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A welcoming message from Board of Trustees Chair Mary Louise Gorno and Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association President Jeff Alexander
4 Community Outreach Concerts Warm Up Muti’s January Residency
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Dennis Polkow reports on the CSO’s recent community concerts conducted by Riccardo Muti at Morton East High School and Apostolic Church of God.
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A Tribute to Duain Wolfe
The CSOA honors Duain Wolfe, who has served as director and conductor of the Chicago Symphony Chorus for twenty-eight seasons, on the occasion of his retirement.
16 Three Days with Hilary Hahn, the CSO’s Artist-in-Residence
Graham Meyer reports on Hilary Hahn’s first residency in her new role, which included concerto performances and mentoring young musicians.
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Recognition of our generous donors and volunteers
41 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association Pictured here are Mead Composerin-Residence Jessie Montgomery and CSO musicians at the November 1 MusicNOW concert. The next performance, Night of Song, on March 14, features contemporary works inspired by traditional art song.
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a note from the chair and the president It is our pleasure to welcome you to Symphony Center. We are delighted that you have chosen to come and see the incredible Chicago Symphony Orchestra and other great artists and ensembles performing live in Orchestra Hall. There are so many great concerts here during the months of February and March, but we would like to draw your attention to a few of them. Zell Music Director Riccardo Muti returns for two remarkable concerts, the first of which not only features Mitsuko Uchida performing Beethoven’s Piano Concerto no. 4 but also celebrates the eighty-fifth birthday of American composer Philip Glass with the CSO’s first performances of his Eleventh Symphony. Glass first came to Chicago in 1952 to study composition at the University of Chicago, and we are delighted to celebrate his music and his connection to our city with these concerts. For the first time since 2014, Muti conducts Beethoven’s iconic Ninth Symphony with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. The Chorus is prepared by its Director and Conductor Duain Wolfe, who marks his retirement with this program after more than a quarter century leading the ensemble. A tribute to Wolfe appears on page 10. Truly extraordinary artistic forces assemble for this seminal work that culminates in the “Ode to Joy”—a welcome affirmation of friendship and humanity. In March, the Orchestra also makes its first appearance this season at Wheaton College for a concert conducted by Dame Jane Glover that features organist Paul Jacobs and the CSO’s Principal Oboe William Welter as soloists. Musicians from the CSO also perform on the second contemporary MusicNOW concert of the season curated by Mead Composer-in-Residence Jessie Montgomery at the Harris Theater. This is also a time for robust concert offerings by Symphony Center Presents. In addition to four Piano series recitals, the Chamber Music series features the remarkable trio of Leonidas Kavakos, Emanuel Ax, and Yo-Yo Ma, as well as the Mahler Chamber Orchestra with Mitsuko Uchida. On the Jazz series, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis performs two programs: one honoring Marsalis’s recent sixtieth birthday and the other, with special guest Bryan Stevenson, paying tribute to important moments and figures in Black history. For more information on all our concerts, as well as the many educational activities of the CSO’s Negaunee Music Institute, please visit our box office or cso.org. Thank you for supporting great music in Chicago.
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“ Our door is always open, our hearts, even more” Community Outreach Concerts Warm Up Muti’s January CSO Residency By Dennis Polkow
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mong the highlights of Riccardo Muti’s three-week January residency with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra were two community outreach concerts. The first occurred on January 14 at Morton East High School in Cicero. Muti, the CSO’s Zell Music Director, led an all-Beethoven program that included the Coriolan Overture and the Eighth and Fifth symphonies. Associate Principal Horn Daniel Gingrich, a Morton alumnus, was recognized by the school at the beginning of the concert. “Enough decades had gone by that I wasn’t expecting to recognize anyone, nor anyone to recognize me,” said Gingrich, class of 1971. “But nevertheless, it was definitely fun. After fifty-plus years, the recognition I received was much stronger than I expected. This was our second concert there.” Muti and
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f r o m t o p : Audiences at Chodl Auditorium at Morton East High School cheer the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Riccardo Muti following performances of Beethoven’s Coriolan Overture and Fifth and Eighth symphonies. January 14, 2022 Riccardo Muti addresses the audience at the Apostolic Church of God in the Woodlawn neighborhood during the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s performance of Handel’s Water Music and concertos by Vivaldi. January 28, 2022
the CSO had previously performed at Morton East in 2013. “I was actually a Morton West student,” said Gingrich, “but we had a combined music program. This was the baby-boom
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era, so both schools were more than full. he second Muti-led CSO commuAnd because that auditorium is so much nity outreach concert took place on better than the one at the West building, January 28 at the Apostolic Church we had weekly rehearsals there and did of God in the Woodlawn neighborhood. all our evening performances there with a This was the third time Muti and the CSO combined band or orchestra. I was in both had performed there. band and orchestra.” Pastor Dr. Byron T. Brazier introduced Gingrich fondly recalls late Morton the concert and noted that Muti had West band director Joseph Frantik, whom said “in one of his interviews how much he saw “every morning,” as band was a he loved Apostolic. I want all to know that credit class.” Joe was a clarinet player we love Maestro Muti,” Brazier said to who played around town as a freelancer,” thunderous applause. “We appreciate and said Gingrich. “He was Northwesternthank each and every one of you in this educated and did transcriptions of Saintorchestra. May God bless you. And please, Saëns’s Organ Symphony for band. We did let’s give the orchestra another hand.” band transcriptions of Brahms’s First and An intermission-less program of conShostakovich’s Fifth symphonies. It was certos by Vivaldi—spotlighting CSO solonot your typical high school band reperists Robert Chen, Stephanie Jeong, David toire. It was a really great program.” Taylor, Yuan-Qing Yu, and Stefán Ragnar Muti was impressed with the attenHöskuldsson—and Handel’s Water Music tive, near-capacity family audience that followed, the audience gently pulled attended the Morton East concert, and in by the intimacy of the smaller forces with the venue itself. “This hall was built compared to the full orchestra that had in such a way that performed there in prethe acoustics could vious concerts. be excellent here,” “Thank you for comsaid Muti backstage ing to hear one of the after the concert. “In greatest orchestras in this way, the Chicago the world,” Muti said, Symphony could have a interrupting an enthuseries of concerts here. siastic standing ovation It could also be a good at the conclusion of the place for recording.” concert. “I would say In Gingrich’s own greatest orchestra in the Daniel Gingrich, the CSO’s associate principal horn, waves appreciatively when case of growing up in world, but I don’t want singled out as a graduate of Morton West Stickney, Illinois, his to have others upset! High School. first CSO concert was “I am very happy, and the happenstance of we are very honored a friend who handed him a ticket and that Mayor Lightfoot is here tonight. And said, “You’re coming to this.” the First Lady, also. We are always happy “It was Good Friday, 1969,” Gingrich when you come to see us. recalled. “I was a sophomore in high “Music is something that is extremely school. Solti was doing Mahler Second, important. The first voice of God was harand that was a life-changing experience mony. And I am sure that there was some for me—all those horns strung across sound, it cannot be that the universe is the stage.” without sound. It is called the harmony
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Muti Conducts Montgomery & Beethoven Pastoral APRIL 28 – MAY 3 Riccardo Muti conductor Alexander Hanna bass MONTGOMERY Hymn for Everyone cso commission, world premiere
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c l o c k w i s e f r o m t o p l e f t: CSO musicians Robert Chen, Stephanie Jeong, David Taylor, and Yuan-Qing Yu perform Vivaldi’s Concerto in B minor for Four Violins (RV 580). Mayor Lori Lightfoot and First Lady Amy Eshleman applaud the CSO’s recent performance at Apostolic Church of God. Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson performs Vivaldi’s Flute Concerto in G minor (RV 439) at Apostolic Church of God.
of the spheres of the planet. Our music— music of other countries, of different languages—all comes from the soul and the heart. It is universal and very important. A saint once said, ‘Cantare, amantis est.’ To make music, to sing, is an expression of love. Universal love. “For twenty-five years, I have done Roads of Friendship concerts all over the world. One time, when we were in Nairobi, in Kenya, some wonderful kids did a chorus from an Italian opera, the famous ‘Va, pensiero.’ They were fantastic. They sang with perfect pronunciation of the Italian language. Music can free us to be brothers. “We will come back to you,” Muti continued to applause. “But my goal is that you also come to us. Don’t be afraid of a famous hall, of people that are ‘competent,’ that think they know everything about music. Such people don’t know anything! They should stay home. You should come.
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“We will play music that belongs to your tradition, but also the music that belongs to ‘our’ so-called tradition. But it is all of our tradition. Then I will be happy. We open our doors to you. We need you. Frederick II, the famous emperor whom I worship said, ‘Semper patent corda magis.’ The door of our theater is always open to you. And our heart is open, even more.” “That was beautiful, Maestro,” said Mayor Lori Lightfoot, coming into the sanctuary with First Lady Amy Eshleman to greet Muti after the concert, both visibly moved. “This is such a blessing to this community. It lifted everyone’s spirits. I learned classical music when I was in high school and we learned Messiah from beginning to end. Handel is so distinctive. Getting to hear this was such a treat.” Award-winning veteran journalist, critic, author, broadcaster, and educator Dennis Polkow has been covering the Chicago Symphony Orchestra across various local, national, and international media for over thirty-five years.
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a b o v e : Among numerous other recordings, Wolfe prepared the Chicago Symphony Chorus for these two Grammy Award–winning recordings.
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he Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association celebrates Duain Wolfe on the occasion of his retirement from his role as the Chicago Symphony Chorus’s director and conductor. Only the second director of the Chorus since its founding in the 1957–58 season, he has been the tireless standard-bearer of an ensemble that represents the best in choral performance. Wolfe first prepared the Chicago Symphony Chorus as a guest for a Ravinia Festival program of opera choruses in August 1993 and again early the following February for performances downtown of Schoenberg’s Friede auf Erden. Concluding a three-year search, the CSO’s then music director Daniel Barenboim announced that Wolfe would succeed Margaret Hillis, founder and first director of the Chorus. He officially began on June 1, 1994, and since then has prepared the Chorus for over 150 programs during his twenty-eightyear tenure. Clarity, focus, rhythmic precision, power, and transcendent beauty are just a few of the adjectives that have been used to describe the Chorus under his leadership. Wolfe’s profound knowledge of the operatic and choral canons, appetite for new works, and expert musicianship have resulted in a remarkable legacy of memorable performances. Another element to his success has been his tireless work ethic. His attention to detail and standards for excellence for his myriad responsibilities—from meticulous score study to his understanding of the human voice, from leading expertly organized rehearsals to managing rigorous auditions—have been an inspiration to colleagues, conductors, soloists, and vocal and instrumental musicians. He has also encouraged generations of young musicians with his conducting and mentorship. Duain Wolfe has prepared the Chicago Symphony Chorus for performances conducted by three CSO music directors— Sir Georg Solti, Daniel Barenboim, and Riccardo Muti— as well as CSO titled conductors Claudio Abbado, Pierre Boulez, and Bernhard Haitink and many distinguished guest conductors. He has worked with CSO Zell Music Director Riccardo Muti on notable performances of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony; landmarks of the Italian vocal literature, including Verdi’s Requiem and four operas—Otello, Macbeth, Falstaff, and Aida—as well as Mascagni’s Cavalleria P HOTOS BY TODD ROS EN BERG U N L ES S OTHERW I S E N OTED
c l o c k w i s e f r o m t o p : Riccardo Muti shakes the hand of Duain Wolfe following the October 2012 performance of Orff’s Carmina Burana at Carnegie Hall. Duain Wolfe conducts a special concert in honor of the fiftieth anniversary season of the Chicago Symphony Chorus on April 12, 2008. At the Berlin Philharmonie on April 1, 1999— following two performances at Orchestra Hall on March 24 and 26—Pierre Boulez leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chorus, and soloists in Schoenberg’s Moses und Aron. Wolfe leads a rehearsal on September 29, 1997, in preparation for Sir Georg Solti’s memorial concert, photo by Jim Steere. Wolfe leads a rehearsal in Buntrock Hall to prepare the Chicago Symphony Chorus for the December 2021 performances of Handel’s Messiah.
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rusticana, the Prologue to Boito’s clock wise from top: During his tenure, Wolfe’s creA portrait of the Chicago Mefistofele, and many opera choativity and innovative programSymphony Chorus on the ruses; and Prokofiev’s Alexander ming were on full display. The very Armour Stage from 2017 Nevsky and Ivan the Terrible; along popular holiday series, Welcome Duain Wolfe and the Chorus with many of the classics of the Yule!, was conceived and conreceive an ovation following the October 25, 2012, perchoral literature. ducted by Wolfe for twenty years. formance of Beethoven’s In addition to concerts at His formation of the Chicago Missa solemnis conducted Orchestra Hall and the Ravinia Symphony Singers, a superb tourby Bernard Haitink. Festival, Wolfe has prepared the ing chamber chorus, along with his Duain Wolfe addresses the Chicago Symphony Chorus for peraudience at Welcome Yule! imaginative youth programs, are on December 14, 2012. formances at the Pritzker Pavilion additional examples of his artistry in Millennium Park, Carnegie Hall, brought to life. He was also a freand the Philharmonie in Berlin. World premieres quent guest on the Classic Encounter preconwith the Orchestra and Chorus include John cert and Salon series. Harbison’s Four Psalms and Bernard Rands’s Before his retirement, Wolfe prepares the apókryphos, both commissioned by the CSO. Chorus for four performances of Beethoven’s He also has prepared the Chorus for numerous Ninth Symphony conducted by Muti from recordings, including three Grammy Award winFebruary 24 to 27. Its famous choral finale, ners: Wagner’s Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, the “Ode to Joy,” will mark a symbolic celeconducted by Sir Georg Solti, won Best bration of Duain Wolfe’s career and extraordiOpera; Verdi’s Requiem received Best Choral nary artistic leadership, for which the Chicago Performance and Best Classical Album, and Symphony Orchestra Association family will be Shostakovich’s Symphony no. 13 (Babi Yar) won ever grateful. Best Engineered Recording–Classical—both conducted by Riccardo Muti.
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Three Days with Hilary Hahn, the CSO’s Artist-in-Residence By Graham Meyer
a b o v e : From December 9 to 11, Hilary Hahn gave three performances with the CSO of Dvořák’s Violin Concerto, a work that received its U.S. premiere with the Orchestra in October 1891, 130 years earlier. Photo by Anne Ryan o p p o s i t e pa g e , c l o c k w i s e f r o m t o p l e f t: Hahn provides feedback to violinist Kai Isoke Ali-Landing, a fellow of the Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative (CMPI). Offering training, mentorship, and support to young musicians from diverse backgrounds who plan to pursue professional careers in music, CMPI is led by a consortium of Chicago musical organizations including the CSO. Photo by Anne Ryan Hahn coaches students in a chamber music performance at Northside College Prep High School, one of the city’s 653 public schools. Photos by Todd Rosenberg
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On December 9, 2021, Hilary Hahn strode onstage with her 1865 Vuillaume violin, wearing a Carolina Herrera gown with a red, orange, violet-blue, and lavender skirt, and publicly launched her two-year term as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Artist-in-Residence with a quadruple-stop downbow. She played Dvořák’s Violin Concerto in A minor with verve and fire, whipsawing from aching lyricism to virtuosic technical passages, spun out with a passion that belied their difficulty. During rests in the solo part, she kept her posture engaged with the Orchestra, leaning into phrases and feeling the articulation, almost as if she were the conductor and not Andrés Orozco-Estrada. After the concerto, the near-capacity audience tried to match her powerful performance with applause, and she graciously rewarded us with the Largo movement from Bach’s Sonata no. 3 for solo violin, played with a contemplative intimacy that held the audience rapt. The subscription concert marked Hahn’s first local appearance since the June announcement of her appointment as the CSO’s
Artist-in-Residence. She is the first person on whom the Orchestra has ever bestowed the title, and while she holds it, she will make multiple visits per year to Chicago for music making and community building. “Music is bonding,” Hahn says. “It’s healing. Every one of us has something in common beyond being in the hall at the same place, at the same time, listening to the same piece.” Hahn continued, “I think the common connections of humanity and music are really deep, and that’s what I like to explore in a residency.”
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uring her December visit, organized by the CSO’s Negaunee Music Institute, Hahn spent a school-day morning at Northside College Preparatory High School. For a session in the Cedric L. Hampton Center for the Performing Arts, she coached four young players on Grażyna Bacewicz’s Quartet for Four Violins, in what Hahn said was her first-ever coaching of a chamber group. After the quartet played through the piece and a gentle insistence that the shy group bow for applause, she asked,
surprisingly, “Have you listened to much organ music?” She talked about how the theme of the piece should pop out of the texture because of its distinctive character, something that’s easy to do on a pipe organ by changing the registration. She took the players through a series of experiments—“try it drier,” “close your eyes,” “find the space inside the sound”—and wrapped up with compliments and more applause. She then coached a string quartet on Waiting in the Misty Woodland, a piece newly composed by the quartet’s violist, Ellen Campbell. The piece jumped mercurially among the gamut of string articulations, from pizzicatos to long bowings. After the playthrough, Hahn waxed poetic about the opportunity offered when a musician works with a living composer, something she knows quite a bit about, prominently from her album In 27 Pieces: The Hilary Hahn Encores, a collection of twenty-seven encore-length commissions (Hahn said learning the music was “for me, the equivalent of twenty-seven violin concertos”). “The composer can plant inspirational or aspirational ideas for the sound-world of the piece in the minds of the players, and the performers’ job is to inhabit it,” Hahn said. “The more rewarding it is to inhabit, the better,” she added. Campbell described the essence of the piece as the experience of traveling for Thanksgiving, seeing autumnal scenes through the car window, and finally arriving at the end. Hahn had the quartet play some passages again with this scheme of images in mind, committing to conveying mood over accuracy and setting up a dynamic effect like a cinematic scene break at the end. One of the violinists hit their stand with the FEBRUARY–MARCH 2022
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bow, swept up in the attempt. “Don’t worry— that shows commitment,” Hahn said, with twinkling warmth. The following morning in Buntrock Hall at Symphony Center, Hahn led a master class of students from the Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative, a nonprofit organization that removes barriers for young BIPOC musicians on their way to top-tier conservatory or university music programs and a partner of the CSO’s Negaunee Music Institute. Hahn coaxed a bolder, brighter soloistic tone out of a thirteen-year-old playing Bruch’s Concerto in G minor. In an already polished interpretation of Korngold’s Violin Concerto, she answered a request from a sixteen year old to help her find more precise articulations. And for another sixteen year old bravely presenting the very same concerto by Dvořák that Hahn was playing with the CSO that weekend, she helped him find a more fiery tone in some difficult passages.
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ater this season, Hahn returns to perform a mixed chamber program on April 1 with cellist Seth Parker Woods and pianist Andreas Haefliger as part the Symphony Center Presents Chamber Music series. Hahn and Woods will play a duo by Zoltán Kodály, she and Haefliger will play Beethoven’s Violin Sonata no. 10, and the trio will play be still and know by Carlos Simon, the current composer-in-residence at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. The title of Simon’s piece comes from a quote from Oprah Winfrey, referring to the experience of mindfully feeling presence within calm. For Hahn, the idea resonates with her philosophy of music as a vehicle for human connection. “Being a performer and being still in moments onstage, I do have a sense of enormous
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overlapping layers of presence,” she says. “History, composers who have gone before me, the thousands of hours of great performances that have left some sort of mark in the space, or, more immediately, the audience—the presence of all of us together is really powerful.” Future residencies will include more concert appearances, master classes, community engagement, and hopefully extensions of some of her own projects, such as the Bring Your Own Baby concerts, where she plays complex, ear-stimulating, un-stressful music such as solo Bach for caregivers to the smallest and squalliest audience members, in a setting where their noises and biological necessities are welcome. Her greatest contribution to Chicago during her term, though, may be the chance for all of us to be exposed to her particular approach to music and music making: clear-eyed but not simplistic, cerebral but not sterile, self-aware but not self-serious. As she said in response to a questioner at Northside who asked how she came to the violin (the questioner herself came to it directly from watching Hahn play Mendelssohn’s E minor concerto on YouTube). “I didn’t have a moment where I said, ‘Can I please play violin?’ I was lucky to have stumbled across it,” said Hahn. “I love the physical feel of playing it, of activating my voice, that it is somehow talking. It’s also close to the heart.” She paused. “It sounds hokey, but it’s also physically true.” Beauty is truth, Keats told us, in half his famous inversion. It’s also intelligence, humor, and joy. Graham Meyer is a writer, editor, composer, and crossword puzzle constructor based in Chicago. He writes the weekly arts and culture column The Big Ticket for Crain’s Chicago Business.
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CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA RICCARDO MUTI Zell Music Director Thursday, February 24, 2022, at 7:30 Friday, February 25, 2022, at 1:30 Saturday, February 26, 2022, at 8:00 Sunday, February 27, 2022, at 3:00
Riccardo Muti Conductor Janai Brugger Soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano Mezzo-soprano Daniel Johansson Tenor Tareq Nazmi Bass Chicago Symphony Chorus Duain Wolfe Director beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125
Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso Molto vivace Adagio molto e cantabile—Andante moderato Finale: Ode to Joy janai brugger jennifer johnson cano daniel johansson tareq na zmi chicago symphony chorus
There will be no intermission.
The Chicago Symphony Chorus and soloists will enter preceding the third movement. Please refrain from applause until the end of the performance.
