Conservatory Performer's diploma.

(Massachusetts 1885-1973)

Taught violin in Boston in 1910.

(Missouri 1888-1974)

Bansbach was also a church organist before and after the Philadelphia Orchestra, which was his principal occupation as a musician. His German-born father Anton Bansbach was also a musician.

(Israel about 1960- )

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1986, and the Juilliard School. As well as Philadelphia Orchestra recordings, Bar-David has recording a number of interesting CD, such as Voyagers, with the music of Voyagers with Native American composer R. Carlos Nakai which "blends Native American melodies with Jewish and Arabic songs" on Canyon Records (see right)

(the Silesia, now Poland 1871- )

In the 1900s was a first violin in the short-lived (1902-1904) Washington Symphony Orchestra under conductor Reginald De Koven (1859-1920).

(Kentucky 1942- ) grew up in Detroit.

twin brother of Robert Barnes Boston Symphony viola 1967-present and father of Derek Barnes, cello 1995-present.

Studied with his musician parents, both orchestral musicians. Darrel Barnes mother Ernestine Barnes was a pioneering female horn musician with the Detroit Symphony in 1940s. Darrel Barnes also studied at Wayne State University BA as did his brother Robert. Also taught at Florida State University and Ithaca College.

An accident at home cut short Darrell Barnes's orchestral career, although he worked his way back to technical facility over more than 5 years of physical remediation.

(Pennsylvania 1969- )

son of Darrel Barnes Philadelphia viola 1965-1971, and nephew of Robert Barnes Boston Symphony viola 1967-present.

Photo: Chris Lee

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1991. He performs regularly with his wife, Meichen Barnes, Associate Concertmaster of the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia.

photo: Jessica Griffin

brother of Richard Barone

Clemente Barone was of a musical family: his father, Pasquale and Pasquale's father were both harpists; his brother Albert was a violinist, William was a pianist, and Richard, a violinist, including with the Philadelphia Orchestra.  Clemente Barone's wife, Marian Setaro's father played with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, and her brother Andrew was a timpanist ²⁰. Son Clement Barone Jr. was flute with the Houston Symphony and Detroit Symphony.

(Italy 1884-1968)

brother of Clemente Barone

 while in US Navy 1944

Studied at the New England Conservatory and the Curtis Institute Class of 1941.

(announced for 1974-1974 season, but died September 16, 1974, age 59)

(Massachusetts 1880-1947)

Augustus Battles in 1912

Studied with André Maquarre about 1897-1902.

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

(New York 1919-2010)

Studied at Mannes College of Music - NYC 1933-1935, the Curtis Institute Class of 1942. Fulbright scholar to in Italy 1954-1956, from 1965-1969 teaching at Oregon State University. As a student at Curtis, in 1939 Herbert Baumel performed the premier of the Samuel Barber Violin Concerto with the Curtis Institute Orchestra under Fritz Reiner.

(Russia 1896-1988)

Studied at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory, graduated in 1918.

(Washington 1959- )

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1981.

(Pennsylvania 1839-1906)

Born July 3, 1839 perhaps the earliest-born Philadelphia Orchestra musician.

(Pennsylvania 1950- )

photo: Martha Esposito

Studied first with Philadelphia Orchestra violinist Louis Gesensway while Beiler was attending Friends Select in Philadelphia. then studied French at Yale University before going on to study violin at Indiana University.

photo: Chris Lee

(Hungary 1899-1983)

Studied at the Budapest Conservatory. Emigrated to New York City in January 1923.

(then Russia, now Latvia 1899-1982)

(Italy 1888-after 1931)

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

but apparently only for 14 weeks, as noted to left

(Germany 1859-1947)

later signed himself as "J. Frederick Bellois"

Studied with his violinist father Johann Friedrich Bellois Sr. who was a first violin in the Theodore Thomas touring orchestra ¹⁷⁵ based in New York City. The Bellois family emigrated to New York City perhaps for Bellois Sr. to join the Theodore Thomas orchestra when John Bellois was age 10, and then moved to Philadelphia.

brother of Samuel Belov and Nikolai Sokoloff

Picture at left shows (l to r) Nikolai Sokoloff (later Concertmaster of the Russian Symphony Orchestra of New York and first conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra), and brothers Joel and Samuel Belov in 1900 while still in Ekaterinoslav (now Dnepropetrovsk) in the Ukraine, then part of Russia.

brother of Joel Belov and Nikolai Sokoloff

Samuel Belov in 1900

In 1920, taught at the Dossenbach-Klingberg Institute in Rochester, New York.  The next year, George Eastman formed the Eastman School of Music in Rochester and Belov was invited to join the Eastman faculty ⁵³, where he served twenty eight years, 1921-1949 teaching violin and viola.  Samuel Belov also helped create the Eastman Rochester Orchestra.

(may have been born in Germany 1852- )

August Bender was first trumpet in the Bulow-Scheel Orchestra of Hamburg and the Fritz Scheel Orchestra organized by Scheel in San Francisco 1894-1896 ²⁸⁴

(Pennsylvania 1913-2003)

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1934.

(Wyoming 1913-1985)

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1936.

(Poland 1906-1992)

Brother of horn players and Curtis Institute graduates Jack Berv (1908-1994) and Harry Berv (1911-2005).

(England 1884-1933)

died during Philadelphia season 31 March 1933

bassoon 1918-1920. also Boston Symphony bassoon 1920-1931, bass clarinet 1931-1933.

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.

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1969.

(born in Venezuela 1934, raised in Colombia - 2019)

Luis Biava in about 2008

Studied at Atlantic University - Colombia BMus, Manhattan School of Music - New York MMus, Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia - Rome.

Luis Biava active as a conductor

brother of Julius Bielo

with wife Myrtle

Julius and Henry Bielo emigrated to the US in 1920 from Bohemia (now Czech Republic). Played first for two seasons in the Philadelphia Orchestra, and spent most of their careers in Pittsburgh, PA.

brother of Henry Bielo

Julius and Henry Bielo emigrated to the US in 1920 from Bohemia (now Czech Republic. Played first for two seasons in the Philadelphia Orchestra, and spent most of their careers in Pittsburgh, PA.

(Florida )

photo: Joanne Bening

Studied at Florida State University and the Juilliard School, where she received her master's degree. She is active in music festivals, including the Marlboro Music Festival (Vermont) and has toured with Musicians from Marlboro. As a New York City freelance, she has played in numerous Broadway shows, including Curtains, The Lion King, Oklahoma!, The Producers, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Sweet Charity, Spamalot, Aida, Into the Woods, and La bohème

(Wisconsin 1961- )

photo: Jessica Griffin

Studied at the Juilliard School and the University of Illinois. Bilger is also a composer, such as of Point/Counterpoint, a work for trumpet, horn and piano, showing the expressive possibilities of the trumpet. Active in teaching, he joined the Hugh Hodgson School of Music, University of Georgia 2011-2013 (succeeded by Philip Smith departing from the NY Philharmonic), while also continuing Bilger's teaching at the Curtis Institute and at the Boyer College of Music - Temple University. His solo appearances with The Philadelphia Orchestra include the Hummel Trumpet Concerto (2013), a 2008 United States premiere of Herbert Willi's Eirene for trumpet and orchestra, the Tomasi Trumpet Concerto at Carnegie Hall and on tour in North and South America in 1998, Haydn's Trumpet Concerto (2003), Copland's Quiet City (2004), and Ernest Bloch's <Proclamation (2006). His CDs include Albany Records First Chairs of music of Samuel Adler (1928- ) featuring solos by famous Principals of US orchestras, including David Bilger (see right).

(Pennsylvania 1907-1977)

thanks to Paul Benjamin for this photo of his grandfather. visit the Norman Black site  http://normanblackmusician.com/

Studied at the Combs Conservatory in North Philadelphia, where he also taught after graduation. Black retired at the then-mandatory retirement age of 65, and became music director of a Philadelphia TV station. One of the orchestra members who challenged the orchestra's retirement age in court.

(West Virginia about 1945- )

Studied at Asbury College - Kentucky, Westminster Choir College - New Jersey, and the Curtis Institute Class of 1969. Also a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna (Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst). Also, listen to Roger's gospel quartet 4 His Glory singing a capella - inspiring.

(then Austria-Hungary, now Czech 1882-1972)

Studied at the Prague Conservatory ²³⁹. Emigrated to the US in 1903.

(Pennsylvania )

photo: Chris Lee

Studied Temple University - Philadelphia, and at the Curtis Institute Class of 1980. Active in summer festivals including the Saratoga Chamber Music Festival - New York. Also active with the Philadelphia Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra with whom she recorded chamber music of Howard Hanson for NAXOS (see right)

(Germany 1869-1936)

Max Bleyer in 1909

Emigrated from Homburg, Germany to join the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1903. Taught at the Juilliard School Juilliard in 1908 (then known as the Institute of Musical Studies) and at the Guilmant Organ School, New York City in 1912 ²⁵⁰. Harry Glantz was among his students.

(Pennsylvania 1908-1994)

Robert Bloom in 1951

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1935. Melvin Headman, Robert McGinnis, and Robert Bloom entered the Philadelphia Orchestra directly from the Curtis Institute in 1930 upon the decision of Leopold Stokowski, although they 'officially' graduated in the Curtis Class of 1935. 1930 was the year that Stokowski dismissed many Philadelphia Orchestra musicians, apparently seeking youth.

(New York 1956- )

Studied at Haverford College BA and the Curtis Institute Class of 1981.

Also active in music festivals, including the Tanglewood Festival (Massachusetts) the Blossom Music Festival (Ohio), and the Spoleto (South Carolina).

You can hear Jonathan Blumenfeld playing the second movement of the evocative Curt Cacioppo (1951- ) Concerto for Oboe and Strings at Jonathan's website http://jonathanblumenfeld.com/

He has also made several recordings, including the Rimsky-Korsakov Variations on a Theme of Glinka for Albany (see right) with the Temple University Wind Symphony, where he also teaches.

(Romania 1871- )

Max Blumnfeld studied violin at the Hochschule für Musik in Berlin and at the Hamburg Conservatory ²⁷⁰. Blumenfeld emigrated to the US in 1889. Max Blumenfeld taught violin at the Peabody Institute (Baltimore 1895-1896 ²⁶⁹. He also conducted summer concerts of an orchestra of Peabody Institute students in the summer of 1902.)

