Program Book - Shani, Shostakovich & Brahms

M B E R –J A NUARY 24 25 SEASON

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association wishes you a very happy holiday season. Music is essential to many forms of celebration, and music is precisely what we celebrate year-round. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Chorus, Civic Orchestra of Chicago, the Symphony Center Presents series, and work of the Negaunee Music Institute all affirm the power of music. In this season of giving, we ask that you consider supporting our life-enriching programs with an end-of-year gift to the Annual Fund in addition to the favor of your company at our performances.

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra performs three weeks of classical concerts in December. First, guest conductor Dima Slobodeniouk leads the Orchestra in Grieg’s Suite no. 1 from Peer Gynt, Rachmaninov’s Symphony no. 1, and Lutosławski’s Cello Concerto with soloist Johannes Moser. Next, Fabien Gabel conducts a program of music inspired by heroes of stage, screen, and folklore featuring baritone Konstantin Krimmel performing Mahler’s Songs of a Wayfarer. The following week, Lahav Shani conducts and plays Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto no. 2 in addition to leading the Orchestra in Beethoven’s Egmont Overture and Brahms’s First Symphony. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass performs its annual Symphony Center Presents concert on December 17.

Throughout much of December, Alastair Willis leads members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Chicago Symphony Chorus in Merry, Merry Chicago!, our annual holiday program, with moving arrangements of favorite carols and festive songs. CSO at the Movies showcases original film scores in concert performances of The Wizard of Oz and Elf in November and December and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in January, marking the CSO’s first performance of a film score by Tan Dun.

This is also a season for expressing gratitude, and on behalf of the CSOA, we thank you for your attendance and support. We extend our warmest wishes for a music-filled, happy, and healthy new year and look forward to seeing you at Symphony Center often.

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Teng Li Principal Viola

The Paul Hindemith Principal Viola Chair

What works or concerts are you most looking forward to this season, and why?

I’m very much looking forward to playing Bartók’s Bluebeard’s Castle with Esa-Pekka Salonen (February 6–8). I love Bartók’s music but have not yet had the chance to play this piece. I’m very excited to explore the many different characters and musical colors in this opera. I have worked with Esa-Pekka many times in Los Angeles. He knows Bartók’s music so wonderfully well, and I’m sure he will inspire us all! I can’t wait for our interpretation.

What is one of your favorite holiday traditions?

My family likes to hang out together in the kitchen and make great food while singing. During past holiday seasons, we often made cookies and shared them with our friends. As my daughter is growing older, I’m sure we will have a few more challenging cooking projects this year.

Currently I’m reading/watching/ listening to:

I just started reading Pierre Boulez: Organised Delirium by Caroline Potter. I never had a chance to work with Maestro Boulez, and I wanted to learn about his artistry and way of thinking.

What is your favorite music to perform, and why?

There are so many different styles and composers that I love to perform, but usually I focus on the pieces we are playing at the time. We dive into these pieces, and as we invest the time to discover our roles in the music, we do our best to bring out the most beautiful colors that

HOMETOWN Nanjing, China

APPOINTMENT 2024–25

EDUCATION

Central Conservatory, Beijing, China; Curtis Institute of Music

can make these stories come to life. In order to do that, we have to really believe and live in the music that we are playing. I think my favorite music changes depending on the pieces we are performing each week. We are very fortunate that the Orchestra is programmed to perform so much wonderful music this season.

What is your most memorable CSO performance or experience?

My most memorable experience at the CSO was the European tour with Maestro Muti in January 2024. It was especially meaningful to play in the Musikverein in Vienna. I grew up watching the Vienna Philharmonic’s New Year’s concert at the Musikverein on Chinese television channels. Maestro Muti was in quite a few of those broadcasts. During the concert, and looking up at Maestro Muti, I had a very emotional moment— my dream had come true.

Alexander Horton Assistant Principal Bass

Was there a specific moment or experience that led you to becoming a professional musician?

One of my core musical memories is playing Brahms’s First Symphony at Brevard Music Center in the summer of 2010. It was my first time playing in a symphony orchestra, and I knew within seconds of the first rehearsal that this is what I wanted to do. This symphony is still one of my favorites because the bass line has a uniquely melodic quality throughout. I’m looking forward to performing it for the first time with the CSO this December (December 19–21).

Why did you choose your instrument?

I started playing the bass in my fifth-grade public school orchestra program. My friend suggested that the two of us should play the bass so we could sit at the back of the class and talk. We did end up doing quite a bit of talking, but I also enjoyed playing. I signed up for orchestra again when I started middle school the following year, and I was lucky to have an inspiring teacher who encouraged me to take private lessons and join my local youth orchestra.

What is your most memorable CSO performance or experience?

HOMETOWN

Tallahassee, Florida

APPOINTMENT

2023–24

EDUCATION

Florida State University, Indiana University

Offstage, I like to:

I’ll never forget my first three weeks with the CSO. We performed some of the most iconic orchestral works: Stravinsky’s Firebird, Mendelssohn’s Fourth Symphony, Brahms’s Second Symphony, and Mussorgsky’s Pictures from an Exhibition. Our performances here in Chicago and in New York on tour were some of the most exciting concerts of my life.

One of my favorite hobbies is running. I’ve enjoyed getting to know Chicago over the past year by running different trails across the city. You can usually find me running with the world’s greatest running buddy: my dog Roxie.

Daniel Carson Bass

What works or concerts are you most looking forward to this season, and why?

HOMETOWN

Golf, Illinois

I am really looking forward to playing Mahler’s Sixth and Seventh symphonies at the International Mahler Festival in Amsterdam (May 14–23 on tour, no. 6 May 8–9 and no. 7 April 17–19 in Chicago). It is such an honor for the CSO to be invited to participate. I am also really looking forward to two spring concerts with Klaus Mäkelä: Mahler’s Third Symphony (April 24–26) and Dvořák’s Seventh Symphony (May 1–4).

APPOINTMENT

2022–23

EDUCATION

Indiana University, University of Southern California

What is your favorite music to perform, and why?

I adore Mozart. I love so much of his music, but his piano concertos hold a special place in my heart. He wrote twenty-seven piano concertos, and many of them are masterpieces. They are all similar, and yet within that similarity there is astounding variety. My favorite is no. 23 in A major. Playing Mozart’s piano concertos with the CSO feels like playing chamber music, which is so wonderful.

Offstage, I like to:

I am passionate about playing bluegrass guitar. I got interested in bluegrass and folk music from my dad and have been taking guitar lessons and going to jam sessions in Chicago for about a year. I am also a devoted Chicago pizza fan, and love trying new pizza places—some deep dish but mostly thin crust!

What is one of your favorite holiday traditions, musical or otherwise?

I love going with my family to see Illuminations, the beautiful light exhibit at the Morton Arboretum. I also love playing music and singing with my family and friends during the holidays.

What is your most memorable CSO performance or experience?

My most memorable performance with the CSO was Verdi’s opera Un ballo in maschera with Riccardo Muti in June 2022. Maestro Muti has such a unique and thrilling way of interpreting Italian music, and it was an absolute joy to work on the opera with him.

Currently I’m reading/watching/ listening to:

I love horror movies and had a great time working though some classics this fall: Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Friday the 13th, Poltergeist, and a terrifying new one called Smile.

PHOTO BY TODD ROSENBERG

Ian Hallas Bass

How did you choose your instrument?

I chose it because I was small, and it was big. My mother had to carry it for me.

Was there a specific moment or experience that led you to pursue the path of a professional musician?

While I have been playing the bass for a long time, I didn’t always practice. However, the first time I played in a chamber group, I was fortunate enough to perform Dvořák’s String Quintet no. 2. That ignited a fire in me that was instrumental in my progress and passion.

What performances are you most looking forward to this season, and why?

I am very much looking forward to Shostakovich’s Eleventh Symphony with Maestro Hrůša (March 20–22). I have always found it to be one of the most powerful works in the literature, and it always seems to have relevancy to current events. It is a very demanding part—everything from the technical demands to the endurance aspect.

What is one of your favorite holiday traditions, musical or otherwise?

My wife and I are not fans of the traditional Thanksgiving feast, so we try to do something different every year. This year will likely be a homemade carbonara sauce.

What advice would you give to someone interested in learning about classical music?

Come to as many concerts as you can! There is no substitute for live performance. So much can be gleaned by seeing people play in person.

Offstage, I like to:

Spend time with my wife, daughter, and two cats. If we can somehow get all five of us in the same place, there is sure to be much mischief!

HOMETOWN

Northbrook, Illinois

APPOINTMENT 2023–24

EDUCATION

Rice University, University of Southern California

What is your favorite music to perform, and why?

I am a huge fan of Samuel Barber and always enjoy when his works are programmed. I find his writing to be beautifully varied but immediately recognizable at the same time.

What is your most memorable CSO performance or experience?

Missa solemnis with Maestro Muti comes to mind. I enjoy the precision and command of his interpretations of Beethoven, so to do this massive work with him was truly memorable.

Mark Almond Principal Horn

What’s your connection between music and medicine?

Before I became a horn player in the United States, I worked as an MD PhD specializing in pulmonology, internal medicine, and virology research in London teaching hospitals. I’ve always been passionate about both music and medicine, and I was fortunate enough to combine both careers for a while. I started as a substitute musician with the London Symphony Orchestra when I was nineteen and later secured a job with the Philharmonia Orchestra (under Christoph von Dohnányi) during my medical studies. I left medicine behind in 2016 when I moved to the U.S. to become the principal horn of the San Francisco Opera Orchestra. However, when I joined the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra in 2020 (under Salonen), the pandemic struck, concert halls closed, and I returned to clinical research at UCSF to study the COVID-19 virus. Coincidentally, my PhD research was published in the journal Nature during my initial weeks with the CSO.

Which pieces are you most anticipating this season?

HOMETOWN

Bolton, England

APPOINTMENT

2023–24

I’m thrilled to be performing Mahler’s Seventh Symphony this season (April 17–19 in Chicago and May 15–23 on tour). The Solti/ CSO recording was the first CD I ever bought, and I listened to the opening of the finale repeatedly to savor the exhilarating brass playing. I’m also excited to play the Field of Dreams soundtrack (May 30–June 1). The score begins with a captivating and haunting horn call, originally recorded by my friend James Thatcher. I’m certain the performances of Mahler’s Third Symphony with Maestro Mäkelä will also be memorable (April 24–26). I’m particularly looking forward to these as my son, James, will be singing in the children’s chorus.

PHOTO BY TODD ROSENBERG

EDUCATION

Cambridge and Oxford Universities; Imperial College, London

Offstage, I like to:

When I’m not performing at Orchestra Hall, I thoroughly enjoy teaching my horn studio at Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts. Apart from teaching, I also relish my hobbies of cooking, climbing, watching mindless action movies, and spending quality time with my family.

JAN 18

ONE PIECE Music Symphony

©Eiichiro Oda / Shueisha, Toei Animation

FEB 23

Kodo One Earth Tour 2025

FEB 25 Sphinx Virtuosi

MAR 14

Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali

APR 12

Boleros de Noche featuring Tres Souls & Trío Remembranza

APR 15

Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain 40th Anniversary Tour

APR 18

Zakir Hussain & the Masters of Percussion

MAY 16-17

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in Concert

NEGAUNEE MUSIC INSTITUTE AT THE CSO

As the education and community engagement department of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Negaunee Music Institute transforms lives through active participation in music. Programming educates children, trains young musicians, and engages diverse communities, across Chicago and around the world. Built on the Orchestra’s rich history of education and community engagement that began over a century ago, the Institute works to sustain the legacy of the CSO while helping to develop innovative programs.

CSO for Kids encompasses an array of live concerts and digital offerings that introduce young audiences to symphonic music, as well as intensive, season-long school partnerships.

Training programs develop the next generation of instrumentalists, from elementary school students to early-career professionals, including the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, the nation’s premier training program for young professional musicians.

At home and on tour, the CSO shares music with an array of cultural and socioeconomic groups through community engagement initiatives.

All concerts and events seek to diversify the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association’s audience and dissolve barriers to participation by being offered to the public free of charge or at a nominal fee.

Visit cso.org/nmi to learn about the CSO’s educational and community engagement programs and view details of the 2024–25 series of concerts and events.

Photo by Elliot Mandel

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EXECUTIVE SPOTLIGHT

E. SCOTT SANTI, CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

ITW

ITW is proud to support the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and its long tradition of excellence in providing extraordinary classical music performances for audiences here in Chicago and around the world.

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The Allstate Corporation

Allstate applauds the CSO for its commitment to enrich community and educational programs in our hometown of Chicago. We are a proud supporter of the Negaunee Music Institute at the CSO, as we believe that good starts young.

scott c. swanson, president

PNC Bank Illinois

At PNC, we recognize the importance of the arts in contributing to a dynamic, vibrant, and successful community. We applaud the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s achievements as a cornerstone of our local arts community, and look forward to another exciting year of world-class performances.

ANN MARIE WRIGHT, U.S. CHIEF RISK OFFICER BMO Financial Corp

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) commands the admiration of music lovers worldwide. Its reputation brings acclaim to our great city, and its programming and outreach connect audiences through the bond of music. As a proud admirer and supporter, BMO is pleased to help play a role in strengthening the CSO, one of our city’s greatest cultural legacies.

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Abbott and Abbott Fund are proud to support the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, one of the world’s best orchestras and a highlight of our city. We are honored to continue our long legacy of partnership to bring inspirational music to the world.

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Mayer Brown

Mayer Brown proudly supports the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, an essential connector of people through world-class music. As a dedicated partner, the firm is committed to enhancing the symphony’s legacy of captivating performances and cultural enrichment in Chicago and beyond. Together, we look forward to many more years of collaboration and memorable musical experiences.

ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-FOURTH SEASON

CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

KLAUS MÄKELÄ Zell Music Director Designate | RICCARDO MUTI Music Director Emeritus for Life

Thursday, December 19, 2024, at 7:30

Friday, December 20, 2024, at 1:30

Saturday, December 21, 2024, at 7:30

Lahav Shani Conductor and Piano

BEETHOVEN Overture to Egmont, Op. 84

SHOSTAKOVICH

Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Op. 102

Allegro

Andante— Allegro

LAHAV SHANI

INTERMISSION

BRAHMS

Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68

Un poco sostenuto—Allegro

Andante sostenuto

Un poco allegretto e grazioso Adagio—Allegro non troppo, ma con brio

These concerts are generously sponsored by Ling Z. and Michael C. Markovitz. United Airlines is the Official Airline of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council. Piano Concerto no. 2 by Dmitri Shostakovich presented under license from G. Schirmer, Inc., and Associated Music Publishers, copyright owners

These concerts are generously sponsored by

Ling Z. and Michael C. Markovitz.

COMMENTS by Phillip Huscher, Richard E. Rodda

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

Born December 16, 1770; Bonn, Germany

Died March 26, 1827; Vienna, Austria

Overture to Egmont, Op. 84

Beethoven met Bettina Brentano in May 1810, when he was hard at work on his incidental music for Goethe’s Egmont. He sang and played two of his recent Goethe settings for her, because he knew that she was a good friend of the great poet. Bettina wrote to Goethe about the composer with such enthusiasm that he answered her at once, suggesting that Beethoven meet him that summer in Karlsbad. In letter after letter that month, Bettina boasted to Goethe about Beethoven’s remarkable talent, and, in particular, of the way he had uncovered a “new sensuous basis in the intellectual life.” On May 28 she even quoted Beethoven: “Music, verily, is the mediator between the life of the mind and the senses.”

