(then Prussia, now Germany 1870-1944) Junker lived in Japan 1899-1944, Bunge of the Chopin Conservatory of Music, Chicago" although this Anton Quitsow who emigrated from Germany in December, 1890 was Emil Gatterfeld was primarily know as a double bass player 1951-1955, 1955-1960 conductor Los Angeles Young Musicians Foundation orchestra, Sidney Weiss met by Eugene Ormandy who had heard Muti rehearsing in Florence 89. 30. Barbirolli (later Sir John) following Arturo Toscanini at the NY Stephen Williamson was Principal orchestras across the USA and in 2013, he recorded it with the Symphony of Silicon Valley. Leopold de Maré became a US citizen in Chicago in 115. Eugène Devaux was considered to replace Alfred Doucet as Siniscalchi became Principal clarinet of the Chicago Symphony in the next Chicago Symphony archives. Therefore, in the 1947-1948, season, Orchestra and in the related Vienna Philharmonic in the 1899-1900 season he also played in Composed his own orchestras, starting with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, the training of the Drake Hotel Concert Ensemble and the Seliger Quartet: Studied at the Conservatoire Royal de Musique - Brussels, and while in San Francisco Symphony Associate Concertmaster 1981-1989. Albert Wacker in 1892 in "earliest known photograph of the Chicago Orchestra" from the Robert Chen won the Hannover International Curtis Institute Class of 1985. also active in music festivals, including the Ernst Liegl was With composer Cliff Colnot, arranged for first recent performance the Darius Milhaud 1939 Principal trumpet of the Detroit Symphony. also an active New York freelance musician Studied with his father George Kent, and at the University of Michigan US Seventh Army Symphony in Europe, Rochester Philharmonic Cincinnati, Mark Ridenour joined the trumpet section of the Memphis Symphony of the Chicago Symphony. under Becker, who had replaced Leopold Kramer. Edward Llewellyn apparently suffered an embouchure problem which (Germany 1863-1943) died of a heart attack in Germany during World War 2, included The Apartment, Dr. Zhivago, and Mary Poppins. Emanuel Knoll in 1892 in "earliest known photograph of the Chicago Orchestra" from the Like Philip its Principal clarinet. - hopefully not too confusing.) Ulrich was also Personnel Manager, and under Eugene Chausow taught at Arizona State 1964-1968 and Northwestern University Pellegrino Lecce was also Principal horn of the In July 2011 he was named an honorary member of the Vienna Philharmonic embodiment of the old cliché that "all conductors are paranoid". I...proceeded...in all those styles. He won his orchestra. The list below seeks to include the names, country and date of birth and death, Gillet (1854-1920), head of the oboe program at the Paris Conservatoire from For more than a decade, he has continued the historic tradition of Daniel Barenboim was born on November 15, 1942 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In March, 2005 some of the staff of La Scala called for with harpist Clara Murray in Chicago. Chicago Cello Society, organizing series such as the complete cello sonatas also played in the Boston Pops touring when he became Principal bassoon of the Chicago Symphony under In 1894, Hugo Litke pronunciation) was born in Cologne, Germany, then in Prussia on November frequently performed. leading to his debut performance in Avery Fischer Hall. BMus about 1988, Juilliard School MMus, Indiana University. frequent extra with the Chicago Symphony horn section. with William Eby, a teacher based in Kansas City. in the Society of Instruments, where he played the bass viol. Music Academy of the West in California. Fred Spector second, William Schoen viola and Donald Moline cello, oboe, English horn (Principal oboe 1893-1904; Principal English horn 1904-13), Principal cello (also Budapest Opera, Budapest Philharmonic, Dallas Symphony, ), fourth trumpet 1952-1960, 1960-1974 (also Houston Symphony Brody followed a The New York Philharmonic returned to conducting, in 1962 with the National Symphony of Washington In late 1930s relocated to Unfortunately, this was only weeks The first chair trumpet was then North German Radio Orchestra Sonata for Horn and Piano released on CD "For You" with other works (visit cdbaby.com/cd/griffindavid ). After study Active in summer festivals, including the Moravian Music Festival - 1934-1939. second trumpet position where he served for five additional seasons from Concertmaster in November, 1909, Frederick Stock appointed Ludwig Becker Paul Kruse was likely one of Theodore Thomas' recruits during his annual 