Performers

George Mathew, Artistic Director and Conductor
Glenn Dicterow, Concertmaster
Justin Bischof, Assistant Conductor and Chorusmaster
Amy Johnson, Soprano
Kathryn Friest, Mezzo-Soprano
Dinyar Vania, Tenor
Charles Temkey, Baritone

and members of:
Emerson String Quartet, American String Quartet, Brentano String Quartet, students, graduates and faculty of the Manhattan School of Music, The Juilliard School, and the Mannes College of Music.

Below is a list of performers.

First Violin Glenn Dicterow **, Concertmaster, New York Philharmonic Orchestra Eugene Drucker+, Emerson String Quartet Will Hapaniemi, Student, Manhattan School of Music Lu Lu, Student, Manhattan School of Music Gabriel Gordon, Founding Violinist, Da Ponte String Quartet Carla Leurs, Amsterdam Sinfonietta Amy Oshiro, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Regi Pappas, Student, Manhattan School of Music Brooke Quiggins, Huntsville Symphony Orchestra Alexandros Sakarellos, Student, Manhattan School of Music Yoko Takebe, New York Philharmonic Orchestra Eiko Tanaka, Student, Manhattan School of Music Elizabeth Young, Student, Manhattan School of Music Marit Vliegenhart, Student, Manhattan School of Music Elizabeth Zeltser, New York Philharmonic Orchestra Second Violin Kimberly Fisher*, Principal Second, The Philadelphia Orchestra Justine Lamb Budge, Student of Kimberly Fisher Daniel Andai, Student, Manhattan School of Music Alexander Chaleff, Student, Manhattan School of Music Funda Cizmecioglu, Principal Second, Albany Symphony Orchestra Gabrielle Fink, Student, Manhattan School of Music Sarpouhi Pantikian, Manhattan School of Music Student Emily Popham, Student, Manhattan School of Music Paul Roby+, Associate Principal Second, The Philadelphia Orchestra Yaniv Segal, Vassar Alumnus Katrin Stamatis, Albany Symphony Orchestra Mitsuko Suzuki, Associate Principal Second, Albany Viola Karen Dreyfus*, Lyric Piano Quartet, Faculty, Manhattan School of Music Carrie Dreyer+, Student, Manhattan School of Music Pierre Lapointe, Former Member, Volta String Quartet Vivek Kamath, New York Philharmonic Orchestra  Enrique Marquez, Principal, Youth Orchestra of the Americas Marvin Moon, Boston Symphony Orchestra Robert Rinehart, New York Philharmonic Orchestra Louise Schulman, Founding Principal Viola, Orchestra of St. Luke's Leslie Tomkins, Artistic Director, Moab Music Festival Jessica Troy, Brooklyn Philharmonic Cello Alan Stepansky*, Former Associate Principal, New York Philharmonic Margo Tatgenhorst-Drakos+, American String Quartet Christine Christensen, Student, Manhattan School of Music Roberta Cooper, American Symphony Orchestra Jane O'Hara, Mannes Alumna Andrew Janss, Student, Manhattan School of Music Jun Jensen, Juilliard Alumnus Jenny Kallick, Professor of Music, Amherst College Nancy Kim, Student, Manhattan School of Music Nina Lee, Brentano String Quartet David Soyer, Founder, Guarneri String Quartet Carole Whitney, Assistant Principal, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Evie Koh, Student Manhattan School of Music Bass Timothy Cobb*, Principal, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Sean Baker, Manhattan School of Music Alumnus, Staff Jonathan Colbert, Student, Manhattan School of Music Mike Fuller+, Acting Principal, New Haven Symphony Orchestra Peter Lloyd, Principal, Minnesota Orchestra Paul Macres, Student, Manhattan School of Music William Morris, Student, Manhattan School of Music Lawrence Wolfe, Assistant Principal, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Principal, Boston Pops Saadi Zain, Hartt School of Music Alumnus