These performances are generously sponsored by the Randy and Melvin Berlin Family Fund for the Canon with additional support provided by Megan and Steve Shebik, and Lori Julian. The appearance of the Chicago Symphony Chorus has been made possible by a generous gift from The Grainger Foundation, with additional support from Jim † and Kay Mabie. Bank of America is the Maestro Residency Presenter. United Airlines is the Official Airline of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency. † Deceased
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comments by phillip huscher ludwig van beethoven
Born December 16, 1770; Bonn, Germany Died March 26, 1827; Vienna, Austria
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 There’s something astonishing about a deaf composer choosing to open a symphony with music that reveals, like no other music before it, the very essence of sound emerging from silence. It is a masterstroke, to be sure, but for Beethoven it must also have been both painful and cathartic. The famous pianissimo opening—sixteen measures with no secure sense of key or rhythm—does not so much depict the journey from darkness to light, or from chaos to order, as the birth of sound itself or the creation of a musical idea. It is as if the challenges of Beethoven’s daily existence—the struggle to compose music, his difficulty in communicating, the frustration of remembering what it was like to hear—have been made real in a single page of music. This symphony shows Beethoven using all the subtlety and mastery of his craft to reach an even wider audience and to touch the common man as never before. He meant for it to be a breakthrough work—music’s first crossover composition. It’s also likely that in the text he picked for the symphony’s finale— Schiller’s hymn to universal brotherhood—Beethoven found the sense of community he craved as a comfort against personal loss, loneliness, and the terrifying sense of always feeling somehow apart, even though he was at the peak of his career. The struggle to communicate is the narrative that runs throughout this symphony, as Beethoven finally makes clear in his choral finale, when sound is literally given voice. The Ninth Symphony pushes the boundaries of art as Beethoven understood them. His own search for new compositional procedures—and there are many wildly original ideas in this symphony—underlies the whole work: the striving toward what Goethe called “the fulfillment of beautiful possibilities.” Beethoven’s grandest symphony and most influential composition was not recognized at first as a landmark—as a genuinely pivotal work in the history of music. The night of the premiere, Beethoven went home in a funk over the meager profits, and he was keenly disappointed because the entire evening had been staged to prove that he still had box-office appeal in Vienna. Thirty of Vienna’s leading music lovers had recently written to him—“Need we tell you with what regret your retirement from
composed 1822–February 1824 f i rst p e rf o rm a n c e May 7, 1824; Vienna, Austria i n st ru m e n tat i o n soprano, alto, tenor, and bass soloists and mixed chorus (in the finale only); two flutes and piccolo, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons and contrabassoon, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, timpani, triangle, cymbals, bass drum, strings a p p roxi m at e p e rf o rm a n c e t i m e 72 minutes f i rst c s o p e rf o rm a n c e s December 16 and 17, 1892, Auditorium Theatre. Minnie Fish, Minna Brentano, Charles A. Knorr, and George Ellsworth Holmes as soloists; Apollo Musical Club (William L. Tomlins, director); Theodore Thomas conducting July 29, 1952, Ravinia Festival. Eileen Farrell, Jane Hobson, Andrew McKinley, and Mack Harrell as soloists; Northwestern University Summer Chorus (George Howerton, director); Otto Klemperer conducting (continued)
a b o v e : Ludwig van Beethoven, detail from an oil portrait by Joseph Willibrord Mähler (1778–1860), 1804–05. Archive for Art and History Collection, Berlin
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m o st re c e n t c s o p e rf o rm a n c e s September 18, 20, 21, and 23, 2014, Orchestra Hall. Camilla Nylund, Ekaterina Gubanova, Matthew Polenzani (September 18), William Burden (September 20, 21, and 23), and Eric Owens as soloists; Chicago Symphony Chorus (Duain Wolfe, director); Riccardo Muti conducting July 14, 2018, Ravinia Festival. Tamara Wilson, Michelle DeYoung, Paul Appleby, and Ryan Speedo Green as soloists; Chicago Symphony Chorus (Duain Wolfe, director); Marin Alsop conducting
public life has filled us?”—as a way of goading him into playing his new works, and the concert of May 7, 1824, at which the Ninth Symphony was first performed, was his response. By 1824, Beethoven was almost completely deaf. He had long ago given up playing the piano in public, and, although he was billed as the conductor of the new symphony for the May 7 concert, and did indeed appear to beat time and turn the pages of his score (and, according to some accounts, even engage in some over-the-top theatrical gesturing), the players and the singers had been cautioned beforehand to pay no attention to him. Instead, they all followed the discreet, utterly reliable beat provided by Michael Umlauf, the concertmaster. When, in one of the most famous accounts in all music, the audience burst into applause—some say it was at the end of the scherzo, others at the end of the symphony—Beethoven couldn’t hear the ovation; he stood, his back to the crowd, leafing through his score. Only when the contralto soloist, Carolyn Unger, tapped him on the shoulder and turned him around did he see his public applauding wildly. In truth, it must have been a miserable performance, hastily prepared under the composer’s sadly compromised direction, for a public which can’t reasonably have been expected to fully grasp what they were hearing. The reviews were mixed. “The necessary differentiation of light and dark, security of intonation, fine shading, and nuanced execution were all lacking,” wrote one critic. “Weak players,” another reported, “set down their bows and sat out so many measures.” And, in the finale, when the sopranos couldn’t reach the high notes, they simply
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c s o re c o rd i n g s 1961. Phyllis Curtin, Florence Kopleff, John McCollum, and Donald Gramm as soloists; Chicago Symphony Chorus (Margaret Hillis, director); Fritz Reiner conducting. RCA 1972. Pilar Lorengar, Yvonne Minton, Stuart Burrows, and Martti Talvela as soloists; Chicago Symphony Chorus (Margaret Hillis, director); Sir Georg Solti conducting. London 1986. Jessye Norman, Reinhild Runkel, Robert Schunk, and Hans Sotin as soloists; Chicago Symphony Chorus (Margaret Hillis, director); Sir Georg Solti conducting. London
a b o v e : The autograph score of the choral finale of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, showing the combination of the “Joy” theme with “Seid umschlungen Millionen” in a double fugue for chorus and orchestra. (Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin) o p p o s i t e pa g e : A portrait of Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805) by Gerhard von Kügelgen
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didn’t sing. It is surprising that the piece made an impression at all, but, for at least one critic, “the effect was indescribably great and magnificent.” But a second performance, given on a beautiful Sunday afternoon sixteen days later, was even less successful; the house was barely half full (possibly due to the lovely weather) and ticket sales did not begin to cover expenses. The work that Beethoven had written to surpass everything he already had accomplished in the field of the symphony—the work with which he was determined to move mankind as never before—had failed him. For several years after Beethoven’s death, his Ninth Symphony was considered too difficult to perform (and too long to program easily). Although it won champions right from the start, it was not established in the repertoire until the middle of the nineteenth century. (Wagner was a particularly staunch advocate—he even conducted it at the dedicatory concert for his Wagner-only Bayreuth Festspielhaus in 1872.) From then on, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony has maintained its singular status as a cultural symbol of unsurpassed importance.
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ince his early twenties, Beethoven had wanted to write music for Schiller’s An die Freude (Ode to Joy), a glorified drinking song with a strong humanistic message. He toyed with it several times, sketched a number of musical ideas, and even included two lines from Schiller in his opera Fidelio. When he finally settled down to work on a new symphony— his first in a decade—in 1822, he was impatient to pull together all the ideas that had been germinating in his imagination for thirty years. (And, according to Anton Schindler, only after he finished it nearly two years later “could he again be seen strolling through the streets, . . . greeting many acquaintances or friends after his long seclusion.”)
It was probably inevitable that this would be his grandest symphony, and, in fact, it is the last in a series of scores that are Beethoven’s most monumental achievements in several forms: the Hammerklavier Piano Sonata, the Diabelli Variations, and the Missa solemnis. They are all crowning works, summarizing everything Beethoven knew (although he did begin to sketch a tenth symphony). The Ninth Symphony stands apart from Beethoven’s other symphonies—and from nearly all that follow it, as well—by virtue of its humanistic message, enormous scale, and organic unity of design. At first glance, the Ninth appears to be a conventional, if unusually large, symphony in four movements, with the slow movement placed not second, but third, just before the finale (as in the Hammerklavier Sonata). But the finale is like nothing else in symphonic music: scored for four soloists, full chorus, and orchestra, it is extremely long (longer than any of the other movements) and highly complex—almost a symphony in miniature, with its own introduction, scherzo-like section, slow music, and grand wrap-up. Mozart had shifted the weight of the classical symphony to the finale with his Jupiter Symphony, but Beethoven has now pushed it to the limit. The symphony begins audaciously with those celebrated first measures, which struggle mightily, as the composer himself so often did, to arrive at a perfect symphonic theme. (And then listen, at the outset of the scherzo that follows, to how Beethoven seems to mimic the falling fourths and fifths that define the symphony’s opening, as if he were making light of his own troubles.) The entire movement—rooted in D minor, but ranging widely—is conceived on the greatest scale (even though it is the only first movement in a symphony by Beethoven that does not include a repeat of the exposition). The beginning of the FEBRUARY–MARCH 2022
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recapitulation—the moment that’s supposed to reprise the symphony’s opening—is, almost by necessity here, startlingly new—a complete reinterpretation of the first measures, now defiant, fortissimo, and in D major. Both the scherzo and the Adagio are spaciously designed, although Beethoven ultimately decided not to repeat the entire scherzo (and its trio) as was customary, but instead to tease us into thinking that he was going to. (The result, with its midsentence change of heart, is hair-raising.) The Adagio, placed before the finale for maximum dramatic effect, is a magnificent set of variations, a form Beethoven often used to express his deepest emotions (particularly in his late works, such as the opp. 109 and 110 piano sonatas, or the adagio of the op. 127 string quartet). During this serene and noble music, Beethoven sets the stage for the finale, first with the hymnlike, stepwise melody of the main theme, which bears an uncanny resemblance to the big “Ode to Joy” tune, and then, in the final measures of the movement, with two disruptive fanfares for trumpets and drums, which warn of something momentous just over the horizon. The music dies quietly, but somehow inconclusively, even expectantly. Peace is shattered with what Wagner admiringly called the Schreckensfanfare—a fanfare of terror: a wrenching eruption that is actually the dissonant combination of two triads—Bflat major (the key of the preceding slow movement) and D minor (the key of the symphony as a whole). And with that noise, Beethoven opens a new chapter in the history of music. What follows is a carefully staged drama in which cellos and basses imitate operatic recitative; the music of the three previous movements is quickly reviewed and dismissed; and a new theme is suggested, which, when it finally takes shape, is a song so perfect and so simple it sounds like a hymn or a folk song. (Beethoven, in fact, labored painstakingly over this theme.) And then—in a move that must have stunned his first audience and has left virtually every composer since dumbfounded, wondering how he or she might top it—Beethoven welcomes the
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sound of the human voice into the symphony. The earlier recitative returns and now is actually sung (Beethoven wrote the text, as a kind of preface to Schiller’s ode, himself); Beethoven’s wonderful melody is finally given words. (In the end, Beethoven used only half of Schiller’s poem, deleting in the process any obvious drinking-song references.) And from there Beethoven creates, before our eyes and ears, a new kind of movement, combining elements of symphony and concerto (there’s a big, virtuosic cadenza for the four soloists), classical variations, Turkish marches (complete with cymbals, triangle, and bass drum), majestic slow meditations, and, finally, a gigantic double fugue. In its Shakespearean juxtaposition of the comic and the solemn, its mixture of popular and esoteric elements, its union of symphonic and vocal styles, and its symphony-within-a-symphony conceit, Beethoven’s finale pointed the way for the music of the future. Wagner’s music dramas, Liszt’s symphonic poems, Bruckner’s grand finales, Mahler’s sprawling symphonies, and countless other works are all unthinkable without these twenty-some minutes of music. Beethoven wrote nothing more influential in his whole life, even though, relatively late in the composition process, he was still uncomfortable with the idea of a choral finale, and began to sketch an alternate instrumental movement. But the idea of instrumental music striving toward song was too deeply ingrained in his thoughts at this point, and the dream of a utopian existence too dear to him, and so he went ahead and turned Schiller’s little drinking song into one of the towering achievements of nineteenth-century art. (Beethoven’s finale is notoriously tough on singers. When Theodore Thomas first led the Chicago Orchestra in the work, in December 1892, he took the uncharacteristic step—after long deliberation—of transposing the finale down a whole step to C minor in order ease the burden, although not without provoking the wrath of Chicago’s musical public.) The humanistic message of Beethoven’s Ninth has been welcomed far and wide—from Japan, where New Year’s sing-along performances are
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as popular as our Messiahs (the German Freude is often learned phonetically, to sounds that mean roughly “getting out of the bathtub”), to Berlin, where, to celebrate the destruction of the Wall in 1989, Leonard Bernstein changed Freude (Joy) to Freiheit (Freedom), claiming that “Beethoven would have given us his blessing in this heaven-sent moment.” (He made no mention of Schiller.) Beethoven’s Ninth also has been raided for the disco and for television commercials, and it has survived its terrifying misappropriation during one of our darkest hours, when it became a staple of the Third Reich during the 1930s and
Phillip Huscher has been the program annotator for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra since 1987.
AN DIE FREUDE
ODE TO JOY
O Freunde, nicht diese Töne! Sondern laßt uns angenehmere anstimmen, und freudenvollere!
O friends, not these sounds! Rather let us turn to sounds more pleasant and more joyful!
* Freude, schöner Götterfunken, Tochter aus Elysium, wir betreten feuertrunken, Himmlische, dein Heiligtum. Deine Zauber binden wieder, was die Mode streng geteilt; alle Menschen werden Brüder, wo dein sanfter Flügel weilt.
Joy, brilliant spark of the gods, daughter of Elysium, heavenly being, we enter your sanctuary intoxicated with fire. Your spells reunite that which was strictly divided by convention; all men become brothers where your gentle wing rests.
Wem der große Wurf gelungen, eines Freundes Freund zu sein, wer ein holdes Weib errungen, mische seinen Jubel ein! Ja, wer auch nur eine Seele sein nennt auf dem Erdenrund! Und wer’s nie gekonnt, der stehle weinend sich aus diesem Bund!
He who has had the good fortune to find a true friend, he who has won a loving wife, let him join in our rejoicing! Yes, if there is but one other soul he can call his on the whole earth! And he who could never accomplish this, let him steal away weeping from this company!
’40s and was performed to honor Hitler’s birthday. The Ninth has the power to transcend the here and now, as well as the remarkable potential to endure horrors we cannot yet imagine. As Maynard Solomon, our finest Beethoven biographer, suggests, if we lose the dream of the Ninth Symphony, there remains no counterpoise against the engulfing terrors of civilization, nothing to set against our darkest hours “as a paradigm of humanity’s potentialities.”
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Freude trinken alle Wesen an den Brüsten der Natur; alle Guten, alle Bösen folgen ihrer Rosenspur. Küsse gab sie uns und Reben, einen Freund, geprüft im Tod; Wollust ward dem Wurm gegeben, und der Cherub steht vor Gott!
All creatures drink joy at Nature’s breasts; good and evil alike follow in her trail of roses. She gave us kisses, and the vine, and a friend faithful to death; even the worm was given desire, and the Cherub stands before God!
Froh, wie seine Sonnen fliegen durch des Himmels prächt’gen Plan, laufet, Brüder, eure Bahn, freudig, wie ein Held zum Siegen!
Joyfully, as his suns speed through the glorious expanse of heaven, brothers, run your course, joyously, like a hero towards victory!
Seid umschlungen, Millionen! Diesen Kuß der ganzen Welt! Brüder, über’m Sternenzelt muß ein lieber Vater wohnen! Ihr stürzt nieder, Millionen? Ahnest du den Schöpfer, Welt? Such’ ihn über’m Sternenzelt, über Sternen muß er wohnen!
Receive this embrace, you millions! This kiss is for the whole world! Brothers, above the starry vault a loving father must surely dwell! Do you fall prostrate, you millions? World, do you sense your Creator? Seek him above the starry vault, he must surely dwell above the stars!
—Friedrich von Schiller * First three lines written by Beethoven as preface to Schiller’s text
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profiles Riccardo Muti Conductor Riccardo Muti is one of the world’s preeminent conductors. In 2010, he became the tenth music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. It was recently announced that he would extend his tenure through the 2022–23 season at the request of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association. Muti’s leadership has been distinguished by the strength of his artistic partnership with the Orchestra; his dedication to performing great works of the past and present, including thirteen world premieres to date; the enthusiastic reception he and the CSO have received on national and international tours; and eight recordings on the CSO Resound label, with three Grammy awards among them. In addition, his contributions to the cultural life of Chicago— with performances throughout its many neighborhoods and at Orchestra Hall—have made a lasting impact on the city. Born in Naples, Riccardo Muti studied piano under Vincenzo Vitale at the Conservatory of San Pietro a Majella, graduating with distinction. He subsequently received a diploma in composition and conducting from the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan under the guidance of Bruno Bettinelli and Antonino Votto. He first came to the attention of critics and the public in 1967, when he won the Guido Cantelli Conducting Competition, by unanimous vote of the jury, in Milan. In 1968, he became principal conductor of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, a position he held until 1980. In 1971, Muti was invited by Herbert von Karajan to conduct at the Salzburg Festival, the first of many occasions, which led to a celebration of fifty years of artistic collaboration with the Austrian festival in 2020. During the 1970s, Muti was chief conductor of London’s Philharmonia Orchestra (1972–1982), succeeding Otto Klemperer. From 1980 to 1992, he inherited the position of music director of the Philadelphia Orchestra from Eugene Ormandy. P H OTO BY TO DD RO S E NB E RG
From 1986 to 2005, he was music director of Teatro alla Scala, and during that time, he directed major projects such as the three Mozart/Da Ponte operas and Wagner’s Ring cycle in addition to his exceptional contributions to the Verdi repertoire. His tenure as music director of Teatro alla Scala, the longest in its history, culminated in the triumphant reopening of the restored opera house on December 7, 2004, with Salieri’s Europa riconosciuta. Over the course of his extraordinary career, Riccardo Muti has conducted the most important orchestras in the world: from the Berlin Philharmonic to the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and from the New York Philharmonic to the Orchestre National de France; as well as the Vienna Philharmonic, an orchestra to which he is linked by particularly close and important ties, and with which he has appeared at the Salzburg Festival since 1971. When Muti was invited to lead the Vienna Philharmonic’s 150th-anniversary concert, the orchestra presented him with the Golden Ring, a special sign of esteem and affection, awarded only to a few select conductors. In 2021, he conducted the Vienna Philharmonic in the New Year’s Concert for the sixth time. Muti has received numerous international honors over the course of his career. He is Cavaliere di Gran Croce of the Italian Republic and a recipient of the German Verdienstkreuz. He received the decoration of Officer of the Legion of Honor from French President Nicolas Sarkozy. He was made an honorary Knight Commander of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II. The Salzburg Mozarteum awarded him its silver medal for his contribution to Mozart’s music, and in Vienna, he was elected an honorary member of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde, Vienna Hofmusikkapelle, and Vienna State Opera. Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded him the Order of Friendship, and the State of Israel has honored him with the Wolf Prize in the arts. In October 2018, Muti received the prestigious Praemium Imperiale for Music of the Japan Arts Association in Tokyo. FEBRUARY–MARCH 2022
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In September 2010, Riccardo Muti became music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and was named 2010 Musician of the Year by Musical America. At the 53rd annual Grammy Awards ceremony in 2011, his live performance of Verdi’s Messa da Requiem with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus was awarded Grammy awards for Best Classical Album and Best Choral Performance. In 2011, Muti was selected as the recipient of the coveted Birgit Nilsson Prize. In 2011, he received the Opera News Award in New York City and Spain’s prestigious Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts. That summer, he was named an honorary member of the Vienna Philharmonic and honorary director for life of the Rome Opera. In May 2012, he was awarded the highest papal honor: the Knight of the Grand Cross First Class of the Order of St. Gregory the Great by
Pope Benedict XVI. In 2016, he was honored by the Japanese government with the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star. On August 15, 2021, Muti received the Great Golden Decoration of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria, the highest possible civilian honor from the Austrian government. Passionate about teaching young musicians, Muti founded the Luigi Cherubini Youth Orchestra in 2004 and the Riccardo Muti Italian Opera Academy in 2015. Through Le vie dell’Amicizia (The Roads of Friendship), a project of the Ravenna Festival in Italy, he has conducted in many of the world’s most troubled areas in order to bring attention to civic and social issues. riccardomuti.com riccardomutioperacademy.com
Muti Received Top Critics’ Choice Awards in Japan Following Riccardo Muti’s January residency with the CSO in Chicago, Ongaku No Tomo, Japan’s preeminent music magazine, announced that concerts conducted by Muti were voted the best of 2021 by a panel of music journalists and critics. Receiving by far the most votes of any program were Muti’s two performances of Verdi’s Macbeth in concert at Bunka Kaikan with the Tokyo Harusai Orchestra, the Italian Opera Academy Chorus, and a distinguished group of Italian and Japanese singers, including baritone Luca Micheletti as Macbeth, bass Riccardo Zanellato as Banquo, Anastasia Bartoli as Lady Macbeth, and tenor Yoshimichi Serizawa as Macduff. These performances, which took place last April, followed Muti’s second Italian Opera Academy in Japan as part of the annual Tokyo Spring Music Festival. Receiving the second critics’ choice award were Muti’s two concerts with the Vienna Philharmonic at Suntory Hall. The first program included Schubert’s Symphony no. 4; Mendelssohn’s Symphony no. 4; and Stravinsky’s Divertimento, Suite from The Fairy’s Kiss. The second program included Mozart’s Haffner Symphony and Schubert’s Symphony no. 8. These concerts were Mayor Lori Lightfoot and First Lady Amy Eshleman join part of the orchestra’s November 2021 tour of Asia Riccardo Muti after the CSO’s January 28 performance and Egypt, marking Muti’s fifty-year relationship at Apostolic Church of God. For more, see the article beginning on page 4. with the Vienna Philharmonic.
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Bank of America for its generous support as the Maestro Residency Presenter.
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Janai Brugger Soprano f ir st cso performa nces July 19, 2012, Ravinia Festival. Weill’s Zaubernacht, James Conlon conducting August 16 and 18, 2012, Ravinia Festival. Mozart’s The Magic Flute, James Conlon conducting August 17 and 19, 2012, Ravinia Festival. Mozart’s Idomeneo, James Conlon conducting
American soprano Janai Brugger’s recent engagements include Mahler’s Fourth Symphony with the Philadelphia Orchestra and Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the role of Pamina in The Magic Flute for performances at Palm Beach Opera’s first Outdoor Opera Festival. She made her U.S. television debut in Laura Karpman’s music for the soundtrack to HBO’s Lovecraft Country, and more recently appeared as Micaëla in Carmen at Cincinnati Opera. She was soloist at Dutch National Opera in Haydn’s Mass in Time of War conducted by Lorenzo Viotti and directed by Barbora Horáková, and she returned to the Metropolitan Opera in New York for more performances as Clara in the celebrated new production of Porgy and Bess, in which she’d previously appeared at Dutch National Opera. Other engagements this season include Mahler’s Second Symphony with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra under Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla; Zerlina in Don Giovanni in concert with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Andris Nelsons at the Tanglewood Festival; Servilia in La clemenza di Tito and Kaddish at the Ravinia Festival under James Conlon and Marin Alsop, respectively; and Haydn’s Creation at Grant Park Music Festival with Carlos Kalmar. In recent seasons, the artist was Ilia in Idomeneo at Lyric Opera of Chicago and Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro at Cincinnati Opera.
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At Los Angeles Opera, her artistic home, she appeared as Servilia, a role she previously sang at Dutch National Opera. Brugger traveled to London for her Royal Opera House–Covent Garden debut as Pamina, and revived the role of Liù in Turandot at Lyric Opera. In 2012, Brugger won the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, which culminated in her Metropolitan Opera debut as Liù. Other MET appearances include Jemmy in a new production of William Tell, Micaëla, Helena in The Enchanted Island, Pamina, and Marzelline in Fidelio. Also in 2012, she won all three first prizes at Operalia. Her concert engagements include Mahler’s Fourth Symphony with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Elgar’s The Kingdom with the American Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy and Mass in C with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra under Louis Langrée, Haydn’s Theresienmesse at the Grant Park Music Festival in Chicago, and Mahler’s Fourth Symphony with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Philadelphia Orchestra under the baton of Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla. In Chicago, her hometown, she starred in Emmy Award–winning composer Laura Karpman’s multimedia setting of Langston Hughes’s epic 1961 poem, Ask Your Mama, with the Chicago Sinfonietta. She made her Salzburg Festival debut in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with musicAeterna conducted by Teodor Currentzis and journeyed to Saint Petersburg, Russia, to record the work with him. Early in her career, she sang the role of the High Priestess in Aida with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl under Gustavo Dudamel. Janai Brugger holds a master’s degree from the University of Michigan, where she studied with the late Shirley Verrett, and a bachelor’s degree from DePaul University. In addition, she was a participant in the Merola Opera Program at San Francisco Opera and the Los Angeles Opera Young Artist Program.
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Jennifer Johnson Cano Mezzo-soprano These concerts mark Jennifer Johnson Cano’s debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
A gifted singer noted for her commanding stage presence and profound artistry, Jennifer Johnson Cano has garnered critical acclaim for committed performances of both new and standard repertoire. She has been lauded in such publications as the Wall Street Journal, the Boston Globe, and the New York Times for her portrayal of Offred in Poul Ruders’s The Handmaid’s Tale. She also received critical praise in recital with Anna Netrebko at Carnegie Hall. With more than a hundred performances onstage at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, she has included Nicklausse, Emilia, Hansel, and Meg Page as some of her most recent roles. Cano continues to perform concert engagements with major orchestras and conductors each season. She has undertaken numerous projects with the Cleveland Orchestra and Franz Welser-Möst in both the United States and Europe, and appears with Cleveland in Verdi’s Otello in May 2022. She has toured with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Gustavo Dudamel, and performed with the New York Philharmonic in New York and Vail, Colorado. Highlights this season include the premiere of Kevin Puts’s The Hours with the Philadelphia Orchestra and Yannick Nézet-Séguin and performances of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with the San Francisco Symphony. Following summer festival premieres, Cano also sang in the New York premiere of a new chamber opera by Marc Neikrug, A Song by Mahler, at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.
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Operatic roles have included regular appearances at the MET; Donna Elvira, Carmen, and Offred with the Boston Lyric Opera; the Fox in The Cunning Little Vixen with the Cleveland Orchestra and Welser-Möst; the Mother, Dragonfly, and Squirrel in L’enfant et les sortilèges with the San Francisco Symphony and Martyn Brabbins; El Niño with the London Symphony Orchestra and John Adams; Carmen with the New Orleans Opera; and the title role in Orphée and Eurydice with Des Moines Opera. Also this season, she appears in Poulenc’s Dialogues of the Carmelites (Mother Marie) with Houston Grand Opera; the world premiere of Gregory Spears’s Castor and Patience (Celeste) with Cincinnati Opera; Bartók’s Bluebeard’s Castle (Judith) with Opera Roanoke; and workshops of Gregg Kallor’s new opera, Frankenstein, with Arizona Opera. A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Jennifer Johnson Cano earned degrees from Webster University and Rice University, and was honored as a distinguished alumna and commencement speaker at Webster in 2017. Her debut recital with pianist Christopher Cano, Unaffected: Live from the Savannah Voice Festival, was recorded live and unedited. Recent recordings include a live performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with the Pittsburgh Symphony and Manfred Honeck, Bernstein’s Symphony no. 1 (Jeremiah) with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and Marin Alsop, and a live recording of Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde featuring tenor Paul Groves and St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble under conductor George Manahan. She joined the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program at the MET after winning the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, and made her debut during the 2009– 10 season. Among her honors are first prize in the Young Concert Artist International Auditions, the Sara Tucker Study Grant, Richard Tucker Career Grant, and the George London Award.
