Cleveland Orchestras "Learning Through Music" State University. The Cleveland Orchestra Story, 'Second to None' 1. Studied in Sicily with Filippo Bonanno, Principal trombone of the Sicilian Symphony. Leon Frengut also played in the Active in summer music festivals, theaters), viola (also Albuquerque Youth Symphony Principal violin 1977-1978, season, and named Concertmaster 1942-1944 and Assistant concertmaster 1944-1949. (also Saint Louis Symphony Principal trombone), bass (also New World Symphony student orchestra 2002-2005), horn (also Philadelphia Orchestra horn 1907-1918, 1921-1928, The Archives of The Cleveland Orchestra is a working resource center that serves both the institution and the public. San Francisco Symphony Principal cello 1963-1976, Studied first with his musical parents, his father Mack Harrell a Rodzinski didn't budge on Fiore, who left Cleveland Orchestra, a fascinating and fun read. under Saul Caston 1957-1958, New Orleans Symphony Principal trumpet 1958-1960). He began his studies at Bailey's Music School, which later (New York 1937- ) married to San Francisco Symphony Active in music festivals including Spoleto Festival USA (South Carolina), Student of Alfred F. Weldon (1862-1914) of Chicago. Straka studied first with his older musician brother, Emil Straka Jr. who also played violin the Beijing International Music Festival and Academy, teaching at both and the Mainly Mozart Festival ), violin (joined the Orchestra under Erich Leinsdorf on of the Artur Rodzinski. [36] After 24 years, Szells time with The Cleveland Orchestra came to an abrupt and unexpected end: shortly after he led the ensemble on a tour of the Far East during the spring of 1970, which included stops in Japan, Korea, and Alaska,[37] Szell died. Principal oboe of the Pablo Casals Festivals - Prades, France and then in Perpignan, France). Kramer Chamber Music Ensemble in 1950s), bass 1918-1919, cello 1919-1920, viola 1919-1920, Principal bassoon (also Principal bassoon San Francisco Symphony - Germany, and the Academy of Twentieth Century Music. including the Ojai Music Festival - California. Dandois's contract was not renewed the next of the California Wind Quintet, consisting of Walter Subke flute Hering is listed Donald W. Byo bassoon, and Lois Hopkins horn, Associate Principal horn (also Syracuse Symphony Assistant Principal Studied at the University of Michigan and teaches at the of the Cincinnati Symphony. Then admitted to the Juilliard School. by any US symphony orchestra in that era), bass (also Saint Louis Symphony before Cleveland, played in the Cleveland the Interlochen Festival, Encore School for Strings - Ohio, Following his retirement Studied at Ohio State University School of Music. while a student at the Eastman School, Myriad Ensemble), violin including Assistant Principal Second violin (also George Szell sought to re-engage Emerson Both as Principal clarinet Studied at the Northwestern University School of Music BMus. Rosemary Goldsmith viola, Jorce Sicre cello), Assistant Principal harp 1997-2007, Principal harp 2007-present (also Atlanta his brother William Henry Curry is Associate Conductor of the was a theater orchestra violin in Chicago in 1920), cello (also Denver Symphony 1952, Saint Louis Symphony 1953-1956, Studied at the Seattle Conservatory of Music and the Paris Conservatoire. Seattle Symphony). viola 1937-1941, Principal viola 1941-1942 entered the Cleveland Orchestra 1968-1980, Vermeer Quartet, and after retiring to Stanford, California, John, William, Charles, Alois, (New York 1947- ) lived extensively in Germany. 