We don’t know which of Beethoven’s works Bettina knew (aside from the Goethe songs he performed for her), but several of his recent scores revealed a thrilling union of masterly technique and powerful expression—the Fifth and Sixth symphonies, the Appassionata Piano Sonata, the Violin Concerto, the Fourth Piano Concerto, and—perhaps above all, because of its theatrical nature—the opera Leonore (later known as Fidelio). The incidental music for Goethe’s Egmont that Beethoven introduced in Vienna that June was his first score for the stage since Leonore, and it shows the composer striving for an evergreater sense of dramatic intensity.

In the first stern notes of the overture (as well as in the impassioned fast music that follows), Beethoven conveys a seriousness and urgency unexpected in music. The story of Egmont is serious business, to be sure, for it’s not just a tale of freedom and national liberation, but also of a hero who dies for his cause, a theme that prompted Beethoven to write some of his most powerful music throughout his career. Even in Beethoven’s time, the event that inspired Goethe’s drama was ancient history: Count Egmont, who led the Flemish resistance against Spanish rule of the Netherlands, was beheaded in the

above: Ludwig van Beethoven, portrait on ivory by Danish artist Christian Horneman (1765–1844), 1803. Bodmer Collection, Beethoven-Haus Bonn, Germany

COMPOSED 1809–10

FIRST PERFORMANCE

June 15, 1810; Vienna, Austria

INSTRUMENTATION

2 flutes with piccolo, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, strings

APPROXIMATE PERFORMANCE TIME

8 minutes

FIRST CSO PERFORMANCES

October 27, 1891; Amphitheatre Auditorium, Louisville, Kentucky. Theodore Thomas conducting December 16 and 17, 1892, Auditorium Theatre. Theodore Thomas conducting

August 1, 1937, Ravinia Festival. Vladimir Golschmann conducting

MOST RECENT

CSO PERFORMANCES

July 18, 2018, Ravinia Festival. Gustavo Dudamel conducting

May 5, 6, and 7, 2022, Orchestra Hall. Riccardo Muti conducting

CSO RECORDINGS

1954. Fritz Reiner conducting. VAI (video)

1957. Fritz Reiner conducting. CSO (From the Archives, vol. 17: Beethoven)

1972. Sir Georg Solti conducting. London

1989. Sir Georg Solti conducting. London

1990. Sir Georg Solti conducting. CBS (video)

Brussels marketplace on June 5, 1568. But to Beethoven, it was both personal and timely, recalling his own Flemish ancestry and closely paralleling the current political situation in Vienna, which had been occupied by the French since May 1809. (During the bombardment, Beethoven hid in his brother’s cellar and covered his head with pillows to mute the noise.)

The Egmont overture itself is a compact tone poem, and, like the Leonore overtures Beethoven wrote for his opera Fidelio, it previews not only the central conflicts of the drama but its resolution as well. Here Beethoven depicts the oppression of Spanish rule (the slow opening is particularly grave), Count Egmont’s determination and

rebellious spirit, the uprising of the Netherlanders, and Egmont’s fate. In an unexpected pause near the end—followed by the emphatic rhythm of the opening— Beethoven even depicts Egmont’s beheading, noting in his sketches that death “could be expressed by a silence.” Egmont’s posthumous triumph, however, is clear from the overture’s victorious close.

Beethoven sent Goethe a copy of his Egmont music in the spring of 1811, but the two men didn’t meet until the summer of 1812, when they spent time together at the spa town of Teplitz. Goethe was never convinced of Beethoven’s genius (he preferred Mozart’s music), but as a companion, he dismissed him without hesitation as an “utterly untamed personality.”

DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH

Born September 25, 1906; Saint Petersburg, Russia

Died August 9, 1975; Moscow, Russia

Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Op. 102

The life and music of Dmitri Shostakovich abound in dichotomies. In 1925 he was accompanying silent films on a battered piano in a frigid Leningrad cinema; a year later, after the premiere of the First Symphony, he was hailed at the age of twenty as the leader of the first generation of post-revolution Soviet composers. During Hitler’s siege of Leningrad, he worked on the giant Seventh Symphony between tours of duty as a fireman. He was denounced in 1948 as a musical scoundrel; in 1954 he was honored as “People’s Artist of the U.S.S.R.,” and two years later given the Lenin Prize. He was the chief adornment and most visible representative of Soviet culture for almost four decades, though he did not join the Communist Party until 1962.

COMPOSED

1956–57

FIRST PERFORMANCE

May 10, 1957; Moscow, Russia. Maxim Shostakovich as soloist, Nikolai Anosov conducting

INSTRUMENTATION

solo piano, 2 flutes and piccolo, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, timpani, snare drum, strings

APPROXIMATE

PERFORMANCE TIME 17 minutes

FIRST CSO PERFORMANCES

May 8 and 9, 1981, Orchestra Hall. András Schiff as soloist, Sir Georg Solti conducting

May 11, 1981; Uihlein Hall, Milwaukee. András Schiff as soloist, Henry Mazer conducting

CSO RECORDING

1995. Yefim Bronfman as soloist, James Levine conducting. Disney (Third movement)

His music, as well, is filled with stark contrasts. Beginning with the Symphony no. 1, many of his individual works juxtaposed satire and pathos, grandeur and tragedy. The avant-garde style of his first mature decade—grotesque humor, biting dissonance, steely expressivity—was followed beginning with the Fifth Symphony by much music of conservatism and universal appeal. Symphonies (nos. 11 and 12) extolling Lenin and the revolution were succeeded by a musical condemnation of Soviet anti-Semitism in the Thirteenth Symphony. While maintaining a recognizable personality throughout his oeuvre, Shostakovich displayed a wider range of musical attitudes than perhaps any composer except Gustav Mahler, by whom he was indelibly influenced.

The dichotomy dividing Shostakovich’s works between those primarily for public display and those that were more introspective and reflective of his deepest thoughts veered in his later years toward the latter—the wondrous series of string quartets and the last three symphonies are the principal evidence. Standing beside these inward-looking pieces, however, is a large amount of immediately appealing music embodying one of his most important tenets: “I consider that every artist who isolates himself from the world is doomed. I find it incredible that an artist should wish to shut himself away from the people.” One of the best-crafted among this group of film scores, tone poems, jingoistic anthems, and occasional instrumental works is a piano concerto that Shostakovich wrote in 1956–57 for his son, Maxim, who was just finishing his studies at the Moscow Conservatory.

The Piano Concerto no. 2 follows the classical model in its three-movement, fast–slow–fast structure, but brings to the old formal type a typically Shostakovian wit and personality that make it very much a work of the mid-twentieth century. The outer movements, both marked allegro, are propelled by an almost demonic energy grown from a hybrid of march and galop. They call for an invigorating display of virtuosity—nimble, powerful, percussive by turns—that gives soloists ample opportunity to display their technique. In contrast, the slow middle movement, for piano and strings only (with the exception of a single entry by the solo horn), is of a lyricism and tenderness reminiscent of Chopin, filtered perhaps, in its harmonic suavities, through Poulenc.

—Richard E. Rodda

opposite page, from top: Lamoral, Count of Egmont, Prince of Gavere (1522–1568), posthumous portrait in oil by Frans Pourbus the Elder (1545–1581), 1579 | Dmitri Shostakovich, during his visit to Helsinki, Finland, October 1958. Photo by Holger Eklund. Lehtikuva Collection, Helsinki, Finland | t his page: The composer, with his son, Maxim, at London Airport while traveling to the Edinburgh Music Festival, where he was guest of honor, August 1962. Photo by Express/Express/Getty Images

JOHANNES BRAHMS

Born May 7, 1833; Hamburg, Germany

Died April 3, 1897; Vienna, Austria

Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68

Beethoven died six years before Brahms was born, but his presence was felt by almost every composer who came after him. Even Brahms, a master of piano music and songs from an early age, put off writing symphonies and string quartets—two Beethoven forms par excellence—offering only the pathetic, but honest, excuse: “You can’t have any idea what it’s like always to hear such a giant marching behind you.” Eventually, Brahms turned and faced the giant, but it took him nearly twenty years to do so, and only the magnificence of his own First Symphony gave him the courage to leave the ghost of Beethoven behind him for good.

Few great works of music have taken so long to get from sketch to finished product. Obviously, Brahms had his reasons for sitting on his first symphony, but eventually his friends and colleagues began to wonder whether he, like Schubert before him, might leave an unfinished symphony in the attic. (In fact, in 1870, Brahms said he would never complete the piece.) His publisher, Fritz Simrock, finally wrote: “Aren’t you doing anything more? Am I not to have a symphony from you in ’73 either?” But there was no symphony in 1873, just as there had been no symphony any year since 1854, when Brahms first set out to write one.

That earliest effort, in the key of D minor (the key of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, incidentally), neatly sidestepped the issue to become Brahms’s first piano concerto, even though the idea of “symphony” is written all over it. Brahms also avoided the challenge with the two serenades that gave him needed and valuable experience writing for the orchestra without directly taking on Beethoven. There was further testing of the waters in the substantial orchestral accompaniment to A German Requiem and other important choral works. And finally, a dress rehearsal of sorts—the grand Variations on a Theme by Haydn from 1873—though this too, for all its mastery of instrumentation and intellectual rigor, was not a symphony.

But Brahms did have a symphony in the works. As early as 1862, he sent a completed first movement to Clara Schumann. “Imagine my surprise!” she wrote to Joseph Joachim, who

COMPOSED 1850s–76

FIRST PERFORMANCE

November 4, 1876; Karlsruhe, Germany

INSTRUMENTATION

2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons and contrabassoon, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, strings

APPROXIMATE

PERFORMANCE TIME

52 minutes

FIRST CSO PERFORMANCES

February 9 and 10, 1894, Auditorium Theatre. Theodore Thomas conducting

July 9, 1936, Ravinia Festival. Hans Lange conducting

MOST RECENT

CSO PERFORMANCES

August 22, 2017, Ravinia Festival. James Gaffigan conducting

June 16, 17, and 18, 2022, Orchestra Hall. Lina González-Granados conducting

CSO RECORDINGS

1952. Rafael Kubelík conducting. Mercury

1975. James Levine conducting. RCA

1979. Sir Georg Solti conducting. London

1989. Günter Wand conducting. RCA

1993. Daniel Barenboim conducting. Erato

would one day play the violin concerto Brahms wrote for him in a single summer. Clara’s surprise eventually turned to dismay when Brahms continued to drag things out, sending her the horn call from the finale as a birthday card some six years later, and finally sitting her down to listen as he played the whole symphony at the piano another eight years after that. Although Brahms certainly took his time, he proved to an impatient musical public that there was still music being written that was worth the wait. Unlike his contemporary Anton Bruckner, who made a career out of having second thoughts, Brahms was the best judge of his own work. When a piece didn’t please him, he put it aside or reworked it, or—in the case of his Fifth Symphony—he destroyed it. But he wouldn’t release it.

When Brahms sent his completed first movement to Clara Schumann in 1862, it didn’t begin with the fierce and arresting introduction we know but took off like a rocket from the headlong Allegro. Clara confessed to Joachim that the beginning seemed bold and “rather harsh, but I have become used to it.” Brahms, however, evidently didn’t, because when he played the entire symphony for Clara more than a dozen years later, it began with the powerful, measured drum beat and chromatic unfolding that now lead straight into the Allegro. Even though it was written after the fact—or, perhaps because of that—Brahms’s introduction serves as a preview of what follows: the opening violin line rising by half steps, for example, and the falling thirds in the winds will both be whipped into meaningful shape elsewhere.

The Allegro is conceived on the largest scale. The final turn into the recapitulation, in particular, is stretched to incredible lengths—and then, with the destination clearly in sight, resolution is further delayed by a daring descent into a remote key. For a moment, it appears that Brahms has thrown caution to the wind, but this sudden

whim, too, is part of his plan, all calculated with the skill of a master craftsman.

From the beginning, Hermann Levi—a perceptive German conductor—thought the two inner movements more suited to a serenade or a suite. But brevity and conciseness aren’t at odds with the symphonic scale—although the grandeur of Brahms’s first movement might lead one to expect something equally imposing to follow. Instead, Brahms’s slow movement, in the surprising key of E major, is intimate and modest, with lovely woodwind solos and a magnificent one for violin at the end. The third movement is no scherzo, but an intermezzo, as warm and ingratiating as Brahms’s piano pieces that actually bear the name.

opposite page: Johannes Brahms, portrait by Fritz Luckhardt (1833–1894), 1876 | th is page: Brahms and Joseph Joachim (1831–1907), 1867. Private collection. Artist photo studio of Johann Reiner (1825–1897). Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images via Getty Images | ne xt page: The music room in Brahms’s apartment in Vienna, at Karlsgasse 4, with a bust of Beethoven high on the wall. Photo by Imagno/Getty Images, Brandstaetter Images/Contributor

With the finale, we come again to Beethoven, partly because any symphony that begins in C minor and then forges triumphantly into C major at the end must face comparison with Beethoven’s Fifth, and partly because Brahms’s big allegro melody suggests nothing more than the great song of Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy.” When the likeness was pointed out, Brahms simply said, “Any ass can see that.” More to the point, the English critic Sir Donald Tovey noted that Brahms’s theme is regularly compared with Beethoven’s “only because it is the solitary one among hundreds of the same type that is

great enough to suggest the resemblance.” There are other echoes of Beethoven, too. Certainly, the finale’s extensive introduction, clouded with mystery and flaring up with occasional turbulence, takes a cue from Beethoven’s Ninth. But then so do countless works written in the nineteenth century that don’t profit from the comparison. There’s also much that is pure Brahms, like the unforgettable horn call that parts the clouds and admits the bright sunlight of the C major allegro theme, or the brilliant and hair-raising coda, which nearly beats Beethoven at his own game. The ending, in fact, is as exalted and triumphant as any in music, and it’s clear that the triumph is Brahms’s alone.

—Phillip Huscher

Phillip Huscher has been the program annotator for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra since 1987.

Richard E. Rodda, a former faculty member at Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Institute of Music, provides notes for many American orchestras, concert series, and festivals.

PROFILES

Lahav Shani Conductor and Piano

FIRST CSO PERFORMANCES

February 9, 10, and 11, 2023, Orchestra Hall. Prokofiev’s Symphony no. 1 and Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with Beatrice Rana and Symphonic Dances

MOST RECENT CSO PERFORMANCES

June 20, 21, 22, and 23, 2024, Orchestra Hall. Avni’s Prayer, Bates’s Piano Concerto with Daniil Trifonov, and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony no. 6

These concerts mark Lahav Shani’s debut as piano soloist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

Since 2018 Lahav Shani has been chief conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. From the 2020–21 season, he started his post as music director of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, taking over from Zubin Mehta, who held the position for fifty years. He was previously principal guest conductor of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra. In 2023 the Munich Philharmonic appointed him as its new chief conductor, from September 2026.

In 2016 he debuted with the Rotterdam Philharmonic as conductor and piano soloist. Less than two months later, his appointment as chief conductor was announced, making him the youngest ever to hold the position in the orchestra’s history. The Rotterdam Philharmonic with Shani have an exclusive Warner Classics recording contract.

Shani’s close relationship with the Israel Philharmonic began well over ten years ago. He debuted with the orchestra when he was sixteen years old, and in 2007, at eighteen, he performed Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto no. 1 under the baton of Zubin Mehta. He then went on to play regularly with the orchestra as a double bassist. In 2013, after he won the Gustav

Mahler International Conducting Competition in Bamberg, he was invited by the orchestra to conduct its season-opening concerts. Since then, he has returned each season as both conductor and pianist.