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Daniel Johansson Tenor These concerts mark Daniel Johansson’s debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
Swedish tenor Daniel Johansson began the season at the Grand Théâtre de Genève, where he made his role debut as Pierre Bezukhov in Prokofiev’s War and Peace. The spring of 2022 includes another role debut as the treasure hunter Elis in Schreker’s Der Schatzgräber at Deutsche Oper Berlin. Last season, Johansson made his first appearance as Tristan in Theater and Philharmonie Essen’s new production Tristan XS, a concert version of Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde. He has also sung Cavaradossi in a filmed concert version of Puccini’s Tosca at the Royal Swedish Opera (RSO), streamed on Operavision and on Kungliga Operan Play, the opera’s digital stage. The 2019–20 season included such roles as Fritz in Schreker’s Der ferne Klang (The Distant Sound) staged by Christof Loy, followed by Don José in Bizet’s Carmen, both at RSO. Johansson was also a guest at the Vienna State Opera, where he appeared as Apollon/Dionysos in Trojahn’s Orest. In the 2018–19 season, Johansson debuted at the San Francisco Opera as Matteo in Strauss’s Arabella. The season also included title roles in Lohengrin and The Tales of Hoffmann at Deutsche Oper Berlin, Don José in Stockholm, and Apollon/Dionysos in Vienna. Daniel Johansson has made appearances in the role of Don José at the Bregenz Festival, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Semperoper Dresden, Finnish National Opera in Helsinki, Norwegian Opera in Oslo, and the RSO. Other recent roles include Cavaradossi in Oslo, Malmö, and Stockholm. He sang his first Siegmund in Wagner’s Die Walküre in Vienna and Count Loris Ipano in Giordano’s Fedora in Stockholm. In 2017, he performed his first Lohengrin in Essen. He also visited Semperoper Dresden as Narraboth in Strauss’s Salome and as Froh
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in Das Rheingold by Wagner led by Christian Thielemann, among others. At RSO, Johansson has appeared in such roles as Rodolfo in La bohéme and Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly by Puccini and the Italian Singer in Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier. He has also sung Rodolfo in Helsinki and Oslo and Alfredo in Verdi’s La traviata in Stockholm, Oslo, Opera Hedeland, and at Grand Théâtre de Genève. He has sung Tamino in The Magic Flute in Stockholm, Oslo, and at Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Valencia and Nemorino in The Elixir of Love at the Göteborg Opera. He previously was a guest soloist in the ensemble at Norwegian Opera, where he sang such roles as Alfred in Die Fledermaus, Narraboth, Macduff in Macbeth, A Young Sailor in Tristan and Isolde, and Telemaco in Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria (The Return of Ulysses to his Homeland). Early engagements have included the title role in Faust at Folkoperan Stockholm and Lensky in Eugene Onegin in Chautauqua, New York. He has sung Melot in the second act of Tristan and Isolde in concert with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Daniel Harding and with the Orchestre de Paris and Christoph Eschenbach. He also sang Florestan in Fidelio in concert with the Malmö Symphony Orchestra. He appeared at the opening of the new Danish Radio Concert Hall in Mozart’s Coronation Mass under Adam Fischer and as the Shepherd in Stravinsky’s Oedipus rex with the RSO and EsaPekka Salonen in Stockholm and Brussels. Daniel Johansson won first prize in the Gösta Winbergh Award in 2007. He has received several scholarships from the Swedish Royal Musical Academy, the Anders Wall Foundation, and others. In addition, he received the 2009 Birgit Nilsson Scholarship. In 2012, he was awarded first prize in the Wilhelm Stenhammar Competition. He studied at the University College of Opera in Stockholm. Appointed court singer in 2018, Daniel Johansson also received the Litteris et Artibus Medal from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden in 2021 for his outstanding accomplishments as an opera singer. PHOTO BY N A DJA SJÖSTRÖM
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Tareq Nazmi Bass These concerts mark Tareq Nazmi’s debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
Bass Tareq Nazmi studied at the Hochschule für Musik and Theater in Munich with Edith Wiens and Christian Gerhaher, and privately with Hartmut Elbert. As a participant in the Opera Studio, and later as an ensemble member of the Bavarian State Opera, he could be heard in numerous roles, such as the Minister (Fidelio), Masetto (Don Giovanni), the Speaker (Magic Flute), Silvano (La Calisto), Zuniga (Carmen), Truffaldin (Ariadne auf Naxos), Publio (La clemenza di Tito), Caronte (L’Orfeo), the Night Watchman (Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg), Albert (La Juive), and Osman (Les Indes galantes). Tareq Nazmi began the 2021–22 season with his debut at Lyric Opera of Chicago as Sarastro (The Magic Flute), concerts with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra under Sir John Eliot Gardiner, the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Vienna Symphony Orchestra. Later in the season, he returns to the Bavarian State Opera as Banco in Verdi’s Macbeth and makes his role debut as King Heinrich in Wagner’s Lohengrin in a concert performance at the Tokyo Spring Festival in Japan. Among the most important engagements of past seasons are his role debuts as Filippo II in Verdi’s Don Carlo at the Theater St. Gallen in Switzerland and as Banco at the Antwerp Opera and a tour with Verdi’s Requiem
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under the direction of Teodor Currentzis and Beethoven’s Missa solemnis in Munich under Kirill Petrenko. Tareq Nazmi also toured Europe under Gardiner as Pope Clement VII in Berlioz’s Benvenuto Cellini. In 2018, he sang Bottom in Damiano Michieletto’s production of Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna and was heard at the Salzburg Festival as the Speaker in a new production of The Magic Flute with the Vienna Philharmonic under Constantinos Carydis. In 2017, he made his St. Gallen debut as Zaccaria in Verdi’s Nabucco. Anticipated debuts with the Berlin Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony Orchestra under Riccardo Muti, the New York Philharmonic, and the Metropolitan Opera, as well as Sarastro at the Salzburg Festival, all fell victim to the worldwide COVID-19 crisis. As a sought-after concert soloist, Tareq Nazmi has a broad repertoire ranging from Bach to Beethoven, Haydn to Brahms, and from Mozart to Dvořák. He has worked with the TonhalleOrchester Zürich, Orchestre de Paris under Daniel Harding, Orquestra Gulbenkian in Portugal with Alain Altinoglu, WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne and Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Deutsches Symphonieorchester Berlin and Manfred Honeck, the Balthasar Neumann Choir and Ensemble under Thomas Hengelbrock, and the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg under Constantinos Carydis. As a lieder singer, Tareq Nazmi was most recently heard in collaborations with Gerold Huber at the Schubertiade Hohenems, in Munich and Cologne, and at the Wigmore Hall in London. Lieder recitals are also planned for the current season.
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Chicago Symphony Chorus
The Chicago Symphony Chorus has been led by Chorus Director and Conductor Duain Wolfe since 1994. The ensemble regularly performs with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Orchestra Hall and at the Ravinia Festival. The history of the Chorus began in 1957, when sixth music director Fritz Reiner invited Margaret Hillis to establish a chorus to equal the quality of the Orchestra. Hillis accepted the challenge, and the Chicago Symphony Chorus debuted in March and April 1958, in Mozart’s Requiem under Bruno Walter and Verdi’s Requiem under Reiner. Hillis served the Chorus for thirty-seven years, until her retirement in 1994; ninth music director Daniel Barenboim appointed Duain Wolfe as her successor in June of that year. The Chorus first performed in Carnegie Hall in 1967 in Henze’s Muses of Sicily and Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe under seventh music director Jean Martinon, and most recently in 2015 with Riccardo Muti for Scriabin’s Prometheus and Prokofiev’s Alexander Nevsky. Touring internationally with the Orchestra, the Chorus traveled to London and Salzburg in 1989 with Sir Georg Solti for performances of Berlioz’s The Damnation of Faust and to Berlin in 1999 with Barenboim for Brahms’s A German Requiem and Pierre Boulez for Schoenberg’s Moses und Aron.
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World premieres featuring the Chorus have included Ned Rorem’s Goodbye My Fancy, John Harbison’s Four Psalms, and Bernard Rands’s apókryphos. With visiting orchestras, the Chorus has collaborated with the Berlin Philharmonic under Claudio Abbado, the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Seiji Ozawa, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra with Zubin Mehta, and the Staatskapelle Berlin under Barenboim. Since first recording commercially in 1959—Prokofiev’s Alexander Nevsky under Reiner—the Chorus has amassed a discography that includes hallmarks of the choral repertoire and several complete operas. The Chorus most recently received a 2010 Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance for Verdi’s Requiem, led by Riccardo Muti on CSO Resound. The Chorus has received an additional nine Grammy awards for Best Choral Performance for Verdi’s Requiem, Beethoven’s Missa solemnis, Brahms’s A German Requiem, Berlioz’s The Damnation of Faust, Haydn’s Creation, and Bach’s Mass in B minor with Solti; Brahms’s Requiem and Orff’s Carmina Burana with James Levine; and Bartók’s Cantata profana with Boulez. The Chorus also has appeared on two movie soundtracks with the Orchestra: Fantasia 2000 led by Levine and John Williams’s score for Lincoln conducted by the composer. Recordings on CSO Resound featuring the Chorus include Mahler’s Second and Third symphonies, Poulenc’s Gloria, and Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe under Bernard Haitink; and Berlioz’s Lélio, Verdi’s Otello, Schoenberg’s Kol Nidre, choruses by Verdi and Boito’s Prologue to Mefistofele, and most recently Shostakovich’s Symphony no. 13 (Babi Yar) with men of the Chorus under Riccardo Muti.
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Duain Wolfe Chorus Director and Conductor Now in his twenty-eighth season as director of the Chicago Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe has prepared over 150 programs for concerts in Orchestra Hall and at the Ravinia Festival, as well as many works for commercial recordings. Wolfe also directs choral works at the Aspen Music Festival and the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, and he is founder-director of the Colorado Symphony Chorus (now in its thirty-seventh season), a position he maintains along with his Chicago Symphony Chorus post. Winner of two Grammy awards in 2010 (Best Choral Performance and Best Classical Album) for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s recording of Verdi’s Requiem with Riccardo Muti, in 2012 Wolfe received the Michael Korn Founders Award from Chorus America in recognition of his contributions to the professional choral arts. He also prepared the Chicago Symphony Chorus for the Grammy Award– winning recording of Wagner’s Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg with Sir Georg Solti, and for the CSO Resound releases of Verdi’s Otello and Italian Masterworks, including the Prologue to Boito’s Mefistofele, conducted by Riccardo Muti. Well known for his work with children, Wolfe is conductor laureate of the Colorado Children’s Chorale, an organization that he founded and
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conducted for twenty-five years. Also active in opera, he served as conductor of the Central City Opera Festival for twenty years. Among the many performances for which Wolfe has prepared the Chicago Symphony Chorus are Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony; Cherubini’s Requiem; Brahms’s A German Requiem; Orff’s Carmina Burana; Verdi’s Requiem, Otello, Macbeth, and Falstaff; Mascagni’s Cavalleria rusticana; Schoenberg’s Kol Nidre with Alberto Mizrahi as narrator, released on the CSO Resound label in 2016; and Shostakovich’s Symphony no. 13 (Babi Yar), recorded during performances in Orchestra Hall in 2018 and released on CSO Resound—all conducted by CSO music director Riccardo Muti. World premieres include John Harbison’s Four Psalms and Bernard Rands’s apókryphos, both commissioned by the CSO. Wolfe prepared the Chicago Symphony Chorus for its most recent Carnegie Hall performances of Scriabin’s Prometheus and Prokofiev’s Alexander Nevsky in 2015, under Riccardo Muti, as well as Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with the Staatskapelle Berlin in 2000 with Daniel Barenboim. He also prepared the Chorus for performances of Schoenberg’s Moses und Aron (led by Pierre Boulez) and Brahms’s A German Requiem (led by Barenboim) at the Berlin Festtage in 1999. Duain Wolfe’s activities have earned him an honorary doctorate and numerous awards, including the Bonfils Stanton Award in the Arts and Humanities and the Colorado Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts.
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Chicago Symphony Chorus
Duain Wolfe Chorus Director and Conductor Cheryl Frazes Hill Associate Director Jennifer Kerr Budziak Assistant Director Andrew Lewis Assistant Director Benjamin Rivera Assistant Director Gretchen Adams Alicia Monastero Akers Melinda Alberty Dario Amador Lage Melissa Arning Anastasia Cameron Balmer* Annie Bennett Laney A. Benson III Nicole Besa Laura Boguslavsky Madison Bolt Eileen Marie Bora William Bouvel Michael Brauer Evan Bravos Matthew Brennan Michael Brown Terry L. Bucher Jennifer Kerr Budziak Diane Busko Bryks* Andrea Caruso Michael Cavalieri Joan Cinquegrani Joseph Cloonan Natalie Conseur Magaly Cordero Sandra Cross Beena David Chris DiMarco Micah A. Dingler Claire DiVizio Katarzyna Dorula Kathryn Kinjo Duncan Ashley Eason Stacy Eckert Nicholas Falco Andrew Fisher Margaret Fox Kirsten Fyr-Searcy Ace T. Gangoso Klaus Georg* Dimitri German Dominic German Liana Gineitis Jennifer Gingrich* David Govertsen*
Mary Lutz Govertsen Nida Grigalaviciute Kimberly Gunderson Elizabeth Haley Kevin Michael Hall Ashlee Hardgrave Adam Lance Hendrickson Betsy Hoats Michaël Hudetz Ingrid Israel Mikolajczyk Garrett Johannsen* Amy Allyssa Johnson Alison Kelly Robin A. Kessler Jess Koehn Lisa Kotara Susan Krout Alexandra Kunath Mathew Lake Rosalind Lee Lee Lichamer Amanda Compton LoPresti* Kathleen Madden Dorian McCall Bill McMurray Mark James Meier Rebecca S. Moan Keith A. Murphy Lillian Murphy Ian Murrell Susan Nelson Karen R. Nussbaum Nathan S. Oakes Máire O’Brien Kristina Pappademos Wha Shin Park Steven Michael Patrick Wilbur Pauly Laura Perkett Douglas Peters Sarah Ponder Elvira Ponticelli Robert J. Potsic Angela Presutti Ian R. Prichard Nicholas Pulikowski
Antonio Quaranta Margaret Quinnette Dan Richardson Stephen Richardson Alexia Rivera Benjamin Rivera Nicoleta Roman Stephanie Schoenhofer Cole Seaton Cindy Senneke Andrew Seymour Suzanne A. Shields Emlynn Shoemaker Meaghan Smallwood Cassidy Smith Joseph Smith Tiana Sorenson Sean Stanton* Heidi Jo Stirling Ryan Townsend Strand Alan Taylor Andrea Amdahl Taylor Jeffrey W. Taylor Samantha Thielen Paul W. Thompson Scott Uddenberg Aaron Wardell Rebecca Watts Peter Wesoloski Eric West Debra Wilder* Megan Wilhelm Jonathan Wilson chorus manager Shelley Baldridge assistant chorus manager and librarian Heather Anderson rehearsal pianists John Goodwin Sharon Peterson Andrew Rosenblum
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Conductor, airplane pilot, educator, activist — Margaret Hillis was a pioneer in American choral music and on the Chicago classical music scene. The first woman to regularly conduct a major symphony orchestra, she was the founder of the Chicago Symphony Chorus and served for 37 years as its first director. Now, for the first time, Margaret Hillis’ extraordinary life and trailblazing career are explored in Margaret Hillis: Unsung Pioneer, written by Dr. Cheryl Frazes Hill.
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Dr. Cheryl Frazes Hill is the associate director of the Chicago Symphony Chorus and director of the Milwaukee Symphony Chorus. Beginning as a member of the CSC in 1976, she was appointed to the conducting staff by Margaret Hillis. She has prepared the Chorus for some of the world’s leading conductors, including Pierre Boulez, Daniel Barenboim, Zubin Mehta and Michael Tilson Thomas. Her chorus preparations have been included on several CSO archival releases, including Chicago Symphony Chorus: A Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration.
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chicago symphony orchestra The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is consistently hailed as one of the world’s leading orchestras, and in September 2010, renowned Italian conductor Riccardo Muti became its tenth music director. During his tenure, the Orchestra has deepened its engagement with the Chicago community, nurtured its legacy while supporting a new generation of musicians and composers, and collaborated with visionary artists. The history of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra began in 1889, when Theodore Thomas, then the leading conductor in America and a recognized music pioneer, was invited by Chicago businessman Charles Norman Fay to establish a symphony orchestra here. Thomas’s aim to build a permanent orchestra with performance capabilities 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. Dynamic and innovative, the Stock years saw the founding of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, the first training orchestra in the United States affiliated with a major symphony orchestra, in 1919. Stock also established youth auditions, organized the first subscription concerts especially for children, and began a series of popular concerts. Three eminent conductors headed the Orchestra during the following decade: Désiré Defauw was music director from 1943 to 1947; Artur Rodzinski assumed the post in 1947–48; and Rafael Kubelík led the ensemble for three seasons from 1950 to 1953. The next ten years belonged to Fritz Reiner, whose recordings with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra are still considered performance hallmarks. It was Reiner who invited Margaret Hillis to form the Chicago Symphony Chorus in 1957. For the 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, and the CSO made its first overseas tour to Europe in 1971 under his direction, along with numerous award-winning recordings. Solti then held
the title of music director laureate and returned to conduct the Orchestra for several weeks each season until his death in September 1997. Daniel Barenboim was named music director designate in January 1989, and he became the Orchestra’s ninth music director in September 1991, a position he held until June 2006. His tenure was distinguished by the opening of Symphony Center in 1997, highly praised operatic productions at Orchestra Hall, numerous appearances with the Orchestra in the dual role of pianist and conductor, twenty-one international tours, and the appointment of Duain Wolfe as the Chorus’s second director. Pierre Boulez’s long-standing relationship with the Orchestra led to his appointment as principal guest conductor in 1995. He was named Helen Regenstein Conductor Emeritus in 2006, a position he held until his death in January 2016. Only two others have served as principal guest conductors: Carlo Maria Giulini, who appeared in Chicago regularly in the late 1950s, was named to the post in 1969, serving until 1972; Claudio Abbado held the position from 1982 to 1985. From 2006 to 2010, Bernard Haitink was the Orchestra’s first principal conductor. Cellist Yo-Yo Ma served as the CSO’s Judson and Joyce Green Creative Consultant from 2010 to 2019. Hilary Hahn currently is the CSO’s Artist-in-Residence, a role that brings her to Chicago for multiple residencies each season. Jessie Montgomery is the current Mead Composerin-Residence. She follows ten highly regarded composers in this role, including John Corigliano and Shulamit Ran—both winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Music—and Missy Mazzoli, who completed her threeyear tenure in June 2021. In addition to composing works for the CSO, Montgomery curates the contemporary MusicNOW series. 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. Current releases on CSO Resound, the Orchestra’s independent recording label, include the Grammy Award–winning release of Verdi’s Requiem led by Riccardo Muti. Recordings by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus have earned sixty-three Grammy awards from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
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MUTI C O N D U CT S Beethoven Overture to Egmont Symphony No. 4
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Duain Wolfe Chorus Director and Conductor Jessie Montgomery Mead Composer-in-Residence Hilary Hahn 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 Alison Dalton Gina DiBello § Kozue Funakoshi Russell Hershow Qing Hou Matous Michal Simon Michal Blair Milton ‡ Sando Shia Susan Synnestvedt Rong-Yan Tang Baird Dodge Principal Lei Hou Ni Mei Fox Fehling Hermine Gagné Rachel Goldstein Mihaela Ionescu Sylvia Kim Kilcullen Melanie Kupchynsky Wendy Koons Meir Aiko Noda Joyce Noh Nancy Park Ronald Satkiewicz Florence Schwartz viol as Li-Kuo Chang Acting Principal The Paul Hindemith Principal Viola Chair, endowed by an anonymous benefactor 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 Loren Brown Richard Hirschl Daniel Katz Katinka Kleijn David Sanders Gary Stucka Brant Taylor basses Alexander Hanna Principal The David and Mary Winton Green Principal Bass Chair Daniel Armstrong Robert Kassinger Mark Kraemer Stephen Lester Bradley Opland 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 The Nancy and Larry Fuller Principal Oboe Chair Michael Henoch Assistant Principal The Gilchrist Foundation Chair Lora Schaefer Scott Hostetler
english horn Scott Hostetler cl arinets Stephen Williamson Principal John Bruce Yeh Assistant Principal Gregory Smith e-fl at cl arinet John Bruce Yeh bassoons Keith Buncke Principal William Buchman Assistant Principal Dennis Michel Miles Maner
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 James Ross librarians Peter Conover Principal Carole Keller Mark Swanson
contrabassoon Miles Maner horns David Cooper Principal Daniel Gingrich Associate Principal James Smelser David Griffin Oto Carrillo Susanna Gaunt
orchestra personnel John Deverman Director Anne MacQuarrie Manager, CSO Auditions and Orchestra Personnel
trumpets Esteban Batallán Principal The Adolph Herseth Principal Trumpet Chair, endowed by an anonymous benefactor Mark Ridenour Assistant Principal John Hagstrom The Pritzker Military Museum & Library Chair Tage Larsen
stage technicians Christopher Lewis Stage Manager Blair Carlson Paul Christopher Ramon Echevarria Ryan Hartge Peter Landry Todd Snick
trombones Jay Friedman Principal The Lisa and Paul Wiggin Principal Trombone Chair Michael Mulcahy Charles Vernon bass trombone Charles Vernon
* Assistant concertmasters are listed by seniority. ‡ On sabbatical § On leave The Louise H. Benton Wagner Chair currently is unoccupied. 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.