(Germany 1985- )

Studied at Pflüger Institute - Germany and the Curtis Institute Class of 2007.

on leave during the 2010-2011 season to play with the WDR Symphony Orchestra - Cologne, and subsequently resigned from the Philadelphia Orchestra.

(New Jersey 1876- )

(Pennsylvania 1930-2014)

Studied at South Philadelphia High School and the Philadelphia Settlement Music School.

50 seasons of service

(1963- )

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1986. Also active in music festivals, including the Grand Teton Music Festival - Wyoming, the Eastern Music Festival - North Carolina, the Aspen Music Festival - Colorado, the Bravo! Vail music festival also in Colorado, the New York State Summer School for the Arts and Luzerne Music Center - New York, the Bar Harbor Brass Week - Maine and the Lindenbaum Music Festival - Korea. As well as many Philadelphia Orchestra recordings, Bollinger has recorded Four of a Kind with famed trombone colleagues Joe Alissi, Scott Hartman, and Mark Lawrence (see right)

(Switzerland 1894-1976)

Daniel Bonade in the 1920s

Studied at the Paris Conservatoire, Premier prix in the 1913 Concour. Taught many orchestral clarinetists at the Curtis Institute, the Cleveland Institute of Music and at the Juilliard School.

Daniel Bonade circa 1950

(New York 1929-2002)

Studied at the Juilliard School BMus 1953. Taught at the Philadelphia University of the Arts and at the Curtis Institute.

died during the 2001-2002 season after 49 seasons of service

(West Virginia 1950- )

Studied at the New School of Music - Philadelphia. Davyd Booth is also the second keyboard of the Orchestra, performing harpsichordist and has been featured on piano, celesta, harmonium, organ, synthesizer, and accordion. Like Nero Wolfe, Davyd Booth is an avid orchid grower, with two greenhouses and 8,000 plants.

Davyd Booth in his keyboard role

(Pennsylvania 1898-1969)

Studied at the Philadelphia Musical Academy about 1915-1918. Bornstein later became a sessions musician in New York City in the 1940s.

(Canada 1885-1961)

Bourdon studied cello initially with his mother and step-father and then at the Conservatory of Ghent, Belgium. Following his orchestral career, beginning in 1908 Rosario Bourdon joined the Victor Talking Machine Company in Camden, New Jersey.  He eventually became Music Director for Victor and arranged and conducted hundreds of Victor recordings, including of the Victor Concert Orchestra.

Bové, Domenico A.

(Pennsylvania 1891-1965)

Studied first with his Italian-born violinist musician father Joseph Bové. Then studied in what was then the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the Prague Conservatory 1910-1915.

(Maryland 1891-1974)

Bransky in 1967

Studied violin at the Peabody Institute, Baltimore and then in Leipzig in about 1912-1913. Played in the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra 1913-1917 under Artur Nikisch ²⁵⁶.

(Pennsylvania 1908- )

Studied at the Settlement Music School 1918 and the Curtis Institute Class of 1934.

(Pennsylvania 1939-2012)

Studied at West Chester State College - Pennsylvania BMus Education, Temple University - Philadelphia MMus studing with his predecessor Henry Charles Smith III. Upon his retirement from the Philadelphia Orchestra at the end of the 1998-1999 season, he continued teaching brass at Rowan University in the New Jersey suburbs of Philadelphia

(Italy 1865- )

(Belgium 1881-1971)

Studied at the Paris Conservatoire 1892-1895, Premier prix in the 1895 Concour (at age 14!). He had been preparing under the supervision of his parents Ernst and Maria Britt since age 6. Taught at the Curtis Institute 1925-1926 and the University of Texas, Austin 1950-1963.

(New York 1894-1988)

After Leopold Stokowski dismissed Joseph Brodo from the orchestra, Brodo played in the Philadelphia orchestras of the Earle Theater, the Fox Theater, the Mastbaum Theater and the Stanley Theaters before Eugene Ormancy rehired him. He also taught at the Philadelphia Settlement Music School.

(Belgium 1866-1943) born near Antwerp of Flemish parents

Emigrated to the US from Belgium in 1892 at age 26.

(Kansas 1929-2003)

Studied at Juilliard School, where he also taught 1971-2001.

(Colorado 1933- )

Keith Brown while at the MET showing his life-long love of baseball

After high school in 1951, Keith Brown entered the University of Southern California. He graduated with his BMus um laude in 1957. Even before graduation, he was offered a position with the Indianapolis Symphony under Izler Solomon. In the summer of 1958, Brown was Principal trombone with the Casals Festival in Puerto Rico. Brown played with the Casals Festival for 22 summers. In 1958, Brown relocated to New York City to become a freelance musician. He joined the New York Brass Quintet while studying for MMus at the Manhattan School of Music. He then successfully auditioned with the Philadelphia Orchestra, joining the brass section in October 1959, where he served for 3 seasons. In summer 1962, he taught at the Aspen Music Festival, where he continued active 1957-1969. After summer 1962, Brown joined the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra where he served as Principal trombone served 1962-1965. He was active in the Marlboro Music Festival for three summers 1971-1973.

Keith Brown went on to teach at Indiana University where he was Professor of Trombone and also conductor of University orchestras from 1971-1997. At the IU Jacobs School of Music, Brown taught Doug Yeao, Toby Oft and Steve Lange, so a 'Boston Symphony Triple', as well as many other musicians who led US orchestra brass sections. In 1963, Keith was approached by International Music Company to arrange and edit music for trombone. 1963-2001, he produced more than 80 publications. These included his famous Orchestral Excerpts from the Symphonic Repertoire for Trombone and Tuba Volumes I?X which comprised ten volumes, and which became a staple for orchestral trombones. Keith Brown retired from Indiana University in 1997, after twentysix years of teaching in Bloomington. Effected by Parkinson's Disease, Keith Brown died 9 May 2018.

Keith Brown in 1971

(Philadelphia 1928- )

Studied at Philadelphia Musical Academy and the Curtis Institute Class of 1943.

(Delaware 1922-2009)

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1943. Head of harp department at North Texas State Teachers College 1943-1944. Philadelphia Orchestra harp 1946-1947. Principal harp with Cincinnati Symphony 1947-1984 - 36 seasons of service. A top golfer.

(Pennsylvania 1882-1918)

Died during the great influenza epidemic on 18 October 1918.

(Texas 1949- )

As a student, studed at the Interlochen Arts Academy - Michigan and then at Northwestern University - Illinois. He taught at the University of Arizona, and while in Washington taught at the University of Maryland. also teaches summers at the Chautauqua Institute - New York.

(New York 1958- )

Studied at Juilliard School BMus, MMus about 1981. Organizes Philadelphia Orchestra Habitat for Humanity events in Camden, NJ. As well as many Philadelphia Orchestra recordings, Robert Cafaro has recorded chamber music such as the Hartwick Trio (Jungeun Kim of the Curtis Institute, piano, Hirono Oka, violin, Robert Cafaro cello) recording of Arthur Foote, Ernest Bloch and Ernest Chausson (see right).

(Russia 1872- )

(France 1897-1985)

Studied at the Dijon Conservatoire graduating about 1917 or 1918, graduate studies at the Philadelphia Musical Academy DMus 1937. Moved to California taught at University of Southern California 1938-1945, also composed and arranged music for Hollywood films. Three Philadelphia Orchestra bass clarinets in 89 seasons: Lucien Cailliet 1916-1938, Leon Lester 1938-1966, Ron Reuben 1967-2005 (with a one year gap for contractual reasons).

(France 1900-1977)

Emigrated to the US from Paris in September 1923.

with wife Margherita in 1923

Said to be a favorite of Toscanini, Domenico Caputo seems to have returned to Italy following World War 2, where he died in Imperia, Italy, not far from the French border and Nice.

Studied trombone at Wheaton College - Illinois with Edward Kleinhammer and Arnold Jacobs (as did his friend Doug Yeo of the Boston Symphony ). Chairman of the Philadelphia Orchestra musicians negotiating committee. Carlson has made several recordings, including the Rimsky-Korsakov Concerto for Trombone & Band for Albany (see right) with the Temple University Wind Symphony, where he also teaches.

34 years of service

(Illinois 1941- )

Carlyss, with Mason Jones behind him

Studied at the Juilliard School BMus 1964 and MSc 1965. Since 1988, has taught at Indiana University. As a Professor at IU, he has written several books on the symphonic repertoire for the timpani published by Meredith Music Percussion

Gerald Carlyss in 1979

(Pennsylvania 1928- ) cousin of Robert Karol of the Boston Symphony

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

(Pennsylvania 1896- )

(then Prussia, later Germany 1866-1940)

father of Herman Carow

Hugo Carow in 1922

Emigrated to Philadelphia in 1888

(Connecticut 1910-2013) died in New Orleans shortly before his 103rd birthday

Note: information and photo from Santo Caserta's grandson Michael Caserta. Thanks!

Studied at the Juilliard School. Pursued a successful career as a violinist before being forced to switch to cello due to a skin condition at age 35. Auditioning with Eugene Ormandy for the Philadelphia Orchestra, Ormandy asked "...'Whom did you study under at Julliard?' A sheepish Caserta had to admit he had studied the violin, not the cello, that he was merely self-taught on the cello. He could see his chance at the orchestra seat floating right out the front doors... Instead, Ormandy was impressed. 'I don't believe it' he exclaimed; 'This is amazing!' ¹⁶⁸.

(New York 1901-1970)

(born Solomon Gusikoff Cohen)

Studied with Max Schlossberg (1873-1936), considered by many to be the founder of the American style of orchestral trumpet playing ²⁶.

(Pennsylvania 1880-1947)

Studied with his musician father Frank Guernsey Cauffman (1860-1921) who was chorus master of the Theodore Thomas Orchestra at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition in 1876.

(Washington 1974- )

Studied at Interlochen Arts Academy - Michigan and the Curtis Institute Class of 1996. As well as the many Philadelphia Orchestra recordings, Caviezel is an active free-lance musician such as in the interesting Piano Pops collection with Rich Ridenour (see right)

(Italy 1895-1980)

returned to Italy in 1960s, where he died in November 1980.