Recent and upcoming guest conducting highlights include engagements with the Vienna, Berlin, and Munich philharmonic orchestras; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Chicago, Boston, and London symphony orchestras; Filarmonica della Scala in Milan; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam; Philadelphia and Budapest Festival orchestras; Orchestre de Paris; and the Philharmonia Orchestra in London. In 2022 Lahav Shani conducted Munich’s benefit concert in aid of Ukraine at the Isarphilharmonie with violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter and the three orchestras of the city: Bavarian State Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Symphony, and Munich Philharmonic. In the 2022–23 season, he began his three-year residency at the Konzerthaus Dortmund.

Born in Tel Aviv, Israel, Lahav Shani began piano studies at six years old with Hannah Shalgi before continuing with Arie Vardi at the Buchmann–Mehta School of Music. He went on to study conducting under Christian Ehwald and piano with Fabio Bidini at the Hanns Eisler School of Music Berlin and was mentored by Daniel Barenboim during his time there.

As a pianist, Shani has performed as a soloist with Daniel Barenboim, Zubin Mehta, and Gianandrea Noseda. He has play-directed piano concertos with many orchestras, including the Vienna Philharmonic, Philharmonia Orchestra, Filarmonica della Scala, Staatskapelle Berlin, and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. In addition, as an experienced chamber musician and recitalist, he regularly performs at the Verbier Festival and at the Aix-en-Provence Easter and Jerusalem Chamber Music festivals and as a duo with pianist Martha Argerich.

PHOTO BY MARCO BORGGREVE

CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra—consistently hailed as one of the world’s best—marks its 134th season in 2024–25. The ensemble’s history began in 1889, when Theodore Thomas, the leading conductor in America and a recognized music pioneer, was invited by Chicago businessman Charles Norman Fay to establish a symphony orchestra. Thomas’s aim to build a permanent orchestra of the highest quality was realized at the first concerts in October 1891 in the Auditorium Theatre. Thomas served as music director until his death in January 1905, just three weeks after the dedication of Orchestra Hall, the Orchestra’s permanent home designed by Daniel Burnham.

Frederick Stock, recruited by Thomas to the viola section in 1895, became assistant conductor in 1899 and succeeded the Orchestra’s founder. His tenure lasted thirty-seven years, from 1905 to 1942—the longest of the Orchestra’s music directors. Stock founded the Civic Orchestra of Chicago— the first training orchestra in the U.S. affiliated with a major orchestra—in 1919, established youth auditions, organized the first subscription concerts especially for children, and began a series of popular concerts.

Three conductors headed the Orchestra during the following decade: Désiré Defauw was music director from 1943 to 1947, Artur Rodzinski in 1947–48, and Rafael Kubelík from 1950 to 1953. The next ten years belonged to Fritz Reiner, whose recordings with the CSO are still considered hallmarks. Reiner invited Margaret Hillis to form the Chicago Symphony Chorus in 1957. For five seasons from 1963 to 1968, Jean Martinon held the position of music director.

Sir Georg Solti, the Orchestra’s eighth music director, served from 1969 until 1991. His arrival launched one of the most successful musical partnerships of our time. The CSO made its first overseas tour to Europe in 1971 under his direction and released numerous award-winning recordings. Beginning in 1991, Solti held the title of music director laureate and returned to conduct the Orchestra each season until his death in September 1997.

Daniel Barenboim became ninth music director in 1991, a position he held until 2006. His tenure was distinguished by the opening of Symphony Center in 1997, appearances with the Orchestra in the dual role of pianist and conductor, and twenty-one international tours. Appointed by Barenboim in 1994 as the Chorus’s second director, Duain Wolfe served until his retirement in 2022.

In 2010, Riccardo Muti became the Orchestra’s tenth music director. During his tenure, the Orchestra deepened its engagement with the Chicago community, nurtured its legacy while supporting a new generation of musicians and composers, and collaborated with visionary artists. In September 2023, Muti became music director emeritus for life.

In April 2024, Finnish conductor Klaus Mäkelä was announced as the Orchestra’s eleventh music director and will begin an initial five-year tenure as Zell Music Director in September 2027.

Carlo Maria Giulini was named the Orchestra’s first principal guest conductor in 1969, serving until 1972; Claudio Abbado held the position from 1982 to 1985. Pierre Boulez was appointed as principal guest conductor in 1995 and was named Helen Regenstein Conductor Emeritus in 2006, a position he held until his death in January 2016. From 2006 to 2010, Bernard Haitink was the Orchestra’s first principal conductor.

Pianist Daniil Trifonov is the CSO’s Artist-inResidence for the 2024–25 season.

The Orchestra first performed at Ravinia Park in 1905 and appeared frequently through August 1931, after which the park was closed for most of the Great Depression. In August 1936, the Orchestra helped to inaugurate the first season of the Ravinia Festival, and it has been in residence nearly every summer since.

Since 1916, recording has been a significant part of the Orchestra’s activities. Recordings by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus— including recent releases on CSO Resound, the Orchestra’s recording label launched in 2007— have earned sixty-five Grammy awards from the Recording Academy.

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Klaus Mäkelä Zell Music Director Designate

Daniil Trifonov Artist-in-Residence

VIOLINS

Robert Chen Concertmaster

The Louis C. Sudler Chair, endowed by an

anonymous benefactor

Stephanie Jeong

Associate Concertmaster

The Cathy and Bill Osborn Chair

David Taylor*

Assistant Concertmaster

The Ling Z. and Michael C.

Markovitz Chair

Yuan-Qing Yu*

Assistant Concertmaster

So Young Bae

Cornelius Chiu

Gina DiBello

Kozue Funakoshi

Russell Hershow

Qing Hou

Matous Michal

Simon Michal

Sando Shia

Susan Synnestvedt

Rong-Yan Tang

Baird Dodge Principal

Danny Yehun Jin

Assistant Principal

Lei Hou

Ni Mei

Hermine Gagné

Rachel Goldstein ‡

Mihaela Ionescu

Melanie Kupchynsky

Wendy Koons Meir

Joyce Noh §

Ronald Satkiewicz

Florence Schwartz

VIOLAS

Teng Li Principal

The Paul Hindemith Principal Viola Chair

Catherine Brubaker

Youming Chen

Sunghee Choi

Wei-Ting Kuo

Danny Lai

Weijing Michal

Diane Mues ‡

Lawrence Neuman

Max Raimi

CELLOS

John Sharp Principal

The Eloise W. Martin Chair

Kenneth Olsen

Assistant Principal

The Adele Gidwitz Chair

Karen Basrak

The Joseph A. and Cecile

Renaud Gorno Chair

Richard Hirschl

Daniel Katz

Katinka Kleijn

Brant Taylor

The Blickensderfer

Family Chair

BASSES

Alexander Hanna Principal

The David and Mary Winton

Green Principal Bass Chair

Alexander Horton

Assistant Principal

Daniel Carson

Ian Hallas

Robert Kassinger

Mark Kraemer

Stephen Lester ‡

Bradley Opland

Andrew Sommer

HARP

Lynne Turner

FLUTES

Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson

Principal

The Erika and Dietrich M.

Gross Principal Flute Chair

Emma Gerstein

Jennifer Gunn

PICCOLO

Jennifer Gunn

The Dora and John Aalbregtse Piccolo Chair

OBOES

William Welter Principal

Lora Schaefer

Assistant Principal

Scott Hostetler

ENGLISH HORN

Scott Hostetler

Riccardo Muti Music Director Emeritus for Life

CLARINETS

Stephen Williamson Principal

John Bruce Yeh

Assistant Principal

The Governing

Members Chair

Gregory Smith

E-FLAT CLARINET

John Bruce Yeh

BASSOONS

Keith Buncke Principal

William Buchman

Assistant Principal

Miles Maner

HORNS

Mark Almond Principal

James Smelser

David Griffin

Oto Carrillo

Susanna Gaunt

Daniel Gingrich

TRUMPETS

Esteban Batallán § Principal

The Adolph Herseth Principal Trumpet Chair, endowed by an anonymous benefactor

Mark Ridenour

Assistant Principal

John Hagstrom

The Bleck Family Chair

Tage Larsen

TROMBONES

Jay Friedman Principal

The Lisa and Paul Wiggin

Principal Trombone Chair

Michael Mulcahy Acting

Associate Principal

Charles Vernon

BASS TROMBONE

Charles Vernon

* Assistant concertmasters are listed by seniority. ‡ On sabbatical § On leave

The CSO’s music director position is endowed in perpetuity by a generous gift from the Zell Family Foundation. The Nancy and Larry Fuller, Gilchrist Foundation, and Louise H. Benton Wagner chairs currently are unoccupied.

TUBA

Gene Pokorny Principal

The Arnold Jacobs Principal

Tuba Chair, endowed by Christine Querfeld

TIMPANI

David Herbert Principal

The Clinton Family Fund Chair

Vadim Karpinos

Assistant Principal

PERCUSSION

Cynthia Yeh Principal

Patricia Dash

Vadim Karpinos

LIBRARIANS

Justin Vibbard Principal

Carole Keller

Mark Swanson

CSO FELLOWS

Jesús Linárez Violin

The Michael and Kathleen Elliott Fellow

Olivia Reyes Bass

ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL

John Deverman Director

Anne MacQuarrie

Manager, CSO Auditions and Orchestra Personnel

STAGE TECHNICIANS

Christopher Lewis

Stage Manager

Blair Carlson

Paul Christopher

Chris Grannen

Ryan Hartge

Peter Landry

Joshua Mondie

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra string sections utilize revolving seating. Players behind the first desk (first two desks in the violins) change seats systematically every two weeks and are listed alphabetically. Section percussionists also are listed alphabetically.

ADMINISTRATION

Jeff Alexander President

PRESIDENT’S OFFICE

Kristine Stassen Executive Assistant to the President & Secretary of the Board

Mónica Lugo Executive Assistant to the Music Director

Human Resources

Lynne Sorkin Director

Dijana Cirkic Coordinator

ARTISTIC ADMINISTRATION

Cristina Rocca Vice President

The Richard and Mary L. Gray Chair

James M. Fahey Senior Director, Programming, Symphony Center Presents

Randy Elliot Director, Artistic Administration

Monica Wentz Director, Artistic Planning & Special Projects

Lena Breitkreuz Artist Manager, Symphony Center Presents

Jackson Brown Artistic Planning Coordinator

Caroline Eichler Senior Artist Liaison, CSO

Phillip Huscher Scholar-in-Residence & Program Annotator

Pietro Fiumara Artists Assistant

Chorus

Melissa Hilker Manager

Olive Haugh Assistant Manager & Librarian ORCHESTRA AND BUILDING OPERATIONS

Vanessa Moss Vice President

Heidi Lukas Director

Michael Lavin Assistant Director, Operations, SCP & Rental Events

Jeffrey Stang Production Manager, CSO

Joseph Sherman Production Manager, SCP & Rental Events

Jiwon Sun Manager, Audio Media & Audio-Visual Operations

Jenise Sheppard House Manager

Charlie Post Chief Recording Engineer

Logan Goulart Operations Assistant

Rosenthal Archives

Frank Villella Director

Orchestra Personnel

John Deverman Director

Anne MacQuarrie Manager, CSO Auditions & Orchestra Personnel

Facilities

John Maas Director

Engineers

Tim McElligott Chief Engineer

Michael McGeehan

Kevin Walsh

Stephen Excellent

Electricians

Robert Stokas Chief Electrician

Doug Scheuller

Stage Technicians

Christopher Lewis Stage Manager

Blair Carlson

Paul Christopher

Chris Grannen

Ryan Hartge

Peter Landry

Joshua Mondie

Negaunee Music Institute at the CSO

Jonathan McCormick Managing Director

Katy Clusen Associate Director, CSO for Kids

Katherine Eaton Coordinator, School Partnerships

Carol Kelleher Assistant, CSO for Kids

Anna Perkins Orchestra Manager, Civic Orchestra of Chicago

Zhiqian Wu Operations Coordinator, Civic Orchestra of Chicago

Rachael Cohen Program Manager

Charles Jones Program Assistant

FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

Stacie Frank Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

Renay Johansen Slifka Executive Assistant

Accounting

Sam Pincich Controller

Kerri Gravlin Director, Financial Planning & Analysis

Hyon Yu Assistant Controller, Reporting & Systems

Janet Kosiba Assistant Controller, Accounting Operations

Janet Hansen Payroll Manager

Nancy Sheehy Accounting Manager

Christopher Biemer Accountant

Cynthia Maday Accounts Payable Manager

Elizabeth Tyska Payroll Assistant

Information Technology

Kirk McMahon Director

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Jackie Spark Lead Technologist

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Ryan Lewis Vice President

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Digital Content and Engagement

Dana Navarro Director

Laura Emerick Digital Content Editor

Peter Breithaupt Manager, Digital Content

Steve Burkholder Web Manager

Megan Ireland Manager, Digital Engagement

Zoe Carter Associate, Digital Engagement: Social Media

Program Marketing and Operations

Amy Brondyke Director

Alex Demas Marketing Manager, Classical Programs

Tommy Crawford Marketing Manager, Jazz, World & Popular Programs

Kate McDuffie Manager, Community & Family Programs

Jessica Reinhart Advertising & Promotions Manager

Amanda Swanson Marketing Analyst

Jesse Bruer Marketing & Promotions Associate

Andrew Hilgendorf Email Marketing Associate

Creative

Jaime Hotz Director

Sophie Weber Associate Director, Project & Digital Asset Management

Emily Herrington Lead Designer

Fattah Mulya Design Associate

Content

Frances Atkins Director

Gerald Virgil Senior Content Editor

Kristin Tobin Designer & Print

Production Manager

Communications and Public Relations

Eileen Chambers Director

Hannah Sundwall Publicist

Clay Baker Coordinator

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Joseph Fernicola III Director

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Robert Coad Manager, VIP Services

Joseph Garnett Senior Manager, Box Office

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Carmen Ringhiser Assistant Manager, Preferred Services

Fernando Vega Assistant Manager, Box Office

The Symphony Store

Tyler Holstrom Manager

Annie Grapentine Assistant Manager

DEVELOPMENT

Dale Hedding Vice President

Jeremiah Strickler Manager, Development Administration

Bobbie Rafferty Director, Individual Giving & Affiliated Donor Groups

Allison Szafranski Director, Leadership Gifts

Alfred Andreychuk Director, Endowment Gifts & Planned Giving

Tori Ramsay, Richard Riedl Major Gifts Officers

Kevin Gupana Associate Director, Giving, Educational and Engagement Programs

Jeremiah Pickett Manager, Governing Member Gifts

Brian Nelson Manager, Endowment Gifts & Planned Giving

Victoria Barbarji Manager, Strategic Giving

Institutional Advancement

Susan Green Director, Foundation & Government Relations

Nick Magnone Director, Corporate Development

Mary Grace Corrigan Manager, Grants & Institutional Giving

Donor Engagement and Development Operations

Liz Heinitz Senior Director, Development Operations & Annual Giving

Lisa McDaniel Director, Donor Engagement

Alyssa Hagen Associate Director, Donor & Development Services

Kimberly Duffy Associate Director, Donor Engagement

Jocelyn Weberg Senior Manager, Annual Giving

Jamie Forssander, Brent Taghap Managers, Donor Engagement

John Heffernan Coordinator, Donor Engagement

Hope Oester Prospect & Donor

Research Specialist

Bri Baiza, Victoria Menendez Coordinators, Donor Services

CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION GOVERNING MEMBERS

The Governing Members are the CSOA’s first philanthropic society, founded in 1894. Its support funds the CSOA’s artistic excellence and community engagement. In return, members enjoy exclusive benefits and recognition. For more information, please contact 312-294-3337 or governingmembers@cso.org.

