Orchestra
KSO musicians are the heart of our organization. Below is a list of our talented artists. If you feel so inclined, please send a musican an email and let them know what you think!
Learn about KSO's Artists in Residence (AIR).
Music Director - Julian Kuerti
Irving S. Gilmore Conductor's Chair
Music Director Emeritus - Raymond Harvey
Diane Robertson Chair
Strings
First Violin
Jun-Ching Lin - Concertmaster
Jane Rooks Ross and Barry Ross Chair
Stefan Hubenov - (AIR) Associate Concertmaster
James C. Westin Chair
Emelyn Bashour - Assistant Concertmaster
Preston & Barbara Parish Chair
Mark Portolese
In Memory of Krishna Baraily
Marley Haller
Lewis & Sally Iversen Chair
Eleanor K. Pifer
Tigran Shiganyan
VACANT
Oleg Bezuglov
Caroline Joyner
Janet Lyu
Yu Xin
Sofie Yang
Ying-Li Pan
Second Violin
Lisa A. Williams - (AIR) Principal
Neill & Ruth Currie Chair
VACANT - Assistant Principal
Katharine D. Rogers Chair
Nicholas Naegele
Hsin-Ju Yu
Benita Barber
Cori Somers
Tatiana Zueva
Yung-Hsuan Lo
Eric V. & Margaret Ann Brown Chair
Jean Watson Roberts
Norma-Jean Forshey
Dana Duncan-Davis
Fahad Awan
Viola
Arturo Ziraldo - Principal
Connable/Burdick/Rood Chair
Nicholas Jeffery - (AIR) Assistant Principal
William and Fiona Denny Chair
Nora R. Frisk
Sara Churchill
Gerson Medina
Rebecca Boelzner
Seaver Family Chair
David Beytas
VACANT
Kathy Connor
Jasper Zientek
Cello
Igor Cetkovic - (AIR) Principal
Diether H. Haenicke Chair
Jinhyun Kim - Assistant Principal
Tomlinson Family Chair
Carol Bullock Russell
Anonymous Chair in honor of the KSO's 100th
Calin Muresan
Elizabeth Start
Anonymous Chair in honor of Grace Field
Brook Bennett
VACANT
Nola Matthews Thole Chair
Allison Rich
Lisa Bressler
David Machavariani
Bass
Charles Ingrassia - Principal
Jerry Mason Chair
Victor Stahoviak - Assistant Principal
Clark den Bleyker Chair endowed by the KSOL
Matthew Boothe
Frank R. Tramp
VACANT
Jason Niehoff
Noah Krzan
Dick and Kathie Tomlinson Chair
Dominic Azkoul
Woodwinds
Flute
Yukie Ota - Principal
S.U.D. Parish Chair honoring David C. Parish
Nancy Rinaldi Williams
Jim Westin Memorial Chair (flute)
Jacob C. and Naomi B. Stucki Memorial Chair (piccolo)
Jenny Robinson*
Piccolo
Nancy Rinaldi Williams*
Jacob C. and Naomi B. Stucki Memorial Chair
Jenny Robinson
Oboe
Gabriel Renteria-Elyea - (AIR) Principal
Elizabeth Upjohn Mason Chair
Brad Smith
Maria L. Schneider
English Horn
Brad Smith
Utility Oboe
Maria L. Schneider
Clarinet
Georgiy Borisov - (AIR) Principal
Marge and Gerry Thomas Chair
Frank X. Silva
Garret Jones
Utility Clarinet
Frank X. Silva
Garret Jones
Bassoon
VACANT - Principal
Norman & Doreen K. Bristol Chair
Alan Palider
Lauren Murphy
Contrabassoon
Lauren Murphy
Brass
Horn
VACANT - Principal
Dr. William H. and Melinda L. Scott Chair
VACANT - Assistant Principal
Don and Ann Parfet Chair
VACANT
Margaret Hamilton
Tamara Kosinski
Trumpet
Scott Thornburg - Principal
Stephen Blackwood Chair in honor of Mrs. Geta Patterson
Mike Brozick - Assistant Principal
Mark Novitch Memorial Chair
VACANT
In Memory of Jay Scott Heckler
Trombone
Edward "Kip" Hickman - (AIR) Principal
Miller Family Chair
Jaewoo Lee
VACANT
Bass Trombone
VACANT
Tuba
Robert Whaley - Principal
Jacob C. & Naomi Bersch Stucki Chair
Percussion
Timpani
Mark Guthrie - (AIR) Principal
Doris "Dori" Kunkle Chair
Percussion
Kevin Kosnik - Principal
Little and Tyler Family Chair
Judy Moonert
Greg Secor
Harp
Rachel Miller - Principal
Dorothy Smith Goodloe Chair
Keyboard
Reiko Yamada - Principal
Lawrence Schlack Memorial Chair
2023/24 WMU Artist Scholars To Be Announced
*Leave of absence
°Temporary Appointment
†Acting Principal/Assistant Principal