Dismissed from the Philadelphia Orchestra in March, 1940, but reinstated after much controversy ¹⁶⁶.

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1941.

(Korea 1968- )

photo: Bonnie Gu

Moved to the US in 1981 at age, to attend the pre-college division of the Juilliard School and then moved to the Curtis Institute, Class of 1994. He made his Carnegie Hall debut in 2007.

(Russia 1883-1976)

Emigrated to the US in 1906. Studied first with his violinist father Israel Chazin.

(then Russia, now Belarusia 1897- )

husband of pianist Natalie Zhu

(Taiwan 1980- )

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 2000. Active in summer festivals including Marlboro Festival - Vermont, Ravinia Festival - Illinois, Caramoor Festival - New York, Kingston Festival - Rhode Island, Saratoga Festival - New York, Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival - New York, Music from Angel Fire - New Mexico.

(Taiwan about 1969- )

In his first season as Concertmaster in Chicago, Robert Chen was Co-Concertmaster with Samuel Magad ⁵⁸

Studied at the Juilliard School BMus, MMus. Also Jascha Heifetz master classes in California. In 2006, Robert Chen, with Barenboim/CSO gave the world premiere of the Augusta Read Thomas Astral Canticle.

(Taiwan 1995- )

She studied at the Curtis Institute of Music class of 2016. She has performed with the National Taiwan Symphony, the Cape Symphony, and the Royal Academy Orchestra in 2016/ also the "Mihail Jora" State Philharmonic in Italy in 2010 and the Taipei Symphony in 2003.

photo: Pete Checchia

(New York about 1981- )

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.

Chu joins the Boston Symphony viola section beginning September, 2012

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1967.

(West Virginia 1913-1981)

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1940. Trombone in Stokowski's 1940 All-American Youth Orchestra with Edward Kleinhammer, Charles Gusikoff, and Dorothy Ziegler including touring South America.

(did not complete the 1966-1967 season, and retired early due to Meniere's disease effecting his hearing and balance)

(New York 1878-1970)

father of Orlando Cole (1908-2010) of the Curtis String Quartet

Studied at the Brussels Conservatoire 1903-1905 ¹⁸². Taught in the music faculty of the Baldwin School Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.

(Pennsylvania 1923-2016)

Cole in 1965

Studied at Temple University, Philadelphia 1947 and then at the Curtis Institute Class of 1951. Cole went on to teach at the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1961 into 1970s.

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1976.

(Georgia 1981- )

Photo: DeJonge Studios

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 2004. Gave premier of Prayers of Rain and Wind by John B Hedges with the Grand Rapids Symphony in 2008. Co-founder of Project 440 in his hometown of Savannah, Georgia, exposing youth and adults to classical music.

(New Jersey 1898-1981)

Studied at the Philadelphia Musical Academy and at the Institute of Musical Art (later Juilliard). Cooley also recorded with Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra his own composition: the Aria and Dance for Viola and Orchestra, which Nikolai Sokoloff had also performed in 1926 with the Cleveland Orchestra.

(Spain 1886- )

(Italy 1861-1943)

(Ohio 1925-1998)

Studied initially as a pianist in Cleveland, Ohio and took up the harp at age 14 ¹⁹⁴. Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1949.

(New York 1932-2015)

photo from Neil Courtney

Studied at the Eastman School of Music BMus 1954. Active in Musicians for Social Responsibility and the Concert for Humanity. Composed works including Trio for Bass, Trumpet and Piano performed in the Philadelphia Orchestra chamber music series.

(Ohio about 1954- )

As a student Eastern Music Festival - North Carolina, and also studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1975. Also active in music festivals, including the Tanglewood Festival and the Central City Colorado Opera Festival.

(Belgium 1867- )

horn (also Chicago Symphony horn 1904-1907, a theater musician in New York City in 1910s, fourth horn of the Cleveland Orchestra 1922-1923, 1926-1929)

(Pennsylvania 1959- )

Photo: Bob Mader

Studied at Temple University BMus. Graduate studies at Wichita State University, where he also taught; now teaching at the Curtis Institute and Temple University. See his fun video about the orchestra scene "What's Bothering Jeff?" on youtube. As well as his many recordings with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Jeff Curnow has recorded a number of CDs, including with the Empire Brass such as On Broadway with Telarc (see right)

(New York 1969- )

Photo: Bob Mader

Studied at the Juilliard School pre-college and college divisions, then at the Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University. also San Francisco Conservatory MMus. Miyo Kono and husband Jeffrey Curnow have made many recordings, including while in Dallas, an innovative recording of music of George Gershwin: "Dayful of Song" (see right)

(New York 1931- )

Studied at the High School of Music and Arts, New York City and Philadelphia Conservatory of Music. Also active in music festivals, including the Marlboro Music Festival - Vermont.

(42 seasons of service)

(Poland about 1889- )

Studied with Ottokar Sevcik (1852-1934). Taught violin at the Hamburg Conservatory in Toronto in 1922-1923 and at Princeton University while in Philadelphia. Returned to Poland in 1933, where he was imprisoned by the Russian authorities then occupying Poland. Released in 1941 ¹⁷¹.

So: Dalschaert, D'Amelio, Dandois, Deak, de Gomez, D'Orio

(New Zealand 1930- )

Studied at the Royal Schools of Music, London 1950-1952. Sisters Patricia O'Carroll, harp and Maureen O'Carroll, cello were musicians in the New Zealand National Orchestra, and 7 of the 10 children were professional musicians. As a student, Cathleen O'Carroll gave recitals with the young Joan Sutherland. Cathleen O'Carroll Dalschaert and Stephane Dalschaert toured together in Europe in their chamber orchestra and then Joined the New Orleans Symphony in about 1958. They ten joined the Cleveland Orchestra together 1960-1967 and then the Philadelphia Orchestra.  Also active in the Santa Fe Opera during summers.  She experienced an injury to her right arm in 1991.

(Belgium 1930-2007)

Born into a musical family with his 7 siblings all playing instruments, he studied at the Brussels Conservatoire. He and his New Zealand wife Cathleen O'Carroll Dalschaert toured together in Europe in their chamber orchestra before gaining US visas. They then joined the New Orleans Symphony in about 1958 Stephane as Concertmaster.  Also active in the Santa Fe Opera during summers.  He was well-known as a crafter of violin bows.

(Italy 1883-after 1943)

came to Philadelphia at age 1

Director of the Music Department for many years at Catholic Girls High School, Philadelphia.

(Belgium 1890-1970)

1928-1932 saw a series of English horn soloists with the Philadelphia Orchestra. In December, 1928 in mid-season, Leopold Stokowski dismissed Victor Leoncavallo as English horn, and hired Marcel Dandois. Dandois's contract was not renewed the next season, and Joseph Wolfe was appointed, and remained one season. Wolfe was succeeded by Max Weinstein) for two seasons. In 1932-1933, Stokowski appointed Robert Bloom as English horn.

- born Stephan Stanley Imre De'ak

(Hungary 1892-1975)

Studied at the Royal Academy of Music - Budapest under David Popper (1843-1913) whose biography Deak wrote in 1973. Taught at the Curtis Institute 1927-1930 ¹⁷³ where he also gain a BMus in the Curtis Institute Class of 1930. During the 1930s, Deak taught at the Peabody Conservatory - Baltimore 1930-1938. Beginning in 1938 and perhaps into the 1960s, Stephen Deak taught in the music faculty of the University of Southern California.

(Vermont 1959- )

Studied at the University of Michigan BMus, Temple University - Philadelphia MMus. In Pittsburgh, premiered the Leonardo Balada Oboe Concerto with Lorin Maazel in 1993. Also recorded the André Previn Oboe, Bassoon and Piano with the composer.

(Germany 1866-returned to Germany)

(Pennsylvania 1928-2011)

Studied in France with Henriette Renié (1875-1956) and then at the Julliard School in 1948, but did not complete since she had been hired by the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. While in Philadelphia, was active in teaching at the Peabody Institute - Baltimore and the Aspen Music Festival - Colorado.

(California 1891-after 1969)

Studied at the University of California, Berkeley about 1908-1911.

Stokowski released de Gomez in 1919 to join the Cleveland Orchestra

(California 1921-2002)

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1940. John de Lancie met Richard Strauss in Germany in 1945 and suggested to Strauss to write his first and only Oboe Concerto. Ironically, it was not until 10 years after his retirement that de Lance first performed the Strauss Concerto for Oboe.

(New York 1896-1986)

Although his father Luca Del Negro (1873-1940) was a tuba player in the New York Symphony and New York Philharmonic, Ferdinand Del Negro was said to be self-taught on the bassoon ³⁰.

40 seasons, but not a record

(Maine about 1972- )

Studied at DePaul University BMus, MMus. As well as numerous Philadelphia Orchestra recordings, Pual Demers has made several innovative CDs, including of Philadelphia composer Ingrid Arauco's Invocation on Albany Records (see right)

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 2002 and BA 1999. Active in summer festivals including Verbier Festival - Switzerland, Grand Tetons Music Festival - Wyoming, Barga Chamber Music Festival - Italy.

(Pennsylvania 1921-1972)

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1944.

(Indiana about 1950- ) wife of William De Pasquale

Studied at the New England Conservatory BMus 1971, MMus 1973. Also a member of the Board of Directors and the Executive Board of the Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Members' Board. Active in music education, including with the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra, as artistic advisor and artistic advisor and conductor of the PRYSM and PRYSM Young Artist orchestras.

photo: Jessica Griffin

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

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

(Pennsylvania 1928- )

Founded Academy of Community Music in Ambler, suburban Philadelphia, to aid children develop music skills.

(Pennsylvania 1933-2012 )

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1954. He went on Salzburg on a Fulbright Scholarship in 1958 for a year of study.

de Pasquale brothers in about 1970: (left to right) William de Pasquale, Robert de Pasquale, Joseph de Pasquale, Francis de Pasquale.

brother of Zach De Pue

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 2000. Active in music festivals, including the Ravinia Festival - Illinois, La Jolla Festival - California, the Kingston Chamber Music Festival - Rhode Island, Sarasota Music Festival - New York, Chautauqua Festival - New York, Interlochen Festival - Michigan, and St. Baarth's Music Festivals and he was concertmaster of the 1999 Verbier Festival Orchestra - Switzerland. The DePue Brothers Band released a Christmas CD in 2013.