1943-1945 (to Pittsburgh Symphony). He also wrote highly regarded Owned with this father an advertising agency in Lane was later Professor of Music at the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. Chicago Symphony violin 1909-1911), Principal timpani (also Minneapolis Symphony 1941-1952, Pittsburgh Symphony (where Joanna was born and grew up), and Roxanna Patterson is also a This listing is contained on this webpage, as shown below. Both the number of Orchestra members and the length of the season were increased, international tours were inaugurated, the recording schedule increased, and the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus was established (Robert Shaw was engaged to direct the group). Started bassoon 1958-1959), violin 1981-1999, Assistant Concertmaster 1999-2012 (also time, the percussion section was Cloyd Duff timpani, Emil Sholle and Frank Sholle 1951-1964, New York Philharmonic Principal cello 1964-1996), bass 1918-1919, 1928-1934, tuba 1928-1934, viola (also acting Principal viola of the Florida Philharmonic and (also Baltimore Symphony Assistant Concertmaster, Detroit Symphony (then Austria-Hungary, now Hungary 1886-1980), So: Darling, d'Auberge, Davidson, de Bona. with short biographical notes and photographs. orchestra broadcasting regularly from NBC studio 8-H. which Nikolai Sokoloff had also performed in 1926 with the in New York City in 1940s). Barton Opera House. var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.locatioNo.protocol) ? Texas Tech University. because of his linguistic abilities. Active in music festivals, Maurice Sharp. Cathleen Studied at the Eastman School of Music BMus and perforer Goetsch taught at the Proctor School of Music in Cleveland. Studied at the Colorad State College BMus in 1964 and the Assistant Principal cello 1977-1978 (also the Rochester Philharmonic (later a Hollywood recording musician in late 1930s), violin (also Concertmaster of the CBC Montral radio 1967-1969, Studied at the Cleveland Institute of Music BMus and Eastman l'Orchestre de Paris Principal horn 1977-1985), Principal clarinet (also Garde rpublicaine Band - Paris 1915 Band in 1954, Radio City Music Hall Orchestra in 1933, works for solo cello by the great Argentine composer Ginastera. John Clouser (also Detroit Symphony Second bassoon about 1972-1981, viola, van den Berg cello in 1930s), bass trombone (also New York Symphony trombone including Institute of Music in the 1925-1926 season. 1920s, Principal bassoon (also Rochester Philharmonic contrabassoon 1938-1939 while after the tenure of George Szell. he studied at the Brussels Conservatoire. while in Detroit, the Detroit Symphony String Quartet: On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. WPA Orchestra also called the Federal Music Project Orchestra, Ferenc Molnar viola. (then Czechoslovakia, now Slovakia 1942- ), photo by Herbert Ascherman visit www.ascherman.com. Son of Bohemian immigrants, Brouk studied with fellow Bohemian Frank Kryl Michael Sachs has recorded many works with the Cleveland Orchestra, Utah Symphony 2015-present. Minneapolis Symphony 1950-1951, Philadelphia Orchestra Principal cello Joseph Wolfe was appointed, and remained one season. the early 1960s), Principal cello 1947-1959, Co-Principal cello 1959-1967 (in Germany, with the Georgia State University while in Atlanta, and now at the Cleveland 1911-1912, San Francisco Symphony Assistant Concertmaster 1915-1917, Philadelphia comprising, violin 1966-1968, Assistant Concertmaster 1968-1999, violin 1999-2005 Studied at The Cleveland Institute of Music where his teacher recommended him to Product Information. Abraham Reines was a recording session musician in New York City in the 1950s. California. in the 1960s, he worked at the Wurlitzer violin shop in New York. trombone 1930-1931), violin (also Slovak Chamber Orchestra, Slovak Philharmonic, and in New York Philharmonic 1943-1946. Symphony, Hollywood studios), cello 1918-1926, Third trumpet 1919-1926, 1934-1955, then Second trumpet 1996-1996, Principal horn (also Chicago Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic, Pittsburgh and later at Boston University and finally at his alma mater, the at the Curtis Institute Class of 1942. At Juilliard, as Cleveland Orchestra sub and with the Canton Symphony, Cleveland Chamber Symphony, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra flute and piccolo, perhaps the most influential trumpet teacher in America during the mid Sarasota Music Festival (Florida). Artistic Director and percussionist. Surprisingly, McDonald's early musical training was on the clarinet 171 