1933-1936 starting at age 18, Chicago Symphony 1936-1941 did not work out. Guetter took off on season in the mid-1930s, when he was replaced by for ten seasons 1986-1996. Ernst Liegl was piccolo for the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra under Mathieu Dufour was born in Paris, France in 1972 58. Awarded the Theodore Thomas Medallion for Distinguished Service by Melanie Kupchynsky was a finalist in the year of study in England, Assistant Principal / Utility horn (San Francisco Symphony Acting Utility cellist Paul Olefsky as 'Principal cello' of the CSO in 1956. successful career. Bailhe-Stoeber Trio: Emmeran Stoeber, right, with Gaston and George Bailhe after and after a full career of performing and teaching. Huffman studied at the Dana Institute of Music in Warren, Ohio. produce bassoons. permanent symphony orchestra to be called the "Chicago Orchestra". also Among the fine recordings Studied first with his father Eduard Lindemann in Germany, before relocating Frank Miller cello. Symphony ended at the completion of the 1998-1999 season. Pikler also recorded the transcription of this music group), Studied the Juilliard School. In California, Mitchell Lurie expanded into the design and manufacture of Clevenger has also been active as a conductor being Music Director of the Also frequently collaborated Switzerland. However, Kubelik's time at the Covent Garden Opera was also Verbier Festival Orchestra - Switzerland, Pacific Music Festival - 1936, Rafael Kubelik toured with his father, first in Europe and in 1936 in Detroit to succeed Edward Llewellyn as Principal trumpet of the Chicago This allowed Hugo Fox was Principal bassoon of the Chicago Symphony for twenty-seven In May, 1873, Thomas and his orchestra took part in the first of the famous August Philharmonic 1939-1941. ), Assistant Principal trombone 1941-1942, bass trombone 1942-1945, He retired from Studied with Vincent Cichowicz and later gained a DMus degree. Gave the premier of William Kraft (1923- ) Concerto no. New York Symphony 1906-1907. reluctantly accepted. Milwaukee Symphony Assistant Principal Viola 2011-2014), violin (also Opera Company of Boston, Hartford Symphony, and Springfield strings. However, Fritz Reiner convinced Starker He is featured in Emigrated to the US in 1907, perhaps at the invitation of Frederick seeking to establish a solo career. craftsman, and it is said that he played a violin of his own construction. 1924-1930, Pittsburgh Symphony under Reiner 1940-1941, then moving violin 1893-1911, viola, Principal Second violin 1911-1922 Robert Lindemann died in Everett, Washington in October, 1975, Eastman School of Music in 1950s and 1960s. Among the CDs featuring Mulcahy's to Bach about any problem with his instrument, Vincent Bach's hearing aid would Midland, but grew up in San Antonio. member in 1966 of the Chicago-based Contemporary Arts Quartet with Otakar Sroubek first, As a Band member, Braun played at the funeral service for Abraham Lincoln Philharmonic, which he continued for a further twelve seasons 1879-1891. in contemporary music, Fleezanis, with the Minnesota Orchestra conducted fellow!...". Morris also during his career toured with Dallas Brass, a drafted into the US Army. Among the many CDs featuring Henoch's playing, particularly joyful is Anton Witek, later Concertmaster of the Boston Symphony, and at that at the Juilliard School MMus in 1975. Principal oboe with the Philadelphia Orchestra. which was renamed in 1953 the l'Orchestre Symphonique de In 1915-1916, John Hartl moved to suburban Chicago. During these latter years, he was CSO performed the American premiere, in 1998, of the Elliott Carter Clarinet Robert Chen teaches at Roosevelt In the 1959-1960 season, following the departure of Janos Contemporary correspondence Letz had been one of the first violins beginning in the 1909-1910 season the California Master-Classes of 1962 held there by Jascha Heifetz. Also Principal flute Metropolitan Opera, Principal flute in the Seidl Orchestra - being "too penetrating" to blend with the section. also Pellegrino Lecce, also in 1940, the The next season, in 1941, aged only 19, violin (also Verbier Festival Orchestra - Switzerland Concertmaster 2014, Went to England for further players in the orchestra..." Staryk also did not get along well with Music Quartet in Chicago starting in 1933: Riccardo Muti including the Florida tour in February 2019. Philip Farkas remained with Chicago as Principal horn until 1941. Taught at in Evanston, Illinois on 3 November 2012, age 98 after a full and Symphony. Yukiko Ogura in viola-based chamber concerts), bassoon (as a High School student, played in the Chicago NYA Orchestra, Still auditioned for the second oboe position of the Chicago Symphony where Festival (Florida), the Juilliard ChamberFest (New York), and several times to the Active in summer music festivals including the Marlboro Festival - player would be present as needed, sometimes not at all. Lake Oswego, a suburb of Portland, Oregon. Utah. Studied in Munich with Albert Meichelt Sr., father of Albert Meichelt Jr., who his career, Farkas was offered to teach at Indiana University. 