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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 A R T I S T I C A D M I N I S T R AT I O N Cristina Rocca Vice President The Richard and Mary L. Gray Chair Guillermo Muñoz Küster Artistic Planning Coordinator 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 Caroline Eichler Artist Coordinator, CSO Phillip Huscher Scholar-in-Residence & Program Annotator Pietro Fiumara Artists Assistant Chorus Shelley Baldridge Manager Heather Anderson Assistant Manager and Librarian ORCHESTR A AND B U I L D I N G O P E R AT I O N S 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 Charles Braico House Manager Michael Manning Manager, Audio Media & Operations Charlie Post Audio Engineer 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 Kyle Hendle Electricians Robert Stokas Chief Electrician Doug Scheuller Stage Technicians Christopher Lewis Stage Manager Blair Carlson Paul Christopher Ramon Echevarria Ryan Hartge Peter Landry Todd Snick
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Negaunee Music Institute at the CSO Jonathan McCormick Director, Education & the Negaunee Music Institute Molly Walker Orchestra Manager, Civic Orchestra of Chicago Katy Clusen Manager, School & Family Programs Sarah Vander Ploeg Coordinator, School & Community Partnerships Antonio Padilla Denis Operations Coordinator, Civic Orchestra of Chicago Rachael Cohen Programs Assistant F I N A N C E A N D A D M I N I S T R AT I O N Stacie Frank Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Renay Johansen Slifka Executive Assistant Accounting Kerri Gravlin Director, Financial Planning & Analysis Sarah Lombardi Controller Paulette Jean Volf, Janet Kosiba Assistant Controllers Janet Hansen Payroll Manager Marianne Hahn Accounting Manager Linda Long Accountant Hyon Yu General Ledger Manager Cynthia Maday Accounts Payable Manager Ted Sofios Payroll Assistant Information Technology Daniel Spees Director Douglas Bolino Client Systems Administrator Jackie Spark Lead Technologist Kirk McMahon Technologist SALES AND MARKETING Ryan Lewis Vice President Erika Nelson Director, Institutional Marketing & Revenue Management Content Marketing and Digital Experience Elisabeth Madeja Director Dana Navarro Associate Director, Digital Content & Producer Laura Emerick Digital Content Editor Steve Burkholder Web Manager Landon Hegedus Coordinator, Digital Engagement Niky Crawford Coordinator, Digital Content Megan Ireland Associate, Digital Engagement, Social Media Sasha Aleksandra Associate, Digital Engagement, Email Program Marketing and Operations Amy Brondyke Director Alex Demas Marketing Manager, CSO Kate McDuffie Coordinator, Community Marketing Amanda Swanson Marketing Associate, Data & Operations Jessica Reinhart Advertising & Promotions Specialist Creative Todd Land Director Sophie Weber Creative Services Manager Eddie Limperis Designer Emily Herrington Design Associate Content Frances Atkins Director Gerald Virgil Senior Content Editor Kristin Tobin Designer & Print Production Manager
Communications and Public Relations Eileen Chambers Director Clay Baker Coordinator Lawson Long Associate Sales and Patron Experience Joseph Fernicola III Director Pavan Singh Manager, Patron Services Brian Koenig Manager, Preferred Services Robert Coad Manager, VIP Services Joseph Garnett Manager, Box Office Steve Paulin Assistant Manager, Box Office Aislinn Gagliardi Supervisor, Patron Services, Accessibility Lead The Symphony Store Tyler Holstrom Manager DEVELOPMENT Dale Hedding Vice President Jeremiah Strickler Executive Assistant Bobbie Rafferty Director, Individual Giving & Affiliated Donor Groups Allison Szafranski Director, Leadership Gifts Alfred Andreychuk Director, Endowment Gifts & Planned Giving Charles Palys Major Gifts Officer & Administrator Tori Ramsay Major Gifts Officer Dakota Williams Associate Director, Education & Community Engagement Giving Richard Riedl Manager, Governing Member Gifts Karen Bippus Manager, Endowment Gifts & Planned Giving Emily McClanathan Manager, Strategic Development Communications Erin Gernon Prospect Research Specialist & Moves Management Coordinator Neomia Harris Senior Assistant, Individual Giving Programs & Planned Giving Institutional Advancement Susan Green Director, Foundation & Government Relations Nick Magnone Director, Corporate Development Jennifer Urevig Manager, Corporate Development Jennifer Harazin Grant Writer Donor Engagement and Development Operations Liz Heinitz Senior Director, Development Operations & Annual Giving Lisa McDaniel Director, Donor Engagement Caitlyn Cushing Associate Director, Donor & Development Services Kimberly Duffy Senior Donor Engagement Manager Jocelyn Weberg Manager, Annual Giving Kevin Gupana, Ariana Strahl Managers, Donor Engagement Jamie Forssander Coordinator, Donor Engagement Bri Baiza, Emily Werner Coordinators, Donor Services
chicago symphony orchestra association board of trustees OFFICERS
Mary Louise Gorno Chair Chester A. Gougis Vice Chair Steven Shebik Vice Chair Helen Zell Vice Chair Renée Metcalf Treasurer Jeff Alexander President Kristine Stassen Secretary of the Board Stacie M. Frank Assistant Treasurer Dale Hedding Vice President for Development HONOR ARY TRUSTEES
The Honorable Lori Lightfoot, Honorary Chair The Honorable Richard M. Daley TRUSTEES
John Aalbregtse Peter J. Barack H. Rigel Barber Randy Lamm Berlin Roderick Branch Kay Bucksbaum Robert J. Buford Leslie Henner Burns Debra A. Cafaro Marion A. Cameron-Gray George P. Colis Keith S. Crow Stephen V. D’Amore Timothy A. Duffy Brian W. Duwe Judith E. Feldman* Graham C. Grady Lori Julian Neil T. Kawashima
Geraldine Keefe Donna L. Kendall Thomas G. Kilroy James Kolar Randall S. Kroszner Patty Lane Renée Metcalf Britt M. Miller Mary Pivirotto Murley Sylvia Neil Gerald Pauling Michael A. Perlstein* Col. Jennifer N. Pritzker Dr. Don M. Randel Dr. Mohan Rao Burton X. Rosenberg Kristen C. Rossi E. Scott Santi Steven Shebik Marlon R. Smith Walter Snodell Daniel E. Sullivan, Jr. Scott Swanson Nasrin Thierer Liisa Thomas Terrence J. Truax Frederick H. Waddell William Ward* Paul S. Watford Craig R. Williams Robert Wislow Helen Zell Gifford R. Zimmerman
LIFE TRUSTEES
William Adams IV Mrs. Robert A. Beatty Arnold M. Berlin Laurence O. Booth William G. Brown Dean L. Buntrock Bruce E. Clinton Richard Colburn Richard H. Cooper Anthony T. Dean Debora de Hoyos Charles Douglas John A. Edwardson Thomas J. Eyerman James B. Fadim David W. Fox, Sr. Richard J. Franke Cyrus F. Freidheim, Jr. H. Laurance Fuller Mrs. Robert W. Galvin Paul C. Gignilliat Joseph B. Glossberg Richard C. Godfrey William A. Goldstein Mary Louise Gorno Howard L. Gottlieb Chester A. Gougis Mary Winton Green Dietrich Gross David P. Hackett Joan W. Harris John H. Hart Thomas C. Heagy Jay L. Henderson Mrs. Roger B. Hull † Judith A. Istock William R. Jentes Paul R. Judy Richard B. Kapnick
Donald G. Kempf, Jr. George D. Kennedy Mrs. John C. Kern Robert Kohl Josef Lakonishok Charles Ashby Lewis Eva F. Lichtenberg John S. Lillard Donald G. Lubin John F. Manley Ling Z. Markovitz R. Eden Martin Arthur C. Martinez Judith W. McCue Lester H. McKeever David E. McNeel John D. Nichols James J. O’Connor William A. Osborn Mrs. Albert Pawlick Jane DiRenzo Pigott John M. Pratt Dr. Irwin Press John W. Rogers, Jr. Jerry Rose Frank A. Rossi Earl J. Rusnak, Jr. Cynthia M. Sargent John R. Schmidt Thomas C. Sheffield, Jr. Robert C. Spoerri Carl W. Stern Roger W. Stone † William H. Strong Louis C. Sudler, Jr. Richard L. Thomas Richard P. Toft Penny Van Horn Paul R. Wiggin
* Ex-officio Trustee † Deceased List as of November 3, 2021
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chicago symphony orchestra association governing members The Governing Members are the CSOA’s first philanthropic society, which celebrated its 125th anniversary in the 2019–20 season. 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 Michael Perlstein Chair Jared Kaplan † Immediate Past Chair Nancy Dehmlow Vice Chair of Member Engagement Charles Emmons, Jr. Vice Chair of the Annual Fund Lisa Ross Vice Chair of Nominations & Membership GOVERNING MEMBERS Anonymous (5) Dora J. Aalbregtse Floyd Abramson Patti Acurio Ms. Patti Acurio Fraida Aland Sandra Jo Allen Gary Allie Robert A. Alsaker Megan P. Anderson Dr. Edward Applebaum David Arch Dr. Kent F. Armbruster Dr. Andrew J. Aronson Marta Holsman Babson Ed Bachrach Mara Mills Barker Judith Barnard Merrill Barnes Peter Barrett Roberta Barron Roger S. Baskes Robert H. Baum Dr. Robert A. Beatty Arlene Bennett † Edward H. Bennett III Meta S. Berger D. Theodore Berghorst Ann Berlin Phyllis Berlin Ronald Bevil William E. Bible Mrs. Arthur A. Billings Tomás G. Bissonnette Dianne Blanco Judy Blau Merrill Blau Dr. Phyllis C. Bleck Ann Blickensderfer Terry Boden Suzanne Borland James G. Borovsky Adam Bossov
Janet S. Boyer John D. Bramsen Roderick Branch Jill Brennan Bob Brink † Mrs. William Gardner Brown John D. Brubaker † Sue Brubaker Patricia M. Bryan Gilda Buchbinder Samuel Buchsbaum Lisa Dollar Buehler Rosemarie Buntrock Elizabeth Nolan Buzard Lutgart Calcote Thomas D. Campbell Vera Capp Mary Anne Carpenter Wendy Alders Cartland Judy Castellini Tina Chapekis Mrs. William C. Childs Linton J. Childs Frank Cicero, Jr. Dana Green Clancy Patricia A. Clickener Mitchell Cobey Jean M. Cocozza Mrs. Douglas Cohen Robin Tennant Colburn Lew Collens Jane B. Colman Mrs. Earle M. Combs III † Dr. Thomas H. Conner Cecilia Conrad Jenny L. Corley Patricia Cox Mrs. William A. Crane Sarah Crane Mari Hatzenbuehler Craven R. Bert Crossland Rebecca E. Crown Catherine Daniels Mrs. Robert J. Darnall Dr. Tapas K. Das Gupta Michael C. Dawson Roxanne Decyk Nancy Dehmlow Duane M. DesParte Janet Wood Diederichs Paul Dix Mr. J. Donenfeld J. Douglas Donenfeld Mrs. William F. Dooley Sara L. Downey Ann Drake Dr. David Dranove Robert R. Duggan Frank A. Dusek Virginia Earle Judge Frank H. Easterbrook Dorne Eastwood Mrs. Larry K. Ebert Louis M. Ebling III Jon Ekdahl Kathleen H. Elliott Mrs. Samuel H. Ellis Charles Emmons, Jr. Janice Engle Scott Enloe
Dr. James Ertle Dr. Marilyn D. Ezri Tarek Fadel Melissa Sage Fadim Jeffrey S. Farbman Sally S. Feder Signe Ferguson Hector Ferral, M.D. Harve Ferrill † Constance M. Filling Daniel Fischel Jennifer J. Fischer Henry and Frances Fogel Adrian Radmore Foster David S. Fox Rhoda Lea Frank Paul E. Freehling Mitzi Freidheim Philip M. Friedmann Malcolm M. Gaynor Robert D. Gecht Frank Gelber Lynn Gendleman Dr. Mark Gendleman Rabbi Gary S. Gerson Karen Gianfrancisco Ellen Gignilliat James J. Glasser Madeleine Condit Glossberg Judy Goldberg Mary Anne Goldberg Anne Goldstein Jerry A. Goldstone Marcia Goltermann Mary Goodkind Dr. Alexia Gordon Michael D. Gordon Donald J. Gralen Dr. Ruth Grant Hanna Gray Mary L. Gray Freddi L. Greenberg Joyce Greening Dr. Jerri Greer D. Kendall Griffith Jerome J. Groen Jacalyn Gronek Mrs. John Growdon John P. Grube James P. Grusecki Joel R. Guillory, Jr., M.D. Dr. John W. Gustaitis, Jr. Anastasia Gutting Gary Gutting † Lynne R. Haarlow Mrs. Ernst A. Häberli Joan M. Hall Dr. Howard Halpern Mrs. Richard C. Halpern Anne Marcus Hamada Joel L. Handelman John Hard Mrs. William A. Hark Dr. Dane Hassani James W. Haugh Thomas Haynes James Heckman Patricia Herrmann Heestand Mary Mako Helbert Dr. Scott W. Helm
† Deceased Italics indicate Governing Members who have served at least five terms (fifteen years or more).
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Marilyn P. Helmholz Richard H. Helmholz Dr. Arthur L. Herbst Jeffrey W. Hesse Marjorie Friedman Heyman Konstanze L. Hickey Thea Flaum Hill Mary P. Hines Suzanne Hoffman Anne Hokin William J. Hokin † Wayne J. Holman III Richard S. Holson III Fred Holubow James Holzhauer Carol Honigberg Janice L. Honigberg Nancy A. Horner Mrs. Arnold Horween Frances G. Horwich Dr. Mary L. Houston Patricia J. Hurley Michael Huston Barbara Ann Huyler Sandra Ihm Craig T. Ingram Verne G. Istock Nancy Witte Jacobs Dr. Todd Janus John Jawor Justine Jentes Mrs. William R. Jentes Brian Johnson George E. Johnson Ronald B. Johnson Dr. Patricia Collins Jones Edward T. Joyce Carol K. Kaplan † Jared Kaplan † Claudia Norris Kapnick Lonny H. Karmin Barry D. Kaufman Kenneth V. Kaufman Marie Kaufman Don Kaul Ellen Kelleher Molly Keller Jonathan Kemper Nancy Kempf Linda J. Kenney, Ph.D. John C. Kern † Elizabeth I. Keyser Leslie Kiesel Emmy King Susan Kiphart Carol Kipperman Carol Evans Klenk Jean Klingenstein Janet L. Knauff Henry L. Kohn, Jr. Joseph Konen Jack Kozik Dr. Mark Kozloff David Kravitz Dr. Michael Krco David Kreisman MaryBeth Kretz Dr. Vinay Kumar Rubin P. Kuznitsky John LaBarbera
GOVERNING MEMBERS
Lynda Lane Maria Lans Stephen M. Lans William Lawlor Flora Lazar Sunhee Lee Sheila Fields Leiter Frederick Lengrehr Jeffrey P. Lennard Laurence H. Levine Mrs. Bernard Leviton Dr. Edmund J. Lewis Gregory M. Lewis Carolyn Lickerman Mrs. Paul Lieberman Dr. Philip R. Liebson Patricia M. Livingston John S. Lizzadro, Sr. Jane Loeb Renée Logan Amy Lubin Anna Lysakowski Carol MacArthur Mrs. Duncan MacLean Brooke MacLean Dr. Michael S. Maling Sharon Manuel David A Marshall Judy Marth Patrick A. Martin BeLinda I. Mathie Howard M. McCue III Ann Pickard McDermott Dr. James L. McGee Dr. John P. McGee II † Sharon McGee Mrs. Lester McKeever John McKenna Mrs. Peter McKinney Mrs. James M. McMullan † James E. McPherson Paul Meister Mary Mittler Dr. Toni-Marie Montgomery Charles A. Moore Emilie Morphew, M.D. Kate Morrison Christopher Morrow Daniel R. Murray Eileen M. Murray Stuart C. Nathan Mrs. Ray E. Newton, Jr. Edward A. Nieminen Dr. Zehava L. Noah Kenneth R. Norgan Gerard M. Nussbaum Martha C. Nussbaum Mrs. James J. O’Connor Joy O’Malley James J. O’Sullivan, Jr. William A. Obenshain Shelley Ochab Maria Ochs
Eric A. Oesterle Mrs. Norman L. Olson Thomas Orlando Kathleen Orr Beatrice F. Orzac † Gerald Ostermann Bruce L. Ottley China I. Oughton † Dr. Pamela Papas Bruno A. Pasquinelli Timothy J. Patenode Robert J. Patterson, Jr. Michael Payette Mrs. Richard S. Pepper Jean E. Perkins Michael A. Perlstein Bonnie Vaughn Perry Dr. William Peruzzi Robert C. Peterson Ellard Pfaelzer, Jr. Sue N. Pick Stanley M. Pillman Virginia Johnson Pillman Betsey N. Pinkert Julia Vander Ploeg Harvey R. Plonsker John F. Podjasek III Judy Pomeranz Stephen Potter Carol Prins Elizabeth R. B. Pruett John Wells Puth Duane Quaini Maridee Quanbeck Diana Mendley Rauner Susan Regenstein Mari Yamamoto Regnier Ruth Anne Rehfeldt Emilysue Pinnell-Reichardt Mary Thomson Renner Burton R. Rissman Charles T. Rivkin Carol Roberts John H. Roberts William C. Roberts David Robin Dr. Diana Robin Bob Rogers Kevin M. Rooney Harry J. Roper Saul Rosen Sheli Z. Rosenberg Ricardo Rosenkranz Michael Rosenthal Dr. Roseanne Rosenthal Doris Roskin Lisa Ross Dr. H. Jay Rothenberg † Roberta H. Rubin Susan B. Rubnitz Sandra K. Rusnak David W. “Buzz” Ruttenberg Mary A. Ryan
Mrs. Patrick G. Ryan Richard O. Ryan William G. Ryan † Norman K. Sackar Anthony Saineghi Agustin G. Sanz Inez Saunders David A. Savner † Karla Scherer David M. Schiffman Judith Feigon Schiffman Rosita Schloss Shirley Schlossman Douglas M. Schmidt Al Schriesheim Donald L. Schwartz Dr. Penny Bender Sebring Chandra Sekhar Dr. Ronald A. Semerdjian Mrs. Richard J. L. Senior Ilene W. Shaw Pam Sheffield Dr. James C. Sheinin Richard W. Shepro Jessie Shih Elizabeth Shoemaker Morrell McK. Shoemaker, Jr. † Stuart Shulruff Honorable Richard J. Siegel, Ret. Adele Simmons Linda B. Simon Larry G. Simpson Craig Sirles Miyam Slater Valerie Slotnick Mrs. Jackson W. Smart, Jr. Charles F. Smith Diane W. Smith Louise K. Smith Mary Ann Smith Stanton Kinnie Smith, Jr. Stephen R. Smith Mrs. Ralph Smykal David A. Sneider Diane Snyder Kimberly Snyder Kathleen Solaro Ida N. Sondheimer † Orli Staley William D. Staley Helena Stancikas Grace Stanek Dr. Eugene Stark Leonidas Michael Stefanos Carol Stein Momoko Steiner † Mrs. Richard J. Stern Liz Stiffel John Stover Mary Stowell Lawrence E. Strickling Patricia Study Cheryl Sturm
Nancy K. Szalay Gregory Taubeneck James E. Thompson Dr. Robert Thomson David A. Thomson † Scott Thomson † Carla M. Thorpe Joan Thron David Timm Mrs. Ray S. Tittle, Jr. Anne Coulter Tobey John T. Travers David Trushin Paula Turner Robert W. Turner Henry J. Underwood Zalman Usiskin Mrs. James D. Vail III Dr. Cynthia M. Valukas † John E. Van Horn Mrs. Peter E. Van Nice Mrs. Herbert A. Vance † William C. Vance Thomas D. Vander Veen Jennifer Vianello Dr. Michael Viglione Catherine M. Villinski Charles Vincent Christian Vinyard Theodore Wachs Mark Wagner Bernard T. Wall Nicholas Wallace Paul S. Watford Dr. Catherine L. Webb Jeffrey Webb Mrs. Jacob Weglarz Mrs. Joseph M. Weil † Dr. Jamie Weiner Chickie Weisbard Richard Weiss Barbara Weller Barbara H. West † Carmen Wheatcroft Mrs. H. Blair White M. L. Winburn Stephen R. Winters Peter Wolf Laura Woll Dr. Hak Yui Wong Courtenay R. Wood Michael H. Woolever Debbie K. Wright Ronald Yonover Owen Youngman David J. Zampa Dr. John P. Zaremba Anne Zenzer Richard E. Ziegler † Gifford Zimmerman Karen Zupko
† Deceased Italics indicate Governing Members who have served at least five terms (fifteen years or more).
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honor roll of donors Corporate Partners M A E S T R O R E S I D E N CY P R E S E N T E R
foundation spotlight
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The Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation
Bank of America United Airlines
$ 1 0 0,0 0 0 A N D A B O V E
Allstate Insurance Company ITW Northern Trust $ 5 0,0 0 0 – $ 9 9, 9 9 9
Anonymous (1) Abbott Exelon Jenner & Block LLP Kinder Morgan PNC Bank Sidley Austin LLP
$ 2 5 ,0 0 0 – $ 4 9, 9 9 9
Abbott Fund Aon Chicago Capital, LLC Mayer Brown LLP S&C Electric Company Fund Tiffany & Co. Walgreens $ 1 0,0 0 0 – $ 2 4 , 9 9 9
Advanced Technology Services Archer Daniels Midland Company Deloitte GCM Grosvenor Goldman Sachs & Co. Latham & Watkins LLP McDermott Will & Emery McKinsey & Company Oxford Bank $ 5 ,0 0 0 – $ 9, 9 9 9
Baird Entercom Chicago Fellowes, Inc. Grant Thornton LLP The Hallstar Company Italian Village Restaurants Segal Consulting Starshak & Winzenburg Ventas Weiss Financial $ 1,0 0 0 – $ 4 , 9 9 9
American Agricultural Insurance Company Amsted Industries Incorporated Central Building & Preservation L.P. Parkway Elevators Sahara Enterprises, Inc. Shetland Limited Partnership Shure Incorporated Vienna Beef Vomela Gifts listed as of January 13, 2022
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The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association and Civic Orchestra of Chicago are honored to recognize The Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation as the 2021–22 Civic Orchestra of Chicago season sponsor. One of Chicago’s nonprofit leaders in arts support, the Foundation has been a longtime and generous supporter of the Civic Orchestra. The CSOA and Civic Orchestra of Chicago are deeply grateful for the extraordinary generosity of The Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation, whose directors are committed to celebrating Ms. Cheney’s legacy through the philanthropic support of the arts.