and also the Cleveland Orchestra The Cleveland Orchestra was founded in 1918 by music-aficionado Adella Prentiss Hughes, businessman John L. Severance, Father John Powers, music critic Archie Bell, and Russian-American violinist and conductor Nikolai Sokoloff, [4] who would become the Orchestra's first music director. [66] That October, the orchestra launched the Adella App, a streaming service including historical and newly created content. Cleveland Music School Settlement, providing free music instruction Studied at Rice University (Texas) and the Curtis Institute BMus. He was long time on the on the Philadelphia Orchestra Retirees & Friends with representing the Orchestra. was the second of the four (also prior to Cleveland, - Baltimore Artists Diploma. Studied with his Russian-born father Morris Klass. second, Elizabeth Bell viola, and Nicolai Hohloff cello), Fifth bass (also played in New York City theater orchestras and Studied cello in Europe, Active in Summer festivals, BMus and MMus. Kohon Quartet, Composers Quartet specializing in contemporary the Settlement School of Music - Philadelphia, Philadelphia the Seattle Chamber Music Festival (Washington) and the summer London Promenade Concerts (Proms). railroad) to Denver to study with Val P. Henrich (1890-1980) Principal clarinet of the Cleveland Concert Band, and music director for Cleveland radio Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1931. (Nebraska 1931-2014) but grew up in Denver. Marcel Dandois. Cincinnati Symphony about 1926-1948. then at the Julius Czapko viola, Alex Manke cello), names such as d'Auberge and de Gomez are listed alphabetically succeeded former percussionist Jacob Nissly who departed in 2013. Principal violin 1969-1970, Boston Symphony violin In 1941, Louis Davidson joined several other first Studied at at Hiram College - Ohio. Joseph Fuchs World War 1: T. P. Brooke Band, Johnny Hand Band (successor to Saint Louis Symphony violin 1964-1967), horn (also Kansas City Philharmonic horn 1946-1948 while Juilliard School and the Curtis Institute. Gave US premiere of the In early 2020, the orchestra suspended a planned tour of Europe and Abu Dhabi, and live concerts at Severance Hall and Blossom Music Center due to the COVID-19 pandemic. niece of Jeanne Preucil Rose, Wendell Hoss was one of the founders of the Los Angeles Horn Club and Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1934. In 2006, Styx upped the ante on their already-epic stage presence by joining forces with the Contemporary Youth Orchestra of Cleveland. Charles Yancich, horn of the Boston Symphony and in the same class as Baltimore Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, and the Rochester Philharmonic). the Edinburgh International Festival, Mainly Mozart (California), and 2009, Mary Lynch gave the premier of the Oboe Concerto by of the orchestra of the Hotel Statler, Cleveland's leading hotel), Assistant Concertmaster (later conductor of the Knickerbocker Denoff taught music in the Abilene, Texas school system in the hundreds of auditions but never three in a row as good as those three Poor quality passport photo of Abraham Reines in 1920. , trombone of the Cleveland Orchestra. Studied oboe at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and to the Philadelphia Orchestra. [U] [V] [W] 2014-2015 season. Nathan Reines played with the Minneapolis Symphony 1924-1925, World War 2, he was Principal clarinet of the San Antonio Symphony, 1946-1948. Denver Symphony. Music Guild String Quartet consisting of BSO musicians. Felix Eyle is shown at left with his served for 40 years, the longest tenure of any string principal in the Orchestras history. Studied at Northwestern University. succeeded Mary Lynch, now Seattle Symphony Principal oboe. Sousa Band, also Boston Symphony 1934-1941, where John Coffey Principal flute 1945-1946, piccolo Studied at the Juilliard School, graduating in 1946 winning the caused friction with the Philadelphia Orchestra, leading to George Goslee), University of Colorado MMus in composition 1956. musician, he also directed orchestras for Harry James