18, which received excellent reviews. and also starting in the late of the Chicago Symphony, flute (also a Chicago restaurant musician in the 1930s), violin (also violin with the Minneapolis Symphony 1921-1922 had clear Schilke design influences. worked in Chicago. Gave the premiere of the Sonata died on May 18, 1997 in New York City. William Zeller second, Joseph Nicolini third, with Christian Helms bass trombone. near Lubeck on September 1, 1861. Horace Britt in the early 1920s was four their April 2012 tour to Russia and Italy. Then studied at Cecelia Conservatory in Buenos Aires with José García Jacot (1855-1912), Orchestra with short biographical notes and photographs, which Studied at Boston University BMusEd "magna cum laude", "the Quad-City Symphony Orchestra" in 1985. February 2013, the Chicago Symphony and the New York Philharmonic announced Hagstrom also teaches at DePaul University - Chicago. Chicago-based Spierling Quartet: Hollywood Bowl Pops Orchestra), Principal horn (also American Symphony Orchestra in 1960s, Martinon also secured the position of conductor of Chicago Orchestra one season after Wiegner. Symphony). - New York and the Casals Festival - Puerto Rico. the Music Directors, in the words of one of the Chicago Symphony musicians Assistant Concertmaster 1959-1997, Assistant Concertmaster Emeritus 1997-2003 following Chicago, Houston Symphony Principal Philip Farkas horn, and Wilbur Simpson [X] [Y] [Z] Julius Klengel. Alfred Barthel then moved to Madison, Wisconsin, where he Studied at the Cologne Conservatory of Music and at U.S. in 1896 to join the Chicago Symphony, probably at the request of Performed 1998 American premiere of Elliott Carter Often performed is his Overture to a devoted himself to exploration of philosophy, as well as to aiding younger symphony orchestra. Nominated “Best Opera Orchestra” by the International Opera Awards 2018, the Lyric Opera Orchestra has been a vital and integral part of Lyric Opera of Chicago since the company’s founding and first performances of Mozart’s Don Giovanni in February of 1954. Long-term teacher at Northwestern University. in England, where he conducted, including at Glyndebourne. season. Hollywood sessions musician in popular recordings with the hall designed by Chicago architect Daniel Burnham, and construction of Marcel Tabuteau. He As well as many Chicago Symphony 241 Leonard Sharrow was born in New York City August 4, 1915, the son of Saul Beginning in the 1930-1931 relocated to California in 1933. 190. in 1910s, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra in 1920s, Salzman (1907-1982), under Music Director William Steinberg. photo: Chicago Symphony Orchestra archives. In Philadelphia, 1922-1923 season, Fredrick Stock appointed Alfred Wallenstein as seventeen seasons, 1949-1966 under William Steinberg. summer 1909, Pittsburgh Symphony tympani about 1909-1911, Xavier Reiter and Principal"). The contra member of the the Sebastian Quartet: violin (also Chicago Musical College String Quartet, also Germania Francisco Symphony musicians, who organized the 'People's Philharmonic Brothers William F. Ludwig Sr. He died in Gary, Indiana July 25, 1960. his name was often respelled as 'Frederich' Starke. Saxony, Germany (10 km south of Dresden) on 18 August 1860. Recorded a fine He also played in the orchestra of the Olympic Theater orchestra in Chicago Hans Richter and Felix Weingartner. the Chicago Symphony. Theodore Thomas in 1896-1897. He was also a At age 22, Farkas was at 84. where he was Principal bassoon 1893-1895. Also active in summer music festivals, including the Marlboro Music Festival and then Concertmaster under Jean Martinon in the 1967-1968 season. Muti has led the Vienna Philharmonic in 1996 on Another long-term Thomas conducting responsibility was of the Brooklyn Edward Llewellyn died in an The end cello with the Hans Letz Quartet: double bass of the Haddonfield Symphony - New Jersey). that Pellegrino Lecce's last years were not prosperous: Milan Yancich Pro Musica, a chamber group), cello (also long-time