Foundations and Government Agencies $ 1 0 0,0 0 0 A N D A B O V E
Paul M. Angell Family Foundation The Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation Julius N. Frankel Foundation Walter E. Heller Foundation in memory of Alyce DeCosta National Endowment for the Arts The Negaunee Foundation Sargent Family Foundation TAWANI Foundation Zell Family Foundation $ 5 0,0 0 0 – $ 9 9, 9 9 9
The Brinson Foundation The Chicago Community Trust Robert and Joanne Crown Income Charitable Fund, in memory of Joanne Strauss Crown Lloyd A. Fry Foundation Sally Mead Hands Foundation Illinois Arts Council Agency Polk Bros. Foundation $ 2 5 ,0 0 0 – $ 4 9, 9 9 9
Barker Welfare Foundation The Clinton Family Fund Crain-Maling Foundation Crown Family Philanthropies Dan J. Epstein Family Foundation John R. Halligan Charitable Fund Bowman C. Lingle Trust $ 1 0,0 0 0 – $ 2 4 , 9 9 9
Anonymous Robert & Isabelle Bass Foundation The Buchanan Family Foundation Darling Family Foundation Irving Harris Foundation Leslie Fund, Inc. Pritzker Traubert Foundation Roy and Irene Rettinger Foundation
Hulda B. and Maurice L. Rothschild Foundation Charles and M. R. Shapiro Foundation The George L. Shields Foundation Tully Family Foundation $ 5 ,0 0 0 – $ 9, 9 9 9
The Allyn Foundation, Inc. Harry F. and Elaine Chaddick Foundation Hoellen Family Foundation Hunter Family Foundation JCS Arts, Health and Education Fund of DuPage Foundation Mayer and Morris Kaplan Family Foundation Kovler Family Foundation Music Performance Trust Fund Dr. Scholl Foundation $2,500–$ 4,999
Charles H. and Bertha L. Boothroyd Foundation Franklin Philanthropic Foundation William M. Hales Foundation Benjamin J. Rosenthal Foundation $ 1,0 0 0 – $ 2 , 4 9 9
Brown-Monson Foundation Geraldi Norton Foundation Walter and Caroline Sueske Charitable Trust The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association gratefully acknowledges the Patrons Circle for Un ballo in maschera for its generous support. Zell Family Foundation Walter E. Heller Foundation Randy L. and Melvin R. † Berlin Anonymous Ms. Marion A. Cameron-Gray Ling Z. and Michael C. Markovitz Chet Gougis and Shelley Ochab
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T H E C A M PA I G N F O R T H E C H I C A G O S Y M P H O N Y O R C H E S T R A The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association gratefully acknowledges the donors who have made a generous commitment in support of the future of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, as of January 2022. Anonymous (5) Dora J. and R. John Aalbregtse Mr. & Mrs. William Adams IV Jeff and Keiko Alexander Ruth and Roger Anderson Family Foundation Peter and Elise Barack Mr. & Mrs. William Gardner Brown Kay Bucksbaum Rosemarie and Dean L. Buntrock John D. and Leslie Henner Burns George and Minou Colis The Davee Foundation Richard and Alice Godfrey William A. and Anne Goldstein Mary Louise Gorno Howard Gottlieb
Mr. Graham C. Grady The Heestand Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Jay L. Henderson Mr. & Mrs. † William R. Jentes Julian Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Kilroy Estate of Esther G. Klatz Robert Kohl and Clark Pellett Dr. Eva F. Lichtenberg Jim † and Kay Mabie Ling Z. and Michael C. Markovitz Mr. David E. McNeel Mr. Robert Meeker James and Renée Metcalf Estate of Gloria Miner Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Murley Mr. Daniel R. Murray
Chet Gougis and Shelley Ochab Cathy and Bill Osborn Andra and Irwin Press Sheli Z. and Burton X. Rosenberg Sage Foundation, Melissa Sage Fadim Mr. John Schmidt and Dr. Janet Gilboy Megan and Steve Shebik Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Sheffield, Jr. Carl W. Stern and Holly Hayes-Stern Thierer Family Foundation Richard and Helen Thomas Penny and John Van Horn Catherine M. and Frederick H. Waddell Craig and Bette Williams Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Wislow Helen and Sam Zell Estate of Rita Zralek
Annual Support
$ 1 0 0,0 0 0 – $ 1 4 9, 9 9 9
$ 1 5 0,0 0 0 A N D A B O V E
$ 75 ,0 0 0 – $ 9 9, 9 9 9
Ms. Sarah Crane Mr. & Mrs. James B. Fadim Dr. Eugene Fama Rhoda Lea † and Henry S. † Frank Walter and Karla Goldschmidt Foundation Mrs. Janet Kanter Ms. Renée Metcalf Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Murley Susan Regenstein Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Foundation Barbara and Barre Seid Foundation Ilene and Michael Shaw Charitable Trust Shure Charitable Trust Michael and Linda Simon Mr. Irving Stenn, Jr. Liz Stiffel
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association gratefully acknowledges the following individuals for their annual gifts and commitments in support of the CSOA through January 13, 2022. To learn more, please call Bobbie Rafferty, Director, Individual Giving and Affiliated Donor Groups, at 312-294-3165. Anonymous (2) Randy L. and Melvin R. † Berlin Mr. & Mrs. Joseph B. Glossberg Kenneth C. Griffin Charitable Fund Mr. & Mrs. Dietrich M. Gross Mr. & Mrs. † William R. Jentes The Julian Family Foundation Margot and Josef Lakonishok The Negaunee Foundation Cathy and Bill Osborn COL (IL) Jennifer N. Pritzker, IL ARNG (Retired) Megan and Steve Shebik Zell Family Foundation
Anonymous (3) Ms. Nancy Dehmlow James and Brenda Grusecki Robert Kohl and Clark Pellett Jim † and Kay Mabie Ling Z. and Michael C. Markovitz Cynthia M. Sargent Catherine M. and Frederick H. Waddell Chet Gougis and Shelley Ochab John Hart and Carol Prins Pamela Kelley Hull † and Roger B. Hull † Mr. & Mrs. Verne G. Istock Judy and Scott McCue Sandra and Earl Rusnak, Jr. Lisa and Paul Wiggin $ 5 0,0 0 0 – $ 74 , 9 9 9
Anonymous Dora J. and R. John Aalbregtse Carey and Brett August Mrs. Janet R. Bauer Robert H. Baum and MaryBeth Kretz Patricia and Laurence Booth Kay Bucksbaum Rosemarie and Dean L. Buntrock
$ 3 5 ,0 0 0 – $ 4 9, 9 9 9
Anonymous (2) Mr. & Mrs. William Gardner Brown John D. and Leslie Henner Burns Bruce and Martha Clinton for The Clinton Family Fund John and Fran Edwardson Dan J. Epstein Family Foundation Mr. Daniel Fischel and Ms. Sylvia Neil Mr. Collier Hands Lewis-Sebring Family Foundation
† Deceased Italics indicate individual or family involvement as part of the Trustees or Governing Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association. Gifts listed as of January 13, 2022
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Walter and Kathleen Snodell Mary Stowell Ms. Liisa M. Thomas and Mr. Stephen L. Pratt Helen G. and Richard L. Thomas Penny and John Van Horn $ 2 5 ,0 0 0 – $ 3 4 , 9 9 9
Anonymous (3) Mr. & Mrs. William Adams IV Peter and Elise Barack Julie and Roger Baskes Robert J. Buford Ms. Marion A. Cameron-Gray Mr. & Dr. George Colis Mr. & Mrs. Stephen V. D’Amore Ms. Debora de Hoyos and Mr. Walter Carlson Ms. Ann Drake Timothy A. and Bette Anne Duffy Mr. & Mrs. Brian Duwe Mrs. Carol Evans, in memory of Henry Evans Neil Fackler Mr. & Mrs. David W. Fox, Sr. Ellen and Paul Gignilliat Richard and Alice Godfrey William A. and Anne Goldstein Mr. Graham C. Grady Mary Winton Green Mr. & Mrs. Jay L. Henderson Ms. Geraldine Keefe Ms. Donna L. Kendall Anne and John † Kern Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Kilroy Sidney Kohl Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. James Kolar Randall S. Kroszner Long Story Short Media The James and Madeleine McMullan Family Foundation Ms. Britt Miller Dr. Charles Morcom Daniel R. Murray Ms. Elizabeth Parker and Mr. Keith Crow Mr. & Mrs. Don Phillips Mary and Joseph Plauché Andra and Irwin Press Dr. Mohan Rao Diana and Bruce Rauner Ann and Bob † Reiland, in memory of Arthur and Ruth Koch Dr. Petra and Mr. Randy O. Rissman Sheli Z. and Burton X. Rosenberg Mr. & Mrs. Jason and Kristen Rossi Mr. & Mrs. Scott Santi Mr. John Schmidt and Dr. Janet Gilboy Ms. Courtney Shea Bill and Orli Staley Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Daniel E. Sullivan Thierer Family Foundation Terrence and Laura Truax
In memory of Joan White † Craig and Bette Williams Susan & Bob Wislow Mr. Gifford Zimmerman $ 2 0,0 0 0 – $ 2 4 , 9 9 9
Anonymous Nancy A. Abshire Arnie and Ann Berlin Mary Louise Gorno Irving Harris Foundation, Joan W. Harris Ronald B. Johnson Barbara and Kenneth Kaufman Richard P. and Susan Kiphart Family Mr. Michael Leppen Mr. Donald W. Nelson Alexandra and John Nichols Mr. & Mrs. John Pratt Mr. & Mrs. Chandra Sekhar Ida N. Sondheimer † & Family, in memory of Joseph Sondheimer Dr. Stuart Sondheimer Liisa Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Toft Ms. Rebecca West $ 1 5 ,0 0 0 – $ 1 9, 9 9 9
Anonymous (3) Henry and Gilda Buchbinder Sue and Jim Colletti Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Dunkel Sue and Melvin Gray Halasyamani/Davis Family Mr. & Mrs. R. Helmholz Mr. & Mrs. Wayne J. Holman III The King Family Foundation Kay and Fred † Krehbiel Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Krueck Dr. Lynda Lane Ms. Betsy Levin Dr. Eva Lichtenberg and Dr. Arnold Tobin Mr. Philip Lumpkin Mr. David E. McNeel Charles A. Moore Edward and Gayla Nieminen Mr. † & Mrs. Albert Pawlick Mr. & Mrs. † Andrew Porte D. Elizabeth Price Jerry Rose Mr. † & Mrs. David Savner Al Schriesheim and Kay Torshen Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Sheffield, Jr. Marlon Smith and Dominique Brewer Carol S. Sonnenschein Dr. & Mrs. Eugene and Jean Stark Carl W. Stern and Holly Hayes-Stern Mr. & Mrs. William C. Vance Mr. Christian Vinyard Theodore and Elisabeth Wachs Dr. Marylou Witz
$ 1 1, 5 0 0 – $ 1 4 , 9 9 9
Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Applebaum Ann and Richard Carr Ms. Shawn M. Donnelley and Dr. Christopher M. Kelly Mr. † & Mrs. David A. Donovan Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Earle Marguerite DeLany Hark Pati and O.J. † Heestand Mr. & Mrs. Mark C. Hibbard Leland E. Hutchinson and Jean E. Perkins Dr. Maija Freimanis and David A. Marshall Emilie Morphew, M.D. David and Judy Schiffman Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Silverstein $ 7, 5 0 0 – $ 1 1, 4 9 9
Anonymous (4) Mrs. Rosa Acevedo and Mr. Jose Luis Prado Ms. Patti Acurio Jeff and Keiko Alexander Geoffrey A. Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Baker Peter and Betsy Barrett Mr. Lawrence Belles Mr. & Mrs. Richard Benck Henry R. Berghoef and Leslie Lauer Berghoef Mr. & Mrs. William E. Bible Merrill and Judy Blau Ms. Terry Boden Adam Bossov Mr. Donald Bouseman Tom and Dianne Campbell Joyce Chelberg Dr. Edward A. Cole and Dr. Christine A. Rydel Dr. Thomas H. Conner Mr. Lawrence Corry Dr. Brenda A. Darrell and Mr. Paul S. Watford Janet Wood Diederichs Mr. & Mrs. William Dooley Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Douglas Mr. & Mrs †. Allan Drebin Charles and Carol Emmons La and Philip Engel Ms. Nancy Felton-Elkins and Larry Elkins Constance M. Filling and Robert D. Hevey Jr. David and Janet Fox Rosemary Framburg Nancy and Larry Fuller Dr. & Mrs. Mark Gendleman Mr. & Mrs. Robert Geraghty Jeannette and Jerry Goldstone Mr. Gerald and Dr. Colette Gordon Mr. & Mrs. Paul Gray Kendall Griffith Lynne R. Haarlow
† Deceased Italics indicate individual or family involvement as part of the Trustees or Governing Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association. Gifts listed as of January 13, 2022
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Joan M. Hall Mrs. Richard C. Halpern Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Heagy Ms. Anna Hertsberg Richard and Joanne Hoffman Fred and Sandra Holubow Janice L. Honigberg Mr †. & Mrs. Joel D. Honigberg Miriam U. Hoover Foundation Carter Howard and Sarah Krepp Tex and Susan Hull Ms. Patricia Hurley Merle L. Jacob Mr. † & Mrs. † Howard Jessen Mr. & Mrs. † George E. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Edward T. Joyce Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Keller Mr. Alfred Kelley Kohn and Mitchell Family Foundation Dr. June Koizumi Nancy and Sanfred Koltun Mr. Craig Lancaster and Ms. Charlene T. Handler Mr. Stephan Lans Dr. † & Mrs. H. Leichenko Mr. Jeffrey Lennard Mr. † & Mrs. Paul Lieberman Mr. & Mrs. John Lillard Mr. Glen Madeja and Ms. Janet Steidl Robert † and Judy Marth Ms. BeLinda Mathie and Dr. Brian Haag Mr. & Mrs. Lester McKeever Mr. Frank Modruson and Ms. Lynne Shigley Drs. Bill † and Elaine Moor Mrs. Frank Morrissey Drs. Robert and Marsha Mrtek Mrs. Ray E. Newton, Jr. Ms. Susan Norvich Ms. Martha Nussbaum Mr. † & Mrs. Norman L. Olson Mr. Bruce Oltman Dr. Edward S. Orzac Foundation The Osprey Foundation Mr. & Mrs. James O’Sullivan, Jr. Pasquinelli Family Foundation Richard and Frances Penn Roxy and Richard † Pepper Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Perlstein Sue and Thomas † Pick Ms. Emilysue Pinnell Harvey and Madeleine Plonsker LeAnn Pedersen Pope and Clyde F. McGregor Mr. & Mrs. † Neil K. Quinn Mr. Rudolph Rasin † Mr. John W. Rogers, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Harry J. Roper Jay † and Maija Rothenberg Mr. & Mrs. Rich Ryan Mr. Richard Ryan Rita † and Norman Sackar
Mr. David Sandfort Mr. & Mrs. Michael Scholl Joan and George Segal David and Judith L. Sensibar The Earl and Brenda Shapiro Foundation Jessie Shih and Johnson Ho Julia M. Simpson Mr. Larry Simpson Dr. & Mrs. R. Solaro Dusan Stefoski and Craig Savage Roger † and Susan Stone Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. † Louis Sudler, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Scott Swanson Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Taubeneck Kelly Thedinger Ms. Carla M. Thorpe Ksenia A. and Peter Turula Mrs. Elizabeth Twede Peggy White M.L. Winburn Dr. Nanajan Yakoub Ronald and Geri Yonover Foundation David and Eileen Zampa $ 4 , 5 0 0 – $ 7, 4 9 9
Anonymous (15) Elaine and Floyd Abramson Fraida and Bob Aland Sandra Allen and Jim Perlow Mr. & Mrs. Gary Allie Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Alsaker Mr. Edward Amrein, Jr. and Mrs. Sara Jones-Amrein 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 Drs. Iris & Andrew Aronson Mrs. Jeanne B. Aronson Marta Holsman Babson Mr. Neal Ball Ms. Bonnie Barber Paul and Robert Barker Foundation Ms. Judith Barnard Mr. Merrill and Mr. N.M.K. Barnes Ms. Sandra Bass Professor M. Cherif Bassiouni † and Elaine Klemen Donna and Mike Bell Mrs. Gail Belytschko Mr. Thomas Berg Meta S. and Ronald † Berger Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. D. Theodore Berghorst Dr. Leonard & Phyllis Berlin Mr. Howard Bernick Mrs. Arthur A. Billings Jim † and Dianne Blanco Ann Blickensderfer Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Block
Mr. & Mrs. John Borland Mr. & Mrs. James Borovsky Janet S. Boyer Ms. Jill Brennan John D. Brubaker † Mrs. Sue Brubaker Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Bryan Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Buchsbaum Linda S. Buckley Lisa Dollar Buehler and Bill Escamilla Butler Family Foundation Ms. Lutgart Calcote Ms. Vera Capp Wendy Alders Cartland Mia Celano and Noel Dunn Mr. & Mrs. Candelario Celio Mr. James Chamberlain Ms. Margaret Chaplan Linton J. Childs Jan and Frank Cicero, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Clancy Mr. & Ms. Keith Clayton Patricia A. Clickener Mitchell Cobey and Janet Reali Ms. Jean Cocozza Douglas and Carol Cohen Lewis Collens Jane and John C. Colman E. and V. Combs Foundation The Comer Foundation Fund at The Chicago Community Foundation Jenny L. Corley in memory of Dr. W. Gene Corley Nancy R. Corral Mari Hatzenbuehler Craven Mr. & Mrs. Richard Cremieux R. Bert Crossland Constance Cwiok Dancing Skies Foundation Mr. & Mrs. C. Daniels Dr. & Mrs. Tapas K. Das Gupta Decyk Watts Charitable Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Charles Demirjian Duane M. DesParte and John C. Schneider Mr. J. Donenfeld Dr. & Mrs. James L. Downey David and Deborah Dranove Mr. Robert R. Duggan Mr. & Mrs. Frank A. Dusek Mr. & Mrs. David P. Earle III Judge Frank Easterbrook Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Eastwood Mr. & Mrs. Larry K. Ebert Mr. & Mrs. Louis M. Ebling III Charles and Lois Edwards Jon Ekdahl and Marcia Opp Mr. † & Mrs. Richard Elden Thomas Eller Michael and Kathleen Elliott Scott and Lenore Enloe Dr. & Mrs. James Ertle
† Deceased Italics indicate individual or family involvement as part of the Trustees or Governing Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association. Gifts listed as of January 13, 2022
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Jeffrey Farbman and Ann Greenstein Donald and Signe Ferguson Hector Ferral, M.D. Dr. & Mrs. Sanford Finkel, in honor of Robert Coad Mr. & Mrs. Dean Fischer Ms. Hazel Fisher Mrs. Roslyn K. Flegel Mrs. John D. Foster Mr. & Mrs. Willard Fraumann Jerry Freedman & Elizabeth Sacks Susan and Paul Freehling Dr. † & Mrs. Uwe Freese Mr. & Mrs. Cyrus F. Freidheim, Jr. Judy and Mickey Gaynor Robert D. Gecht Sandy and Frank Gelber Rabbi Gary S. Gerson and Dr. Carol R. Gerson Camillo and Arlene Ghiron Dr. & Mrs. Richard Gieser Mr. & Mrs. James J. Glasser Judy & Bill Goldberg Lyn Goldstein Mary and Michael Goodkind Dr. Alexia Gordon Mrs. Amy G. Gordon and Mr. Michael D. Gordon Donald J. Gralen Hanna H. Gray Ms. Freddi Greenberg Thomas † and Delta Greene Dr. Jerri E. Greer Mr. & Mrs. Byron Gregory Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Groen Ann and John Grube Anastasia and Gary † Gutting Stephanie and Howard Halpern Anne Marcus Hamada Hill and Cheryl Hammock John and Sally Hard Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Hassan Dr. Dane Hassani James W. Haugh Thomas and Connie Hsu Haynes James and Lynne † Heckman Mr. Dale C. Hedding David Hefter Scott Helm Dr. & Mrs. Arthur L. Herbst Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey W. Hesse Marjorie Friedman Heyman The Hickey Family Foundation Robert A. Hill and Thea Flaum Hill William B. Hinchliff Dr. Richard Hirschmann Mr. William J. Hokin † James and Eileen Holzhauer Frances and Franklin † Horwich James and Mary Houston Frances and Phillip Huscher Michael and Leigh Huston
Michael L. Igoe † Mr. Craig T. Ingram Ian and Valerie Jacobs Mr. & Mrs. Stan Jakopin Dr. & Mrs. Todd and Peggy Janus Mr. John Jawor Ms. Justine Jentes and Mr. Dan Kuruna Joni and Brian Johnson Dolores Kohl Kaplan Mr. & Mrs. Edward Kaplan/ Kaplan Foundation Jared Kaplan † and Maridee Quanbeck Mrs. Lonny H. Karmin Mr. James Kastenholz and Ms. Jennifer Steans Ms. Ethelle Katz Barry D. Kaufman Larry † and Marie Kaufman Don Kaul and Barbara Bluhm-Kaul Mr. & Mrs. Neil Kawashima Mr. & Mrs. Michael Keiser Jim and Ellen Kelleher Mrs. Elizabeth Keyser Mr. & Mrs. Gene Kiesel Carol Kipperman Dr. Jay and Georgianna Kleiman Mr. & Mrs. James Klenk Mr. Thomas Kmetko Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Knauff Cookie Anspach Kohn and Henry L. Kohn Mr. & Mrs. Richard K. Komarek Joseph and Judith Konen Ms. Liesel Kossmann Dr. & Mrs. Mark Kozloff Eldon and Patricia Kreider David and Susan Kreisman Drs. Vinay and Raminder Kumar Mr. & Mrs. Rubin P. Kuznitsky Mr. John LaBarbera Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Langrehr Mr. William Lawlor, III Mr. & Mrs. Dean Leff Anne E. Leibowitz Fund Sheila Fields Leiter Mary and Laurence Levine Gregory M. Lewis and Mary E. Strek Mr †. & Mrs. Howard Lickerman Dr. Philip R. Liebson and Mrs. Carole F. Liebson Robert † and Joan Lipsig Jane and Peter Loeb The Loewenthal Fund at The Chicago Community Trust Renée Logan Dr. Anna Lysakowski Carol MacArthur Mr. & Mrs. † Barry MacLean Mr. & Mrs. Duncan MacLean Eileen Madden Sharon L. Manuel Mr. & Mrs. Patrick A. Martin Ann Pickard McDermott
Dr. & Mrs. James McGee Dr. † & Mrs. John McGee II John and Etta McKenna Dr. & Mrs. Peter McKinney James Edward McPherson and David Lee Murray † Mr. & Mrs. Paul Meister Mr. Gregory and Dr. Alice Melchor Dr. Ellen Mendelson Jim and Ginger Meyer Mr. Robert O. Middleton Mr. Llewellyn Miller and Ms. Cecilia Conrad Dr. Toni-Marie Montgomery Catherine Mouly and LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr. Jo Ann and Stuart Nathan Mr. † & Mrs. William Neiman David † and Dolores Nelson Dr. Zehava L. Noah Mr. & Mrs. † Richard Nopar Bill and Penny Obenshain Margo and Michael Oberman Mr. & Mrs. Michael Ochs Eric and Carolyn Oesterle John and Joy O’Malley Mr. & Mrs. William J. O’Neill Kathleen Field Orr Dr. Stephanie Pace and Robert Marshall Mrs. Evelyn E. Padorr Minsok Pak and Carrie Shuchart Ms. Pamela Papas Mr. Timothy J. Patenode Dianne M. and Robert J. Patterson, Jr. Mr. Michael Payette Bonnie Perry Dr. William Peruzzi Mr. Robert Peterson Lorna and Ellard Pfaelzer, Jr. Richard Phillips Stanley M. and Virginia Johnson Pillman Mr. & Mrs. Dale R. Pinkert John F. Podjasek III Charitable Fund Stephen and Ann Suker Potter Ms. Elizabeth R. B. Pruett Mr. & Mrs. John Puth Mr. Duane Quaini Ms. Helen Reed Ruth Anne Rehfeldt Dr. Rutbert D. Reisch Dr. Hilda Richards Mary K. Ring Burton and Francine † Rissman Charles and Marilynn Rivkin Ms. Carol Roberts William and Cheryl Roberts Dr. Diana Robin Kevin M. Rooney and Daniel P. Vicencio Mr. & Mrs. Saul Rosen Mr. & Mrs. Richard Rosenberg D.D. Roskin Mr. & Mrs. Frank A. Rossi Mrs. Susan B. Rubnitz