GOVERNING MEMBERS

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Merrill Blau Chair

Charles Emmons, Jr. Immediate Past Chair

Judy Blau Vice Chair of Member Engagement

Dr. Phyllis C. Bleck Vice Chair of the Annual Fund

Lisa Ross Vice Chair of Nominations & Membership

GOVERNING MEMBERS

Anonymous (8)

Dora J. Aalbregtse

Floyd Abramson

Ms. Patti Acurio

Ayana Akpan

Fraida Aland

Sandra Allen

Gary Allie

Robert Alsaker

Cat Anderson

Megan P. Anderson

Dr. Edward Applebaum

David Arch

Dr. Kent Armbruster

Dr. Carey August

Hillary August

Susan Baird

Ms. Judith Barnard

Merrill Barnes

Peter Barrett †

Roberta Barron

Roger Baskes

Ms. Sandra Bass

Cynthia Bates

Deborah Baughman

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Edward H. Bennett III

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Mr. William E. Bible

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Patricia J. Hurley

Michael Huston

Barbara Ann Huyler

Ms. Sandra Ihm

Mrs. Nancy Witte Jacobs

Dr. Todd Janus

John Jawor

Ms. Justine Jentes

Brian Johnson

George E. Johnson

Raymonda Johnson

Ronald B. Johnson

Dr. Patricia Collins Jones

Edward T. Joyce

Mrs. Carol K. Kaplan †

Claudia Norris Kapnick

Mrs. Lonny H. Karmin

Barry D. Kaufman

Kenneth Kaufman

Marie Kaufman

Don Kaul

Molly Keller

Jonathan Kemper

Nancy Kempf

Elizabeth I. Keyser

Leslie Kiesel

Emmy King

Susan Kiphart

Carol Kipperman

Dr. Leonard Klein

Dr. Elaine H. Klemen

Carol Evans Klenk

Mrs. Janet Knauff

Mr. Henry L. Kohn

Evangel A. Kokkino

Dr. Mark Kozloff

Dr. Michael Krco

Eldon Kreider

David Kreisman

MaryBeth Kretz

Dr. Vinay Kumar

Mr. Rubin Kuznitsky

Mr. John LaBarbera

Dr. Lynda Lane

Frederick and Virginia Langrehr

Stephen and Maria Lans

William J. Lawlor III

Sunhee Lee

Dr. Anu Leemann

Dean Leff

Jonathon Leik

Sheila Fields Leiter

Jeffrey Lennard

Zafra Lerman

Jerrold Levine

Laurence H. Levine

Mrs. Bernard Leviton

Gregory M. Lewis

Carolyn Lickerman

Mrs. Paul Lieberman

Jane Loeb

Gabrielle Long

Amy Lubin

Anna Lysakowski

Carol MacArthur

Mrs. Duncan MacLean

Jacen Maleck

Dr. Michael S. Maling

Sharon L. Manuel

David A. Marshall

Judith Partipilo Marth

Patrick A. Martin

Ryan Martin

BeLinda I. Mathie

Charles McCall

Scott McCue

Ann Pickard McDermott

Dr. James L. McGee

Dr. John P. McGee †

Mrs. Lester McKeever

John A. McKenna

Mrs. Peter McKinney

James Edward McPherson

Sheila Medvin

Mr. Paul Meister

Dr. Ellen Mendelson

Mara Mills Barker

Dr. Toni-Marie Montgomery

David H. Moscow

John H. Mugge

Daniel R. Murray

Mr. Stuart C. Nathan

Mrs. Ray E. Newton, Jr.

Edward A. Nieminen

Dr. Zehava L. Noah

Kenneth R. Norgan

Martha C. Nussbaum

William A. Obenshain

Shelley Ochab

Maria Ochs

Mrs. James J. O’Connor

Eric Oesterle

Wallace Olliver

Mrs. Katherine Olson

Joy O’Malley

Michael Oman

Kathleen Field Orr

Mr. Gerald A. Ostermann

James J. O’Sullivan, Jr.

Bruce L. Ottley

Pamela Papas

Mr. Bruno A. Pasquinelli

Mr. Timothy J. Patenode

Robert J. Patterson, Jr.

Mr. Michael Payette

Mrs. Richard S. Pepper †

Jean E. Perkins

Mr. Michael A. Perlstein

Bonnie Perry

Dr. William Peruzzi

Robert C. Peterson

Ellard Pfaelzer, Jr.

Sue N. Pick †

Betsey N. Pinkert

Ms. Emilysue Pinnell

Harvey R. Plonsker

Mr. John F. Podjasek, III

Andrew Porte

Charlene H. Posner

Stephen Potter

Carol Prins

Elizabeth H. Pritchard

Maridee Quanbeck

Stephen K. Racker

Mrs. Lynda Rahal

Diana Mendley Rauner

Susan Regenstein

Mari Yamamoto Regnier

Mary Thomson Renner

Hilda Richards

Burton R. Rissman

Charles T. Rivkin

Carol Roberts

Mr. John H. Roberts

William Roberts

David Robin

Dr. Diana Robin

Chauncey H. Robinson

Bob Rogers

Kevin M. Rooney

Harry J. Roper

Saul Rosen

Sheli Z. Rosenberg

Dr. Ricardo T. Rosenkranz

Michael Rosenthal

Doris Roskin

Lisa Ross

Jean Rothbarth

Maija Rothenberg

Helen Rubenstein

Roberta H. Rubin

Mrs. Susan B. Rubnitz

Sandra K. Rusnak

David W. “Buzz” Ruttenberg

Richard O. Ryan

Mrs. Patrick G. Ryan

Dr. Christine Rydel

Norman K. Sackar

Anthony Saineghi

Mr. Agustin G. Sanz

Inez Saunders

Libby Savner

Karla Scherer

David M. Schiffman

Judith Feigon Schiffman

Rosa Schloss

Al Schriesheim

Elizabeth Schroeder

Donald L. Schwartz

Susan H. Schwartz

Dr. Penny Bender Sebring

Chandra Sekhar

Mrs. Richard J.L. Senior

Ilene W. Shaw

Pam Sheffield

James C. Sheinin, M.D.

Richard W. Shepro

Jessie Shih

Junia Shlaustas

Caroline Orzac Shoenberger

Stuart Shulruff

Adele Simmons

Linda Simon

Mr. Larry Simpson

Craig Sirles

Miyam Slater

Christine A. Slivon

Valerie Slotnick

Mrs. Jackson W. Smart, Jr.

Charles F. Smith

Louise K. Smith

Mary Ann Smith

Stephen R. Smith

Mrs. Ralph Smykal

Naomi Pollock and David Sneider

Diane Snyder

Kimberly Snyder

Kathleen Solaro

Ms. Elysia M. Solomon

Dr. Stuart Sondheimer

Orli Staley

William D. Staley

Helena Stancikas

Grace Stanek

Ms. Denise M. Stauder

Leonidas Stefanos

Penelope Steiner

Mrs. Richard J. Stern

Liz Stiffel

Mr. John Stover

Mary Stowell

Lawrence E. Strickling

Patricia Study

Cheryl Sturm

BISCO Foundation

Mrs. Robert Szalay

Mr. Gregory Taubeneck

Chris Thomas

James E. Thompson

Dr. Robert Thomson

Ms. Carla M. Thorpe

Joan Thron

David Timm

Mrs. Ray S. Tittle, Jr.

William R. Tobey, Jr. †

Bruce Tranen †

James M. (Mack) Trapp

John T. Travers

David Trushin

Dr. David A. Turner

Robert W. Turner

Janet Underwood

Zalman Usiskin

Mrs. James D. Vail III

John Van Horn

Mrs. Peter E. Van Nice

Thomas D. Vander Veen

Jennifer Vianello

Dr. Michael Viglione

Catherine M. Villinski

Charles Vincent

Mr. Christian Vinyard

Theodore Wachs

Mark A. Wagner

Beth Ann Waite

Bernard T. Wall

Dr. Catherine L. Webb

Jeffrey J. Webb

Mrs. Jacob Weglarz

Chickie Weisbard

Richard Weiss

Robert G. Weiss

Dr. Marc Weissbluth

Rebecca West

Carmen Wheatcroft

Leah Williams

M.L. Winburn

Peter Wolf

Laura Woll

Joseph Wolnski

Dr. Hak Yui Wong

Courtenay R. Wood

Michael H. Woolever

Ms. Debbie Wright

Nancy G. Wulfers

Ronald Yonover

Owen Youngman

Priscilla Yu

David J. Zampa

Dr. John P. Zaremba

Karen Zupko

For complete donor listings, please visit the Richard and Helen Thomas Donor Gallery at cso.org/donorgallery.

† Deceased

Italics indicate Governing Members who have served at least five terms (fifteen years or more).

Corporate Partners

MAESTRO RESIDENCY PRESENTER Bank of America

OFFICIAL AIRLINE OF THE CSO

United Airlines

$100,000–$199,999

Abbott Fund

Allstate Insurance Company

CIBC Private Wealth

Citadel and Citadel Securities

ITW

Northern Trust

$50,000–$99,999

Abbott Anonymous (1)

BMO

DIOR

Jenner & Block LLP

PNC Bank

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

$25,000–$49,999

AAR CORP.

Altair Advisers LLC

Anonymous (1)

Kinder Morgan

Latham & Watkins LLP

Mayer Brown LLP

S&C Electric Company Fund

Sidley Austin LLP

Walgreens

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Winston & Strawn LLP

$10,000–$24,999

ADM

Deloitte

Gage Hospitality Group

GCM Grosvenor

Goldman Sachs & Co.

Huron Consulting Group

McDermott Will & Emery LLP

McGuireWoods LLP

McKinsey & Company

Millennium Garages

Peoples Gas Community Fund

TravTours, Inc.

Underwriters Laboratories Inc.

$5,000–$9,999

Ariel Investments

Baird

Dentons

Fellowes, Inc.

Global Verification Network

Italian Village Restaurants

Mars Snacking

Scott Byron & Co., Inc.

Segal Consulting

The Law Offices of Jonathan N. Sherwell

Starshak & Winzenburg

Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP

$1,000–$4,999

American Agricultural Insurance Company

Amsted Industries Incorporated

AspireUp

Central Building & Preservation L.P.

Chicago Blackhawks Foundation

DS&P Insurance Services, Inc.

Nascar Events and Entertainment, LLC

Parkway Elevators

Sahara Enterprises, Inc. Fund at The Chicago Community Foundation

Show Services

Smith Hulsey & Busey

Foundations and Government Agencies

$100,000 AND ABOVE

Julius N. Frankel Foundation

JCS Arts, Health and Education Fund of DuPage Foundation

The Negaunee Foundation

Sargent Family Foundation

TAWANI Foundation

Zell Family Foundation

$50,000–$99,999

Paul M. Angell Family Foundation

The Brinson Foundation

The Chicago Community Trust

Robert and Joanne Crown Income Charitable Fund, in memory of Joanne Strauss Crown

Lloyd A. Fry Foundation

Walter and Karla Goldschmidt Foundation

Leslie Fund, Inc.

Sally Mead Hands Foundation

Illinois Arts Council

National Endowment for the Arts

Polk Bros. Foundation

$25,000–$49,999

Crain-Maling Foundation

The Crown Family

Dan J. Epstein Family Foundation

John R. Halligan Charitable Fund

Irving Harris Foundation

Bowman C. Lingle Trust

The Maval Foundation

Pritzker Traubert Foundation

Hulda B. and Maurice L. Rothschild Foundation

$10,000–$24,999

Anonymous

Barker Welfare Foundation

Robert & Isabelle Bass Foundation

The Buchanan Family Foundation

The Clinton Family Fund

Darling Family Foundation

William M. Hales Foundation

Charles and M. R. Shapiro Foundation

The George L. Shields Foundation

$5,000–$9,999

The Aaron Copland Fund for Music

The Allyn Foundation, Inc.

Charles H. and Bertha L. Boothroyd Foundation

Harry F. and Elaine Chaddick Foundation

Hoellen Family Foundation

Hunter Family Foundation

Mayer and Morris Kaplan Family Foundation

Kovler Family Foundation

E. Nakamichi Foundation

Benjamin J. Rosenthal Foundation

Dr. Scholl Foundation

$1,000–$4,999

Franklin Philanthropic Foundation

Geraldi Norton Foundation

Walter and Caroline Sueske Charitable Trust

Annual Support

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association gratefully acknowledges the following individuals for their annual gifts and commitments in support of the CSOA through October 2024. To learn more, please call Bobbie Rafferty, Director, Individual Giving and Affiliated Donor Groups, at 312-294-3165.

$150,000 AND ABOVE

Anonymous

Randy L. and Melvin R. † Berlin

Kenneth C. Griffin, Citadel and Citadel Securities

Mr. & Mrs. † William R. Jentes

Lori Julian for The Julian Family Foundation

Margot and Josef Lakonishok

The Negaunee Foundation

COL (IL) Jennifer N. Pritzker, IL ARNG (Retired)

Megan and Steve Shebik

Gene and Jean Stark

Zell Family Foundation

SEMPRE

This $175 million fundraising effort provides the secure footing needed to promote the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s preeminent role as a cultural icon showcasing musical brilliance, leadership, and innovation. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association gratefully acknowledges the generous donors who have shown tremendous support for this strategic initiative. Contact Al Andreychuk at 312-294-3150 for more information.

$20,000,000 AND ABOVE

Zell Family Foundation

The Negaunee Foundation

$10,000,000–$19,999,999

The Grainger Foundation TAWANI Foundation

$5,000,000–$9,999,999

Anonymous

Lori Julian for The Julian Family Foundation

Ling Z. and Michael C. Markovitz

$2,500,000–$4,999,999

Anonymous

Mary Louise Gorno

Estate of Esther G. Klatz

Robert Kohl and Clark Pellett

Megan and Steve Shebik

Richard and Helen Thomas

$1,000,000–$2,499,999

Anonymous (3)

Dora J. and R. John Aalbregtse

Mr. & Mrs. William Adams IV

Dr. Phyllis C. Bleck

Ann Blickensderfer and Roger Blickensderfer

Mr. & Mrs. William Gardner Brown

Kay Bucksbaum

Rosemarie and Dean L. Buntrock

Mr. & Mrs. Larry K. Ebert

Michael and Kathleen Elliott

Erika Gross

Estates of Joseph and Rebecca Jarabak

Jim † and Kay Mabie

Estate of Gloria Miner

The Oberman Family Charitable Trust

Cathy and Bill Osborn

Judith and Paul Tuszynski

Mary T. † and David R. Pfleger

Catherine M. and Frederick H. Waddell

$500,000–$999,999

Patricia and Laurence Booth

John D. and Leslie Henner Burns

Ms. Marion A. Cameron-Gray

D & R Charitable Fund

The Davee Foundation

David and Janet Fox

Howard Gottlieb †

ITW

Mr. & Mrs. † William R. Jentes

Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Murley

Sheli Z. and Burton X. Rosenberg

Betty W. Smykal*

Laura and Terrence Truax^

$250,000–$499,999

Anonymous

Ruth and Roger Anderson

Family Foundation

Wayne D. and Nancy M. Boberg

Dr. Joseph and Patricia Car

George and Minou Colis

Nancy Dehmlow

Mimi Duginger

Alice and Richard Godfrey

Jennifer Amler Goldstein, in memory of Thomas M. Goldstein

Merle L. Jacob

Barbara and Kenneth Kaufman

James and Renée Metcalf

Estate of Donald V. Peck

Sage Foundation, Melissa Sage Fadim

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Sheffield, Jr.