Photo: Deborah Boardman

brother of Jason DePue

Studied at the Cleveland Institute of Music, and Curtis Institute Class of 2002.

(Italy 1880-prior to 1960)

(Belgium 1865-before 1930)

Eugène Devaux was considered to replace Alfred Doucet as Principal oboe of the Philadelphia Orchestra in the 1913-1914 season, but Stokowski had hear bad reports concerning his professional habits ¹⁶³, so Attilio Marchetti was selected instead.

(Tennessee 1965- )

As a student, studied at the Aspen Music Festival (Colorado), and during two summers at the Tanglewood Institute as a Fellowship recipient.  His University training was at Florida State University BMus and at Temple University MMus. Active in music festivals, including the Bard Music Festival, and teaching at Rutgers University and at master classes at Temple University and the Curtis Institute of Music. In 2008, he was appointed coordinator of the percussion program at the Curtis Institute.

(Chile 1960- )

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

Roberto Díaz as President, Curtis Institute with Mary Curtis Bok in background

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1935.

(Germany 1869-1926)

William Diestel with Alfred Lorenz behind him in 1913

Taught at the Spiering Violin School of Chicago.

William Diestel died March 29, 1926 in Chicago at the relatively young age of 56.

(Italy 1897-1970)

Di Fulvio had studied with Marcel Tabuteau who recommended Di Fulvio to Stokowski

(Pennsylvania 1931-2007)

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1953.

(Germany 1871-after 1930)

He emigrated to the US in 1899 to Philadelphia, where he joined the faculty of the Philadelphia Musical Academy ¹⁵⁹.

In the 1920-1921 season in which John d'Orio played, the horn lineup was Wendell Hoss, Morris Speinson, Alphonse J. Pelletier, John d'Orio and Robert H. Brown.

(Russia 1916- )

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1939.

(then Russia, now Ukraine 1878- )

David Dubinsky in 1926

In the spring of 1929, Mischa Mischakoff and David Dubinsky resigned from the Philadelphia Orchestra because of "rudeness" by Leopold Stokowski ^7,8 , described in Mischakoff and Dubinsky Quit the Orchestra .

(Russia 1873-1938) died during an orchestra rehearsal in Syracuse, New York

Studied at the Moscow Conservatory in about 1888 at the same time as Serge Koussevitzky.

(France 1888-after 1940)

André Dupuis and his wife Germaine in an old family photo

An interesting story of Dupuis: Upon his arrival as the new conductor of the San Francisco Symphony at the end of 1935, Pierre Monteux had the idea of bringing in an east coast oboe as Principal.  John Canarina in his excellent Monteux biography recounts: "...the Musicians Union lobbied in favor of promoting the second oboe, Julius Shanis, to principal.  The New York oboist [note: probably André Dupuis] duly arrived and for two days, Monteux listened to both him and Shanis during rehearsals.  Finally, he decided Shanis should get the job..." ²¹⁵

(Ohio)

Studied at the Cleveland Institute of Music BMus, and studied with Dale Clevenger when he was a member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago.

(New Jersey 1955- )

photo: Jean Brubaker

Studied at Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory of Music BMusEd 1977, New England Conservatory MMus with honors in 1979. He teaches at both Rutgers University and Temple University.

28 years of service

photo: Jessica Griffin

(Germany 1873-1945)

Ebann came to the US at age 9 and studied at the Cincinnati College of Music graduating in 1893.  He went to study in Berlin in about 1894, and on his return he taught cello at the Cincinnati College of Music 1897-1898. He also taught at the New York German Conservatory of Music, later named the New York College of Music 1908 into the late 1930s.

(Pennsylvania 1870- )

Eckstein was also a regular extra or substitute clarinet with the Philadelphia Orchestra in the seasons of 1907-1916.

(Pennsylvania 1944- )

Studied at the Settlement Music School with Leonard Mogill, and the New School of Music - Philadelphia. Active teaching in the Philadelphia International Music Festival, an intensive instrumental study program at Bryn Mawr College.

Photo: Jean Brubaker

(Wisconsin 1883-after 1950)

Studied cello in Germany with Carl Schroeder (1848-1935).

(then Germany, now Russia 1900-1972)

Emigrated to the US with his family at age 1 1/2 in 1901. Studied at the Peabody Conservatory, Baltimore in about 1916-1917. After Philadelphia, he was Principal cello in the New York Symphony European tour under Walter Damrosch in 1920. In 1920, Maurice Eisenberg met Pablo Casals, who became a mentor. Eisenberg went to Paris to study in 1922-1924. Eisenberg toured Europe as a cello soloist in the 1920s and 1930s. He also taught at the Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris. Returning to New York, Eisenberg taught at the Juilliard School until his death in 1972.

(Belgium 1897-1980)

Studied at the Antwerp Conservatoire and the Amsterdam Conservatory 1914-1917. Emigrated to Philadelphia from Antwerp, Belgium in 1920 to join the Phildelphia Orchestra. Founded the Henri Elkan Music Publishing Company in Phildelphia in 1926 and the Elkan-Vogel Publishing Company, US agents for a number of French composers.

(Germany 1878-after 1947)

Emigrated to the US from Munich in 1904.

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1943.

(Maryland 1907-1975)

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1933. Frank Gilbert Eney was also a chess grand master in the 1940s.

father-in-law of Elsa Hilger

(Netherlands 1880-1928)

died January 6, 1928 of injuries following an automobile accident, age only 47)

Studied first with his Dutch organist father in Zeeland, Netherlands. Entered the Amsterdam Conservatory in 1896, graduating with honors in both piano and cello. Hendrik Ezerman was co-director of the Philadelphia Conservatory of Music with violinist Hedda Van den Beemt and head of the cello department. His son Willem Ezerman married cellist Elsa Hilger.

(Pennsylvania 1877-after 1944)

Studied at Philadelphia Musical Academy graduated 1899. Studied in Vienna and Prague 1903-1906. Presumably of some means, since he bought a Stradivarius in Paris in December 1906, now known as the 1723 "Julius Falk Stradivarius". Upon his return, Falk pursed a solo career in New York and Philadelphia, but did not succeed in breaking through in this competitive arena. Falk later was an orchestra musician in Philadelphia theaters in the 1920s and 1930s, and later in Atlantic City, New Jersey where he also played for the radio.

(New York 1881-1966)

Vincent Fanelli in 1913

Studied with his father, Italian harpist Vincent Fanelli Sr. (1855-after 1920). Developed hand problems which cause him to stop playing during 1930-1932. Fanelli taught 1908-1912 at the Institute of Musical Art (later Juilliard), New York.

Vincent Fanelli in 1915 at the performance of Mahler Symphony no 8

Studied in Bucharest in 1946-1947, and later in Paris.

(Pennsylvania 1894-1980)

Relocated to Chicago from Philadelphia where he was active in chamber music including the Chicago String Quartet.

(Germany 1858-at least 1921)

Emigrated to the US in 1898. In Philadelphia, taught at the the Philadelphia Musical Academy in the from 1899 until his death, probably in 1921.

(England about 1960- )

but grew up in Ottawa, Canada.

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1982. See the great picture at left of Duane Rosengard (l) and David Fay in the Palace of Catalan Music - Barcelona (but not all touring is so picturesque). Fay and his wife Pamela are also active in chamber music, and Pamela Fay is violist with the Wister String Quartet with Nancy Bean first, with her husband Davyd Booth second and Lloyd Smith cello.

photo: Chris Lee

(New York 1906-1986)

Studied with his Hungarian musician father, with Leopold Lichtenberg (1861-1935), and at the Juilliard School, Class of 1924.

(Belgium 1873-1949)

Émile Férir in the 1920s

Conservatoire Royal de Musique - Brussels, winning his Premier prix in 1891 ²²⁹.

(Italy 1888- )

(Pennsylvania 1868- )

(Germany 1873- )

Recuited from the Hamburg Philharmonie under Julius Laube (1841-1910) ²⁸⁴

(New York 1942- )

Won AFM scholarships to the AFM Congress of Strings in Puerto Rico and Michigan State. Studied at the Eastman School of Music BMus with Distinction and Performer's Certificate, and two graduate degrees in Music from Yale University. He was a Fulbright Scholar 1964-1965 studying in Salzburg, Austria and while there a member of Camerata Academica, Akademie Mozarteum. Also Goethe Institut, Bad Reichenhall, Germany advanced diploma in German language 1965. His teachers were Antonina Nigrelli, Jack Braunstein, William Lincer, Francis Tursi, Broadus Erle and Max Aronoff.

(District of Columbia 1872- )

Studied at the Hochschule für Musik - Frankfurt with the famous cellist Hugo Becker (1863-1941).

(Austria 1886- )

Emigrated to the US in 1905 from Linz, Austria. John Fischer organized the John Fischer Band in the 1910s which toured and also recorded acoustically for Columbia Records. He also performed with Mayr's Concert Band organized by Edwin Mayr in the 1910s.

SEE: Philip Fisher

(Michigan )

From a musical family, her first teacher was her father Lawrence Fisher (1923-2013) who also taught at Kimberly Fisher's Strings International Music Festival. Her mother Dayna Fisher taught oboe. Kimberly Fisher studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1991. She is a founder of the Strings International Music Festival, beginning in 1997, an outreach musical program for youth. She also teaches at the Temple Music Preparatory School.

(New York 1919-2002)

Fisher studied with his uncle Harry Glantz, with whom he developed a mouthpiece.

(Russia 1905-1995)

(Austria-Czech 1894-1967)

(Pennsylvania 1872- )

(New Jersey 1881-1924)

Fogg studied with the famous German viola teacher Henry Schradieck (1846-1918) at the Broad Street Conservatory ²⁷². He died in Deember 1924 age 42.

(Germany 1889-after 1946)

cello (also Boston Symphony cello 1912-1918, Philadelphia Orchestra cello 1919-1920, 1921-1927, also National Symphony of New York 1920-1921, Lester Ensemble with Hermann Weinberg in 1930s after both left the Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor Philadelphia Civic Symphony 1936)

In 1933, Flogmann received his PhD. from the University of Pennsylvan and in 1930s and 1940s practiced as psychologist in Philadelphia (!) Perhaps music lovers should have their head examined.