Flute Robert Langevin*, Principal, New York Philharmonic Orchestra Jocelyne Roy+, Student, Manhattan School of Music Renée Siebert, New York Philharmonic Orchestra Jesse Schiffman, Student, Manhattan School of Music Piccolo Stephanie Mortimore*, Principal, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Oboe Robert Botti*, Associate Principal, New York Philharmonic Orchestra Tessa Gross+, Student, Manhattan School of Music Keisuke Ikuma, New York Philharmonic Orchestra Megan Marolf, Alumna Manhattan School of Music Clarinet Anthony McGill*, Principal Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Sarah Beaty, Juilliard Alumna Carol McGonnell+, Manhattan School of Music Alumna Tina Ward, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Bassoon Kim Laskowski*, Associate Principal, New York Philharmonic Orchestra Edward Burns+, Juilliard Alumnus, Orchestra of St. Luke’s Laura Vincent, Student, Manhattan School of Music Leonard Hindell, New York Philharmonic Orchestra Contrabassoon Ethan Silverman, Principal Bassoon, New York City Ballet Orchestra Horn Jerome Ashby*, Associate Principal, New York Philharmonic Orchestra Russell Bonifede, Student, Manhattan School of Music Wei-Ping Chou, Manhattan School of Music & Juilliard Alumna Rachel Drehmann+, Student, Manhattan School of Music Aleksander Ozolins, Student, Manhattan School of Music Trumpet Philip Smith*, Principal, New York Philharmonic Nathaniel Hepler+, Student, Manhattan School of Music Alex Holton, Principal, Long Island Philharmonic   Trombone Kyle Covington*, Student, The Juilliard School Michael Lormand, Manhattan School of Music Alumnus Bass Trombone Steve Norrell, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Timpani Duncan Patton*, Principal, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Percussion  Jeremy Levine, Student, Manhattan School of Music Jason Niehoff, Student, Manhattan School of Music Greg Beyer, Manhattan School of Music Alumnus Librarians Paul Beck, Assistant Librarian, Metropolitan Opera Rosemary Summers, Assistant Librarian, Metropolitan Opera

** Concertmaster
*   Principal
+  Assistant Principal

The Beethoven 9th for South Asia Chorus is comprised of dedicated professional and amateur singers as well as the 45 members of The Russian Chamber Chorus of New York and several singers from St. Bartholomew’s Choir.

Soprano Linda Aiello Mediha Ali Tara Anderson Angela Angela Rachel Antman Nishi Badhwar Eileen Bernstein Rena Ceron Gail Corvette Lisa Daehlin Vicky Devany Elizabeth Eakin Jacqueline Enrique Ann Farbman-Brown Maria Fattore Sally Findley Joy Glazener Linda Guran Kanri Haywood Kimberly Hiss Elizabeth Honer Tamara Kachanov Kate Kenny Laura Kline Jeanmarie Lally Luana Lewis Anya Malytska Jessica Marsten Jennifer Mello Marie Morrison Nadejda Moyseyeva Heather Myer Julie Nord Jacquie Penfold Elizabeth Perryman Phyliss Phyliss Daisy Press Melissa Raymond Michelle Repella Nancy Tepper Cathy Thorpe Janime Ullyette Monica Vakil Yvette Vasquez Nicole Vilkner Kay Welch Laura Wolfram Alto Beatrice Affron Dory Agazarian Susan Altabet Marcia Bakshit Ann Berkhausen Emelyne Bingham Nancy Caudill Ariana Chris Brenda Clarke Nancia Dalimonte Alondra De La Para Dianna Dollman Avlana Eisenberg Cherina Eisenberg Sophia Faivush Sabrina Ferguson Blythe Gaissert Camille Gifford Kathleen Hayes Jane Hewson Kristen Houkom Anna Laskova Gwyneth Leech Suzanne Levine Carla Lopez Speziale Jazmina MacNeil Emi Macuaga Deborah Mello Nina Miller Aliison Mouledoux Gwynedd Murray

Judith Naimark Marti Newland Toby Newman Mel Rada Laura Schlachtmeyer Courtenay Schowalter Suzanne Schwing Vicky Sirota Nataliya Slavuter Karen Spencer Confidence Strimpson Natasha Tarasova Alexandra Tregubov Natalia Tregubova Julia Turner Olga Vlasova Tenor Edd Clark Bobbie Corradi Bill Hannon Greg Hostetler David Jackson Greg Keilin Kenneth Kiesler Paul Lee Fredrick Martell Phil McCarthy Scott Mello Kelly-Ray Meritt David Pritchard Jim Russell Steven Stein-Grainge Phil Tambakis Martin Vasquez Gregory Vilkner Aleksey Vodyanitskiy Stephen Wilson Morgan Wolbe Mark Wolff Bass Charles Affron Torrie Allen Chad Armstrong Edward Baran Stefan Barriga Hayes Biggs Justin Bischof Jack Blackhall Jesse Cromer David Depugh Michael Finlay Walter Frisch Walter Gerasimowicz Vasiliy Golodinskiy David Gordon Jonathan Holley Eiki Isomura Mark Johnson Arlo Mc Kinnon Joseph Mello Frits Menschaar Nicolas Mokhoff David Morrow Erik-Peter Mortensen Robb Moss Vince Peterson Mark Powell David Saybrook John Schenkel James Seiler Robert Sirota Alec Spencer Cliff Townsend John Trotter Michael Turay Benjamin Vickers David Wilson Jonathan Yates Paul Zorovich