Susan and Bob Wislow

Estate of Rita Zralek

$100,000–$249,999

Cynthia Bates* in honor of Kevin Rock

Merrill and Judy Blau

William A. and Anne Goldstein

Timothy and Joyce Greening*

John Hart and Carol Prins

Mr. & Mrs. Jay L. Henderson

Mr. † & Mrs. Paul R. Judy

Judy and Scott McCue

Estate of Donald Powell

Andra and Irwin Press

Mr. John Schmidt and Dr. Janet Gilboy

Dr. & Mrs. Eugene and Jean Stark

Carl W. Stern and Holly Hayes-Stern

Mr. & Mrs. † Louis Sudler, Jr.

Thierer Family Foundation

Penny and John Van Horn

Craig and Bette Williams

Mr. Gifford Zimmerman

UP TO $100,000

Jeff and Keiko Alexander

Patricia Ames

Peter and Elise Barack

Ms. Elizabeth Berry^ and Mr. Philip S. Revzin

Lizbeth Branch^

Roderick Branch and Brant Taylor

Ms. Vera Capp*

Charles and Carol Emmons*

Judith E. Feldman^

Mrs. Donna Fleming^

Dr. Maija Freimanis and David A. Marshall

Robert D. Gecht

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph B. Glossberg

Chet Gougis and Shelley Ochab

Mr. Graham C. Grady

The Heestand Foundation

Karen and Neil Kawashima

Ms. Geraldine Keefe

Anne Kern

Tom and Betsy Kilroy

Randall S. Kroszner and David Nelson

Dr. Eva F. Lichtenberg

Mr. & Mrs. Patrick A. Martin*

Mr. David E. McNeel

James Edward McPherson*

Mr. Robert Meeker

Dr. Sharon D. Michalove

John H. Mugge

Mr. Daniel R. Murray

Sarah and Wallace Oliver*

Mr. Eric P. Easterberg and Ms. Cindy Y. Pan*

Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Perlstein

Charlene H. Posner*

Dr. & Mrs. Don Randel

Ms. Carol Roberts*

Mr. & Mrs. Jason and Kristen Rossi

James S. Rostenberg

Sandra and Earl Rusnak, Jr. †^

Ms. Courtney Shea^

Mr. † & Mrs. John Simmons*

Ms. Lynn B. Singer^

Cheryl Sturm^

Dr. Catherine L. Webb*

Mr. Jeffrey J. Webb and Ms. Catherine Yung*

Ms. Karen Zupko*

*Commitment to the Governing Members Chair, a collective initiative to sponsor a revolving musician chair of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

^Commitment to the Women’s Board Guest Artist Endowment Fund, which will annually support the appearance of a guest artist, conductor, or composer.

† Deceased

$100,000–$149,000

Anonymous (4)

Nancy Dehmlow

Michael and Kathleen Elliott

Mr. & Mrs. James B. Fadim

James and Brenda Grusecki

Robert Kohl and Clark Pellett

Ling Z. and Michael C. Markovitz

Ruth Ann and Neil K. Quinn Family

Ms. Cecelia Samans

$75,000–$99,999

John Hart and Carol Prins

Cathy and Bill Osborn

Barbara and Barre Seid Foundation

Catherine M. and Frederick H. Waddell

Lisa and Paul Wiggin

$50,000–$74,499

Anonymous

Mr. & Mrs. William Adams IV

Mrs. Janet R. Bauer

Robert H. Baum and MaryBeth Kretz

Dr. Leonard and Phyllis Berlin

Kay Bucksbaum †

Dean L. and Rosemarie Buntrock Foundation

Dr. Eugene F. and Mrs. SallyAnn D. Fama

Walter and Karla Goldschmidt Foundation

Rhoda and Henry Frank Family Foundation

Chet Gougis and Shelley Ochab

Frances and Franklin † Horwich

Ms. Geraldine Keefe

Judy and Scott McCue

Ms. Deborah K. McNeil

Sandra and Earl Rusnak, Jr. †

Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Foundation

Sidley Austin LLP

Michael and Linda Simon

Liz Stiffel

Ms. Beth Ann Waite

Lisa and Paul Wiggin

$35,000–$49,999

Dora J. and R. John Aalbregtse

Mr. Roderick Branch

Mr. & Mrs. Johannes Burlin

John D. and Leslie Henner Burns

Mr. Philip Darling

Dan J. Epstein Family Foundation

Mr. Collier Hands

Ms. Renee Metcalf

Charles Morcom

Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Murley

Ms. Martha C. Nussbaum

Margo and Michael Oberman

Ms. Elizabeth Parker and Mr. Keith Crow

Walter and Kathleen Snodell

Ms. Lisa M. Thomas and Mr. Stephen L. Pratt

Helen G. and Richard L. Thomas

David and Marsha Woodhouse

Mr. Gifford Zimmerman

$25,000–$34,999

Anonymous

Nancy A. Abshire

Altair Advisers LLC

Sharon and Charles † Angell

Carey and Brett August

Peter and Elise Barack

Julie and Roger Baskes

Patricia and Laurence Booth

Robert J. Buford

Ms. Marion A. Cameron-Gray

Mr. & Dr. George Colis

Mrs. Barbara Flynn Currie

Mr. Stephen V. D’Amore

Ms. Debora de Hoyos and Mr. Walter Carlson

Ms. Ann Drake

Timothy A. and Bette Anne Duffy

Mr. Daniel Fischel and Ms. Sylvia Neil

Mr. & Mrs. David W. Fox, Sr.

Ellen and Paul Gignilliat

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph B. Glossberg

William A. and Anne Goldstein

Mary Louise Gorno

Howard L. Gottlieb † and Barbara G. Greis

Mr. Graham C. Grady

Ms. Helen Han

Irving Harris Foundation, Joan W. Harris

Mr. & Mrs. Jay L. Henderson

Mr. John Holmes

Ronald B. Johnson

Karen and Neil Kawashima

Ms. Donna L. Kendall

Tom and Betsy Kilroy

Randall S. Kroszner and David Nelson

Susan and Rick Levy

Mr. & Mrs. Vikram Luthar

Ms. Britt Miller

Daniel R. Murray

John D. † and Alexandra C. Nichols

Pritzker Pucker Family Foundation

Dr. Mohan Rao

Susan Regenstein

Ann and Bob † Reiland, in memory of Arthur and Ruth Koch

Melissa and Joseph Root

Sheli Z. and Burton X. Rosenberg

Mr. & Mrs. Scott Santi

Mr. John Schmidt and Dr. Janet Gilboy

Shure Charitable Trust

Mr. & Mrs. Daniel E. Sullivan

Thierer Family Foundation

TravTours, Inc.

Laura and Terrence Truax

Craig and Bette Williams

Susan and Bob Wislow

Ms. Ann Marie Wright

$20,000–$24,499

Anonymous (2)

Nancy and Bernard Dunkel

Mr. & Mrs. Brian Duwe

Mrs. Carol Evans, in memory of Henry Evans

Mary and Lionel Go

Richard and Alice Godfrey

Mary Winton Green

Halasyamani/Davis Family

Barbara and Kenneth Kaufman

Anne and John † Kern

Richard P. and Susan Kiphart Family

Mr. † & Mrs. John Lillard

Mr. Philip Lumpkin

Ms. Emilysue Pinnell

D. Elizabeth Price

Dr. & Mrs. R. Solaro

Dr. Marylou Witz

$15,000–$19,999 Anonymous (3)

Fraida and Bob Aland

Merrill and Judy Blau

Fred and Phoebe Boelter

Mr. & Mrs. William Gardner Brown

Robert D. Carone

Joyce Chelberg

Bruce and Martha Clinton for The Clinton Family Fund

Sue and Jim Colletti

John and Fran Edwardson

Anthony and Karin Gambell

Sue and Melvin Gray

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Heagy

Mr. & Mrs. R. Helmholz

Mr. & Mrs. Mark C. Hibbard

Mr. & Mrs. David Hilliard

Mrs. Janet Kanter †

Dr. & Mrs. Leonard Klein

Stephen and Maria Lans

Ms. Betsy Levin

Dr. Eva Lichtenberg and Dr. Arnold Tobin

Mr. David E. McNeel

Dr. Leo and Catherine Miserendino

Dr. Toni-Marie Montgomery

Bruno and Sallie Pasquinelli

Family Foundation

Mr. † & Mrs. Albert Pawlick

LeAnn Pedersen Pope and Clyde F. McGregor

Andra and Irwin Press

Jerry Rose

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Sheffield, Jr.

Carl W. Stern and Holly Hayes-Stern

Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Toft

Penny and John Van Horn

$11,500–$14,999

Jeff and Keiko Alexander

Ann and Richard Carr

Dr. Brenda A. Darrell and Mr. Paul S. Watford

Mr. † & Mrs. David A. Donovan

Mr. Clinton J. Ecker and Ms. Jacqui Cheng

Dr. Maija Freimanis and David A. Marshall

Jim † and Kay Mabie

The Osprey Foundation

Leslie and Tom Silverstein

Carol S. Sonnenschein

Mr. & Mrs. Scott Swanson

Ksenia A. and Peter Turula

Caroline Foulke Wettersten

$7,500–$11,499

Anonymous (4)

Ms. Patti Acurio

Mr. Edward Amrein, Jr. and Mrs. Sara Jones-Amrein

Mr. Robert C. Austin and Dr. Kathryn C. Gamble

Ms. Judith Barnard

Mrs. Gail Belytschko

Mr. † & Mrs. Richard Benck

Arnie and Ann Berlin

Mr. † & Mrs. Dennis Black

Cassandra L. Book

John and Suzanne Borland

Adam Bossov

Janet S. Boyer

Mr. & Mrs. John D. Bramsen

Ms. Danolda Brennan

Mr. Ray Capitanini

Patricia A. Clickener

Dr. Thomas H. Conner

Mr. Lawrence Corry

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Demirjian

Mr. Marc DeMoss

Mimi Duginger

Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Earle

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Eastwood

Mr. & Mrs. Louis M. Ebling III

Charles and Carol Emmons

Mr. Fred Eychaner

Judith E. Feldman

Ms. Hazel Fisher

Dr. & Mrs. James Franklin

Mr. & Mrs. Cyrus F. Freidheim, Jr.

Dr. & Mrs. Mark Gendleman

Jeannette and Jerry Goldstone

Mr. Gerald and Dr. Colette Gordon

Richard † and Mary L. Gray

Pati and O.J. † Heestand

Mr. & Mrs. Richard S. Holson III

Fred † and Sandra Holubow

Tex and Susan Hull

Merle L. Jacob

Howard E. Jessen Family Trust

Ms. Librada Killian

Klein Family Fund

Dr. June Koizumi

Mr. † & Mrs. Richard K. Komarek

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Krueck

Ms. Margaret Kuhajek

Mr. Craig Lancaster and Ms. Charlene T. Handler

Sheila Fields Leiter

Mr. Jeffrey Lennard

Mr. Michael Leppen

Lewis-Sebring Family Foundation

Mr. † & Mrs. Paul Lieberman

Mrs. Gabrielle Long

Mr. Glen Madeja and Ms. Janet Steidl

Judith Partipilo Marth

Dr. Ellen Mendelson

Mr. Frank Modruson and Ms. Lynne Shigley

Drs. Bill † and Elaine Moor

Emilie Morphew, M.D.

Edward and Gayla Nieminen

Ms. Susan Norvich

Mary and Joseph Plauché

Charlene H. Posner

Harper Reed

Dr. Petra and Mr. Randy O. Rissman

Mr. & Mrs. Rich Ryan

Mr. Agustin G. Sanz

David and Judy Schiffman

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Scholl

Joan and George Segal

Drs. Deborah and Lawrence Segil

Diana and Richard Senior

David and Judith L. Sensibar

The Earl and Brenda Shapiro Foundation

Jessie Shih and Johnson Ho

Julia M. Simpson

Cheryl Sturm

Mr. & Mrs. † Louis Sudler, Jr.

Ms. Carla M. Thorpe

John T. and Carrie M. Travers

Mr. David J. Varnerin

Theodore and Elisabeth Wachs

Rebecca West

M.L. Winburn

Mr. & Mrs. John Wulfers

$4,500–$7,499

Anonymous (9)

Sandra Allen and Jim Perlow

Cat Anderson

Megan P. and John L. Anderson

Cushman L. and Pamela Andrews

Dr. Edward Applebaum and Dr. Eva Redei

David and Suzanne Arch

Dr. & Mrs. Kent Armbruster

Joseph Bartush

Sandra Bass

Deborah Baughman

Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Bedford

Mr. Ken Belcher

Mr. & Mrs. Harrington Bischof

Jim † and Dianne Blanco

Ann Blickensderfer

Kovler Family Foundation

Mr. Edward Boehm III

Mr. Donald Bouseman

Ms. Jill Brennan

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Breu

Cindy Marie Brito and Anthony Costello

Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Bryan

Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Buchsbaum

Scott Byron & Co.

Ms. Lutgart Calcote

Ms. Vera Capp

Wendy Alders Cartland

Mia Celano and Noel Dunn

Mr. & Mrs. Candelario Celio

Margery al Chalabi

Mr. James Chamberlain

Linton J. Childs

Ms. Jue H. Chung

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Clancy

Nancy J. Clawson

Ms. Jean Cocozza

David Colburn

E. and V. Combs Foundation

Mrs. Taylor Corbitt and Mr. Christopher Sweeney

Nancy R. Corral

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Cremieux

R. Bert Crossland

Daniel Cyganowski and Judith Metzger

Dr. & Mrs. Tapas K. Das Gupta

Duane M. DesParte and John C. Schneider

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph DiBello

Janet Wood Diederichs

Mr. William Dietz, Jr.

Mr. Doug Donenfeld

Ms. Phyllis Dougherty

Ingrid and Richard Dubberke

Mr. & Mrs. Larry K. Ebert

Mr. & Mrs. Estia Eichten

Thomas Eller

Mr. Matthew Ellison

Mr. & Mrs. Victor Elting III

Scott and Lenore Enloe

Marilyn D. Ezri, M.D.

Neil Fackler

Jeffrey Farbman and Ann Greenstein

Hector Ferral, M.D.

John and Geraldine Fiedler

Dr. & Mrs. Sanford Finkel, in honor of Robert Coad

Mr. Conrad Fischer

Dean and Jenny Fischer

Leo and Kim Flynn

David and Janet Fox

Arthur L. Frank, M.D.