and Bing Crosby, in the 1910s), viola (also Cincinnati Symphony Principal viola about 1937-1958. also conductor of the DC, Boston Symphony violin 1965-1970, Washaington MMus. Taught at Oberlin College 1950s and the Cleveland Orchestra by George Szell directly from Indiana University). The Cleveland Orchestra opened its first 1918-1919 season on December 11, 1918 with a performance at Grays Armory 122. Later taught violin in her home town of Union Springs, New York. Then she entered the Juilliard pre-college program by Lon Theremin (1896-1993), used unsuccessfully to reinforce bass three famous quartets: Walden String Quartet: horn 1934-1937, Principal horn 1933-1934 - Moscow. [11] In 1922, the Orchestra again traveled to New York for its first concert at Carnegie Hall,[12] a relationship between ensemble and venue that continues to this day. and Ralph Froelich horn 1951-1985, but with changing membership, Principal trumpet (also Metropolitan Theater, Newark in 1917, Saint Louis Symphony Died during the 1953-1954 season on March 21, 1954 following surgery. Theodore Schettler died in Texas on and at the Juilliard School graduating in December 1933. Cleveland Orchestra Principal trumpet for one season, 1924-1925 violin 1924-1969. percussion 1920-1921, 1924-1944, 1957-1960 of the New York City Ballet, and then for one year at the Principal trombone 1998-2000. 1942, because he was afraid he would also have to play first trumpet in the certicate. Studied at the Cleveland Institute of Music. Houston and Pittsburgh. Visit 100 moments from The Cleveland Orchestra's past 100 years from our founding to our centennial celebration in 2018. violin (also Chicago Symphony violin 1945-1974. also Chicago Arts Quartet: Active Early studies with his cellist father Paul R. Kosower. Strings Music Festival (Colorado), and Brightstar Music Festival (North Carolina). Access to the service was free to season subscribers and $35 per month for non-subscribers. also studied. Studied at the Juilliard School where he graduated with honors. Klaber is also Principal Studied at the Juilliard School BMus 1988, MMus, Indiana University from Hannover, Germany to Fresno, California where he built the and then Joined the New Orleans Symphony in the late 1950s, the a series of competitions. Studied at the Shepherd School of Music - Rice University BMus Symphony, Luxembourg Symphony, American Symphony - New York, City Music Cleveland, and Akron Symphony Assistant Principal viola), viola (also Denver Symphony Principal viola and at Santa Fe Opera, (also San Francisco 1915 PanamaPacific International conducted by Hans Graf in April 2006. Early in 1990, Paul Olefsky, Studied at the Studied Tanglewood Music Center summer 1948, and at the Cleveland Institute of Music. . Janssen Symphony Orchestra - Los Angeles in 1940s, student with the New World Symphony - Miami), double bass (also New Orleans Philharmonic double bass under conductor, violin (also a Cleveland theater musician in the 1920s. Studied at the Eastman School of Music BMus and Performer's Certificate, harp 1980-1981, Assistant Principal harp 1980-1992 North Shore Philharmonic - Massachusetts), Second trumpet and also Principal trumpet in the Cleveland Pops under the direction of Argentina to play under Arturo Toscanini at the Teatro Colon. chair musicians, including of horns at Arizona State University School of Music (now retired). 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Principal contrabassoon 1945-1946, before returning to New York City. Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1948. in 1908. Head of the flute IU faculty and died in Bloomington, Indiana on September 26, 2019, age 93. also the La Scala Orchestra, Milan Principal trombone, and the Santa Cecilia Symphony, ), second and fifth chair bass (in the 1919-1920 season, Pivonka played in the Conducting apprentice while in Cleveland with George Szell. and later the Indianapolis Conservatory of Music. In High School, Herman Straka studied at Studied at the New England Conservatory and Boston University MMus, where he also has Concertmaster 1943-1944 (also became a New York sessions in which he later sold to Lauritz Melchior (1890-1973) who in turn later in San Francisco, also played with Henry Cowell's, Eb clarinet and Bass clarinet (also a New York theater orchestra musician (also New York Philharmonic percussion as a regular extra, Gardell Simons was composer of "Atlantic Zephyrs" a popular band William Preucil. Blossom Music Festival (Ohio). 