† Deceased Italics indicate individual or family involvement as part of the Trustees or Governing Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association. Gifts listed as of January 13, 2022
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Tina and Buzz Ruttenburg William † and Mary Ryan Anthony Saineghi Raymond and Inez Saunders Karla Scherer Ms. Kay Schichtel and Mr. Barry Lesht Mr †. & Mrs. Nathan Schloss Donald L. and Susan J. Schwartz Ruth Grant and Howard Schwartz Diana and Richard Senior Ms. Mary Beth Shea Dr. & Mrs. James C. Sheinin Dr. & Mrs. Mark C. Shields Stuart and Leslie Shulruff Dr. & Mrs. Richard J. Siegel Ann Silberman Ms. Ann Silberman Mr. † & Mrs. John Simmons Craig Sirles Valerie Slotnick Mrs. Jackson W. Smart, Jr. Charles F. Smith Mrs. Diane W. Smith Louise K. Smith Mary Ann Smith Mr. & Mrs. Stephen R. Smith David A. Sneider James and Diane Snyder Kimberly M. Snyder Elysia Solomon Robert and Emily Spoerri Helena Stancikas Ms. Mary Clare and Mr. Joseph Starshak Mr. & Mrs. Leonidas Stefanos Carol D. Stein Ms. Momoko Steiner † Dr. & Mrs. Ralph Stoll Lawrence E. Strickling and Sydney L. Hans Mr. & Mrs. William H. Strong Cheryl Sturm Ms. Minsook Suh Mr. & Mrs. Robert Szalay Mr. James Thompson Joan and Michael Thron David Timm Ray † and Mary Ann Tittle Bill and Anne Tobey James M. and Carol Trapp John T. and Carrie M. Travers Mrs. Robert Trotter Joan and David Trushin Dr. & Mrs. David Turner Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Turner Henry and Janet Underwood Zalman and Karen Usiskin Thomas D. Vander Veen, Ph.D. Mr. & Mrs. Peter E. Van Nice Ms. Jennifer Vianello Dr. Michael Viglione Catherine M. Villinski Ms. Raita Vilnins
Charles Vincent Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Wall Nicholas and Jessica Wallace Dr. Catherine L. Webb Mr. Jeffrey J. Webb and Ms. Catherine Yung Mr. † & Mrs. Jacob Weglarz Abby and Glen Weisberg Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Weiss Marc Weissbluth in memory of Linda Weissbluth Bert and Barbara Weller Ms. Caroline Wettersten Carmen and Allen Wheatcroft Stephen R. Winters Peter and Marlee Wolf Sarah R. Wolff and Joel L. Handelman Michael † and Laura Woll Dr. Hak Wong Courtenay R. Wood and H. Noel Jackson, Jr. Stephanie Wood Michael H. and Mary K. Woolever Mari Yamamoto Regnier Owen and Linda Youngman Paul and Mary Yovovich Mr. Laird Zacheis and Ms. Sunhee Lee Dr. & Mrs. John Zaremba Gerald Zimmerman and Margarete Gross Ms. Karen Zupko $ 3,500–$ 4,499
Anonymous (6) Ms. Doris Angell Ed Bachrach Mr. & Mrs. Edgar Bachrach Roberta and Harold S. Barron Martin and Jill Baumgaertner Kirsten Bedway and Simon Peebler Mr. Ken Belcher Cassandra L. Book Mr. & Mrs. John D. Bramsen Mr. Charles Capwell Peter and Hedy Ciocci Ms. Jane Cox Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Darnall In loving memory of Alice Furumoto-Dawson Mr. Guy DeBoo and Ms. Susan Franzetti Ms. Marilyn Duginger Mr. & Mrs. Samuel H. Ellis Marilyn D. Ezri, M.D. Dr. Gail Fahey Judith E. Feldman Fidelity Charitable Gift Funds Ms. Irene Fox Arthur L. Frank, M.D. Timothy and Joyce Greening Jacalyn Gronek Dr. Robert A. Harris Ms. Dawn E. Helwig James and Margot Hinchliff
Mrs. Edwin P. Hoffman Suzanne Hoffman and Dale Smith Dr. & Mrs. James Holland Dr. Ronald L. Hullinger Mrs. Caryn Jacobs and Mr. Daniel Cedarbaum Mrs. Nancy Witte Jacobs Dr. Patricia Collins Jones Jonathan and Nancy Lee Kemper Averill and Bernard † Leviton Dr. Herbert & Francine Lippitz Patricia M. Livingston Mr. Daniel Macken and Mr. Merlyn Harbold Ms. Mirjana Martich and Mr. Zoran Lazarevic Dr. & Mrs. Walter Massey Bill McIntosh Jane and Bruce † McLagan Eileen M. Murray Ms. Victoria Nee Kenneth R. Norgan Mrs. Janis Notz Mr. Thomas Orlando Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Ostermann Mr. Bruce Ottley Dr. & Mrs †. Ray Pensinger Mr. Ed Platcow Mary Rafferty Dorothy V. Ramm Ms. Evelyn R. Richer Jerry and Carole Ringer David and Kathy Robin Erik and Nelleke Roffelsen Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Ross Ms. Roberta H. Rubin Mr. Agustin G. Sanz Shirley and John † Schlossman Douglas M. Schmidt Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Scorza Richard W. Shepro and Lindsay E. Roberts Elizabeth and John Shoemaker Mr. & Mrs. Frederic Smies In memory of Timothy Soleiman Joel and Beth Spenadel Mr. Michael Sprinker Mrs. Marjorie H. Stephan Mr. & Mrs. Harvey J. Struthers, Jr. Eric Vaang Mr. Peter Vale Ms. Julia Vander Ploeg Mr. David J. Varnerin Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Wagner Mr. Lawrence Wechter Samuel † and Chickie Weisbard David E. and Kerstin Wellbery Mr. Alfred White Ms. Lois Wolff Ms. Debbie Wright
† Deceased Italics indicate individual or family involvement as part of the Trustees or Governing Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association. Gifts listed as of January 13, 2022
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$2,500–$ 3,499
Anonymous (18) Richard † and Louise Abrahams Richard J. Abram and Paul Chandler Michael and Mary Abroe Ms. Susan Adler Dr. & Mrs. Carl H. Albright Ms. Linda Alexander Ms. Rochelle Allen Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Allen Ms. Rene Alphonse Mrs. Evelyn Alter Dr. Diane Altkorn Mr. & Mrs. John Amboian Dr. Charles and Marie Grass Amenta Sharon and Charles Angell Mychal P. Angelos †, in memory of Dorothy A. Angelos Dr. & Mrs. Robert Arensman Mr. & Mrs. Peter Ascoli Mr. & Mrs. Theodore M. Asner Ms. Bernice Auslander Ms. Marlene Bach Richard and Janice Bail Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Baird Rob and Denise Baptista Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Barber Mr. Robert Barkei Mrs. Horace B. Barks Mr. Carroll Barnes James and Bartha Barrett Thomas Barta Mr. Richard Bartecki Ms. Barbara Barzansky Howard and Donna Bass Mr. Ronald Bauer Ms. Elaine Baumann Ms. Patricia Bayerlein Ms. Ellen Bechthold Prue and Frank Beidler Mr. Michael Berman Mr. & Mrs. † Robert L. Berner, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Loren Berry III Mr. & Mrs. Chuck Bezold Mr. & Mrs. Harrington Bischof Mr. Poul Bjerre-Jensen Virginia Blanford Dr. Roger Blickensderfer Mrs. Nancy Blum Mr. Edward Boehm III Ms. Virginia Boehme Dr. H. Constance Bonbrest Mr. James Borkman Mr. & Mrs. Fred P. Bosselman Mrs. Joyce Bottum Carl and Kathryn Boyens Drs. Nader and Mandan Bozorgi Mr. Douglas Bragan Mr. Roderick Branch Ms. Danolda Brennan Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Breu Mr. Michael Brewer
Chris Brezil Ms. Susan Bridge Mr. & Mrs. Robert Brightfelt Andrew and Gail Brown Mr. Lee M. Brown and Ms. Pixie Newman Mrs. Dan Brusslan Sue and John Buchanan Mr. † & Mrs. Allen Buhler Jack M. Bulmash Jack Buoscio Ms. Jeanne Busch Mr. & Mrs. Mark Bushman Mr. & Mrs. John Butler Kay and Rhett † Butler Elizabeth Nolan and Kevin Buzard Mr. & Mrs. Charles Callard Robert and Kay Carlson Robert D. Carone Drs. Virginia and Stephen Carr Mr. & Mrs. John Chapman Mr. YiKai Chen Mr. Myron Cherry Ms. Melinda Cheung Mr. Donald Clark Nancy J. Clawson Ms. Ruth Colby Ms. Kathryn Collier Mr. Ronald Combs Mrs. Eileen Conaghan Mr. Howard Conant Mr. William Conlon and Ms. Patricia Habicht Peter and Beverly Ann Conroy Mr. & Mrs. Richard Corrado Matt and Carrie Cotter Matthew Cotter Ms. Beth Coughlin Ms. Juli Crabtree Ms. Susan Craw Mr. Earle Cromer III Mr. Ivo Daalder and Mrs. Elisa D. Harris Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Dam Mary Dedinsky and William Carlisle Herbert Mr. & Mrs. James W. DeYoung Mr. Stephen Diamond Kathleen Lockhart & James Dixon Kevin & Kelly Dockery Mr. & Mrs. Otto Doering III Elaine and Jay Dolgin Thomas E. II and Barbara C. Donnelley Family Fund Ms. Maureen Dooley Natalie and Joshua Dranoff Tom Draski Mr. Robert Druzinsky and Ms. Renee Friedman Ingrid and Richard Dubberke Mr. Howard Dubin Josephine Lewis and Morton Dubman Janet Duffy Linda Dykes
Ms. Paula Ebert Mr. Charles Ebner Gary and Deborah Edidin Patricia and James Edwards Edward and Nancy Eichelberger Mr. & Mrs. Estia Eichten Ms. Paula Elliott Ms. Laura Engelstein Mrs. Doris Esko Nancy Estrada Ms. Shirley Evans-Wofford Mr. & Mrs. William F. Farley Sally S. Feder Sheri and J. Bradley Fewell John Fewell Ms. Mary Fields Debra Fienberg Sandra E. Fienberg Mr. Conrad Fischer Mrs. Donna Fleming Ms. Anita D. Flournoy Henry and Frances Fogel Ginny and Peter Foreman Mr. Matthew Fox Mr. Timothy Fox Lee Francis and Michelle Gittler Lawrence and Pamela Frankel Allen J. Frantzen and George R. Paterson Mr. & Mrs. Louis Freidheim, Jr. Ms. Elizabeth Friedgut Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd A. Fry III Dr. & Mrs. Willard A. Fry James & Rebecca Gaebe Jan Gaines and Andrew S. Kenoe Mr. John Gardner Mr. & Mrs. Robert Garro Dr. & Mrs. T. H. Gasteyer Nancy Gavlin Lawrence and Amy Gillum Mr. Timothy Gleason Dr. & Mrs. Paul B. Glickman Mr. David Glueck Ms. Barbra Goering Ms. Barbara Gold Eunice and Perry Goldberg Mr. Stanford Goldblatt Mr. † & Mrs. Samuel Golden Dr. & Mrs. Marshall D. Goldin, in memory of Dr. William Warren Dr. Robert Golub and Dr. Deirdre Dupre Ms. Eileen Good Ms. Sarah Good Gordon and Nancy Goodman Isabelle Goossen Michelle and Gerald M. Gordon Mr. Jacques Gordon Merle Gordon Mr. Andrew Gore Mr. Peter Gotsch and Dr. Jana French Brooks and Wanza Grantier Delmon & Sherry Grapes Dr. Michael Greenwald
† Deceased Italics indicate individual or family involvement as part of the Trustees or Governing Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association. Gifts listed as of January 13, 2022
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Ms. Jean Griffin Gregory Grobarcik BHD Kozloff Family Fund Mr. Adam Grymkowski Mr. Tom Guensburg Mrs. Marguerite Guido Jennifer Haar Mr. Tsuneo Hachiuma Mr. † & Mrs. Thomas Hageman Mr. & Mrs. John Hales Ronald and Diane Hamburger Dr. & Mrs. Chester Handelman Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Handler Mrs. Terri Hanson Nancy and Thomas Hanson Mr. Joseph Harmon Mrs. John M. Hartigan Ms. Kyle Harvey Mrs. Dorothy G. Harza John Heaton and Margaret Martin-Heaton Ross and Andrea Heim Mr. Bradley J. Henderson Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Hentschel Neal Heriaud and Ann Platzer Ms. Leigh Ann Herman Mr. David Heroy Barbara Herzog Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Hill James & Megan Hinchsliff Pat and Joseph Hinkel The Rev. Melinda Hinners-Waldie and Mr. Benjamin Waldie Ms. Linda Hirt Mrs. & Mr. Elizabeth Hoffman Ms. Gretchen Hoffmann and Mr. Joseph Doherty Mrs. J. Holmbeck Mr. Stephen Holmes Rose Marie Houston Mr. Harry Hunderman and Ms. Deborah Slaton Mr. & Mrs. Jorge Iorgulescu Cheryl Istvan Ms. Kineret Jaffe Cynthia Jamison-Marcy Mr. & Mrs. William Jastrow Mr. & Mrs. Paul Jencks Maryl Johnson, M.D. Ms. Kathleen Jordan Ms. Joann Joyce Mr. † & Mrs. Saul Kadin Ms. Barbara Kahn Ms. Janet Kalin Mr. & Mrs. Larry Kallembach Mr. & Mrs. Paul Kallman Thomas and Reseda Kalowski Wayne S. and Lenore M. Kaplan Roula and George Karcazes Mrs. Louise Kasch Cantor Aviva Katzman and Dr. Morris Mauer Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Kearney
Peter Keehn Peter and Stephanie Keehn Mr. & Mrs. Richard Keethers Ms. Helen Kessler Mr. & Mrs. † W. K. Ketchum Mr. Howard Kidd Anne G. Kimball and Peter Stern Mr. & Mrs. John E. Kirkpatrick Jack and Terry Klecka Jean Klingenstein Ms. Mary Klyasheff Mr. & Mrs. Norman Koglin Akiko and Shohei Koide Ms. Jeanne Koons Mr. Howard Korey Richard and Nancy Kosobud Mr. Ken Krantz Dr. Michael Krco Mrs. Leona Krompart Mr. George E. Kuebler Christine Kuo Dr. & Mrs. Ken Kuo Ms. Michele Kurlander Bob and Marian Kurz Mr. Thomas Lad Ms. Barbara Lanctot Mr. John Lansing Mr. & Mrs. Peter Lederer Dr. † & Mrs. Jan Leestma Ms. Nicole Lehman Mr. Jonathon Leik Mr. Philip Lesser Ms. & Ms. † Ida Lessman Mr. Robert Letchinger † Dr. & Mrs. Murray Levin Dr. & Mrs. Stuart Levin Mr. Jerrold Levine Dr. & Mrs. Robert Levy Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Lewis Mr. Michael Licitra Stewart and Susan Liechti Mr. Robert Lindgren Dr. Peter Littlewood Mr. Melvin Loeb Mrs. Gabrielle Long Sherry and Mel Lopata Ms. Jean Lorenzen Robert Losik Ms. Karen MacKay Ms. Janice Magnuson S. Stella Mah Daniel and Karen Maki Ms. Barbara Malott Dan and Lynne Mapes-Riordan Mr. & Ms. Steven Marcus Barbara and Larry Margolis Mr. Timothy Marshall Ms. Molly Martin Arthur and Elizabeth Martinez Mr. Marco Martinez Robert & Doretta Marwin Mr. † & Mrs. Lowell Mason, Jr.
Dr & Mrs. Daniel Mass Igor and Olga Matlin Marilyn and Myron Maurer Patricia and Richard May Adele Mayer Mr. † & Mrs. George Maze Ms. Jane McCarthy Mary McCarthy Ms. Marilyn Mccoy Margaret and Michael McCoy Rosa and Peter McCullagh Mr. William McCune Mother Richard McDonough Mr. & Mrs. William McDowell, Jr. Ms. Patricia A. McGuire Mr. & Mrs. George C. McKann Dr. & Mrs. Bruce Mcleod Mr. & Mrs. William McNally Mrs. Erma Medgyesy Sheila and Harvey Medvin Mr. & Mrs. John Meeker Mr. Zarin Mehta Ms. Claretta Meier Lois and Hugo J. † Melvoin Mrs. Robert Mendelson Mr. Gerald W. Miarecki Ms. Ruth Migdal-Brown Mr. Aaron Mills Ms. Sarah Mirkin Dr. Leo and Catherine Miserendino Mr. & Mrs. Robert Moeller Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Moffat Dr. Anthony Montag † and Dr. Katherine Griem Mr. Carl and Maria Moore Lloyd and Donna Morgan Sanford and Monica Morganstein Mr. Thomas Morris David H. Moscow Mr. Vijai Moses Allison Moulton Phyllis and Zane Muhl Mr. George Murphy Shankar and Katharine Nair Mr. † & Mrs. Kenneth Nebenzahl Ms. Yana Nedvetsky Mr. † & Mrs. Herbert Neil, Jr. Kay A. Nelson Dr. & Ms. Richard Newcomb Mr. Jack Newsom Fr. Charles Niblick Eleanor Nicholson Mr. John Nigh Mr. William Novshek Mr. & Mrs. James Nowacki Ms. Julia Nowicki and Dr. Timothy Sanborn Mr. Franklin Nussbaum Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. O’Donnell Ms. Christine Lee Oler Marjory Oliker Sarah and Wallace Oliver Mr. & Mrs. Paul Oppenheim
† Deceased Italics indicate individual or family involvement as part of the Trustees or Governing Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association. Gifts listed as of January 13, 2022
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Dr. James Orr Ms. Diane Ososke Ms. Lynne Ostfeld Garry and Joanne Owens Richard and Carolyn Palas Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Paszczyk Ms. Joan Lardner Paul Jennifer Pavelec Kingsley Perkins † Mr. & Mrs. Norman Perman Mrs. Victorina Peterson Rita Petretti Mr. & Mrs. Thomas D. Philipsborn Mr. Paul Phillips, Jr. and Mr. Lloyd Palmiter Mr. Christopher Pickering Lee Ann and Savit Pirl Dr. Joe Piszczor Larry & Judy Pitts Mr. & Mrs. Howard Pizer Don and Martha Pollak Christine and Michael Pope Susan Poser and Stephen DiMagno Charlene H. Posner Barry and Eunice Preston Mr. & Mrs. Brad Price Barry and Elizabeth Pritchard Chris and Elizabeth Quigg Ms. Constance Rajala Dr. & Mrs. Don Randel Mr. Jeffrey Rappin Mr. & Mrs. Frederic Rasio Ms. Polly Rattner Ms. Carol Rech Robert J. Richards and Barbara A. Richards Lyn Ridgeway Mrs. Enid Rieser Mr. Alexander Ripley Roberts Family Foundation Thomas Roberts and Teresa Grosch Chauncey Robinson Mr. & Mrs. John Robinson Mr. James Rocks Steve Roper Dr. & Mrs. Melvin Roseman Ms. Elaine Rosen Lorelei Rosenthal Ms. Lisa Ross Mr. Maris Roze Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Rusnak, Jr. Mr. Nicholas Russell John Jeral Sabl Cassandra Salgado Bettylu and Paul Saltzman Ms. Cecelia Samans Mr. † & Mrs. William Sample Ms. Judy Saslow Mr. Laurence Saviers Michael and Judith Sawyier Susan Schaalman Youdovin and Charlie Shulkin Margaret Schaefer Kathleen and Anthony Schaeffer
Ms. Penelope Schaschwary Mr. & Mrs. Steven W. Scheibe Mrs. Rebecca Schewe Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Schnadig Barbara and Lewis Schneider Mr. & Mrs. Michael Schnell Mr. & Mrs. Steve Schuette Schultz Family Private Foundation Gerald and Barbara Schultz Susan and Charles Schwartz Edward and Irma Schwartz Ms. Marilyn Schweitzer Stephen A. and Marilyn Scott Thomas and Maryellen Scott Drs. Deborah and Lawrence Segil Ms. Gail Seidel Mr. James Selsor Ronald and Nancy Semerdjian Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Sennett Mr. Mark Sexauer Dr. Lemuel Shaffer Mrs. Phyllis Shafron Dr. & Mrs. Charles Shapiro Dr. & Mrs. Mitchell Sheinkop Susan Shimmin and David Tekler Carolyn M. Short Mr. David Showalter Ellen and Richard Shubart Margaret and Alan Silberman Jack and Barbara Simon Mr. Jack Simpson Mr. Thomas Simpson Lynn B. Singer Christine A. Slivon David and Laraine Spector Michael Spertus and Wendy Jablow Spertus Mr. Stephen Spigel and Ms. Diana Williams Lavanya Srinivasan Mrs. Julie Stagliano Charles and Joan Staples Ms. Denise Stauder Ms. Sue Stealey Ms. Corinne Steede Mr. & Mrs. Mark Stein Mr. Richard Stein Steinway & Sons Mr. & Mrs. Mark Stern Mrs. Marjorie Moretz Stinespring Laurence and Caryn Straus Donna Stroder Barry and Winnifred Sullivan Mr. & Mrs. Mark Sutherland Wan Suwandi Sharon Swanson Mr. † & Mrs. Richard Taft Mrs. Florence & Ron Testa Ms. Alison Thomas Ayana Tomeka Mr. Jay Tremblay Howard † and Paula † Trienens Mr. Jay Tunney
Rheal and Denise Turcotte Trevor Turk Ms. Helen Turley Michael Urbut and Barbara Kirchick Urbut Mr. & Mrs. Allan Vagner Jim and Cindy Valtman Dr. Eladio Vargas Gayle and Loren Veltrop Henrietta Vepstas Todd and Cari Vieregg Ms. Donna Vos Lulu Robert J. Walker Mr. Les Wallinga David Wasserman, M.D. in memory of Abby S. Magdovitz-Wasserman Mr. & Mrs. Robert Watson Judge Eugene Wedoff Cynthia & Ben Weese Mr. David Weible In Honor of Larry Neuman and Qing Hou Mrs. William White Dr. & Mrs. Lawrence Wick Jamie Wigglesworth AIA Robert J. Wilczek † and Shirley Pfenning Jennifer D. Williams Mr. Randall Winans Ted Windsor & Associates Consulting Actuaries Mr. Robert Winn Herbert and Ruth Winter Foundation Joseph Wisne Mr. Kenneth Witkowski Barbara and Steven Wolf Peggy and Ted Wolff Mr. Joseph Wolnski and Ms. Jane Christino Mark & Randi Woodworth Mr. & Mrs. John Wulfers Mr. Robert Yarbrough Susan Schaalman Youdovin and Charlie Shulkin Ms. Janice Young Ms. Mary Zeltmann William Zeng Ms. Camille Zientek Drs. Donald Zimmerman and Susan Pearlson Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Zitnik Dr. Michael P. Zygmunt For complete donor listings, please visit the Richard and Helen Thomas Donor Gallery at cso.org/donorgallery.
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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 Dakota Williams, Associate Director, Education and Community Engagement Giving, at williamsd@cso.org or 312-294-3156. $ 1 5 0,0 0 0 A N D A B O V E
Julian Family Foundation The Negaunee Foundation $ 1 0 0,0 0 0 – $ 1 4 9, 9 9 9
Allstate Insurance Company The Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation $ 75 ,0 0 0 – $ 9 9, 9 9 9
John Hart and Carol Prins Megan and Steve Shebik $ 5 0,0 0 0 – $ 74 , 9 9 9
Anonymous Robert and Joanne Crown Income Charitable Fund Lloyd A. Fry Foundation Kinder Morgan Judy and Scott McCue Nancy Lauter McDougal and Alfred L. McDougal † Polk Bros. Foundation Barbara and Barre Seid Foundation Shure Charitable Trust Michael and Linda Simon Mr. Irving Stenn, Jr. $ 3 5 ,0 0 0 – $ 4 9, 9 9 9
John and Fran Edwardson Bowman C. Lingle Trust National Endowment for the Arts $ 2 5 ,0 0 0 – $ 3 4 , 9 9 9
Anonymous (2) Abbott Fund Barker Welfare Foundation Crain-Maling Foundation The James and Madeleine McMullan Family Foundation $ 2 0,0 0 0 – $ 2 4 , 9 9 9
Anonymous Illinois Arts Council Agency Richard P. and Susan Kiphart Family
Leslie Fund, Inc. PNC Charles and M. R. Shapiro Foundation The George L. Shields Foundation, Inc.