(Germany 1876-1971)

Studied at the Leipzig Royal Conservatory. He taught at the Manhattan School of Music and died in New York City age 91.

(China 1983- )

Studied at the Shanghai Conservatory BMus and the Shepherd School of Music - Rice University MMus, where he has also studied for his Doctorate. Active in music festivals, including the Taos Chamber Music Festival - New Mexico 2008 and the Marlboro Music Festival - Vermont 2010.

Studied at Indiana University School of Music BMus. Since 1996, teaches at University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music: Chair of the Winds and Percussion Department.

you can always recognize that black bassoon

Studied at the Royal College of Music in London in 1945 while in the US Army, receiving an ARCM degree. Then at New York University BA in English Literature, and at Columbia University MMus.

42 seasons, but not a record !

(Pennsylvania 1879- )

Studied with his German musician father Emil Gastel (1837-before 1920) and music teacher mother Emma Roeder Gastel (1851-1930)

(Pennsylvania 1874-1941)

Studied with his German musician father Emil Gastel (1837-before 1920) and music teacher mother Emma Roeder Gastel (1851-1930). Moved to Seattle, Washington in 1910 where was a theater musician, and played with the Seattle Symphony.

(Illinois 1880- )

Brian Frederiksen in his fine book on Arnold Jacobs quotes Frank Crisafulli: "...Geffert, who was ailing, did not want the responsibility of being first chair and actually asked that I play first..." ¹⁵⁷

(New York 1951- )

photo: by Karen Mauch

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1974. Also she attained a master's degree at S.U.N.Y. in Binghamton. Interested also in contemporary compostions, she was active with the Philadelphia Composers Forum, and the Orchestra of Our Time, and the Cole Duo from the Conservatory of Music at Lynn University (Florida) in an event was called 'Art and Androgyny'. She has been active in music festivals including Grand Teton Music (Wyoming), the Milwaukee New Music Festival, the Madeira Bach Festival (Portugal), the International Women's Music Festival (New York), the Composer's Forum (Vermont), and the Newport Jazz Festival (Rhode Island). Among other new works, she commissioned and premiered Hannibal Lokumbe's When the Peace Comes for solo viola and spoken word.

photo: Jessica Griffin

(Illinois 1983- )

Studied at Merit School of Music - Chicago and the Juilliard School BMus, MMus. Involved in contemporary music, giving premier of Eugene O'Brien Two Inventions for Violin and Cello.

(Massachusetts 1886-after 1946)

Studied first with his French-Canadian musician and band-master father, Julius George Arthur Geoffrion (1856-after 1915) in Massachusetts.

(Pennsylvania 1876-1953)

(Latvia 1906-1976) grew up in Canada

Studied at the Toronto Conservatory and then at the Curtis Institute Class of 1929. The Philadelphia Orchestra premiered several Gesenway works: William Kincaid said: "he wrote a fiendishly difficult concerto in which ts upper-register harmonics had never before been attempted by the flute in public orchestral performance"

(Oklahoma 1916-2002)

William Gibson circa 1956

photo: Boston Symphony Archives

Gibson studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1939. 

(then Germany, now Poland 1887-1946)

Emigrated to the US from Berlin in October, 1924.

father of Mark Gigliotti

Studied with his father Joseph Gigliotti, a well-known clarinet soloist and teacher and at the Curtis Institute Class of 1947. 

Following Anthony Gigliotti, the Philadelphia Orchestra went several seasons without finding a Principal clarinet with whom they were satisfied

(Pennsylvania 1954- )

son of Anthony Gigliotti and husband of Holly Blake

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1979. Anthony Gigliotti has also been active as a conductor, including of the Lower Merion Symphony in suburban Philadelphia. He has made several recordings, including Bassoon concerti by Mozart and Weber for Bravo (see right)

(Pennsylvania 1871-1967)

(then Russia, now Ukraine 1896-1982)

Studied with Max Bleyer, Christian Rodenkirchen, and Gustav Heim, all of whom were at various times Philadelphia Orchestra Principal trumpets. After retirement, he taught at the University of Miami Graduate School of Music 1972-1982.

(Pennsylvania 1948- )

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1973. Now teaches at the Settlement Music School - Philadelphia.

(Ukraine 1911-1978)

Student of the legendary teacher Max Schlossberg (1873-1936) Godlis was part of the great 1931-1938 Philadelphia Orchestra trombone section of Abraham Godlis, Paul Lotz. and Charles Gerhard)

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1942.

(Massachusetts 1912-1980)

Studied at the Curtis Institute (as did brothers Harold, Leo, and Ralph, and sister Margret) Class of 1933.

SEE: Hershel Gorodetsky

(then Russia, now Belarus 1879- )

(Pennsylvania 1927-2010)

Trained first with his Russian-born musician father Aaron Gorodetsky. Then studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1950.

joined the Philadelphia Orchestra while still a Curtis student.

(Pennsylvania 1914-2002)

brother of Samuel Gorodetzer

Studied first with his musician father Meyer Gorodetzer on violin before changing to cello at age 12.  After South Philadelphia High School, he studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1938.  In 1936, while still a Curtis student, auditioned for Leopold Stokowski and Eugene Ormandy and so is said to be the last Philadelphia Orchestra musician appointed by Stokowski.

49 seasons !

(Pennsylvania 1917-1994)

brother of Harry Gorodetzer

Studied first with his musician father Meyer Gorodetzer, who was long-time conductor of the Walnut Street Theater Orchestra in Philadelphia.  As did his brother, Samuel Gorodetzer studied at the Curtis Institute graduating in the Class of 1947.

(Ohio 1916-2006)

thanks to George Goslee Jr. for this photo

Studied at the Eastman School of Music graduating in 1939. Chairman of Bassoon Studies at The Cleveland Institute of Music.  When the Blossom Music Festival was organized, it was intended as a teaching experience, as well as concert giving, somewhat like Tanglewood, and Goslee taught at Blossom since its inception in 1968.

(Pennsylvania 1916-1963)

Victor Gottlieb in 1936

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1935. Wife Eudice Shapiro was also a concert violinist and musicologist. Gottlieb taught at the Idyllwild Arts Academy while in California.

left the Philadelphia Orchestra to join the Coolidge Quartet ²⁵⁴.

Victor Gottlieb in the Pro Arte Quartet 1942

(1958- )

Barbara with Delaware Chamber Music Festival students as a string quartet

Studied at the Juilliard School BMus, MMus.

photo: Paul Arnold

(Germany 1918-1998)

Studied at the Hochschule für Musik - Munich. Granat's obituary said "...[he] once serenaded a Senate committee to lobby against the orchestra's mandatory retirement age..." ¹⁵⁴. Since he was nearly 73 at his retirement, it would seem he prevailed. Left Nazi Germany in 1939 to play in Switzerland, Argentina and Cuba.

(Illinois 1934-2016)

Studied at Southeastern Louisiana College and DePaul University where Gravagno states he originally studied to teach music. Then he was admitted to the Curtis Institute Class of 1958, leading to a performing career.

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1928.

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1935.

(Washington DC 1937- )

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of Class of 1961. Married to Gene Standley, Principal horn of the Columbus Symphony - Ohio.

(England 1870- )

(Maryland 1876- )

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1967.

(Illinois 1932- )

Studied at the Chicago Musical College - Roosevelt University. While in the Philadelphia Orchestra, was active in the Members' Committee and Chairman of the Negotiation Committee.

(France 1884-1946)

Georges Grisez in 1921

Studied at the Paris Conservatoire, Premier prix in 1902. Taught at the University of Minnesota 1927-1934.

charcoal sketch from a 1938 NBC Symphony publicity brochure

(Germany )

(Germany 1881-1971)

Came to Philadelphia from Germany in 1906 to become Principal bassoon at the request of Fritz Scheel.

(Poland 1914-1996)

Studied with Adolf Bak (1878-1943) in Vienna and Willie Hess (1859-1939) at the Akademische Hochschule für Musik in Berlin. Bak and Hess had both played in the Boston Symphony, Bak in the first violins, and Hess as Concertmaster. Also studied with Bronislaw Huberman and was one of the musicians saved by Huberman, convincing Grunschlag to leave Nazi Germany in 1936 for Huberman's Palestine Symphony. Grunschlag was later the Concertmaster before relocating to the Philadelphia Orchestra ¹⁶⁵.

(Russia 1898-1975)

Studied with his musician father, Sam Grupp in this Russian-Jewish musical family (brothers Lewis, Morris and Jack were also musicians) Also a sessions musician in New York City, recording actively in 1930s through 1950s.

Studied with uncle Adolf Guetter at Klindworth-Scharwenka Conservatory - Berlin 1910-1914.

Walter Guetter, sickly during 1930s, died of cancer May 1, 1937 aged only 42.

(he died during the 1936-1937 season)

(New York 1897-1966)

From the musical Gusikoff family; Saul Caston was also a Gusikoff (born Solomon Gusikoff Cohen). Brother Michel was Concertmaster and Isadore Gusikoff was Principal cello.

(New York 1901-1962)

(New York 1893-1978)

Studied with Franz Kneisel, Concertmaster, Boston Symphony 1885-1903 and founder of the Kneisel Quartet.

(Pennsylvania 1871-1920)

Studied in Germany under Gustav Hollaender (1855-1915) at the Stern Conservatory, Berlin about 1889-1892. Gussen with his pianist wife Edna taught at the Birmingham College Conservatory of Music - Alabama from 1903-1920, where he died age only 49. Edna Gockel Gussen (1871-1937), trained at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music under Xaver Scharwenka (1850-1924), and continued teaching until her death.

(Pennsylvania 1863-1929)

Recorded the piccolo for the Gramophone Company and Odeon 1904-1909.

(Delaware 1971- )

She won the American Austrian Competition, resulting in studies at the Mozarteum Salzburg. then studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1995. Active in music festivals, including the Aspen Music Festival - Colorado, the Lucerne Festival - Switzerland, and the Bowdoin International Music Festival - Maine.

(Germany 1874- )

Studied violin and viola in Munich.