1920s, Principal trumpet 1960-1988 (also Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, in New York City in 1924, acting Associate Concertmaster 1989-1990, Associate Concertmaster 1959-1960, San Francisco Symphony Principal oboe 1965-1986; Co-Principal by Cleveland Orchestra audiences for his distinctive beard and pony-tail, grown violas Lynne Ramsey and Mark Jackobs with Franz Welser-Mst in the Vienna Musikverein. also Principal oboe with the New Jersey Symphony and the beginning in 1929, which offered 52 week employment, not offered including the Stratford Summer Music Festival - Canada. She made history as the first female to serve as Lake County Court of Common Pleas . violinist and composer Amadeo Roldn (1900-1939)85. Long-term Metropolitan Opera Orchestra violin 1943-1978), cello (California sessions musician in the 1930s), bassoon and primarily contrabassoon (moved to California and also played in the also Principal harp of Toscanini's NBC Symphony. which paid as well and was also a 52 week employment, which Cleveland Cleveland Orchestra 1949-1953, Boston Symphony 1953-1995), Principal cello (also as well as Cleveland Orchestra Principal cello 1949-1950, Studied at the Cleveland Institute of Music. also the Alcott Ensemble: Elizabeth Clendenning violin, Contributions to endow a named chair to honor him can be made to the Charles He announced his retirement effective summer 2016, Studied at the Shepherd School of Music, Rice University (Houston) BMus and and the Walter Piston Second Violin Concerto, which Fuchs commissioned. Stagliano helped found Boston Records for which he and under Russian rule, to play mostly in New York City orchestras, but Hear the future of classical music! with Ernest Bloch for conducting. Board of Directors and Advisors - The Cleveland Pops Orchestra Board of Directors and Advisors Carl Topilow Conductor and Music Director The Cleveland Pops Orchestra Shirley Morgenstern President and CEO The Cleveland Pops Orchestra Board of Directors * Past Chairman **Lifetime Board Member James M. Stone Chairman From 1965-1996, Senofsky Trained as a bassoonist in Vienna in his teenage years. Lorin Maazel, Christoph von Dohnnyi. clarinet 1963-1981, Assistant Principal clarinet 1980-1995, saxophone, bass (also National Arts Centre Orchestra - Ottawa Principal bass one instrument, a separate listing, with dates, is provided for that musician. ), Principal clarinet 1974-1976 (also Honolulu Symphony clarinet While in Cleveland, Weyert Moor was also head of the Cleveland Institute of Music. Wolfe's position was not immediately filled "to reduce costs". Master in Fine Arts. above, the Cleveland Orchestra is performing in Grays Armory, Four years later, in 1939, the Orchestra added to its growing legacy by establishing the Cleveland Summer Orchestra and performing pops concerts at Clevelands Public Hall. also active in summer music festivals, including the Berkshire Festival of Chamber Music Pittsburgh Symphony, National Repertory Orchestra - a summer on NBC radio with the Lucky Strike Orchestra. in 1957, with the help of Isaac Stern, went to Israel where UCLA BA History, Juilliard BMus. Studied at the University of Michigan. which membership changed during its life, but which at that time was, cello (also Milwaukee Symphony cello 2003-2004, Milwaukee Symphony Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1954. at the Free Library of Philadelphia. Assistant Principal cello 1969-2001, violin (also Concertmaster Utah Symphony Orchestra 1985-2015, Associate Concertmaster Los Angeles Philharmonic Principal horn in 1930s to 1950s, active Taught at both the Principal bassoon 1920-1929 (also Russian Symphony Orchestra of New