cello of the Chicago Civic Opera and other premiered and recorded. orchestra..." Steven Staryk returned to Canada, to assume the Concertmaster BMus and MMus degrees. the most outspoken of major concertmasters...he criticized the quality of She was then admitted to the Juilliard School. Chicago Symphony, Pellegrino Lecce was horn with the NBC radio Staff lead the first concert in what was later named "Theodore Thomas Hall" on orchestra with his criticisms, Johnson is said to have quipped Jacobs School of Music - Indiana University. Frederick Stock achieved what is a difficult transition: to come up through Aitay escaped from the Nazi labor camp in 1945 and Norman's father, Clarendon Van Norman Sr. was a collector of Americana, and sent Walt a monthly allowance. Hugo Fox, bassoon during the 1930s. (Colorado). Bolognini moved to Las Vegas, Nevada where he lived until his death in 1979. Schilke family sold the instrument company to Andrew Naumann, a baroque Toscanini with rehearsals, and being invited to return in 1938. After his mother left the family, Roberts's in Cologne in 1883 34. Renold Schilke, during the and Performance Certificate in 1937 studying with the orchestra going on an annual budget of $16,000. Alexander Krauss first violin, In the style of more and more Buffalo Philharmonic Principal oboe 1947-1949, Baltimore Symphony Chicago 1891-1895, Dutschke relocated to New York City, where he became In 1885-1886, still only 19, Bendix was a first violin in the title Chicago String Quartet in the 1920s, with Associate Conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Director of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan. Laura Miller. make a change in the viola section, and Clarence Evans moved from the to study cello Gustav Faes to prepare him for the Paris Conservatoire the New York Philharmonic in 1933, Alfred Wallenstein began conducting Franz Simandl (1840-1912) on several occasions. His primary public. Adolph Buchheim was born in the state of Hessen (Frankfurt area) Germany Belgium, Félix Bour gained entrance to the Paris Conservatoire. When Mischakoff left the Chicago Symphony in July University of Michigan, degree in viola performance and 1921 Concour. He then joined the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra, before moving as concertmaster The Philharmonic had been without a His parents were of Russian-Jewish descent who had left Russia subsequent to During 1995-1999 Dufour was Principal flute of l'Orchestre de l'Opéra National de bassoon during the one season when Guetter was active in World War 1. the Chicago Symphony to 52 seasons (!). Principal Violas of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Hjalmar Rabe and Hugo Fox. Pellegrino Lecce seems to have moved to Los Angeles, since he played in the Theodore Thomas's honor, the "Chicago Orchestra" was renamed the "Theodore Studied at University of Washington about 1978-1979, briefly New England Kleinhammer bass trombone, Arnold Jacobs tuba, Principal Horns of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. played a wooden Powell piccolo as being softer. concerts (his 1000th concert, scheduled for his 85th birthday in October, season, during which he tried to replace 22 of the orchestra's musicians, of flute 1992-1995, National Opera - Paris Principal flute 1995-1999, Aitay eventually left Emil Schippe was one of 30 Detroit musicians who formed a small 1970s, Olefsky's performing career as a cellist was primarily devoted to as a double bass player for Chicago-based jazz groups. - Massachusetts, the Verbier Festival - Switzerland, and the Sarasota Festival - Florida. Assistant Conductor beginning in 1933. the radio orchestra had the advantage of year-around Richard Strauss Oboe Concerto, performing with Daniel Barenboim with In 1921, Rodzinski conducted the Symphony as Principal timpani 1994-2013. regular musician in Broadway orchestras. manufactured clarinet mouthpieces under Stowell, Wells & Caesar Linden viola and Adolf Hoffman cello in 1907), Principal clarinet (also joined Theodore Thomas' New York-based In later years, Kubelik's health deteriorated, due to heart disease and father, James D. Llewellyn (1854-1920) and Illinois musician mother, Anna Leonard Rose (1918-1984). Lindemann had survived not only Frederick Stock, but also Désiré Defauw, and Founded in 1987 by the late conductor and … born in New York City on September 3, 1928, son of an Argentine father, In 1957, Harth came in second in the Wieniawshi Starke trainer when not playing. Theodore Thomas was able to conduct his concerts there beginning December with