“It was an honor to be in the hall for the astonishing performance of the Busoni concerto by [Marc-André] Hamelin, the orchestra and the chorus. In this audacious work Busoni synthesizes late Romanticism, Italianate melody and dance (including a crazed tarantella), Wagnerian harmony, exploratory late Liszt, anticipations of modernism. What came through in this stunning performance was the sheer exuberance of Busoni’s daring.”
— The New York Times, May 11, 2012, Spring for Music concert at Carnegie Hall

Roster of Musicians

Conductors

Jacques Lacombe, Music Director
Jeffrey Grogan, Education & Community Engagement Conductor
Gemma New, Assistant Conductor
Henry Kao, Greater Newark Chamber Orchestra Conductor

First Violin

Eric Wyrick, Concertmaster The Donald L. Mulford Chair
Brennan Sweet, Associate Concertmaster
Albin Ifsich
Adriana Rosin
Edward Engel
Naomi Youngstein
James Tsao
Xin Zhao
Darryl Kubian
Judy Lin Wu *
Kelly Hall-Tompkins *

Second Violin

Francine Storck, Principal The Dr. Merton L. Griswold, Jr. Chair
Rebekah Johnson, Assistant Principal
Debra Biderman
Ann Kossakowski
John Connelly
Susan Gellert
Lisa Matricardi
Alexandra Gorokhovsky
Ming Yang
Héctor Falcón

Violin

VIOLA

Frank Foerster, Principal The Margrit McCrane Chair
Elzbieta Weyman, Assistant Principal
Michael Stewart
Christine Terhune
Martin Anderson
Lucy Corwin
Henry Kao
Brett Deubner
David Blinn

Cello

Jonathan Spitz, Principal The M.C.J. and Amelior Foundation Chair, in honor of
Barbara Bell Coleman
Stephen Fang, Assistant Principal
Myung Soon Wooh
Sarah Seiver
Ted Ackerman
Frances Rowell
Na-Young Baek