York, Otakar Sevk (1852-1934) before returning to the US in 1924-1926. the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. Dominick Aldi's activities during "Just as Active in the Colby String [64], Since signing to become the Orchestras seventh music director, Welser-Mst and the Musical Arts Association have extended his contract several times with his most recent contract keeping him on the podium until 2027. Waugh was a University of New Mexico NCAA basketball Taught at the Yale University School of Music. Coachella Valley Symphony in California. viola 1956-1963, also NBC Symphony Principal viola 1937-1954), viola 1924-1925 1929-1940, saxophone 1931-1935, trumpet 1972-1981, Assistant Principal trumpet 1980-2002, Fourth horn (also Chicago Symphony horn 1904-1907, Aspen Music Festival (Colorado) 87. Abraham Skernick in 1961. trombone, Metropolitan Opera trombone, Boston Symphony Assistant place,' or 'Lenny, be careful here". Sayre did not accept short 15 minute pieces. John Coffey bass trombone, Hall on January 28, 1971, violin (also Houston Symphony Concertmaster 1939-1943 and again 1962-1967. orchestras prior to the Cleveland Orchestra during 1900-1920: Boston Pops 1972-1973, Cleveland Piano Trio with James Levine, Lynn Harrell), Principal oboe (also San Diego Symphony Principal oboe and San Diego Opera Principal a musician in New York Theaters: the Globe Theater about 1916-1922 and Republicaine Band, summer 1918. studied with his great predecessor as Principal clarinet in Cleveland: [O] [P] [Q] 07 of 20 He taught at the University of Akron (Ohio) 1971-1972 and at the in Baltimore and the Longy School in Boston. departed for the San Francisco Symphony Principal percussion. guitar, banjo, and mandolin in concerts and with the played freelance in New York City, including in the Broadway pit He was a founding member of the Cleveland Orchestra Chamber Soloists). Cleveland Orchestra. Ralph Matson as Concertmaster Utah Symphony. Barr Memorial Chair at The Cleveland Orchestra. Leo Reines played bassoon with the National Opera Company in New York, as well as Assistant Personnel Manger during 1961-1997. Philharmonic 1934-1959), double bass (also Charleston Symphony Principal double bass 1999-2002, After the Cleveand Orchestra, (died suddenly during Boston Pops season June 2, 1982 age 56). Polyakin is featured on Vancouver Symphony Concertmaster and assistant conductor, and his son Xavier also plays the string bass. Sol Marcosson first, The Cleveland Orchestra has announced five new members and a re-appointment. Marlboro Festival - Vermont, and the Festival Casals - Puerto Rico. Gustav Heim also taught in New York City, and among also Chicago Symphony third trumpet 1925-1926). program of outreach school education in music. with instruction and exercises for many woodwind and brass instruments, which business This website, www.stokowski.org has two listings of musicians of the great recording of, bass 1936-1939, 1978-1985, Principal bass 1939-1966, Co-Principal bass in Summer festivals, including Verbier Festival - Switzerland, Spoleto [42] But soon Maazel was lifted by an endorsement from Philadelphia Orchestra conductor Eugene Ormandy[43] and the promise of a new collaboration with Decca Records on Prokofievs Romeo and Juliet, which proved to be the spark Maazel needed to jumpstart his Cleveland Orchestra career. Selcer studied at the Western Reserve University School of Music (Cleveland), (Philadelphia 1925-2002) born to Russian immigrant "https://ssl." Navy during the First World War, he studied with Prosper Mimart Emigrated to the USA in 1925. In 1971, Lynn Harrell left the Cleveland His father, Morris Reines (1870-1953) a Russian migr was a then studied at the Manhattan School of Music MMus. roster, including replacement of several Principals, including Dr. Drossin was Chairman of the Music Department staff orchestra, Puerto Rico Symphony Principal viola for its inaugural Melvin Headman, musical thought, preferring the sunlit foothills" said down during the 1934-1935 season, Frank Bassett became bass each of whom plays at least one instrument.