Mr. & Mrs. Willard Fraumann

Susan and Paul Freehling

Rabbi Gary S. Gerson and Dr. Carol R. Gerson

Camillo and Arlene Ghiron

Ms. Karen Gianfrancisco

Judy and Bill Goldberg

Lyn Goldstein

Mary and Michael Goodkind

Mr. Peter Gotsch and Dr. Jana French

Hanna H. Gray

Ms. Freddi Greenberg

Timothy and Joyce Greening

Dr. Jerri E. Greer

Jacalyn Gronek

Mr. Dongqi Guo

Anastasia and Gary † Gutting

Stephanie and Howard Halpern

Anne Marcus Hamada

Mrs. John M. Hartigan

Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Hassan

Dr. Dane Hassani

James and Lynne † Heckman

Mr. Hirad Hedayat

Mr. Dale C. Hedding

Scott Helm

Ms. Dawn E. Helwig

Dr. † & Mrs. Arthur L. Herbst

Marjorie Friedman Heyman

The Hickey Family Foundation

William B. Hinchliff

Richard † and Joanne Hoffman

Ms. Patricia Hurley

Frances and Phillip Huscher

Leland E. Hutchinson and Jean E. Perkins

Mr. & Mrs. Jorge Iorgulescu

Ian and Valerie Jacobs

Mr. & Mrs. Stan Jakopin

Dr. & Mrs. Todd and Peggy Janus

Mr. John Jawor

Dr. & Mrs. Hulon Johnson

Dr. Patricia Collins Jones

Mr. † & Mrs. Saul Kadin

Jared Kaplan † and Maridee Quanbeck

Mr. James Kastenholz and Ms. Jennifer Steans

Barry D. Kaufman

Peter and Stephanie Keehn

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Keiser

Dr. Elaine Klemen

Mr. & Mrs. James Klenk

Mr. Thomas Kmetko

Mr. & Mrs. Norman Koglin

Cookie Anspach Kohn and Henry L. Kohn

Evangel Kokkino and Francesca Johns

Dr. & Mrs. Mark Kozloff

Drs. Vinay and Raminder Kumar

Mr. William Lawlor, III

Drs. Anu and Ali Leemann

Ms. Zafra Lerman

Averill and Bernard † Leviton

Gregory M. Lewis and Mary E. Strek

Mr †. and Mrs. Howard Lickerman

The Loewenthal Fund at The Chicago Community Trust

Dr. Anna Lysakowski

Jacen Maleck

Francine R. Manilow

Sharon L. Manuel

Arthur and Elizabeth Martinez

Dr. & Mrs. Walter Massey

Ms. BeLinda Mathie and Dr. Brian Haag

Charles and Clara McCall

Dr. & Mrs. James McGee

Bill McIntosh

John and Etta McKenna

Dr. & Mrs. Peter McKinney

Leoni Zverow McVey and Bill McVey

Mesirow Financial Holdings, Inc.

Jim and Ginger Meyer

Mr. Llewellyn Miller and Ms. Cecilia Conrad

Paul and Robert Barker Foundation

Dr. Katherine L. Griem

Stephen and Rumi Morales

Mrs. Frank Morrissey

Drs. Robert and Marsha Mrtek

John H. Mugge

Mr. † & Mrs. Kenneth Nebenzahl

Mr. † & Mrs. William Neiman

David † and Dolores Nelson

Mr. & Mrs. † Richard Nopar

Kenneth R. Norgan

Mark and Gloria Nusbaum

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Ochs

Eric and Carolyn Oesterle

Mr. Timothy J. Patenode

Dianne M. and Robert J. Patterson, Jr.

Dr. & Mrs. † Ray Pensinger

Dr. William Peruzzi

Mr. Robert Peterson

Mr. Paul Phillips, Jr. † and Mr. Lloyd Palmiter

Lee Ann and Savit Pirl

Harvey and Madeleine Plonsker

Mr. & Mrs. † Andrew Porte

Mrs. Mary Jo Potts and Mr. Jim Selsor

John and Merry Ann Pratt

Ms. Elizabeth R. B. Pruett

Mrs. Lynda Rahal

Dr. Hilda Richards

Robert J. Richards and Barbara A. Richards

Ms. Carol Roberts

William and Cheryl Roberts

Dr. Diana Robin

Erik and Nelleke Roffelsen

Mr. John W. Rogers, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Saul Rosen

Michael Rosenthal

D.D. Roskin

Ms. Lisa Ross

Mr. & Mrs. Frank A. Rossi

Maija Rothenberg

Ms. Roberta H. Rubin

Tina and Buzz Ruttenburg

Anthony Saineghi

Mr. David Sandfort

Ms. Kay Schichtel and Mr. Barry Lesht

Mr. † and Mrs. Nathan Schloss

Donald L. and Susan J. Schwartz

Ruth Grant and Howard Schwartz

Mrs. Junia Shlaustas

Alan and Margaret Silberman

Ms. Ann Silberman

Mr. Larry Simpson

Lynn B. Singer

Craig Sirles

Valerie Slotnick

Mrs. Jackson W. Smart, Jr.

Louise K. Smith

Mary Ann Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen R. Smith

Naomi Pollock and David Sneider

In Memory of Timothy Soleiman

Elysia M. Solomon

Mrs. Linda Spain

Robert and Emily Spoerri

Helena Stancikas

Ms. Denise Stauder

Dr. Dusan Stefoski, M.D. and Mr. Craig Savage

Carol D. Stein

Penelope R. Steiner

Roger † and Susan Stone

Family Foundation

Ms. Donna L. Strand

Ms. Minsook Suh

Mr. Chris Thomas

Mr. James Thompson

David and Beth Timm

Ayana Tomeka

Bruce † and Jan Tranen

James M. and Carol Trapp

Joan and David Trushin

Dr. & Mrs. David Turner

Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Turner

Judith and Paul Tuszynski

Mr. Peter Vale

Jim and Cindy Valtman

Mr. † & Mrs. Peter E. Van Nice

Mr. James Vardiman

Henrietta Vepstas

Dr. Michael Viglione

Charles Vincent

Dr. Catherine L. Webb

Mr. Jeffrey J. Webb and Ms. Catherine Yung

Mr. † & Mrs. Jacob Weglarz

Mr. & Mrs. Joel Weisman

Mr. Louis Weiss

Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Weiss

Marc Weissbluth in memory of Linda Weissbluth

Carmen and Allen Wheatcroft

Ms. Lois Wolff

Mr. Joseph Wolnski and Ms. Jane Christino

Dr. Hak Wong

Ms. Debbie Wright

Mari Yamamoto Regnier

Ms. Janice Young

Owen and Linda Youngman

David and Eileen Zampa

Dr. & Mrs. John Zaremba

Gerald Zimmerman and Margarete Gross

Ms. Karen Zupko

$3,500–$4,499

Anonymous

Ms. Doris Angell

Mrs. Barbara Asner

Ms. Marlene Bach

Dr. & Mrs. Gustavo Bermudez

Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Block

Drs. Virginia and Stephen Carr

Ms. Anne Chien

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Clusen

Joe and Judy Cosenza

Ms. Sarah Crane

Ms. Louise Dixon

Mr. & Mrs. Otto Doering III

Ms. Sarah Good

Hill and Cheryl Hammock

Dr. Robert A. Harris

Ms. JoAnn Joyce

Ms. Ethelle Katz

Mr. & Mrs. LeRoy Klemt

Dr. Michael Krco

Mr. Laurance C. Martin

Margaret and Michael McCoy

Ms. Claretta Meier

Miss Marija Michalczyk

Catherine Mouly and LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr.

Noteable Notes Music Academy/ Wheaton, IL

Rita Petretti

Mary Rafferty

Dorothy V. Ramm

Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Schnadig

Gerald and Barbara Schultz

Dr. & Mrs. Mark C. Shields

Jack and Barbara Simon

Joel and Beth Spenadel

Laurence and Caryn Straus

Ms. Joanne Tremulis

Eric Vaang

Hilary and Barry Weinstein

Ms. Mary Zeltmann

Ms. Camille Zientek

Mike Zimmerman

$2,500–$3,499 Anonymous (4)

Mr. Frank Ackerman

Dr. & Mrs. Carl H. Albright

Ms. Sharon Alter

Mrs. Evelyn Alter

Catherine Baker and Timothy Kent

Connor Ballgae

Larry and Sarah Barden

Ms. Barbara Barzansky

Ms. Patricia Bayerlein

Ms. Elizabeth Berry and Mr. Philip S. Revzin

Mr. James Borkman

Mr. & Mrs. Eric Brandfonbrener

Chris Brezil

Ms. Susan Bridge

Mr. Lee M. Brown and Ms. Pixie Newman

Linda S. Buckley

Mr. & Mrs. John Butler

Curtis W. Cassel

Ms. Margaret Chaplan †

Lisa Chessare

Ms. Melinda Cheung

Mr. Ricardo Cifuentes

Mr. Robert Cook

Mr. John Crosby

Mr. Frank R. Davis III

Mr. & Mrs. Dwight Decker

Mr. Matthew Denk

Mr. & Mrs. James W. DeYoung

Mrs. Kelli Gardner Emery † and Mr. Peter Emery

Debra Fienberg

Sandra E. Fienberg

Ms. Nona Flores

Ms. Irene Fox

Allen J. Frantzen and George R. Paterson

Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd A. Fry III

James and Rebecca Gaebe

Jane Gaines and Andy Kenoe

Ms. Nancy Garfien

Mr. Stanford Goldblatt

Isabelle Goossen

Merle Gordon

Dr. & Mrs. Alan Graham

Mr. & Mrs. Byron Gregory

Mrs. and Mr. Christina Greviskes

Mr. Adam Grymkowski

Suzanne Hales

Ronald and Diane Hamburger

Dr. & Mrs. Chester Handelman

Grant P. Haugen

Mr. † & Mrs. Robert Heidrick

Ms. Nancy Hess

James and Megan Hinchsliff

Ms. Gretchen Hoffmann and Mr. Joseph Doherty

Dr. & Mrs. James Holland

Mr. Stephen Holmes

Mr. & Mrs. R. Howell, Jr.

Mr. Harry Hunderman and Ms. Deborah Slaton

Dr. Victoria Ingram and Dr. Paul Navin

Joshua and Faye Jacobs

Ms. Kathleen Jordan

Daniel P. and Barbara J. Justus

Wayne S. and Lenore M. Kaplan

Mr. Thomas Lad

Ms. Pamela Larsen

Jules M. Laser

Ms. Leah Laurie

Dona Le Blanc

Mr. Jonathon Leik

Mr. Philip Lesser

Sherry and Mel Lopata

Ronald and Carlotta Lucchesi

Ms. Janice Magnuson

Mr. Timothy Marshall

Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Mass

Igor and Olga Matlin

Mr. Donald P. Maves

Ms. Marilyn Mccoy

Rosa and Peter McCullagh

Mr. Charles McKee

Mr. Zarin Mehta

Ms. Maryrose Murphy

Mr. † & Mrs. Herbert Neil, Jr.

Mrs. Janis Notz

Dr. Linda Novak

Marjory Oliker

Mrs. Ann Oros

Peg Gould and Howard Owen

Kingsley Perkins †

Mrs. Victorina Peterson

Mr. † & Mrs. Thomas D. Philipsborn

Richard Phillips

Mr. & Mrs. Jeffery Piper

Dr. Susan Rabe

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Racker

Ms. Constance Rajala

Dr. & Mrs. Don Randel

Mr. Jeffrey Rappin

Dr. Jennifer Reenan

Patricia Richter

Dr. Anita Robbins

Charles Peter Rogers M.D.

Dr. & Mrs. Melvin Roseman

Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Ross

Mrs. Martha Sabransky † and Dr. Paul Glickman

JF Sarwark M.D.

Michael and Judith Sawyier

Susan Schaalman Youdovin and Charlie Shulkin

Shirley and John † Schlossman

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Scorza

Stephen A. and Marilyn Scott

Mary and Charles M. † Shea

Carolyn M. Short

Mr. † & Mrs. Hugo Sonnenschein

Mr. Michael Sprinker

Carole Stone and Arthur Susman

Mr. & Mrs. Harvey J. Struthers, Jr.

Barry and Winnifred Fallers Sullivan

Mr. † & Mrs. Richard Taft

Ms. Alison Thomas

Margaret Trumbull

Mr. John Turner

Mr. & Mrs. Allan Vagner

Ms. Ellen Werner

Mr. Howard White

Mr. Eric Wicks and Ms. Linda Baker

Robert J. Wilczek † and Shirley Pfenning

Jennifer D. Williams

Mr. Kenneth Witkowski

Barbara and Steven Wolf

Negaunee Music Institute at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

The Negaunee Music Institute connects individuals and communities to the extraordinary musical resources of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The following donors are gratefully acknowledged for making a gift in support of these educational and engagement programs. To make a gift or learn more, please contact Kevin Gupana, Associate Director of Giving, Educational and Engagement Programs, 312-294-3156.

$150,000 AND ABOVE

Lori Julian for The Julian Family Foundation

The Negaunee Foundation

$100,000–$149,999

Abbott Fund

Allstate Insurance Company

Megan and Steve Shebik

$75,000–$99,999

John Hart and Carol Prins

Barbara and Barre Seid Foundation

$50,000–$74,999

Anonymous BMO

Robert and Joanne Crown Income

Charitable Fund

Lloyd A. Fry Foundation

Judy and Scott McCue

Ms. Deborah K. McNeil

Polk Bros. Foundation

Michael and Linda Simon

Lisa and Paul Wiggin

$35,000–$49,999

Bowman C. Lingle Trust

National Endowment for the Arts

$25,000–$34,999

Anonymous

Carey and Brett August

Crain-Maling Foundation

Nancy Dehmlow

Kinder Morgan

The Maval Foundation

Margo and Michael Oberman

Ms. Cecelia Samans

Shure Charitable Trust

Gene and Jean Stark

$20,000–$24,999

Anonymous

Mary and Lionel Go

Halasyamani/Davis Family

Illinois Arts Council Agency

Richard P. and Susan Kiphart Family

Mr. Philip Lumpkin

PNC

D. Elizabeth Price

Charles and M. R. Shapiro Foundation

The George L. Shields Foundation, Inc.

Dr. Marylou Witz

$15,000–$19,999

Nancy A. Abshire

Robert and Isabelle Bass Foundation, Inc.

Sue and Jim Colletti

Dr. Leo and Catherine Miserendino

Sandra and Earl Rusnak, Jr. †

$11,500–$14,999

Barker Welfare Foundation

Mr. † & Mrs. David A. Donovan

Nancy and Bernard Dunkel

Benjamin J. Rosenthal Foundation

Ksenia A. and Peter Turula

$7,500–$11,499

Anonymous

Robert H. Baum and MaryBeth Kretz

Fred and Phoebe Boelter

The Buchanan Family Foundation

John D. and Leslie Henner Burns

Mr. Lawrence Corry

Mrs. Carol Evans, in memory of Henry Evans

Ellen and Paul Gignilliat

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph B. Glossberg

Chet Gougis and Shelley Ochab

Mary Winton Green

The League of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association

Mr. Glen Madeja and Ms. Janet Steidl

Ms. Susan Norvich

Ms. Emilysue Pinnell

Mary and Joseph Plauché

Ms. Liisa M. Thomas and Mr. Stephen L. Pratt

Theodore and Elisabeth Wachs

$4,500–$7,499

Dora J. and R. John Aalbregtse

Charles H. and Bertha L. Boothroyd Foundation

Ann and Richard Carr

Harry F. and Elaine Chaddick Foundation

CIBC

Ms. Dawn E. Helwig

Mr. James Kastenholz and Ms. Jennifer Steans

Dr. June Koizumi

Leoni Zverow McVey and Bill McVey

Jim and Ginger Meyer

Stephen and Rumi Morales

Drs. Robert and Marsha Mrtek

The Osprey Foundation

Lee Ann and Savit Pirl

Robert J. Richards and Barbara A. Richards

Dr. Scholl Foundation

Dr. & Mrs. R. Solaro

Laura and Terrence Truax

Mr. Paul R. Wiggin

$3,500–$4,499

Anonymous (2)

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Clusen

Mr. Clinton J. Ecker and Ms. Jacqui Cheng

Charles and Carol Emmons

Judith E. Feldman

Ms. Mirjana Martich and Mr. Zoran Lazarevic

Mr. Bruce Oltman

$2,500–$3,499

Anonymous

David and Suzanne Arch

Adam Bossov

Ms. Danolda Brennan

Mr. Ray Capitanini

Lisa Chessare

Mr. Ricardo Cifuentes

Patricia A. Clickener

Mr. & Mrs. Dwight Decker

David and Janet Fox

Mr. † & Mrs. Robert Heidrick

William B. Hinchliff

Michael and Leigh Huston

Dr. Victoria Ingram and Dr. Paul Navin

Ronald E. Jacquart

David † and Dolores Nelson

Mr. & Mrs. Jeffery Piper

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Racker

Erik and Nelleke Roffelsen

Mr. David Sandfort

Gerald and Barbara Schultz

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Scorza

Jessie Shih and Johnson Ho

Carol S. Sonnenschein

Mr. † & Mrs. Hugo Sonnenschein

Ms. Joanne C. Tremulis

Mr. Peter Vale

Mr. Kenneth Witkowski

Ms. Camille Zientek

$1,500–$2,499

John Albrecht

Mrs. Susan Alm

Mr. Edward Amrein, Jr. and Mrs. Sara Jones-Amrein

Ms. Marlene Bach

Ms. Barbara Barzansky

Mr. & Mrs. William E. Bible

Cassandra L. Book

Mr. James Borkman

Mr. Donald Bouseman

Mr. Lee M. Brown and Ms. Pixie Newman

Darren Cahr

Ms. Sharon Eiseman

Mr. Conrad Fischer

Ms. Lola Flamm

Arthur L. Frank, M.D.