Mr. Robert Middleton Dr. Scholl Foundation Segal Consulting Theodore and Elisabeth Wachs
$ 1 5 ,0 0 0 – $ 1 9, 9 9 9
$ 3,500–$ 4,499
The Buchanan Family Foundation Bruce and Martha Clinton for The Clinton Family Fund Sue and Jim Colletti Ellen and Paul Gignilliat Mary Winton Green Robert Kohl and Clark Pellett Mr. Philip Lumpkin D. Elizabeth Price Sandra and Earl Rusnak, Jr. Lisa and Paul Wiggin Dr. Marylou Witz $ 1 1, 5 0 0 – $ 1 4 , 9 9 9
Nancy A. Abshire Robert & Isabelle Bass Foundation, Inc. Mr. † & Mrs. David A. Donovan Mrs. Carol Evans, in memory of Henry Evans Halasyamani/Davis Family $ 7, 5 0 0 – $ 1 1, 4 9 9
Archer Daniels Midland Company Robert H. Baum and MaryBeth Kretz Mr. Lawrence Belles Mr. Lawrence Corry Mr. & Mrs. † Allan Drebin Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Dunkel Ms. Nancy Felton-Elkins and Larry Elkins Mr. & Mrs. Robert Geraghty Mr. & Mrs. Joseph B. Glossberg Richard and Alice Godfrey Chet Gougis and Shelley Ochab The League of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association Mr. Glen Madeja and Ms. Janet Steidl Ling Z. and Michael C. Markovitz Drs. Robert and Marsha Mrtek Ms. Susan Norvich Robert E. † and Cynthia M. Sargent Carol S. Sonnenschein Ms. Liisa M. Thomas and Mr. Stephen L. Pratt Liisa Thomas Penny and John Van Horn Dr. Nanajan Yakoub $ 4 , 5 0 0 – $ 7, 4 9 9
Ms. Marion A. Cameron-Gray Ann and Richard Carr Harry F. and Elaine Chaddick Foundation John D. and Leslie Henner Burns Mr. & Mrs. Stan Jakopin Dr. June Koizumi Anne E. Leibowitz Fund Jim and Ginger Meyer
Ms. Patti Acurio Charles H. and Bertha L. Boothroyd Foundation Mr. & Ms. Keith Clayton Dr. Edward A. Cole and Dr. Christine A. Rydel Dr. Ronald L. Hullinger The Osprey Foundation Mary and Joseph Plauché $2,500–$ 3,499
Anonymous (2) Ms. Sandra Bass Mr. James Borkman Mr. Douglas Bragan Mr. & Mrs. Dwight Decker Mrs. Roslyn K. Flegel William B. Hinchliff Italian Village Restaurants Mrs. Gabrielle Long Dr. Leo and Catherine Miserendino David † and Dolores Nelson Margo and Michael Oberman Mr. & Mrs. † Andrew Porte Benjamin J. Rosenthal Foundation Mr. David Sandfort David and Judith L. Sensibar Jessie Shih and Johnson Ho Margaret and Alan Silberman Mr. Larry Simpson Dr. & Mrs. R. Solaro Mr. & Mrs. Harvey J. Struthers, Jr. Abby and Glen Weisberg $ 1, 5 0 0 – $ 2 , 4 9 9
Anonymous Dora J. and R. John Aalbregtse Howard and Donna Bass Mr. & Mrs. William E. Bible Adam Bossov Mr. Donald Bouseman Patricia A. Clickener Edward and Nancy Eichelberger Ms. Paula Elliott Charles and Carol Emmons Judith E. Feldman Dr. & Mrs. Sanford Finkel, in honor of the Civic Horn Section Lee Francis and Michelle Gittler Jerry Freedman and Elizabeth Sacks James & Rebecca Gaebe Camillo and Arlene Ghiron Brooks and Wanza Grantier Gregory Grobarcik James and Megan Hinchsliff Dr. & Mrs. James Holland
† Deceased Italics indicate individual or family involvement as part of the Trustees or Governing Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association. Gifts listed as of January 13, 2022
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Michael and Leigh Huston Thomas and Reseda Kalowski Cantor Aviva Katzman and Dr. Morris Mauer Mr. John Lansing Sharon L. Manuel Mr. & Mrs. William McDowell, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Moffat Mrs. Frank Morrissey Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Murley Edward and Gayla Nieminen Dianne M. and Robert J. Patterson, Jr. Ms. Carol Rech Ruth Anne Rehfeldt Mary K. Ring Erik and Nelleke Roffelsen Ms. Cecelia Samans Walter and Caroline Sueske Charitable Trust Mrs. Florence and Ron Testa David E. and Kerstin Wellbery Jamie Wigglesworth AIA M.L. Winburn Mr. Robert Winn $ 1 ,0 0 0 – $ 1 , 4 9 9
Anonymous (5) John Albrecht Dr. Diane Altkorn Mr. Edward Amrein, Jr. and Mrs. Sara Jones-Amrein Dr. & Mrs. Robert Arensman Ms. Marlene Bach Jon W. and Diane Balke Mr. Peter Barrett Ms. Elaine Baumann Ann Blickensderfer Mr. Thomas Bookey Mr. & Mrs. Donald Bowey, Jr. Ms. Danolda Brennan Mr. Lee M. Brown and Ms. Pixie Newman Jack M. Bulmash Jacqui Cheng The Chicago Community Foundation Mr. Ricardo Cifuentes Mr. Howard Conant Matt and Carrie Cotter In memory of Ira G. Woll William and Janice Cutler Constance Cwiok Robert Allen Daugherty Mr. Adam Davis Mr. Robert Deoliveira Ms. Amy Dickinson and Mr. James Futransky Mrs. Susan F. Dickman Dr. Thomas Durica and Sue Jacob Lori Eich Elk Grove Graphics Ms. Lola Flamm David and Janet Fox Arthur L. Frank, M.D. Ms. Elizabeth Friedgut
Peter Gallanis Dr. & Mrs. Paul B. Glickman Goodman Law Group Chicago George F. and Catherine S. Haber Mrs. Zahraa Hajjiri Mr. & Mrs. John Hales Charlotte Hampton Dr. Robert A. Harris Ms. Dawn E. Helwig Mr. Felipe Hillard Ms. Sharon Flynn Hollander Ms. Kasey Jackson Egill and Ruth Jacobsen Mr. Matt James Dr. Jay and Georgianna Kleiman Mr. & Mrs. LeRoy Klemt Mr. & Mrs. Norman Koglin Mr. Steven Kukalis Dr. & Mrs. Stuart Levin Mr. Jerrold Levine Mr. † & Mrs. Gerald F. Loftus Robert Losik Mr. Daniel Macken and Mr. Merlyn Harbold Ms. Mirjana Martich and Mr. Zoran Lazarevic Marilyn and Myron Maurer Marilyn Mitchell Mrs. MaryLouise Morrison Catherine Mouly and LeRoy T. Carlson, Jr. Phyllis and Zane Muhl Mr. & Mrs. Delano O’Banion Mr. Bruce Oltman Ms. Joan Pantsios Ms. Audrey Paton Kirsten Bedway and Simon Peebler Mr. & Mrs. Jeffery Piper Susan Rabe Dorothy V. Ramm Dr. Hilda Richards Cristina Romero Mr. Nicholas Russell Mr. Laurence Saviers Mr. & Mrs. Eric Scheyer Gerald and Barbara Schultz Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Scorza Stephen A. and Marilyn Scott Xiaokui Katie Shan Jane A. Shapiro Richard Sikes Dr. & Mrs. Richard Snow Dr. Sabine Sobek Mr. George Speck Joel and Beth Spenadel Mrs. Julie Stagliano Ms. Denise Stauder Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Stepansky Dr. & Mrs. Ralph Stoll Sharon Swanson Ms. Deborah Tate Terry Taylor Ayana Tomeka Ms. Joanne C. Tremulis
Dr. Joyce Van Cura Henrietta Vepstas Dr. Pietro Veronesi Mrs. Hempstead Washburne Ms. Christine Wilson William Zeng Irene Ziaya and Paul Chaitkin ENDOWED FUNDS
Anonymous (3) Cyrus H. Adams Memorial Youth Concert Fund Dr. & Mrs. Bernard H. Adelson Fund Marjorie Blum-Kovler Youth Concert Fund CNA The Davee Foundation Frank Family Fund Kelli Gardner Youth Education Endowment Fund Mary Winton Green William Randolph Hearst Foundation Fund for Community Engagement Richard A. Heise Peter Paul Herbert Endowment Fund Julian Family Foundation Fund The Kapnick Family Lester B. Knight Charitable Trust The Malott Family School Concerts Fund The Eloise W. Martin Endowed Fund in support of the Negaunee Music Institute at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra The Negaunee Foundation Nancy Ranney and Family and Friends Shebik Community Engagement Programs Fund Toyota Endowed Fund The Wallace Foundation Zell Family Foundation CIVIC ORCHESTR A OF CHICAGO SCHOLARSHIPS
Members of the Civic Orchestra receive an annual stipend to help offset some of their living expenses during their training in Civic. The following donors have generously underwritten a Civic musician(s) for the 2021–22 season. Thirteen Civic members participate in the Civic Fellowship program, a rigorous artistic and professional development curriculum that supplements their membership in the full orchestra. Major funding for this program is generously provided by The Julian Family Foundation. The 2021–22 Civic season is sponsored by the Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation.
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To learn more, please contact Dakota Williams, Associate Director, Education and Community Engagement Giving, at williamsd@cso.org or 312-294-3156. Nancy A. Abshire Shannon Merciel, cello Dr. & Mrs. Bernard H. Adelson Fund Rachel Mostek, viola Mr. Lawrence Belles and The Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation Michael Stevens, horn Sue and Jim Colletti Bethany Pereboom,** viola Lawrence Corry Wesley Jones bass Robert and Joanne Crown Income Charitable Fund Edin Agamenoni, bassoon Irina Chang, clarinet James Jihyun Kim, oboe Jacob Medina, horn Sofia Nikas, viola Charlotte Ullman, cello Mr. † & Mrs. David A. Donovan Alyssa Primeau,** flute Mr. & Mrs. † Allan Drebin and The Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation Benjamin Foerster, bass Mr. & Mrs. Robert Geraghty and The Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation Haley Slaugh, cello Mr. & Mrs. Paul C. Gignilliat Ye Jin Goo, viola Benjamin Wagner, viola Mr. & Mrs. Joseph B. Glossberg Michael Leavens, trumpet Richard and Alice Godfrey Robbie Herbst, violin Chet Gougis and Shelley Ochab Liam Jackson, bassoon Mary Winton Green Isaac Polinsky, bass Jane Redmond Haliday Chair Hana Takemoto, cello
The Julian Family Foundation Taylor Hampton, percussion Nelson Mendoza,** violin Lester B. Knight Charitable Trust Miles Link, cello Crystal Qi, violin Daniel Solowey, clarinet Holly Wagner, violin John Wagner, trumpet Robert Kohl and Clark Pellett John Heffernan, violin League of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association Lindsey Sharpe,** cello Leslie Fund Inc. Joseph Bricker,** percussion Tabitha Oh, violin Phillip G. Lumpkin Dylan Feldpusch,** violin Mr. Glen Madeja and Ms. Janet Steidl Abigail Monroe, cello Judy and Scott McCue and The Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation Luke Lentini,** violin Nancy Lauter McDougal and Alfred L. McDougal † Diego Diaz, violin Dr. Leo and Catherine Miserendino Olivia Reyes, bass Ms. Susan Norvich Eleanor Kirk, harp Sandra and Earl J. Rusnak Jr. Teddy Schenkman, viola Barbara and Barre Seid Foundation Jarrett McCourt, tuba Nelson Ricardo Yovera Perez, horn The George L. Shields Foundation Inc. Phillip Bergman, cello Laura Schafer, violin Seth Van Embden, viola The David W. and Lucille G. Stotter Chair Joshua Burca, violin Ruth Miner Swislow Charitable Fund Nick DeLaurentis, bass
Lois and James Vrhel Endowment Fund Caleb Edwards, bass Dr. Marylou Witz Hee Yeon Kim,** violin Anonymous Hugo Saavedra,** trombone Anonymous Francisco Malespin,** cello Rannveig Sarc, violin
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. 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. S T R A D I VA R I A N A S S O C I AT E S
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is pleased to recognize the following individuals for generously creating a revocable bequest of $100,000 or more, or an irrevocable life-income trust or annuity of $50,000 or more, to benefit the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association, as of February 2022. Anonymous (8) 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 Sally J. Becker Marlys A. Beider Dr. C. Bekerman Martha Bell Mike and Donna Bell Celine Bendy Julie Ann Benson K. Richard and Patricia M. Berlet Merrill and Judy Blau Ann Blickensderfer
† Deceased ** Fellow § Partial sponsor Italics indicate individual or family involvement as part of the Trustees or Governing Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association. Gifts listed as of January 13, 2022
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Danolda Brennan Mr. Leon Brenner, Jr. Mitchell J. Brown Charles Capwell and Isabel Wong Mr. Frank and Dr. Vera Clark Patricia A. Clickener Judith and Stephen F. Condren Anita Crocus Harry and Jean Eisenman Dr. Marilyn Ezri Mrs. William M. Flory Mr. & Mrs. David W. Fox, Sr. Rhoda Lea Frank 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 Nancy Griffin John and Patricia Hamilton John Hart and Carol Prins Mr. William P. Hauworth II Thomas and Linda Heagy Mr. R.H. Helmholz Stephanie and Allen Hochfelder Concordia Hoffmann Stephen D. and Catherine N. Holmes Frank and Helen Holt Mark and Elizabeth Hurley Frances and Phillip Huscher Ms. Darlene Johnson Ronald B. Johnson Roy A. and Sarah C. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. Judy Lori Julian Jared Kaplan † and Maridee Quanbeck Wayne S. and Lenore M. Kaplan Howard Kaspin James Kemmerer Robert Kohl and Clark Pellett Edwin and Karen Kramer Mr. & Mrs. Alan Kubicka Robert B. Kyts Memorial Fund Charles Ashby Lewis and Penny Bender Sebring Robert Alan Lewis Dr. Valerie Lober Glen J. Madeja and Janet Steidl Sheldon H. Marcus Marilyn G. Marr James Edward McPherson Janet L. Melk Dr. Frederick K. Merkel Dr. Leo and Catherine Miserendino Drs. Elaine and Bill † Moor Charles Moore Craig and Rose Moore Mrs. Mario A. Munoz
John H. Nelson Muriel Nerad Edward A. and Gayla S. Nieminen Ms. Kathy Nordmeyer Diane Ososke Dr. Joan E. Patterson Donald Peck Mary T. † and David R. Pfleger Mrs. Thomas D. Philipsborn Judy Pomeranz Neil K. Quinn Randall and Cara Rademaker Constance A Rajala Al and Lynn Reichle Ann and Bob † Reiland Wendy Reynes Dr. Edward O. Riley 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 Joanne Silver Mr. Craig Sirles Betty W. Smykal Annette and Richard Steinke Mrs. Deborah Sterling Mr. & Mrs. William H. Strong Mrs. Gloria B. Telander Karin and Alfred Tenny Richard and Helen Thomas Ms. Carla M. Thorpe Dr. Richard Tresley Paula Turner Robert W. Turner and Gloria B. Turner 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 (34) Valerie and Joseph Abel Louise Abrahams Patrick Alden Richard and Elynne Aleskow Judy L. Allen Ann S. Alpert Ms. Judith L. Anderson Steven Andes, Ph.D. Catherine Aranyi Dr. Susan Arjmand Mr. & Mrs. Randy Barba Mara Mills Barker Dr. & Mrs. Robert Beatty
Joan I. Berger Robert M. Berger John L. Browar Catherine Brubaker Joseph Buc Edward J. Buckbee Michelle Miller Burns Mr. Robert J. Callahan Dr. & Mrs. Joseph R. Car Mr. & Mrs. William P. Carmichael Dr. Marlene E. Casiano Beverly Ann and Peter Conroy Sharon Conway Mr. Jerry J. Critser Ron and Dolores Daly Mr. & Mrs. John Daniels Mr. & Mrs. Clyde H. Dawson Sylvia Samuels Delman Mrs. David A. DeMar Ms. Phyllis Diamond Mr. Richard L. Eastline Nancy Schroeder Ebert Robert J. Elisberg Richard Elledge Charles and Carol Emmons Lu and Philip Engel Tarek and Ann Fadel James B. Fadim Leslie Farrell Donna Feldman Frances and Henry Fogel Allen J. Frantzen Nancy and Larry Fuller Dileep Gangolli Miss Elizabeth Gatz Dr. & Mrs. Mark Gendleman Steve and Lauran Gilbreath Mr. Daniel Gilmour, III Mr. Joseph Glossberg Adele and Marvin † Goldsmith Douglas Ross Gortner Chet Gougis and Shelley Ochab Ms. Elizabeth A. Gray Delta A. Greene Mrs. Barbara Gundrum Lynne R. Haarlow Mrs. Robin Tieken Hadley Mr. Tom Hall Mr. & Mrs. Tom Hallett Dr. Donald Heinrich William B. Hinchliff Mr. Thomas Hochman Jack and Colleen Holmbeck Mrs. Walter Horban James and Mary Houston Mr. James Humphrey Merle L. Jacob Ms. Jessica Jagielnik Joseph and Rebecca † Jarabak Mrs. Marian Johnson Ms. Janet Jones
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Nathan Kahn, in memory of Zave H Gussin and in honor of Robert Gussin Marshall Keltz Valerie and George Kennedy Paul Keske Mr. & Mrs. Frank L. Klapperich, Jr. Mrs. LeRoy Klemt Sally Jo Knowles Mrs. Russell V. Kohr Ms. Barbara Kopsian Liesel E. Kossmann Eugene Kraus John C and Carol Anderson Kunze Thomas and Annelise Lawson Dr. & Mrs. David J. Leehey Ms. Nicole Lehman Dr. & Mrs. Robert L. Levy Ms. Sally Lewis Dr. Eva F. Lichtenberg Mr. Michael Licitra Dr. & Mrs. Philip R. Liebson Bonnie Glazier Lipe Candace Loftus Suzette and James Mahneke Ann Chassin Mallow Sharon L. Manuel Mrs. John J. Markham Judy and Scott McCue Mr. William McIntosh Leoni Zverow McVey and Bill McVey Dorothe Melamed Marcia Melamed Dale and Susan Miller Michael Miller and Sheila Naughten Thomas R. Mullaney Daniel R. Murray Dolores D. Nelson Franklin Nussbaum Mr. & Mrs. Paul Oliver, Jr. Wallace and Sarah Oliver Lynn Orschel Dr. David G. Ostrow and Mr. Rafael Gomez Helen and Joseph Page George R. Paterson Dianne M. and Robert J. Patterson, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Perlstein Elizabeth Anne Peters Mr. Lewis D. Petry Judy C. Petty Karen and Dick Pigott Lois Polakoff D. Elizabeth Price Dorothy V. Ramm Jeanne Reed Ms. Oksana Revenko-Jones Karen L. Rigotti Don and Sally Roberts Mrs. Ben J. Rosenthal Dr. Virginia C. Saft Craig Samuels Sue and William Samuels Paul and Kathleen Schaefer
Mrs. Milton Scheffler Mr. Douglas M. Schmidt David Shayne Thomas C. Sheffield, Jr. Anne Sibley Larry Simpson Thomas G. Sinkovic Rosalee Slepian Mary Soleiman Jim Spiegel Julie Stagliano Denise M. Stauder Karen Steil Timothy and Kathleen Stockdale Mr. John Stokes Richard and Lois Stuckey Jeffrey and Linda Swoger Mr. John C. Telander Mr. & Mrs. Jerald Thorson Karen Hletko Tiersky Myron Tiersky Jacqueline A. Tilles Mr. James M. Trapp Mr. Donn N. Trautman Mike and Mary Valeanu 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 Claude M. Weil 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 IN MEMORIAM
Listed below are individuals who were Theodore Thomas Society members and 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 (9) Hope A. Abelson Elizabeth E. Abler Richard Abrahams Frances B. Abrahamson Donald Alderman Sara Anastaplo Ruth T. and Roger A. Anderson Mychal P. and Dorothy A. Angelos
Elizabeth M. Ashton Irwin Askow Jacqueline and Frank Ball Wayne Balmer Paul Barker Leland and Mary Bartholomew Patricia Anne Barton Barbara Burt Baumann Hortense K. Becker Arlene and Marshall Bennett Norma Zuzanek Bennett Sally J. Benson Harriet and Harry H. Bernbaum Lenore M. Berner Judith and Dennis Bober Naomi T. Borwell Kathryn Bowers Harriet B. Brady Marjorie L. Bredehorn Howard Broecker Claresa Forbes Meyer Brown George and Jacqueline Brumlik Dr. Mary Louise Hirsch Burger Marie Kraemer Burnside Norma Cadieu Wiley Caldwell Elizabeth R. Capilupo Charles R. Casper Margaret G. Chamales Marcia S. Cohn Milton Colman Robert Cooke Nelson D. Cornelius Anita J. Court, Ph.D. Christopher L. Culp Barbara DeCoster Billie Dale Delevitt Robert L. Devitt Azile Dick Edison and Jane Warner Dick James F. Drennan William B. Drewry Robert L. Drinan, Jr. Daisy Driss William A. Dumbleton Evelyn Dyba Marian Edelstein Estelle Edlis Dr. Edward Elisberg Kelli Gardner Emery Joseph R. Ender Shirley L. and Robert Ettelson Shirley Mae Evans Mildred F. Fanslau Dr. James D. Fenters Leslie Fogel Robert B. Fordham Herbert and Betty Forman Richard Foster Etha Beatrice Fox Elaine S. Frank Henry S. Frank
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Herbert B. Fried Dr. Muriel S. Friedman Gustave D. Friesem Hynda and Maurice Gamze Florence Ganja Alan J. Garber William and Helene Gardner Martin and Francey Gecht Isak Gerson Betsy N. and James R. Getz Mrs. Willard Gidwitz Lyle Gillman Marvin Goldsmith Elizabeth S. Graettinger William B. Graham Richard Gray David Green Allen J. Greenberger Dr. Robert A. Greendale Ann B. Grimes Ernest A. Grunsfeld III Elizabeth and Paul Guenzel Cecile Guthman Betty and Lester Guttman A. William Haarlow III Grace and Vernon Hajeck Clarine and James Hall Julie and J. Parker Hall Richard Halvorsen Leah C. and Robert J. Hamman CAPT Martin P. Hanson, USN Ret. Mrs. David J. Harris Polly Heinrich Mary Mako Helbert Lawrence J. Helstern Adolph “Bud” and Avis Herseth Marriane Deson Herstein Mary Jo Hertel Helen Hoagland Blanche Hoheisel Eugene P. Holland Allen H. Howard Hugh Johnston Hubbard Joseph H. Huebner Helen and Michael L. Igoe, Jr. Mrs. Henry Isham Barbara Isserman Robert Johnson Phyllis A. Jones James Joseph Joseph M. Kacena Stuart Kane Jared Kaplan Morris A. Kaplan Roberta Kapoun Paul Keske Esther G. Klatz Russell V. Kohr Jeffrey W. Korman William Kruppenbacher Karen Kuehner Evelyn and Arnold Kupec
Rebecca Jarabak Ruth Lucie Labitzke Louise H. Landau Alice M. La Pert Sadie Lapinsky Caressa Y. Lauer Robert A. Leady Arthur E. Leckner, Jr. Patricia Lee Christine D. Letchinger Lena T. Levinson Richard Alan Livingston Marion M. and Glen A. Lloyd Mary Longbrake William C. Lordan Iris Maiter Arthur G. Maling June Betty and Herbert S. Manning Kathleen W. Markiewicz Irl and Barbara Marshall Eloise Martin Virginia Harvey McAnulty Helen C. McDougal, Jr. Lillian E. McLeod Eunice H. McGuire Carolyn D. and William W. McKittrick Carolyn and Bruce McPherson Jack L. Melamed, M.D. Hugo J. Melvoin Richard Menaul Susan Messinger Shirley R. Mesirow Phillip Migdal Kathryn and Edward Miller Micki Miller Gloria Miner Beth Ann Alberding Mohr Bill Moor Kathryn Mueller Marietta Munnis Leota Ann Meyer Murray David H. Nelson Helen M. Nelson Sydelle Nelson Otto Nerad John and Maynette Neundorf Piri E. and Jaye S. Niefeld Raymond and Eloise Niwa Joan Ruck Nopola Carol Rauner O’Donovan T. Paul B. O’Donovan Mary and Eric Oldberg Bruce P. Olson Suzanne and Brace Pattou Dorothy and William G. Paulick, Jr. Mary Perlmutter Bette G. Petersen Helen J. Petersen Madge and Neil Petersen Maxine R. Philipsborn Walter Placko Elaine and Harold H. Plaut
Charles J. Pollyea Miriam Pollyea Virginia and Eugene Pomerance Donald D. Powell Halina J. Presley Samuel Press Alfred and Maryann Putnam Christine Querfeld Ruth Ann Quinn Muriel F. Reder Walter Reed Daniel Reichard Bob Reiland Paul H. Resnik Sheila Taaffe Reynolds Joan L. Richards J. Timothy Ritchie Dolores M. RixFanada David M. Roberts Rosemary Roberts Virginia H. Rogers Jill N. Rohde Elaine Rosen Irmgard Hess Rosenberger Ben J. Rosenthal Harriet Cary Ross Anthony Ryerson Margaret R. Sagers Beverly and Grover Schiltz Richard Schieler Erhardt Schmidt Muriel Schnierow Donald R. Schreiber Barbara and Irving Seaman, Jr. Margaret and Edwin Seeboeck Nancy Seyfried Denise Selz Joseph J. Semrow Ingeborg Haupt Sennot Soretta and Henry Shapiro Muriel Shaw Mr. Morrell A. Shoemaker Rose L. and Sidney N. Shure William F. Sibley Dr. & Mrs. Alfred L. Siegel Joan H. and Berton E. Siegel Peter E. Sincox Allen R. Smart Walter Chalmers Smith Jean H. Smith Peggy E. Smith-Skarry Willis B. Snell Karen A. Sorensen Georgette Grosz Spertus Edward J. and Audrey M. Spiegel Vito Stagliano Mrs. Zelda Star Charles J. Starcevich Curtis D. Stensrud Lucille G. and David W. Stotter Helmut and Irma Strauss Franklin R. St. Lawrence