(1942- )

drawing by J.B. Sullivan of Colorado

Studied at the Eastman School of Music

(Germany 1878-1941)

Emil Hahl and wife Clara in 1923

Emigrated to the US from Frankfurt, Germany 1902.

Emil Hahl died in San Francisco during the 1940-1941 San Francisco Symphony season on March 5, 1941 age 62

(Ohio 1966- )

Studied at Indiana University Performance Certificate 1987, and later degrees in 1991. The Philadelphia Orchestra has commissioned a harp concerto from Chinese composer Tan Dun (1957- ), which is planned for its premier by Elizabeth Hainen in 2013.

(1964- )

Studied at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music BMus and Performer's Certificate. Teaches at Cornell University.

departed to teach at Cornell.

(Illinois 1921- )

Hale studied with Mason Jones at the Curtis Institute.

Studied at the Eastman School of Music BMus 1965.

(Massachusetts 1891-1978) died age 86

Hall went to the Detroit Symphony in 1923 serving until at least 1956. ²⁸³

Raymond Hall was also a painter, shown in this 1951 Detroit photo, Hall standing

(Kentucky 1976- )

Photo: Julie Han

Studied at University of Cincinnati College - Conservatory of Music Preparatory and at Boston University, BMus, MMus. Active in the Philadelphia Orchestra outreach program Sound All Around as can be seen in the picture at right. Active in music festivals, including the Aspen Music Festival - Oregan, Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival - Oregon, and Bravo! Vail Festival - Oregon, Kingston Chamber Music Festival - Rhode Island, Music in the Mountains - Colorado, and the Philadelphia International Music Festival. Active in chamber music - see the China quartet photo with colleagues David Kim, Yumi Kendall and Che-Hung Chen.

active in the "Sound All Around" program

(Germany 1867-1944)

Studied in Munich with Albert Meichelt Sr., father of Albert Meichelt Jr., who also was a Philadelphia Orchestra colleague for two seasons 1902-1904. When Paul Handke emigrated to the U.S. in 1901, he brought with him his hand transcriptions of the Haydn Trumpet Concerto in E flat major composed in 1796.

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1984.

(Michigan 1954- )

From a musical family, Harlow began his cello studies at age five. He studied at the University of Michigan BMus. Harlow joined the Philadelphia Orchestra in June 1976, one month after graduating from the University of Michigan.

photo: Jan Regan

(Israel 1969- )

photo: Philadelphia Orchestra

Studied at the Juilliard School BMus 1993. Also established with his mother, harpist Adina Haroz, the Duo Haroz. Also in January, 2005, Haroz performed the Nino Rota Trombone Concertos with the Curtis Symphony conducted by Christoph Eschenbach.

Nitzan Haroz took the 2012-2013 season as a leave of absence from the Philadelphia Orchestra prior to being appointed Principal trombone of the Los Angeles Philharmonic beginning 2013-2014. Then, in August 2014, Yannick Nézet-Séguin announced that Haroz would return to Philadelphia as Principal trombone.

(1915-1991)

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1938

38 seasons in the trombone section

(about 1947- )

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1969. Taught at the Philadelphia Music Academy and Philadelphia College of the Performing Arts.

(probably Pennsylvania 1859-)

Studied at the Leipzig Conservatory ²⁸⁴.

(Germany 1878-1953)

Albin Hase in 1921

became a US citizen in 1913 while in Cincinnati; he returned to Germany in early 1950s where he died age 74.

(Pennsylvania 1908-1971)

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1935. Melvin Headman, Robert McGinnis, and Robert Bloom entered the Philadelphia Orchestra directly from the Curtis Institute in 1930 upon the decision of Leopold Stokowski, although they 'officially' graduated in the Curtis Class of 1935. 1930 was the year that Stokowski dismissed many Philadelphia Orchestra musicians, apparently seeking youth.

(Mogilyov, Russia now Belarus 1899-1974)

Studied with with Julius Klengel (1859-1933), perhaps at the Leipzig Conservatory.

(Germany 1879-1933)

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

Studied at then music school in Schleusingen, Germany from 1893-1897.

(Denmark 1856-1912)

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.

Died in suburban Boston in 1912 age only 59.

(Hungary 1881-1959)

Emigrated to the US in 1890 and studied at Philadelphia Musical Academy - graduated 1899. Heller also directed the Vitaphone orchestra in several early talking picture recordings, including of Giovanni Martinelli in 1927. Later relocated as a movie studio musician in Los Angeles where he died age 79.

(Germany 1882-1949)

Thanks to Michael Finkelman for additional biographical information

Listen to the beautiful extended English horn solo with viola played by Peter Henkelman, English horn, with Romain Verney, viola in 1925 Ippolitov-Ivanov Caucasian Sketches opus 10: in the Village.  Click here to listen to (download) the 1925 Ippolitov-Ivanov 'In the Village'

Peter Henkelman left the Philadelphia Orchestra at the end of the 1924-1925 season to join the New York Philharmonic ²⁶¹  

Studied at the Leipzig Conservatory. See, at left the famous Thomas Eakins painting "The Cellist" of Rudolph Hennig practicing in 1896.

(Connecticut 1892-1962)

Studied at the Yale University School of Music graduating 1912.

(then Austro-Hungary, now Ukraine 1898-1986)

one of many Hering studies and etudes - Hering was one of the most published teachers for the trumpet, other brass and woodwinds.

Studied at the Akademie für Musik und darstellende Kunst, Vienna 1915-1921. Hering student Wilmer Wise (Brooklyn Symphony) wrote that Hering studied both double bass and trumpet at the Curtis Institute. Hering is listed as a Curtis graduate Class of 1930, when he would have been 31 years old and already in the Philadelphia Orchestra for 5 seasons. Trumpet scholar Dr. Thomas R. Erdmann wrote that Hering "...was perhaps the most influential trumpet teacher in America during the mid 20th century...He is the most published trumpet pedagogue in the world..." ¹⁵⁶ . Sigmund Hering for more than fifty years taught at the Settlement Music School - Philadelphia.

(New York 1924-2017)

Studied at City College of New York and at the Juilliard School. Active in music festivals including the Marlboro Festival (Vermont) and the Bach Bethlehem Festival (Pennsylvania).

(Belgium 1977-1937)

Achille Heynen in a Minneapolis band in 1905

Studied at the Brussels Conservatory ²⁷². Played and taught for several years in Bergen, Norway in the late 1890s.

(Austria, now Czech 1904-2005 after her 100th birthday)

Elsa Hilger in 1936

Studied at the Vienna Conservatory 1912-about 1916. Came to the US in 1920 and toured as a trio with her violin and pianist sisters Maria and Greta during 1920s and early 1930s. click on photo to right to see them.

Hilger Sisters: (l to r) Maria, Elsa, Greta - click on image

(Poland 1900-1961)

Studied at the St. Petersburg Conservatory 1911-1912.

(Germany 1876- )

Emigrated to the US from Hanover, Germany in 1903.

(Ohio 1920-2001)

Studied at the Eastman School of Music BMus Education, Performer's Certificate in Percussion 1942. Western Reserve University MMus - Ohio about 1948. While in New York, Hinger headed the percussion programs at Yale University and at the Manhattan School of Music.

(Texas 1957- )

His was a musical family, his mother being a piano teacher and his two brothers being professional musicians. He studied at the Interlochen Arts Academy - Michigan and the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. He also studied as a fellow at the Tanglewood Music Festival. Active in teaching at Temple University and the Indiana University Summer Music Festival.

38 years of service

photo: Jessica Griffin

(Bohemia, now Czech 1877-1971)

brother of Joseph Horner

photo: Philadelphia Orchestra archives

Studied with his horn playing father Frank Horner ¹⁶¹ and with Friedrich Gumpert (1841-1906) at the Leipzig Conservatory April 1891 - July 1894 ²⁴. Anton Horner was an early advocate of the double horn working with his teacher, Friedrich Gumpert, and passed this on to his many Curtis Institute students, including Arthur Berv, James Chambers, and Mason Jones all of whom later became Principal horns of the Philadelphia Orchestra.

(Bohemia, now Czech 1882-1944) said to be a suicide. Brother of Anton Horner

Studied with his horn playing father Frank Horner ¹⁶¹ and at the Vienna Conservatory about 1896-1898 ¹⁶¹.

(Austria 1876-1942)

(Taiwan- )

photo: Beth Ross Buckley

she was Associate Principal second violin of the San Diego Symphony 2010-2015, and in summers, played with the Grant Park Orchestra in Chicago. 2006-2010, she played as section violinist with the New York Philharmonic.

Mei Ching Huang studied at the Peabody Conservatory, Baltimore. She also earned a MMus degree at the Juilliard School.

Christine Lim succeeded Mei Ching Huang in the Second violin section

(Germany 1872-1939)

Emigrated to the US in April, 1893 in an orchestra playing the Chicago Columbian Exposition World Fair, at the same time as Chicago Orchestra musicians Carl Brueckner, Adolf Goebert, Richard Hilliges, Ernst Kruschwitz, Theodor Seydel, Otto Wolf, and Carl Wunderle, and with Alvin Huster, violin of the Philadelphia Orchestra, August Rodemann,  later Principal flute of the Philadelphia Orchestra.

(France 1879-1943)

Emigrated to the US in 1905.

(England 1882- )

Emigrated to the US from Manchester, England as a child in 1889.

(New York 1931- )

Studied at the High School of Music & Art in New York and at Long Island University and at Hunter College and the University of Minnesota. Active in summer music festivals, including the Aspen Music Festival - Colorado and the Olympic Music Festival of which he was one of the founders.

(Pennsylvania 1868-after 1940)

Studied first with his English-born musician father James Ingle, as did his musician brother Vivian Ingle.

(Germany 1861- )

(Pennsylvania 1916-2011)

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1934.

(Pennsylvania 1886-1962)

Studied first with his Austrian-born musician father Adam Jakob (1845- )

(Pennsylvania 1939-1997)

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1961. Between 1975 to 1986, "...he left the Orchestra to pursue non-musical interests, including commercial fishing..." ²²⁰. Janson was then active in Florida as a freelance musician with the Naples Philharmonic and the Florida Philharmonic and teaching at the University of Miami and the New World School for the Arts in Miami. In Florida, he taught horn at the University of Miami.