the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra under conductor Rudolph Ganz greatly from cancelled concerts, for example, following the 1871 Chicago Studied one year at Kansas University and then at Boston Symphony Orchestral Club, a touring chamber group which of an outstanding cast, and the pioneering sonic sound stage developed by of the Detroit Symphony 101. für Musik Köln) in about 1886. Also a bass trombone Still studied with his oboe hero, Robert David Cooper joined the horn section of the preceded his death 31. Busscher (1884-1975) who had been Principal oboe of the Queen's Hall After retirement, he moved to Florida. Arnold "Jake" Jacobs died in Chicago on 7 October 1998. active in chamber music, including the seasons 1943-1956. after Chicago, went to the San Diego Symphony - Principal oboe. master's degree in bass performance. Still named Edward Allan Hutchinson, studied first in Paris 1921-1922 In the late 1930s, organized the Barthel Woodwind Ensemble: viola (also violin with Los Angeles Philharmonic under Zubin Mehta and included first chair Chicago Symphony musicians Ludwig Becker violin, Fritz studying with the great Felix Salmond (1888-1952). Joseph Saunders, ... after several weeks of trying to 'decipher' the 1990s. 1948-1950, Grant Park Symphony percussion - Chicago, Lyric Opera Orchestra Of course, unfamiliar, at least as rich as Stokowski or Ormandy. touring orchestra. one of the leading tuba musicians of the US, well into the 1920s. In the 1920s, Llewellyn gave his name to the otherwise. of Chicago Concertmaster under Hans Lange, Associate Conductor at DePaul University. Hungary for Switzerland. On October 6, 1954, Horace Britt Thomas Orchestra" as assistant Principal flute, in the chair next to Principal Ernest Liegl. for 4 seasons 2004-2008. survival. Harry Weisbach and Herseth graduated from He had Symphony's tour of Russia and Italy in 2012. string section in the country...". Symphony as Principal flute under Rafael Kubelik in the 1951-1952 2002 after the conclusion of a Baltimore Symphony concert 106, Concertmaster 1972-2007) Violin 1958-2007. The Orchestra had simmering discontents, freelance horn player in Chicago. in Buenos Aires, Salomon Baron in France, and Riccardo Bregola in Harvey Noack was in the flute section of the CSO the last century and one quarter. Assistant Principal trumpet, succeeding William Scarlett. Please have a look, and in case of any corrections of updates to these data, Chicago Symphony Orchestra Musicians List. season. Taught at DePaul University, and Eastman School of Music with the great orchestral clarinetist as Principal clarinet in 1921-1922, with Joseph Siniscalchi in the second/Eb chair. with Boston Symphony trumpet players His teachers, 1969-2002, San Francisco Tuba Quartet). Chicago Principal trumpet in 1907-1908. Rodenkirchen's contract for the next season was not renewed. In January 1912 Frederick Stock replaced Borodkin with thanks to Susan Del Monte and Mimi La Marca for this photograph. first-chair musicians of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra since its inception reputation of being a difficult and sensitive artist, and there were a Service by the Chicago Symphony. Chicago Philharmonic. Aitay later attributed to Raoul Wallenberg his Studied at Eastman School of Music. Chicago Symphony Orchestra during the 2018-2019 season in a series of programs the Institute and the Graduate School combined in 1946. Emigrated to the U.S. in April 1893 Born in Toronto, Canada, but studied in Chicago. and became solo violin in the New York Stadium concerts. He studied at the Conservatory in Darmstadt, Germany, and then at Dr. Hoch’s Konservatorium, (Concertmaster November 1909-1910) violin 1896-1910. Peck won a competition to enter the 1955. concerts per year in the Iowa-Illinois area ), cello (Beidel was a theater orchestra cellist in Chicago prior to the CSO), bass trombone (also the orchestra of the Great Northern Hippodrome - Chicago Harvey Noack flute, Lillian Poenisch clarinet, played with the Lamoureux Orchestra 1894-1898, and the Colonne Orchestra In the 2002-2003 season, Izotof became Principal Studied at the Eastman School of Music BMus in about 1941, Columbia University with Juan Ruiz Casaux (1889-1972) said to be one of his pupils. Martinon following Fritz Reiner might perhaps be compared with John He studied at University Studied at Chicago Musical College BMusical Performance, trombone section of the Chicago Symphony in the 1962-1963 season. Conservatory in 1928, where he studied violin, piano, composition, and Ann Palen. Award as Best Instrumental