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Robert Sychowski Dr. Gerald Sunko Mr. & Mrs. Robert Swanson Ruth Miner Swislow Robert Sychowski Andrew and Peggy Thomson J. Ross Thomson Sue Tice Beatrice B. Tinsley C. Phillip Turner Paul D. Urnes Ted Utchen Robert L. Volz Lois and James Vrhel Cecilia Sue and Burton J. Wade Louise Benton Wagner Michael Jay Walanka Nancy L. Wald Jeanne Walker Josephine Wallace Laurie Wallach Jean Angus and Ferre C. Watkins Virginia O. Weaver Ann Dow Weinberg Marco Weiss James M. Wells Barbara Huth West Joyce Hadley Williams Arnold & Ann Wolff Ronald R. Zierer Rita A. Zralek
In memory of Heather DeBuhr Anderson and Janet Stover Mallot Kenje Mallot
In memory of John R. Blair Mrs. Barbara J. Blair
Kathryn Kerr Bob and Peggy Kimble Susan Koehler Ms. Ann W. Krouse Scott Levee Daniel Libit Marjorie Loeb Jan Mathes Cary Mendelsohn Mr. & Mrs. Russel L. Miron Myra Morris Mrs. John Myers Mr. & Mrs. Scott Nierman John Hart and Carol Prins Julie Regan Mr. & Ms. Thomas Rein Daniel Reisner Elaine Lebhoff-Ries, M.D., and Michael Ries, M.D. Amy Saltzman Alison Salzman Gail Seidman Lynne Shapiro Mr. & Mrs. Richard Sharfstein Bonnie Shlensky Mr. Daniel Sobol Nancy Swan Donna Zarcone
In memory of Kettee J. Boling Mr. Thomas Boling
In memory of John Bross Rev. Robert Wyatt
In memory of Robin Beauchamp Ms. Jacqueline Harper In memory of Dr. & Mrs. Owen and Sylvia Belmont Chifan Belmont In memory of Gerry Benyo Ms. Elisabeth Long In memory of Dr. David Bergson Gary and Carole Lauger In memory of Dr. David Berkson Dr. & Mrs. David Berkson In memory of Hector Berlioz Linda Spadlowski In memory of Bud Beyer Ms. Jean Flaherty
In memory of Barbara Borovsky Anonymous (2) Douglas Bade The Tribute Program provides an opporJim and Emily Borovsky tunity to celebrate milestones such as birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, and Peter Borzak graduations. It also can serve as a way to Richard Bray honor the memory of friends and family. Robert Buchsbaum An Honor or Memorial Gift enables you to David Carmell express your feelings in a truly distinctive Melinda Cook and memorable way. Contributions may Mr. & Mrs. Dan Drexler Kristen Van Dyke be any amount and are placed in the Orchestra’s Endowment Fund. For more Mr. & Mrs. James Esser Terri Feldman information regarding this program, Mrs. Lisa Fisher please call 312-294-3100. Listed below are Honor and Memorial Gifts of $100 or Lee Frank Katie Froelich more received through July 2020. Charles Gofen William and Ethel Gofen MEMORIAL GIFTS Ms. Judy Golson Mark Goodman In memory of Dorothy Aalbregtse Leslie Grauer John D. and Leslie Henner Burns Renee Greenspon Juli Greenwald In memory of Claudio Abbado Jamie Haddad Mr. Daniel Balsam Chris Hamilton John Hammerschlag In memory of her loved ones Elaine Jacoby Ms. Laverne Alexander Steve Joung Mrs. Lonny H. Karmin In memory of Roy B. Alper Beth Kaufmann Mr. Jeffrey Alper
Tribute Program
In memory of Carol Mary Carruthers Marshall Johnson In memory of Robert Chaiken Mary Chaiken In memory of Mr. Myron Cholden Harriett and Myron Cholden In memory of Dale Clevenger Ms. Betty Henneman In memory of Dorothy Cohn Kim Lande In memory of Matthew Cook Ms. Veronica Cook In memory of Frank R. Crisafulli Mrs. Dorothy Crisafulli In memory of Lawrence Daker and the Reavis High School Administration Mr. Lawrence Daker In memory of Gary A. Davis Dr. Steven Andes In memory of Inge de la Camp Stephanie Wood
† Deceased Italics indicate individual or family involvement as part of the Trustees or Governing Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association. Gifts listed as of January 13, 2022
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In memory of Dennis and Bridget Griffin Ms. Kathleen Griffin
In memory of Howard E. Jessen and Susanne C. Jessen Mr. † & Mrs. † Howard Jessen
In memory of Barbara Groves’s mother Ms. Barbara Groves
In memory of Emil Johnson Dr. Christakes
In memory of Zave Gussin Mr. Nathan Kahn
In memory of Shirley Kalnitz Mr. Nathan Linsk
In memory of Roger Harris Gail Shiner
In memory of Bernard E. Kane, M.D. Lisa DeVitto
In memory of George Estevez Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Wilhelm
In memory of Steve Harris H. Bruce Bernstein Sarah Harding Mr. Edward A. Hogikyan David and Barbara Slivnick Susie and Sam Tenenbaum
In memory of Jared Kaplan Mr. Jeffrey Jahns Tony Kempf Nancy Leizman Stephanie Silverman Mr. & Mrs. Stephen R. Smith
In memory of Hazel S. Fackler Neil Fackler
In memory of John Hayes Mr. John Hayes
In memory of Lyn Corbett Fitzgerald Ms. Nancy Kittle
In memory of OJ Heestand Dr. & Mrs. Gustavo Bermudez Jane M. Gaines Ms. Barbara Malott The O’Connor Partnership Leila Shakkour and Michael Thorne
In memory of Merrily Ketchum Lois Berger Wally and Carol Lennox Marijo Schneiderwind Mr. & Mrs. Paul G. Smith Kelly Thedinger
In memory of Herb Drury Jill and Scott Gundy In memory of Ron Eisenhauer Mr. † & Mrs. Gershon Berg In memory of Marc and Carolyn Ellis Mr. & Mrs. Demetrios Moschandreas Rachel Silver In memory of Lucille Marilyn Marks Ellison Ms. Nancy Friedman In memory of Susan K. Gordy Epstein Mr. David Epstein and Ms. Susan K. Gordy
In memory of James Foy Ms. Lucienne Johnson In memory of Shirley Freilich Mr. & Mrs. Don Borzak Ms. Carol Dragon Dr. Gershon Locker In memory of John P Flanzer Mrs. Gloria Flanzer In memory of Salah Galal and Yasser Mansour Hysam Galal In memory of Neil Gerdes Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Helm In memory of Isak Gereson Gabriel Gregoratos Bruce Johnson Lynne L. Kuehl In memory of David Lee Gibson Stephanie Jaeger Shannon Rusnak In memory of Dr. Jay M. Goldberg Dr. Anna Lysakowski In memory of Michael Cotter Greenfield Ms. Victoria Greenfield
In memory of Tom Hill Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Hill In memory of Margaret Hillis Mrs. Leona Krompart In memory of Joel Honigberg Janice L. Honigberg In memory of Christopher Horsch Mr. † & Mrs. Christopher Horsch In memory of Kenneth Hummenyj Mr. Jerry Zitko In memory of Mary Ingmire Jann Ingmire In memory of Mrs. Estelle Wolowitz Jacobs Mr. Daniel Balsam In memory of Janet Jentes Anonymous Lynne R. Haarlow Don Kaul and Barbara Bluhm-Kaul Mr. David E. McNeel Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Sheffield, Jr. Dr. Catherine L. Webb
In memory of Len Kipnis Ms. Carol Septow In memory of Lawrence Klevan Ms. Jane Heron Mabel Menard Ayana Tomeka In memory of Adele Kornfeld Ms. Lois Weiss In memory of Antoinette Lalagos Mr. Daniel Creed In memory of Caroll Seiser Laque Alison Small In memory of Abba and Eleanor Leifer Ms. Diana Leifer In memory of Ida Oiring Lessman Anonymous Jane Birenberg Jennifer Roth In memory of Lena Levinson Sherwin Levinson In memory of Richard S. Levy Mr. David Jordan In memory of Irene Lindau Mr. Kevin Rudd
† Deceased Italics indicate individual or family involvement as part of the Trustees or Governing Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association. Gifts listed as of January 13, 2022
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In memory of Richard A. Livingston Mr. & Mrs. Royce Eckhardt
In memory of Barbara P. Millar Ms. Kola Kennedy
In memory of Selma Perlmutter Mr. Jerry Smith
In memory of Jim Mabie Dr. & Mrs. Mark Gendleman
In memory of Carol Mittleman Mr. & Mrs. Ted Banks Kelly Carter Gloria Gray Jeffrey Gray Karen Gray-Keeler Cynthia Kane Ms. Monica Tobler Shelley Ziack
In memory of Dyan Peterson Joe Bass
In memory of Earl J. Macey Eliot Konz In memory of Edith G. MacLaren Mr. & Mrs. Robert Watson In memory of Kathleen and Joseph Madden Eileen Madden
In memory of Mildred E. Mohr Mr. Dale Mohr
In memory of Carol J Mason Jill C. Hawkes
In memory of Charles Francis Moles Ms. Kathleen Harrington
In memory of Dr. Ronald Massarik Ms. Catherine Alvary
In memory of Anthony G. Montag Dr. Anthony Montag † and Dr. Katherine Griem
In memory of William C. McConnell Mr. William and Karen McConnell In memory of Edith G. McLaren Mr. & Mrs. Robert Watson In memory of Dr. Donald J. and Nancy B. McNeil Elizabeth Gill In memory of Bruce and Carolyn McPherson Mr. Michael Berman Carolyn McPherson In memory of Evelyn Meine Mr. Curt Meine In memory of June Merkel Susan Clifford Mike and Carol Connelly Andrew and Diana DaMiano Mr. Kevin Donnellon John Gehron Ms. Paula Hambrick Ms. Tara McKee Esperanza Morales Cynthia Scillitani Sue Swan Nancy Wiltgen In memory of Leonard E. Meyers Ms. Julie Bromley Ximena Mora Y Olivan Gertrude Slowik Mr. & Ms. James Socke In memory of Sharon Mitchell’s mom Margo and Michael Oberman
In memory of Clark and Joann Montgomery Ms. Susan Montgomery In memory of Emma Alice Mosely Ms. Erica Mosely In memory of Dorothy Moszynski Judith E. Feldman Dr. & Mrs. Mark Gendleman Ms. Sandra Morgan Sandra and Earl Rusnak, Jr. In memory of Kay Nalbach Ms. Susann Ball In memory of Sooja Cho Nehrlich Ms. Louise Anderson Joan and David Trushin In memory of Gail Niwa Edward Inbusch Emi Matsuda Everett Zlatoff-Mirsky Jean Shin Nanjo Roycroft Chamber Music Festival In memory of Beatrice F. Orzac, violinist Dr. Edward S. Orzac Foundation In memory of Eul Soo Pang Dr. Laura Pang In memory of Carmen Perez Mr. Jeffrey Callison In memory of Charles Kingsley Perkins Ms. Susan Thomas
In memory of Fay B. Photopulos Mark Gorgal In memory of Shelly Plager Mrs. Janice Pranger In memory of Justin Edwin Pregenzer Dr. Gerard Pregenzer In memory of Ruth Ann Quinn Mr. & Mrs. † Neil K. Quinn In memory of Ted Rachofsky Susan Rachofsky In memory of Lynne Raimondo Lynne Raimondo and Family In memory of Florence Rand Elizabeth R. Fuller In memory of Charles Leonard Reddington Dr. Karol S. Reddington In memory of Mary Lee Reed Patricia A. Clickener In memory of Robert N. Reiland Eloise Hirschey Ann Reiland In memory of Bennett Reimer Elizabeth A. Hebert In memory of Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Reuter Mr. Ulrich Sterzl In memory of Virginia H. Rogers and Arthur E. Leckner, Jr. Mr. Robert Wilson In memory of Edgar Rose Annie Lamb In memory of Robert Rosenman Mrs. Harriet Rosenman In memory of Jerry Roucka Sandra Koehler In memory of Delores Sarovich Mr. & Mrs. Steven Sarovich
† Deceased Italics indicate individual or family involvement as part of the Trustees or Governing Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association. Gifts listed as of January 13, 2022
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In memory of Earl V. Schuster Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Dam Mrs. Marcia Dam In memory of William Shapiro Marie Waite In memory of Charles M. Shea Nancy J. Clawson Ms. Martha Egeland In memory of Jean Shorr Pauline Taylor In memory of Michael Silverstein from his family Ms. Mara Tapp
In memory of Joan Turk Trevor Turk
In memory of Edward T. Zasedil Mr. Larry Simpson
In memory of Mr. Donald C. Verlenden Mr. & Mrs. Louis M. Ebling III
HONOR GIFTS
In memory of John Vesevick Julie Molina In memory of Mary Anne Vestal Mr. Walter Vestal In memory of J. Michael Wagner Kim Wagner In memory of Kay Walsh Ms. Nancy Phelan
In memory of Gene Simon Jay Simon
In memory of Richard and Vanya Wang Eric Vaang
In memory of Helga Singwi Anjali Oberai
In memory of Dr. William Warren Dr. & Mrs. Marshall D. Goldin
In memory of Gerard Smetana Michelle Israel Beth Smetana
In memory of Carol Wechter Mr. Lawrence Wechter
In memory of Frank S. So Frank So † and Deborah Huggett
In memory of Walter Whisler M.D., Ph.D. Laura Whisler
In memory of Hallie Stein Liz Radgowski
In memory of Joan White Brian White
In memory of Marjorie Stone Anonymous
In memory of Rachel Nussbaum Wichert Gerd Wichert
In memory of Carol Strauss Mr. Edward Turkington In memory of Terri Sweig Marjorie Friedman Heyman
In memory of Dr. Kenneth F. Wieg Annette Wieg
In memory of Viktor Tomilov Ms. Anna Tomilova
In memory of Wes Wildman Jessica Armour-Ardizzone Valerie Feldman Mr. James Franczek Karen Gallagher Susan Hastings Ann Leeds Charles Rose Mrs. Jennifer Wilson Dr. & Mrs. John Zaremba
In memory of Feyga and Samuil Totodov Ms. Mariya Kalinovskiy
In memory of Mrs. Sandra Wilkins Peterson Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Peterson
In memory of Alex Trebek Ms. Rita Mendelsohn
In memory of Novella Winston Ms. Betty Henson
In memory of Denise Turcotte Annette Snyder
In memory of Dale E. Woolley Ms. Regina Janes
In memory of Richard Taft Mrs. Anne Taft In memory of Grandma Tita Ian Rubin
In honor of Liz Adams Mr. Kevin Connellan In honor of Liz and Bill Adams Mr. & Mrs. Paul C. Reilly In honor of Mr. & Mrs. David K. Adams James and Rebecca Gaebe In honor of Michael Adolph Mrs. Ann Oros In honor of Lucretia Aiello Lisa Aiello In honor of Jeff Alexander Mr. & Mrs. Alan Dennis In honor of Jeff and Keiko Alexander Dr. Abigail Sivan In honor of Elizabeth A. Allen Pat Allen In honor of Doris Angell Dr. Michael Angell In honor of Dolores Nathanson and Daniel Armstrong Norma Gilson In honor of Lev Aronson Travis Casper In honor of Esteban Batallán Mr. John Burson In honor of Randy and Mel Berlin Susan J. Moran and John M. McDonough In honor of Buddy Block Howard and Donna Bass In honor of Lawrie Bloom Ms. Catherine Stephenson In honor of Doug Bolino Wendy-Jo Toyama In honor of Boodell, Trop, Daley, Daley, Deneve, Little, Gottschall, Herbert, Krishnamoorthi, Papas, Preckwinkle, Thomas, Van Horn, Watts, Wislow The Clinton Family Fund
† Deceased Italics indicate individual or family involvement as part of the Trustees or Governing Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association. Gifts listed as of January 13, 2022
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In honor of Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Dienstag Mr. Jerome Dienstag
In honor of Mary Winton Green Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Cohan
In honor of Deborah Brusveen John Brusveen
In honor of Baird Dodge Charles Granville Ms. Lori Mitchell
In honor of Dale Griffith Ms. Lynn Friedman
In honor of Ricky Ray Byrd Donald Byrd
In honor of Katy Donovan Emily Corbett
In honor of piano students from the studio of Helen Grosshans Ms. Helen Grosshans
In honor of Kevin Carroll Steph Svarz
In honor of Mimi Duginger The Julian Family Foundation
In honor of Jennifer Gunn Mr. John Thorne
In honor of Virginia Chao’s brother Virginia Chao
In honor of Larry Ebert Pete Friedmann
In honor of Mary Hagen Ms. Alyssa Hagen
In honor of Members of the Chicago Federation of Musicians (AFM 10-208) and IATSE 2 Mr. Michael Sprinker
In honor of Mimi Elder and Dian Eller Penny and John Van Horn
In honor of Taylor Hampton Charlotte Hampton
In honor of The Elliot Family Ruth Colegrove
In honor of Neomia Harris Ms. Liesel Kossmann
In honor of Cynthia Ellis Donna Maibusch
In honor of O.J. Heestand Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Babson Ms. Linda Rosenzweig
In honor of Sue Bridge Ms. Renita M. Esayian Ms. Kathleen Jordan
In honor of Ms. You Ming Chin Mrs. Mary Dietrick In honor of Charlene Chisek Marianne Nesler In honor of Sunghee Choi Mrs. Eileen Conaghan In honor of Robert Coad Mr. & Mrs. Louis M. Ebling III Carol S. Sonnenschein
In honor of Amy Fallon Erik Schwedhelm In honor of Elizabeth Fernandez Dr. & Mrs. Jack Faling In honor of Daniel Foster Anna Tyson
In honor of Dorothy Cohn Mr. Gary Cohn
In honor of Calvin Fultz Alison Madrigal
In honor of Richard W. Colburn Charles Katzenmeyer
In honor of Erin Gernon Charlene Gernon
In honor of Eileen Conaghan Mrs. Julie Stagliano
In honor of Emma Gerstein Mr. John Thorne
In honor of Sheila Conlon Ms. Mary Neville
In honor of George Gilkerson Ms. Linda Wallin
In honor of Esme Conour Stacy Fifer
In honor of Jim Gill Rosanne Thompson
In honor of Ruth and Evelyn Cvengros Kathleen Malone
In honor of William Goldstein Dr. & Mrs. Mark Gendleman
In honor of John and Barbara Dabrowski Ms. Sara Dabrowski
In honor of Jan and Larry Goldstein’s 50th wedding anniversary Mr. & Mrs. Laurence Goldstein
In honor of Jim Dale Mr. Neil Harris
In honor of Richard Graef Ms. Greta Connor
In honor of design, program book, and marketing departments Gretchen Sauer
In honor of Madelyn Greenberger Mr. Jeffrey Greenberger
In honor of Robert Hindsley Anita Hindsley In honor of Robert and Jane Hindsley Julia Byrne In honor of David Hines, Sr., M.D. Mr. David Hines, Jr. In honor of Joel Horwitz Katharine Horowitz In honor of Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson, Michael Henoch, Jim Smelser, Esteban Batallán, David Herbert, Lei Hou, Ni Mei, Matous Michal, and Bill Buchman The Julian Family Foundation In honor of Lei Hou, Qing Hou, and Lawrence Neuman Richard Cohn In honor of Leland Hutchinson and Jean Perkins Ms. Pamela Baker In honor of Pamela Kelly Hull Mr. and Mrs. Allan Bulley III In honor of Mihaela Ionescu Ms. Lois Wolff
† Deceased Italics indicate individual or family involvement as part of the Trustees or Governing Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association. Gifts listed as of January 13, 2022
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HONOR ROLL OF DONORS
In honor of Stephanie Jeong, Cornelius Chiu, Jennifer Gunn, Lynne Turner, Gene Pokorny, Patricia Dash, Miles Maner, Katinka Kleijn, Stephen Lester, Nancy Park, and David Sanders Ms. Marilyn Duginger In honor of Earl A. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Johnson In honor of Lori Julian’s 75th birthday Ms. Suzan Bramson Dr. Marcia A. Lewis Mr. † & Mrs. Marshall Matz In honor of Jared Kaplan Ms. Rosellen Monter In honor of Blain and Debbie Keith Dr. Thomas Keith In honor of Todd Kersh David Schroeder In honor of Bob and Ruth Kinsman Mrs. Jeanne Girard In honor of Howard Klapman Mr. Michael Alter In honor of Brian Koenig Paul Roskoph In honor of Robert Kohl Mr. Gregory Cameron In honor of Mark Kraemer Mr. David J. Varnerin In honor of Dr. & Mrs. Ken N. Kuo Christine Kuo In honor of Melanie Kupchynsky Mr. & Mrs. Sid Mitchell In honor of Ida Lessman Carol Depew In honor of Stephen Lester Ms. Helen Goldstein In honor of Ben Levy Ms. Jessica Jagielnik and Ms. Sam Kufta In honor of Dezhong Liang Ms. Jingyi Liang In honor of The Lincoln Quartet Bruce Gribens Bob and Marissa Happ Jonathan Maayan Hung Tzaw Tai
In honor of The Logas Family Mr. Daniel Logas
In honor of Riccardo Muti Ms. Mary Neville
In honor of Jeffrey London Stephanie Garry
In honor of Dolores Nathanson Noah Gilson
In honor of Hershey and MaryGene Longenecker Evelyne Manning
In honor of Raymond, Eloise, and Gail Niwa Ms. Karen Visser
In honor of Virginia Lorber Svetlana Rivilis
In honor of NMI staff Dana M. Cook
In honor of Maggie and Tom Magarian Greta Wilkening
In honor of Michael J. O’Donnell Martin O’Donnell
In honor of Margot Martino Mr. Richard Martino
In honor of Ken Olsen Dr. Charles Morcom
In honor of Jonathan McCormick Emily Wright
In honor of Bradley Opland Ms. Lois Wolff
In honor of Lisa McDaniel and Kim Duffy Ms. Florence Connelly
In honor of Craig Oxford Dr. Hebert and Sharon Meltzer
In honor of David McNeel Dr. Catherine L. Webb
In honor of Kevin Pavao Jennifer Mislinski
In honor of Leonard E. Meyers Alice Finn and John Finn
In honor of Clark Pellett and Robert Kohl Dr. & Mrs. Louis Philipson
In honor of Simon Michal Ms. Sarah Good
In honor of Dane Philipsen Michael Philipsen
In honor of Dr. Gordon Millichap Bridgette Hayes and Eric Hayes
In honor of Todd Rosenberg Rail Splitter Capital Management LLC
In honor of Lamont Moore, Rhoda Ward, and Margaret Dee Ms. Helen Sinn
In honor of James Ross Mr. & Mrs. David Weber
In honor of Diane Mues Cynthia Kirk Paula Gorlitz Brae Korin Bill Loumpouridis and Melanie Loumpouridis
In honor of Ruthie Ryan Mr. & Mrs. David Heeren James Percifield Mr. & Mrs. Steven W. Scheibe In honor of Heloisa and Emi Ryhal Luz Pinilla
In honor of Bob and Mimi Murley Suzanne Sennatt
In honor of David A. Samson Ken Samson
In honor of Alaina Murphy Samantha Silva
In honor of David Sanders Mr. James Taylor
In honor of Musicians of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Ms. Lois Wolff
In honor of Dean and Martha Sayles Ellen Sayles
In honor of Heidi Musser Ms. Erika Musser
In honor of Will Schermer Mary Jane Schermer
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In honor of Barbara Schneider Barbara and Lewis Schneider
In honor of Denise Stauder Mrs. Janet Duffy
In honor of Penny Van Horn Cushman L. and Pamela Andrews
In honor of Evan Schnurr Adam Baechler
In honor of Momoko Steiner Ms. and Ms. Eri Iwakuni
In honor of Sondra Varco Mr. Gregory Nyczak
In honor of Florence Schwartz Dr. & Mrs. Enrique Beckmann
In honor of Irving Stenn, Jr. Mr. John Stiefel and Mrs. Lesa Ukman
In honor of Ann Wagener Mr. & Ms. Robert Savard
In honor of John Sharp Ms. Janice Young
In honor of Ray Still Debra and David Barford
In honor of Robert F. Wallwork Family Ms. Michele Packard
In honor of The Shebik Family Giovanna Imbarrato
In honor of Heather Storey Mr. Mark Mandich
In honor of Claude Weil Dr. & Mrs. Charles Shapiro
In honor of Amy Shevitz Ms. Jane Lippow
In honor of Ariana Strahl Mrs. Janet Duffy
In honor of Wilfred Edward White Ms. Olive Dilworth
In honor of our family Steven and Susan Sidell
In honor of Jean Stremmel Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Maughan
In honor of Lisa Simeone Elaine Murphy
In honor of Mr. & Mrs. Louis Sudler Mr. Neal Ball
In honor of Stephen Williamson, Joyce Noh, Hemine Gagne, Max Raimi, and Richard Hirschl Mr. & Mrs. William A. Ward
In honor of Ida N. Sondheimer Dr. Stuart Sondheimer
In honor of Symphony Financial Scott Jonas
In honor of Karen Sonderby Kate Sheehan
In honor of Susan Synnestvedt Mr. & Mrs. Sid Mitchell Mr. & Mrs. William A. Ward
In honor of Fran Spellman Ms. Jalene Szuba In honor of Charles Srstka Ms. Beth Hakamy In honor of Judy and Karl Stadler Ms. Mary Dougherty
In honor of Cynthia Yeh Mr. Thomas Libera Gabriel Villani Ms. Carla Williams In honor of So Young Bae Ms. Renita M. Esayian
In honor of David Taylor Ms. Claretta Meier Dr. Steven Pierson
In honor of Helen Zell, in memory of Deborah Sobol Mr. Rowland Chang
In honor of Josie Tomes Li Rigler
In honor of Simon Zreczny Mr. Christopher Pickering
For complete donor listings, please visit the Richard and Helen Thomas Donor Gallery at cso.org/donorgallery.
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