Died of cancer during the 1996-1997 season on March 18, 1997 age 57.

SEE: Julia Grayson-Standley

(Ohio 1985- )

Studied at the University of Michigan BMus, from which she won her audition as Principal tuba, the first woman to achieve this in a leading orchestra. As a student she also studied at the Interlochen Arts Academy - Michigan. She is on thefaculties of the Yale University School of Music and Temple University's Boyer College of Music, and has also given master classes in Europe, Asia, and North America. See her interesting website www.caroljantsch.com

photo: Jessica Griffin

(Russia 1863- )

Emigrated to Pennsylvania from Russia in 1893.

(Pennsylvania 1873- )

(New York? 1927-2002)

Studied at the Hartt School of Music, University of Hartford BMus, then at the Curtis Institute Class of 1950. After retiring from the Philadelphia Orchestra, Gilbert Johnson was Professor of Trumpet, University of Miami 1975 until his death in 2002.

(1975- )

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1997, with further studies at the Juilliard School. Active recitalist in a numbe of concert series, including the Kohl Mansion Chamber Music Series (California), the concert series at the Phillips Collection (ashington DC), the Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts series (Illinois), and the St. Croix Concert Series (Minnesota). She is also active in music festivals, including at Bargemusic (Brooklyn), the Caramoor International Music Festival (New York), the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (New York City), the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival (New Mexico), the Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival (New York), the Cape & Islands Chamber Music Festival (Massachusetts), the Pensacola Chamber Music Festival (Florida), the Spoleto Festival (South Carolina), and Bay Chamber concerts (Maine). For three summers, she also participated at the Marlboro Music Festival, and continues to tour with 'Music from Marlboro'. Her chamber music activities have included playing with the Orion, Vermeer, St. Lawrence, and Colorado string quartets.

photo: Jessica Griffin

(New York 1919-2009)

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1938. When Mason Jones returned from his World War 2, he found was in competition with James Chambers for the Principal horn position of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Jones prevailed, and James Chambers went on to a successful career as Principal horn with the New York Philharmonic 1946-1969.

(Illinois 1929- )

Studied at the Chicago Musical College about 1945-1948.

(New York 1897-1981 )

Studied first with his German born Jewish father in New York City.

Gordon Kahn with his son Gordon

(Uzbekistan 1967- )

Studied at the Moscow Conservatory MMus.

photo: Jessica Griffin

(Canada 1976- )

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

(Illinois 1893-1956)

Studied at the Metropolitan School of Music - Chicago 1913.

(Austria 1870-1948)

Studied harp at the Musikverein Konservatorium, Vienna (1882-1888). Kastner died in Hollywood, California in 1948.

(Pennsylvania 1963- )

Also Chair of the Philadelphia Orchestra Musicians' Education Committee. As a teacher, he has he presented programs to children in schools throughout the United States and during the Orchestra's international tours.

photo: Jessica Griffin

(Colorado 1981- )

Yumi Kendall quartet playing in China with David Kim first, Daniel Han second, and Choong-Jin Chang viola

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 2004, and she joined the Philadelphia Orchestra directly from Curtis. She is also active in music festivals, including the Music from Angel Fire - New Mexico, the Verbier Festival - Switzerland, the Marlboro Festival - Vermont, including touring with Musicians from Marlboro, the Taos School of Music - New Mexico, the Kingston Chamber Music Festival - Rhode Island, and Emerson String Quartet Workshop - New York

(Pennsylvania 1957- )

photo: Jessica Griffin

Studied at Temple University and the Curtis Institute Class of 1980. Kesselman was formerly on the faculty of the Peabody Conservatory and now teaches at Temple University.

33 years of service

(Pennsylvania 1868- )

(Canada 1958- )

Studied at the Juilliard School BMus 1980. As well as numerous Cleveland Orchestra and Philadelphia Orchestra recordings, Khaner and the great José Serebrier recorded Ned Rorem's Flute Concerto - which Khaner had premiered in 2003 - on Naxos (see right). Khaner has also made several chamber music CDs, including The Romantic Flute featuring flute sonatas by 19th century composers on Avie Records (see left).

(Sweden 1884- )

Came to the US in 1902 and returned to Sweden in 1919.

(Illinois 1963- )

Studied at the Juilliard School BMus and MMus degrees. Recorded a beautiful album of classic hymns on Paul Jones Music label The Lord is My Shepherd (see right). Also visit his interesting website: www.davidkimviolin.com

(Korea )

photo: Sophie Zhai

Studied at the Curtis Institute BMus, and at the Juilliard School MMus. She has also been active in music festivals, including Yellow Barn chamber music (Pennsylvania) Young Artists Program. the Sarasota Music Festival (Florida), the American Conservatory at Fontainebleau (France) during the summers of 2011 and 2013, the Deer Valley Music Festival (Utah), the Lake George Music Festival (New York), and the Saito Kinen Festival (Japan)

(Minnesota 1895-1967)

A young William Kincaid in about 1920

Studied at the Institute of Musical Art (Juilliard School) with Artist's Diploma in 1913. Taught several generations of flutists at the Curtis Institute 1928-1960.

(Netherlands 1892-1949)

died following surgery, perhaps a suicide

Studied at the Rotterdam Conservatory.

(Pennsylvania 1952- )

Studied at Temple University and the Curtis Institute Class of 1977.

(1945- )

As a student, studied at the National Music Camp at Interlochen, Michigan and at Wayne State University in 1962.

(then Russia, now Ukraine 1883-1941)

said to have ended his life in Pittsburgh December 17, 1941

Studied at the Kiev Imperial Conservatory. While Principal cello of the Pittsburgh Symphony in 1930s, taught at the Pittsburgh Musical Institute.

(Germany 1874-1954)

(Pennsylvania 1884-1954)

Studied with his German musician father Jacob Knecht (1836-1917)

(Austria 1882- )

does not seem related to Franz Kneisel of the Boston Symphony and Kneisel Quartet

After leaving the Philadelphia Orchestra, Carl Kneisel taught at the Temple University School of Music - Philadelphia under Dean Thaddeus Rich.

(Pennsylvania about 1868- )

Studied at Lehigh University Class of 1888.

(Germany 1852- )

Shown at left in his John Philip Sousa Band uniform in about 1893.

(Pennsylvania 1879- )

(Texas 1966- )

Studied at the New School of Music - Philadelphia 1984-1985, and the Curtis Institute Class of 1990. Also active in music festivals, including the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival - Germany. As chair of the Musicians, has been a leader in the orchestra concerning musicians negotiations and conditions. He teaches at the Boyer College of Music - Temple University. His interest in teaching has led to giving master classes in Universities from Seoul to Sofia.

He was on sabbatical September 2005 - March 2006, going to Bulgaria where he was soloist with the New Symphony Orchestra of Sofia.

(Netherlands 1853-1911)

Jan Koert died in Atlantic City, New Jersey on February 2, 1911, age only 57 ¹⁵⁹

Studied violin in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

(then Russia, now Ukraine 1890-1984)

Began bassoon instruction in 1901 at age 11 with his father Marcus Kohon, also a bassoonist.

(Austria 1875- )

(Netherlands 1872-1956)

Kosman studied first at the Music School of the Society for the Promotion of Music (Maatschappij tot Bevordering der Toonkunst) in Rotterdam. Kosman then studied in Paris at the Paris Conservatoire where he gained his Premier prix in 1892. After the Conservatoire, he played in the Lamoureux Orchestra, and the Paris Opera Orchestra. Married to an English wife, Kosman toured as violin soloist in England 1894-1899, but with secondary orchestras and venues. He then played in several British orchestras. Not rehired in Philadelphia following the 1901-1902 season, Kosman pursued a solo violin career in New York City, still with mixed reviews and results playing also with the New York Philharmonic.

(Russia 1893-1967)

Nephew of Serge Koussevitzky, adopted the stage name of "Fabien Sevitzky" as a conductor

Studied double bass at the institute run by the Moscow Philharmonic.

Fabien Koussewitzky in 1929 as Philadelphia bass

(then Russia, now Ukraine 1901-1966)

Studied first with his father, a violin professor, and then at the Moscow Conservatory during 1918-1922, and the Berlin Akademische Hochschule für Musik in 1922 with Karl Klingler. Koutzen was head of the violin department at the Philadelphia Conservatory of Music in 1925 succeeding Hedda Van den Beemt. also taught at Vassar College 1944-1966.

Koutzen from a 1938 NBC Symphony publicity drawing ²³⁸

(then Russia, now Ukraine 1922-2001)

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1941. Jacob Krachmalnick was said by his colleagues to be a difficult and sarcastic leader.

(Ohio 1909-1992)

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1934.

(Poland 1914-1999)

Studied at the Berlin Akademische Hochschule für Musik with Carl Flesch (1873-1944) in about 1931. After the Philadelphia Orchestra, taught at Oberlin College - Ohio, and then for nearly 30 years at University of California Santa Barbara 1950-1977.

(Austria 1883-1931)

brother of Fritz Kreisler

Fritz Kreisler at the piano with Hugo Kreisler cello

Recorded a series of famous disks with Fritz Kreisler including Rubinstein - Melody in F, Fritz Kreisler Apple Blossoms, Marche Miniature Viennoise, Syncopation and Liebesleid, Chaminade Sérénade espagnole, Drigo Arlekinada, and a composition by Hugo Kreisler Viennese Folksong Fantasy with Fritz Kreisler accompanying at the piano, recorded for HMV in the 1920s.

(Michigan 1914-1999)

John Krell in 1941 as a member of Stokowski's All-American Youth Orchestra

He studied first with his amateur musician father Adolph Krell who played flute with the Saginaw (Michigan) Civic Symphony, the Germania Symphony, and the Orpheus Trio. John Krell studied at Interlochen National Music Camp (Michigan) during the summer of 1930 and graduated from Saginaw High School in 1933. He then studied at the University of Michigan in 1937. He was accepted at the Curtis Institute of Music graduating in the Class of 1941. In the Summer of 1941, he was a member of Stokowski's All-American Youth Orchestra. He was in the US Army during WW2, discharged in 1946. He then played flute and piccolo with the National Symphony in Washington D.C. 1947-1951, before joining the Philadelphia Orchestra in the 1952-1953 season under Eugene Ormandy. John Krell died of a heart attack on 10 January 1999, age 84.

