The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra

Kwamé Ryan

Music Director

Christopher James Lees

Resident Conductor

Christopher Warren-Green

Conductor Laureate

Calin Ovidiu Lupanu

Violin, Concertmaster

Joseph Meyer

Associate Concertmaster

Kari Giles

Assistant Concertmaster

Susan Blumberg

First Violin

Jane Hart Brendle

First Violin

Cynthia Burton

First Violin

Ayako Gamo

First Violin

Oliver Kot

First Violin

Lenora Leggatt

First Violin

Jenny Topilow

First Violin

Hanna Zhdan

First Violin

Kathleen Jarrell

Acting Principal Second Violin

Carlos Tarazona

Acting Assistant Principal Second Violin

Monica Boboc

Second Violin

Sakira Harley

Second Violin

Tatiana Karpova

Second Violin

Ellyn Stuart

Second Violin

Fengwan Chen

Acting Section Second Violin

David Horak

Acting Section Second Violin

Ben Geller

Principal Viola

Kirsten Swanson

Acting Assistant Principal Viola

Ellen Ferdon

Viola

Wenlong Huang

Viola

Viara Stefanova

Viola

Ning Zhao

Viola

Christina D’Antonio

Acting Section Viola

Jon Lewis

Principal Cello

Allison Drenkow

Assistant Principal Cello

Marlene Ballena

Cello

Jeremy Lamb

Cello

Sarah Markle

Cello

Nicco Mazziotto

Cello

David Olson

Cello

Jason McNeel

Acting Principal Double Bass

Judson Baines

Assistant Principal Double Bass

Jeff Ferdon

Double Bass

Eric Thompson, III

Double Bass

Andrea Mumm Trammell

Principal Harp

Victor Wang

Principal Flute

Amy Orsinger Whitehead

Flute

Erinn Frechette

Flute, Piccolo

Erinn Frechette

Flute, Piccolo

Tim Swanson

Principal Oboe

Erica Cice

Oboe, Acting English Horn

Jamison Hillian

Acting Section Oboe

Erica Cice

Oboe, Acting English Horn

Taylor Marino

Principal Clarinet

Samuel Sparrow

Clarinet, E-Flat Clarinet

Allan Rosenfeld

Clarinet, Bass Clarinet

Samuel Sparrow

Clarinet, E-Flat Clarinet

Allan Rosenfeld

Clarinet, Bass Clarinet

AJ Neubert

Principal Bassoon

Joshua Hood

Bassoon

Nicholas Ritter

Bassoon, Contrabassoon

Nicholas Ritter

Bassoon, Contrabassoon

Byron Johns

Principal Horn

Christopher Caudill

Acting Assistant/Utility Horn

Paige Quillen

Acting Third Horn

Andrew Fierova

Horn

Richard Goldfaden

Horn

Alex Wilborn

Principal Trumpet

Jesdelson Vasquez

Acting Third/Associate Principal Trumpet

Ayaka Miura

Trumpet

John Bartlett

Principal Trombone

Thomas Burge

Trombone

Scott Hartman

Principal Bass Trombone

Colin Benton

Principal Tuba

David Uhlmann

Principal Timpani

Brice Burton

Principal Percussion