Camillo and Arlene Ghiron

Merle L. Jacob

Mariko Kaneda-Niwa

Mr. & Mrs. Norman Koglin

Dona Le Blanc

Dr. Toni-Marie Montgomery

Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Murley

Dianne M. and Robert J. Patterson, Jr.

Susan Rabe

Dr. Edward Riley

Kathleen and Anthony Schaeffer

Mrs. Rebecca Schewe

Drs. Deborah and Lawrence Segil

Jane A. Shapiro

Mr. Larry Simpson

Mr. Thomas Simpson

Mrs. Julie Stagliano

Michael and Salme Steinberg

Walter and Caroline Sueske

Charitable Trust

Ayana Tomeka

Ms. Betty Vandenbosch

Dr. Douglas Vaughan

Ms. Mary Walsh

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Waxman

Abby and Glen Weisberg

Irene Ziaya and Paul Chaitkin

$1,000–$1,499

Anonymous (3)

In memory of Martha and Bernie Adelson

Ms. Rochelle Allen

Altair Advisers LLC

Ms. Margaret Amato

Allen and Laura Ashley

Howard and Donna Bass

Paul Becker and Nancy Becker

Ann Blickensderfer

Dr. Martin Burke

Ms. Gwendolyn Butler

Mr. Mark Carroll

Mr. Rowland Chang

Dr. Cherise L. Cokley and Mr. Pascal Nyobuya

Dr. Edward A. Cole and Dr. Christine A. Rydel

Mr. & Mrs. Bill Cottle

Alan R. Cravitz

Claudia Dean

Tom Draski

DS&P Insurance Services, Inc.

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Dulski

Mr. Edward & Nancy Eichelberger

Neil Fackler

Mr. & Mrs. Roger Gallentine

Ms. Nancy Garfien

Alan and Nancy Goldberg

Mike and Mary Grady

Dr. Fred Halloran

Mrs. Susan Hammond

Dr. Dominic Harris

Dr. Robert A. Harris

Dr. Dane Hassani

Holy Trinity High School

Mr. Ray Jones

Charles Katzenmeyer

Randolph T. Kohler & Scott Gordon

Howard Korey and Sharon Pomerantz

Ms. Michele Kurlander

The Lee Family

Mr. † & Mrs. Gerald F. Loftus

Timothy Lubenow

Sharon L. Manuel

Jacqueline Mardell

Rosa and Peter McCullagh

Stephen W. and Kathleen J. Miller

Geoffrey R. Morgan

Mrs. MaryLouise Morrison

Ms. Sylvette Nicolini

Edward and Gayla Nieminen

Ms. Kathy Nordmeyer

Mr. † & Mrs. James Norr

Mr. & Mrs. Julian Oettinger

Ms. Joan Pantsios

Ms. Dona Perry

Ms. Loretta Peterson

Christine and Michael Pope

Quinlan and Fabish Music Company

Mr. George quinlan

Dr. Hilda Richards

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Rosenberg

Mr. David Samson

Mr. & Mrs. Steve Schuette

Stephen A. and Marilyn Scott

Christina Shaver

Dr. Rebecca Sherrick

Dr. Sabine Sobek

Ms. Adena Staben

Ms. Denise Stauder

Mrs. Pamela Stepansky

Sharon Swanson

Ms. Pamela Crutchfield

Ms. Cynthia Vahlkamp and Mr. Robert Kenyon

Mr. David J. Varnerin

Mrs. William White

Mr. Eric Wicks † and Ms. Linda Baker

Jennifer D. Williams

Joni Williams

Jane Stroud Wright

Ms. Patricia Zeglen

ENDOWED FUNDS

Anonymous (5)

Dr. & Mrs. Bernard H. Adelson Fund

Marjorie Blum-Kovler Youth Concert Fund

Civic Orchestra Chamber Access Fund

The Davee Foundation

Frank Family Fund

Kelli Gardner Youth Education Endowment Fund

Jennifer Amler Goldstein Fund, in memory of Thomas M. Goldstein

Mary Winton Green

John Hart and Carol Prins Fund for Access

William Randolph Hearst Foundation Fund

Richard A. Heise

Julian Family Foundation Fund

The Kapnick Family

Lester B. Knight Charitable Trust

Robert Kohl and Clark Pellett Chair Fund

The Malott Family School Concerts Fund

Eloise W. Martin Endowed Funds

Murley Family Fund

The Negaunee Foundation

Margo and Michael Oberman Community Access Fund

Nancy Ranney and Family and Friends

Helen Regenstein Guest Conductor Fund

Edward F. Schmidt Family Fund

Shebik Community Engagement Programs Fund

The Wallace Foundation

Zell Family Foundation

Theodore Thomas Society

Mary Louise Gorno Chair

Listed below are generous donors who have made commitments to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra through their wills, trusts, and other estate plans, including life-income arrangements, as of October 2024. The Society honors their generosity, which helps to ensure the long-term financial stability and artistic excellence of the CSOA. To learn more, please contact Al Andreychuk, Director of Endowment Gifts and Planned Giving, at 312-294-3150.

STRADIVARIAN ASSOCIATES

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is pleased to recognize the following individuals for generously establishing a legacy bequest plan of $100,000 or more to benefit the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association.

Anonymous (11)

Dora J. and R. John Aalbregtse

Lisa J. Adelstein

Jeff and Keiko Alexander

Evy Johansen Alsaker

Robert A. Alsaker

Geoffrey A. Anderson

Louise E. Anderson

Brett and Carey August

Marlene Bach

Dr. Jeff Bale

Mr. Neal Ball

Mr. & Mrs. Randy Barba

Sally J. Becker

Marlys A. Beider

Dr. C. Bekerman

Martha Bell

Mike and Donna Bell

Julie Ann Benson

K. Richard and Patricia M. Berlet

Merrill and Judy Blau

Dr. Phyllis C. Bleck

Ann Blickensderfer

Roger Blickensderfer

Wayne D. and Nancy M. Boberg

Danolda Brennan

Mr. Leon Brenner, Jr.

Mitchell J. Brown

Marion A. Cameron-Gray

Charles Capwell and Isabel Wong

Dr. Joseph and Patricia Car

Mr. Frank and Dr. Vera Clark

Patricia A. Clickener

Judith and Stephen F. Condren

Anita Crocus

David L. Curry

Mimi Duginger

Harry and Jean Eisenman

Michael and Kathleen Elliott

Dr. Marilyn Ezri

Tarek and Ann Fadel

David S. and Janet M. Fox

Mr. & Mrs. David W. Fox, Sr.

Allen J. Frantzen and George R. Paterson

Mary J. and Ronald P. Frelk

Penny and John Freund

Mr. & Mrs. Paul C. Gignilliat

Merle Gordon

Mary Louise Gorno

Dr. & Mrs. David Granato

Mary L. Gray

Mary Winton Green

Dr. Jon Brian Greis

John and Patricia Hamilton

Mr. Michael Hansen and Ms. Nancy Randa

John Hart and Carol Prins

Mr. William P. Hauworth II

Thomas and Linda Heagy

Mr. R.H. Helmholz

Marcia M. Hochberg

Stephanie and Allen Hochfelder

Concordia Hoffmann

Stephen D. and Catherine N. Holmes

Frank and Helen Holt

Mark and Elizabeth Hurley

Frances and Phillip Huscher

Merle L. Jacob

Ms. Darlene Johnson

Ronald B. Johnson

Roy A. and Sarah C. Johnson

Mary Ann Judy

Lori Julian

Wayne S. and Lenore M. Kaplan

Howard Kaspin

James Kemmerer

Robert Kohl and Clark Pellett

Edwin and Karen Kramer

Mr. & Mrs. Alan Kubicka

Jonathon Leik

Charles Ashby Lewis and Penny Bender Sebring

Robert Alan Lewis

Dr. Valerie Lober

Glen J. Madeja and Janet Steidl

Sheldon H. Marcus

James Edward McPherson

Janet L. Melk

Dr. Frederick K. Merkel

Dr. Leo and Catherine Miserendino

Drs. Elaine and Bill † Moor

Craig and Rose Moore

Mrs. Mario A. Munoz

Eileen M. Murray

Jeffrey Nichols

John H. Nelson

Edward A. and Gayla S. Nieminen

Ms. Kathy Nordmeyer

Diane Ososke

Mary T. † and David R. Pfleger

Mrs. Thomas D. Philipsborn

Judy Pomeranz

Christoph G. Ptack Trust

Maridee Quanbeck

Neil K. Quinn

Randall and Cara Rademaker

Constance A. Rajala

Al and Lynn Reichle

Ann and Bob † Reiland

Wendy Reynes

Dr. Edward O. Riley

Daniel J. Riordan, in loving memory of Lynne D. Mapes-Riordan

Charles and Marilynn Rivkin

David and Kathy Robin

Jerry Rose

Mr. James S. Rostenberg

Richard O. Ryan

John A. Salkowski

Cecelia Samans

A. Wm. Samuel

Franklin Schmidt

Mr. Craig Sirles

Betty W. Smykal

Annette and Richard Steinke

Mrs. Deborah Sterling

Mr. & Mrs. William H. Strong

Gloria B. Telander

Karin and Alfred Tenny

Richard and Helen Thomas

Ms. Carla M. Thorpe

Dr. Richard Tresley

Laura and Terrence Truax

John L. and Dyanne L. Turner

Paula Turner

Robert W. Turner and Gloria B. Turner

Judith and Paul Tuszynski

Mr. & Mrs. John E. Van Horn

Mr. Christian Vinyard

Craig and Bette Williams

Florence Winters

Stephen R. Winters and Don D. Curtis

Dr. Robert G. Zadylak

Helen Zell

MEMBERS

Anonymous (36)

Valerie and Joseph Abel

Louise Abrahams

Richard J. Abram and Paul Chandler

Patrick Alden

Richard and Elynne Aleskow

Judy L. Allen

Carlos Almeida and Dr. Matthew Sweeney

Ann S. Alpert

Patricia Ames

Ms. Judith L. Anderson

Steven Andes, Ph.D.

Barbara Andrews

Dr. Edward Applebaum and Dr. Eva Redei

Catherine Aranyi

Dr. Susan Arjmand

Mara Mills Barker

Shirley Baron

Dr. & Mrs. Robert Beatty

Joan I. Berger

Robert M. Berger

Ms. Elizabeth Berry and Mr. Philip S. Revzin

Mr. & Mrs. James Borovsky

Candace Broecker

John L. Browar

Catherine Brubaker

Joseph Buc

Edward J. Buckbee

Michelle Miller Burns

Mr. Robert J. Callahan

Mr. & Mrs. William P. Carmichael

Dr. Marlene E. Casiano

Beverly Ann and Peter Conroy

Mr. Robert L. Crawford

Ron and Dolores Daly

Mr. & Mrs. John Daniels

Mr. & Mrs. Clyde H. Dawson

Sylvia Samuels Delman

Mrs. David A. DeMar

Ms. Phyllis Diamond

Janet Wood Diederichs

Barbara Doerner

Mrs. William Dooley

Mrs. Susan Duda

Nancy Schroeder Ebert

Robert J. Elisberg

Richard Elledge

Charles and Carol Emmons

Lu and Philip Engel

James B. Fadim

Leslie Farrell

Donna Feldman

Judith E. Feldman

Frances and Henry Fogel

Ray Frick

Susan Fuchs

Nancy and Larry † Fuller

Dileep Gangolli

Maurice Garnier

Miss Elizabeth Gatz

Dr. & Mrs. Mark Gendleman

Margaret and Patrick Ghielmetti

Steve and Lauran † Gilbreath

Mr. Daniel Gilmour, III

Mr. Joseph Glossberg

Ms. Georgean Goldenberg

Adele Goldsmith

Douglas Ross Gortner

Chet Gougis and Shelley Ochab

Ms. Elizabeth A. Gray

Ms. Claire Annette Green

Delta A. Greene

Mrs. Barbara Gundrum

Lynne R. Haarlow

Mrs. Robin Tieken Hadley

Mr. Tom Hall

Mr. & Mrs. Tom Hallett

William B. Hinchliff

Mr. Thomas Hochman

Jack and Colleen Holmbeck

Richard J. Hoskins

Mary Houston

Mr. James Humphrey

Ms. Jessica Jagielnik

Ansuk Jeong

Nathan Kahn, in memory of Zave H. Gussin and in honor of Robert Gussin

Ann B. Kaplan

Bonnie & Michael Kaufman

Valerie Kennedy

Anne Kern

Helen Kessler

Mr. & Mrs. Frank L. Klapperich, Jr.

Mrs. LeRoy Klemt

Sally Jo Knowles

Mrs. Russell V. Kohr

Ms. Barbara Kopsian

Liesel E. Kossmann

Catherine Grochowski Kranz

Eugene Kraus

John C. and Carol Anderson Kunze

Thomas and Annelise Lawson

Dr. & Mrs. David J. Leehey

Ms. Nicole Lehman

Barbara W. Levin

Dr. & Mrs. Robert L. Levy

Ms. Sally Lewis

Dr. Eva F. Lichtenberg

Mr. Michael Licitra

Dr. & Mrs. Philip R. Liebson

Bonnie Glazier Lipe

Alma Lizcano

Heidi Lukas and Mr. Charles Grode

Suzette Mahneke

Ann Chassin Mallow

Sharon L. Manuel

Mrs. John J. Markham

Judith Partipilo Marth

Deborah McCabe

Judy and Scott McCue

John McFerrin

Mr. William McIntosh

Leoni Zverow McVey and Bill McVey

Dorothe Melamed

Marcia Melamed

Dr. Sharon D. Michalove

Dale and Susan Miller

Michael Miller and Sheila Naughten

Virginia K. Moore

John H. Mugge

Thomas R. Mullaney

Daniel R. Murray

Dolores D. Nelson

Mariko Kaneda Niwa

Franklin Nussbaum

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Oliver, Jr.