John Krell - Robert Cole behind him

(Germany 1874-about 1963)

Studied first with his German-born father Emil Kresse Sr. (1856-1935) who was Second trumpet of the Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra. Long term teacher at the Philadelphia Conservatory of Music, which later became the Philadelphia College of Performing Arts. Although primarily a violinist, Kresse played timpani in a number of concerts in the 1930s when Oscar Schwar was ill. Kresse played several instruments, including the cornet.

(Germany 1884-1935) George Kresse died in Amsterdam December 22, 1935 just 6 months after his father Emil Kresse Sr.

thanks to Gert Faken of the Netherlands for biographical information

Studied first with his German-born father Emil Kresse Sr. (1856-1935) who was Second trumpet of the Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra. Faken about Georg Kresse's son: "...Hans Georg Kresse (1921-1992) was a famous comic artist in Europe and the living proof of the 'law' that a musical talent [he played piano well] and a drawing talent go hand-in-hand"

(Germany 1872- )

Krueger emigrated to the U.S. in 1901, probably to join the Philadelphia Orchestra ²⁸⁴

(Germany 1896- )

Emigrated as a child to Chicago with his father Paul Karl Kruse in 1899, when Paul Kruse joined the Chicago Symphony as Principal bassoon. William Kruse studied with his father in Chicago.

Studied at Indiana University BMus, MMus. Paul is also President of Philadelphia Orchestra Retirees & Friends.  You can read more and find out how to contribute and support your great orchestra musicians at www.philorch.org/porf.html

(Taiwan 1985- )

Studied at the Curtis Institute BMus Class of 2004 and the New England Conservatory MMus 2009. She was soloist in Hindemith's Der Schwanendreher in 2005 with the Delaware Symphony as part of that ensemble's subscription series.

photo: Jessica Griffin

(born in Kiev, then Russia, now Ukraine 1878-1947)

Studied at the St. Petersburg Conservatory of Music. Emigrated to New York City in 1910.

(Pennsylvania 1877-after 1924)

Studied with his Prussian father Herman Kumme, as did his musician brother Herman Kumme Jr.

(Italy 1884-1959)

La Monaca composed two flute quartets still performed occasionally today: Scherzo Capriccioso and Sonata in G, played at Philadelphia Orchestra concerts in the 1930s. He also wrote an opera Festival of Gauri from which Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra performed two dances in 1933.

(Germany 1873-1952)

(Maryland 1972- )

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1993 and Cleveland Institute of Music. Lisa-Beth Lambert and Lambert Orkis programmed a cycle of Mozart violin sonatas over two seasons in Washington, DC and Philadelphia. She has been active in music festivals, including the Marlboro Music Festival, the Kingston Music Festival (Rhode Island), and the Bravo Vail Festival (Colorado).

(1917-2003)

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1942. Robert Lambert told an amusing story about the brass instrument maker Vincent Bach (and also Boston Symphony trumpet 1914-1915 ): Lambert said that when he spoke to Bach about any problem with his instrument, Bach's hearing aid would function poorly, but that when Bach's instruments were being praised, Bach heard perfectly !)

(Italy 1898-1976)

Brother Nicholas Lannutti (1889-1991) was a long-lived orchestra oboist and English horn player in the Philadelphia area who taught Louis Rosenblatt.

(New Jersey about 1975- )

Studied at Temple University and the Juilliard School BMus. Married to Finnish cellist Elina Snellman-Lang. In addition to his many recordings with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Jeffrey Lang recorded several CDs such as the music of Erno Dohnanyi (see right). Visit his interesting website at www.jeffrey-lang.com including the opportunity to purchase his new CD "One World Horn" with proceeds going to charities. 

(Pennsylvania 1933-2006)

Joseph Lanza studied at the Juilliard School. Father of Joseph Lanza, Concertmaster of Orchestra London - Ontario.  Cousin of the four de Pasquale musicians.

died of pneumonia during the season May 16, 2006.

(Pennsylvania 1936- )

Studied at the Philadelphia Conservatory of Music during High School, and then at the Juilliard School. Cousin of the four de Pasquale musician brothers.

47 seasons of service

(Italy about 1859-1930?)

(New York 1880-1949)

Neapolitan Trio (l to r): Francis J. Lapitino, Clement Barone flute, Howard Rattay violin

(Germany 1872-may have returned to Switzerland)

Studied at the Weimar, Germany Conservatory ²⁴³)

(Pennsylvania 1898-1996)

Served 35 seasons with double bass Max Strassenberger, and 25 seasons with Principal bass Anton Torello and 31 seasons with Anton Torello's son Carl Torello.

44 seasons of service

(Alsace-Lorraine 1873-after 1940) Alsace-Lorraine was then part of Germany and later returned to France after WW1

(New York 1919-1999)

Earl Leavitt in 1948

Leavitt served with the trombone section Charles Gusikoff, Earl H. Leavitt, Robert S. Harper, and Robert Lambert.

wife of Philadelphia viola Burchard Tang

(California )

photo: JJ Tiziou

Studied at the Colburn School of Performing Arts (California) and at the Curtis Institute of Music. Also the Mannes College of Music (New York) MMus in 2005. Active in music festivals, including the Marlboro Festival (Vermont), Santa Fe Festival (New Mexico), Seattle Chamber Music Festival, Delaware, Saint-Denis Festival (France), Kingston Chamber Music Festival (Rhode Island), and Taos Chamber Music Group (New Mexico).

(Illinois 1905-1978)

Sheppard Lehnhoff in 1953 photo: Chicago Symphony archives

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1930. Created the Lehnhoff School of Music and Dance in Chicago.

selected by Stokowski as viola while still a Curtis student

(Romania 1891-1969)

Emigrated to New York City from Romania in 1911.

(Maryland 1880-about 1955)

(Romania 1847-after 1910)

Emigrated to Philadelphia in August, 1887 following the pogrom in his home town of Jassy, Roumania.

(Germany 1878-after 1943)

(Italy 1898-1981)

Also used the stage name of "John Leoncavallo"

English horn. (also New York Symphony oboe in early 1920s, Teatro Nacional - Cuba, Minneapolis Symphony Principal oboe, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra) To hear the beauty of Leoncavallo's English horn solo in the 1928 Albéniz Iberia - 'F?e Dieu ?Seville' click here.

1928-1932 saw a series of English horn soloists with the Philadelphia Orchestra. In December, 1928 in mid-season, Leopold Stokowski dismissed Victor Leoncavallo as English horn, and hired Marcel Dandois. Dandois's contract was not renewed the next season, and Joseph Wolfe was appointed, and remained one season. Wolfe was succeeded by Max Weinstein) for two seasons. In 1932-1933, Stokowski appointed Robert Bloom as English horn.

(West Virginia 1910-2003)

Came from a mostly non-musical family in rural West Virginia, and studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1934. Lester wrote an instructional book "The Progressing Clarinetist" in 1970 for his teaching after retiring from the orchestra.

(Connecticut 1881-1923)

Benjamin Leventhal died just after the 1922-1923 season on 9 December 1923

(then Russia, now Belarus 1952- )

photo: Jessica Griffin

Studied at the School for the Musically talented in Minsk and then at the Moscow Conservatory. Also active in chamber music, including the Philadelphia Chamber Music series.

Alex Veltman and Dmitri Levin in Beijing during the 2014 Philadelphia Orchestra China tour ("touristas, touristas"). Photo: Jan Regan

(then Russian now Ukraine 1893-1952)

Born in Kiev and emigrated to the USA in 1914. He died at the end of the 1951-1952 Philadelphia Orchestra season in June 1952 of a heart attack, age 59.

(Pennsylvania 1935- )

Lewis studied at the University of the Pacific BMus 1957. Also the New England Conservatory MMus 1959 and Indiana University School of Music Doctorate in Music 1966. He has also taught at Illinois State University at Normal 1972-1999.

(China 1989- )

Photo: Pete Checchia

Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 2012. Also active in music festivals including the Taos Chamber Music - New Mexico, Tanglewood Music Center - Massachusetts, Encore Music Festival - Illinois, and Meadowmount Music Festival - New York

photo: Jessica Griffin

(New York 1889-1961)

Studied violin under Arnold Volpe (1869-1940) in New York City in the 1910s.

(Pennsylvania 1936- )

Studied at Philadelphia Musical Academy.

56 seasons of service

Herbert Light rehearsing in 1977 age 41

(Korea 1995- )

Christine Lim studied at the Curtis Institute, Class of 2018. She is also pursing her MMus degree at the New England Conservatory of Music.

Lim succeeded Mei Ching Huang who moved to the First Violin section

(Hawaii 1944- )

Studied at the University of Hawaii. Teaches at Temple University - Philadelphia, and is he is a member of the Conwell Woodwind Quintet at Temple University

43 seasons of service

(Germany 1884-1977)

Robert Lindemann in 1921

Studied first with his father Eduard Lindemann in Germany, before relocating to the US in 1911.

(Massachusetts 1959- )

photo: Chris Lee

Studied at the Settlement Music School - Philadelphia, the University of Michigan BMus, Temple University MMus. As well as his many recordings with the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Pittsburgh Symphony, Liuzzi with Philadelphia colleagues recorded Movement in Time with the music of Maurice Wright, Nick Rissman and William Kraft on an Equilibrium CD (see right)

(Massachusetts 1900-1977)

(Pennsylvania 1956- )

Studied first at the Settlement Music School - Philadelphia and then at the Curtis Institute Class of 1978. Active in summer music festivals, including the Marlboro Festival - Vermont, Chamber Music Northwest - Oregon, Music From Angel Fire - New Mexico, the Vail Valley Music Festival - Colorado and the Pacific Music Festival - Japan. Teaches at Northwestern University and the Jacobs School of Music - Indiana University.

(Pennsylvania 1899-after 1960)

thanks to Kara Chrin, great-granddaughter of Gustave Loeben for this photo and other information

Studied with Hedda Van den Beemt at the Philadelphia Musical Academy. Loeben was notable for his celesta playing (click on the link below to listen) in the November 10, 1926 and November 26, 1934 recordings of Tchaikovsky Nutcracker Suite. See him at the celesta at right.