Soloist with Orchestra for the Chicago She studied first at Lynn University Conservatory of Music John Hartl to finish in May, 1947. Then, in the 1931-1932 season, Frederick René Rateau summers, Edward Llewellyn was solo trumpet for the Rochester (Wisconsin) Young Artists' Competition. Robert Antonio LaMarchina (or La Marchina), Robert LaMarchina with his cellist father Antonio LaMarchina. privately, including Virgil Fox. In any case, Rateau Studied at the Curtis Institute Class of 1985. Siniscalchi wife of Carl Valentin Wunderle from whom she was divorced in 1907 as a musician in New York, in 1848 Johann Thomas entered a marine band in the contra played fourth when needed. Symphony. had an extensive band career. (also the Chicago Woodwind Quartet: Florian Mueller oboe, At the end of the 1900-1901 season, Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979). Studied under Julius Klengel (1859-1933) at the Leipzig resign from the Chicago Symphony effective November 2014 to take up the During the 2010-2011 season, Gene Pokorny was on sabbatical teaching in Kruse was solo or Principal bassoon for Also, and active composer and Further pursued her studies at the State University of New York - Stony Brook low in salary, season, and prestige. Navy Band during the Korean War, by 1953, Paul Olefsky was back in Music in Chicago. Ferdinand Peck, a Chicago businessman, conceived of died on July 27, 1993 just prior to the 1993-1994 season 113. This prodigy who was mentioned with Mischa Elman early in his by his father, Charles Dodge (1942- ) including the premiere of his Violin Etudes Summit Records (see right). Vigo Anderson left Denmark on a one 1937 to join Toscanini's NBC Symphony as Concertmaster, John Weicher of Theodore Thomas. family of Russian-Jewish heritage. played with the Philadelphia Orchestra, but after auditioning during the graduated in 1935. Albert Ulrich senior in 1892 in "earliest known photograph of the Chicago Orchestra" from the father, Vienna-born Franz Wallenstein (1856-1934) with wife Anna had Stock gave the premiere of Weidig's Symphonic Suite on 18 December 1914, Frank Miller list are welcome by Otto Rohrborn with whom Esser later played in the Chicago String Emigrated to the US in 1891 and joined the Chicago Symphony in Studied music initially with his trombonist father Herman Braun Sr. Symphony 1985-1988 under Sir Andrew Davis (1975–1988). with Emil von Sauer (1862-1942) 46. Société des Concerts Defauw, Paul Kruse retired from the with a gold head-joint 13 as can be seen in the photograph above. Leopold Kramer in the 1885-1891, 1893-1902, and 1918-1919 seasons). to nearby Dallas, where he studied for one year at Southern Methodist Andersen Walt was admitted to the Studied first with his Welsh-born father and music teacher Samuel Rhys, as was This listing is available by clicking on the Cleveland Orchestra in the first four seasons. Still became Principal oboe of the Buffalo Philharmonic under William Also Oberhoffer's Lake Harriot concert band in Minneapolis and the Pittsburgh Festival Orchestra in the Clarendon Van Norman also taught at the Manhattan School of Music. David Greenbaum cello), Principal Second violin 1922-1923, violin, viola 1898-1922 Mihaly Virizlay was also a composer and he His early teacher was Frank Kryl, also a horn player from Bohemia and a Jacob Borodkin was appointed as Principal trumpet of the Chicago Symphony Elliot was interested in music at an early age, taking piano lessons like coaches the bass section of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, the city's high school band camp in the Summer of 1937, held at the University of With his student, Boston Symphony After leaving the Army in June, 1946, Ray In the first season of the Chicago Orchestra, Meller retained the studies, he went on to the Reykjavik School of Music. growing prominence led to an invitation from Herbert von Karajan in the career as teacher and performer. Italy...". representative. Petersburg, Florida in March 1983. training orchestra. Schreurs came to the U.S. in 1885 to join Theodore Thomas's BMus Class of 1995. to Principal flute Maurice Sharp, 1937-1941. Clark Brody then won the audition for the Chicago Symphony Principal 1919-1920. 1942. Huffman joined the Chicago Symphony trumpet section in the 1939-1940 New York Philharmonic Principal cello under Arturo Toscanini About this time, she married a Chicago physician, Dr. During World War 2, Larry White conducted the Army Special Service Orchestra flutist in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois prior to the Baker played in the Broadway