Wallace and Sarah Oliver

Lynn Orschel

Helen and Joseph Page

Dianne M. and Robert J. Patterson, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Perlstein

Elizabeth Anne Peters

Dr. Ann Peterson

Judy C. Petty

Karen and Dick Pigott

Lois Polakoff

Charlene H. Posner

D. Elizabeth Price

Dorothy V. Ramm

Donald F. Ransford

Jeanne Reed

Edgar C. Reihl

Ann and Bob † Reiland

Ms. Oksana Revenko-Jones

Karen L. Rigotti

Don † and Sally Roberts

Mrs. Ben J. Rosenthal

Craig Samuels

Suzanne G. Samuels

Leslie A. Sanders

Kathleen Schaefer

Lawrence D. Schectman

Mr. Douglas M. Schmidt

Dr. Byung-In Seo

Mr. & Mrs. Myron D. Shapiro

David Shayne

Thomas C. Sheffield, Jr.

Ms. Elizabeth Shelly

Anne Sibley

Larry Simpson

Ms. Lynn B. Singer

Thomas G. Sinkovic

Rosalee Slepian

Rebecca G. Smith

Mary Soleiman

Jim Spiegel

Julie Stagliano

Denise M. Stauder

Karen Steil

Charles Steinberg

Timothy and Kathleen Stockdale

Richard and Lois Stuckey

Mark Swanson and Nancy Pifer

Jeffrey and Linda Swoger

Mr. John C. Telander

Liisa Thomas

Mr. & Mrs. Jerald Thorson

Karen Hletko Tiersky

Myron Tiersky

Jacqueline A. Tilles

Mr. James M. Trapp

Mr. Donn N. Trautman

Mike and Mary Valeanu

Gerrit Vanderwest

Mr. David J. Varnerin

Frank Villella

Mr. Milan Vydareny

Dr. Malcolm Vye

Adam R. Walker and BettyAnn Mocek

Mr. Frank Walschlager

Louella Krueger Ward

Dr. Catherine L. Webb

Karl Wechter

Joan Weiss

Mr. Thomas Weyland

Lisa and Paul Wiggin

Linda and Payson S. Wild

Kayla Anne Wilson

Robert A. Wilson

Nora M. Winsberg

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen M. Wolf

Beth Wollar

Lev Yaroslavskiy

Ms. Karen Zupko

IN MEMORIAM

Listed below are individuals who were Theodore Thomas Society members or patrons who made exceptional commitments to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra through their estates. They are remembered with gratitude for their generosity and visionary support.

Anonymous (10)

Hope A. Abelson

Richard Abrahams

Ruth T. and Roger A. Anderson

Ross C. Anderson

Mychal P. and Dorothy A. Angelos

Elizabeth M. Ashton

Jacqueline and Frank Ball

Wayne Balmer

Paul Barker

Arlene and Marshall Bennett

Judith and Dennis Bober

Naomi T. Borwell

Howard Broecker

Claresa Forbes Meyer Brown

George and Jacqueline Brumlik

Dr. Mary Louise Hirsch Burger

Norma Cadieu

Wiley Caldwell

David W. Carpenter

James D. Compton

Sharon Conway

Nelson D. Cornelius

Anita J. Court, Ph.D.

Christopher L. Culp

Azile Dick

James F. Drennan

Robert L. Drinan, Jr.

Evelyn Dyba

Richard Eastline

Marian Edelstein

Dr. Edward Elisberg

Kelli Gardner Emery

Joseph R. Ender

Shirley L. and Robert Ettelson

Greta Wiley Flory

Leslie Fogel

Herbert and Betty Forman

Richard Foster

Elaine S. Frank

Martin and Francey Gecht

Isak Gerson

Mrs. Willard Gidwitz

Lyle Gillman

Marvin Goldsmith

William B. Graham

Richard Gray

David Green

Nancy Griffin

Ernest A. Grunsfeld III

Betty and Lester Guttman

A. William Haarlow III

Carolyn Hallman

CAPT Martin P. Hanson, USN Ret.

Polly and Donald Heinrich

Mary Mako Helbert

Adolph “Bud” and Avis Herseth

Mrs. Diane Hoban

James Houston

Helen and Michael L. Igoe, Jr.

Barbara Isserman

Joseph and Rebecca Jarabak

Mrs. Marian Johnson

Janet Jones

Phyllis A. Jones

James Joseph

Paul R. Judy

Joseph M. Kacena

Jared Kaplan

Morris A. Kaplan

Roberta Kapoun

Carol W. Keenan

Marshall Keltz

George Kennedy

Paul Keske

Esther G. Klatz

Russell V. Kohr

Karen Kuehner

Evelyn and Arnold Kupec

Robert B. Kyts and Jadwiga Roguska-Kyts

Caressa Y. Lauer

Gerald Lee

Patricia Lee

Christine D. Letchinger

Nancy R. Levi

Melynda K. Lopin

William C. Lordan

Tula Lunsford

Iris Maiter

Arthur G. Maling

Bella Malis

Kathleen W. Markiewicz

Walter L. Marr III and Marilyn G. Marr

Eloise Martin

Nancy Lauter McDougal and Alfred L. McDougal

Eunice H. McGuire

Carolyn D. and William W. McKittrick

Jack L. Melamed, M.D.

Lois G. and Hugo J. Melvoin

Richard Menaul

Susan Messinger

Phillip Migdal

Mollyann Miller

Gloria Miner

Bill Moor

Charles A. Moore

David A. Moore

Marietta Munnis

David H. Nelson

Helen M. Nelson

Muriel Nerad

Piri E. and Jaye S. Niefeld

David Niwa

Raymond and Eloise Niwa

Carol Rauner O’Donovan

T. Paul B. O’Donovan

Mary and Eric Oldberg

Bruce P. Olson

David G. Ostrow

Dr. Joan E. Patterson

Donald Peck

Mr. Lewis D. Petry

Charles J. Pollyea

Miriam Pollyea

Donald D. Powell

Samuel Press

Alfred and Maryann Putnam

Christine Querfeld

Ruth Ann Quinn

Kenneth Recu

Walter Reed

Bob Reiland

Evelyn Richer

J. Timothy Ritchie

Virginia H. Rogers

Jill N. Rohde

Elaine Rosen

Ben J. Rosenthal

Anthony Ryerson

Dr. Virginia C. Saft

Cynthia Mead Sargent

Mrs. Milton Scheffler

Richard P. Schieler

Beverly and Grover Schiltz

Robert W. Schneider

Barbara and Irving Seaman, Jr.

Nancy Seyfried

Muriel Shaw

Morrell A. Shoemaker

Rose L. and Sidney N. Shure

Dr. & Mrs. Alfred L. Siegel

Joan H. and Berton E. Siegel

Joanne Silver

Rita Simó and Tomás Bissonnette

Allen R. Smart

Walter Chalmers Smith

Karen A. Sorensen

Edward J. and Audrey M. Spiegel

Vito Stagliano

Charles J. Starcevich

Curtis D. Stensrud

Franklin R. St. Lawrence

Mr. John Stokes

Ruth Miner Swislow

Robert Sychowski

Lester G. Telser

Andrew and Peggy Thomson

Sue Tice

Beatrice B. Tinsley

C. Phillip Turner

Ted Utchen

Lois and James Vrhel

Louise Benton Wagner

Nancy L. Wald

Josephine Wallace

Claude M. Weil

Marco Weiss

Barbara Huth West

The Whateley Trust, in memory of Baron Whateley

Max and Joyce Wildman

Joyce Hadley Williams

Larisa Zhizhin

Tribute Program

The Tribute Program provides an opportunity to celebrate milestones such as birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, and graduations. It also can serve as a way to honor the memory of friends and family. An Honor or Memorial Gift enables you to express your feelings in a truly distinctive and memorable way. Contributions may be any amount and are placed in the Orchestra’s Endowment Fund. For more information regarding this program, please call 312-294-3100. Listed below are Honor and Memorial Gifts of $100 or more received from October 2023 through October 2024.

MEMORIAL GIFTS

In memory of Carl Albright

William and Marjorie Bardeen

Mr. & Mrs. Estia Eichten

Croissy Sans Frontières

Dr. Manfred Lindner

In memory of David W. Alm

Mrs. Susan Alm

In memory of Theodore Asner

Mrs. Barbara Asner

In memory of Luis Baldin

Mrs. Frances Naal

In memory of Alfred Balandis

Mr. Robert Callahan

In memory of Angie Bannister

Robin Johnson

In memory of Edwin J. Bell

Mr. Edwin Bell

In memory of Lawrence L. Belles

Judy and Scott McCue

In memory of John R. Blair

Fidelity Charitable Gift Funds

In memory of Mark William Damisch

Mr. and Mrs. Allan Ruter

In memory of Ray T. Dillon

Ms. Cristina Rocca

In memory of Karl Eisenberg

Ms. Patricia Erens

Matt Morozovsky

Roger † and Susan Stone

Family Foundation

Laura Solon

Ms. Rachel Zimmerman

In memory of Linda Eisenhauer

Mr. † & Mrs. Gershon Berg

Don Eisenhauer

Ms. Janice Young

In memory of Agnes Gupana

Margo and Michael Oberman

In memory of Zave Gussin

Mr. Nathan Kahn

In memory of Adolph “Bud” Herseth, Dale Clevinger, and Arnold Jacobs

Mr. Esteban Batallan

In memory of Marie Kukalis and Harold Homans

Mr. Steven Kukalis

In memory of Alex and Sally Jacob

Merle L. Jacob

In memory of Richard and Kathleen Joiner

Mr. & Mrs. Lee D. Joiner

In memory of Janet Kanter

Anonymous

Ms. Judith J. Crampton

Ms. Andrea Kanter

Ms. Michelle Renner

Kacy Vega

In memory of Charles Kingsley Perkins

Ms. Susan Thomas

In memory of George N. Kohler

Mr. David Curry

In memory of Dr. Steven M. Lewis

Ms. Heather E. Lewis

In memory of John S. Lillard

Red Bird Hollow Foundation

In memory of Carol Wordsworth

Malley

Dr. Karol Sue Reddington

In memory of Joseph Hanson Mayne

Ms. Fox Fehling

In memory of Dr. Jal Mistri

Mrs. Zenobia Mistri

In memory of Francis (Joe) Nolan

Ms. Vera Capp

In memory of Al Payson

Mr. Paul Dickinson

Susan Reinecke-Masak

In memory of Paul Phillips

Dr. & Mrs. Michael Thompson

In memory of William H. Phillips

Richard Phillips

In memory of Bennett Reimer

Elizabeth A. Hebert

In memory of Kevin Rock

Cynthia Bates

In memory of Adrienne Samuels

Anonymous

Scott A. Hein

Abby Newman

In memory of Doris Shayne and Chauncey Griffith

Mr. and Mrs. † David Shayne

In memory of Susie Stein

Mrs. Barbara Asner

Ms. Victoria Dorgan

In memory of Lynne and Ron Wachowski

Peggy Ryan

In memory of Dr. Alan J. Ward, Ph.D., ABPP

Ms. Louella Ward

In memory of Claude M. Weil

Dr. & Mrs. Charles Shapiro

In memory of Claude Weil

Kik and S. I. Gilman

In memory of Mary Evelyn Williams

Mrs. William White

In memory of Frank Koch Wolfinger

Charles J. Linn

In memory of Edward T. Zasadil

Mr. Larry Simpson

HONOR GIFTS

In honor of Michael Adolph

Mrs. Ann Oros

In honor of Jeffrey and Keiko

Alexander

Mr. Dean Solomon

In honor of Esteban Batallán and John Hagstrom

Ms. Elizabeth Berry and Mr. Philip S. Revzin

Lizbeth Branch

Ms. Angela D’Aversa

Ms. Joan Dattel

Mrs. Mary Dietrick

Mrs. Mary Dietrick

Dr. & Mrs. Heratch Doumanian

Mrs. Allisa Gam

Fred Garzon

Ms. Sarah Good

Mary and Michael Goodkind

Mary Ann Harting

Ms. Bobbie Huskey

Ansuk Jeong

The Julian Family Foundation

Ms. Claretta Meier

Dr. Leo and Catherine Miserendino

Mr. & Mrs. Sid Mitchell

Margo and Michael Oberman

Dr. Juan Solana

John Garret Van Weezel

Ms. Janice Young

John Zimnie and Linda Zimnie

In honor of David Cooper

Daniel P. and Barbara J. Justus

In honor of Mary Beth Dietrick

Ms. Renita M. Esayian

In honor of Phyllis Bleck

Anonymous

The Julian Family Foundation

Margo and Michael Oberman

In honor of Judy Boem

Betty Signer

In honor of Liz Branch

Ms. Sarah Good

In honor of Sue Bridge

Mr. & Mrs. William A. Ward

In honor of Robert Coad

Anonymous

Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Alsaker

Barry and Elizabeth Pritchard

Mr. and Mrs. † David Shayne

In honor of the lengendary

CSO Brass section

Mr. Esteban Batallán-Cons

In honor of Mimi Duginger

Mr. J. C. Costen and Dr. Sarah F. Orwig

In honor of Jessica Erickson

Ms. Sarah Good

In honor of Jay Friedman

Mr. Peter Bouchard

In honor of Allisa Gam

Ms. Sarah Good

In honor of Sarah Good

Ms. Barbara Zutovsky

In honor of Joseph Koerner

Robin F. Davies

In honor of Sharon Mitchell

Ms. Renita M. Esayian

Sebastian P. Mitchell

In honor of Joan Nemickas

Mary and Michael Goodkind

In honor of Gay and Richard Nicholus

Mary Mercante

In honor of Margo and Michael Oberman

Mr. Stuart Fried and Mrs. Susan Fried

In honor of Frances L.A. Penn

Dr. David M. Asher

In honor of Sharon Quigley

Ms. Renita M. Esayian

In honor of Neil Quinn

Ms. Carolyn Quinn

In honor of Cynthia Scholl

Donna Spagnola

In honor of John Sharp, Lei Hou, Qing Hou, William Welter, and Victoria Barbarji

Mr. Eric P. Easterberg and Ms. Cindy Y. Pan

In honor of Richard and Ellen Shubart

Jeffrey Leeds

In honor of Dr. Eugene and Gene Stark Anonymous

In honor of Ted Tabe

Ms. Renita M. Esayian

In honor of Brent Taghap

Ms. Cheryl Anderman

Ms. Sarah Good

In honor of Frank Villella and the Rosenthal Archives

Mr. Paul Phillips, Jr. † and Mr. Lloyd Palmiter

In honor of William Ward

Ms. Susan Bridge

In honor of Patty Weber

Ms. Sarah Good

In honor of Helen Zell

Mr. Rowland Chang

Mr. Robert S. Levinson and Ms. Laura Sage

In honor of Jerrold Zisook

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Schimberg

“This is the season when we’re reminded that there’s no gift greater than those who’ve been there through it all.”

- Maurice Smith, HCSC President, CEO & Vice Chair

We all know who they are. The few who’ve stood by us from the beginning. Through the good times and the challenging ones. The ones who inspire us to do the same for others. At Blue Cross and Blue Shield, we always take our lead from the passion and commitment of our members and the communities we share. That’s why we forever pledge to be a forcemultipier for better health, wellness and

opportunity across all zip codes and walks of life. From neighborhood wellness clinics and mobile health care services to advancing maternal and preventive care technology, we will continue to invest in the future of all communities. Because the more doors we can open toward a healthier tomorrow, the more everyone can come through for each other.