Alumni
More than 2,000 leading musicians consider Marlboro to be among their most important artistic influences
Thousands of young musicians who spent formative summers at Marlboro have gone on to become members of leading ensembles, many of which formed at Marlboro; acclaimed recitalists; principal members of major orchestras; and respected teachers. They are sharing with students, colleagues, and audiences everywhere the artistic and life lessons they received on this peaceful Vermont hilltop.
In 1964, the Guarneri String Quartet became the first of many major chamber ensembles to form at Marlboro. Since then, many other artists who spent formative summers in Vermont would go on to form or join other ensembles that have changed the chamber music landscape. When the Guarneri was founded, Musical America’s Directory of the Performing Arts listed 113 chamber ensembles; today, that list contains some 650 groups. Marlboro is widely credited with playing a major role in this remarkable growth and in a similar increase in the number of chamber music concert series and festivals active today throughout the U.S.
Our Alumni
We invite you to browse a partial list of past and present Marlboro participants who are now principal players in major orchestras.
Principal Players in Major Orchestras
Baltimore Symphony
Caroline Grimes, flute
Katherine Needleman, oboe
Joseph Turner, oboe
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Alberto Menéndez Escribano
Berlin Philharmonic
Georg Faust, cello
Saschko Gawriloff, concertmaster
Rainer Moog, viola
Naoko Shimizu, viola
Boston Symphony
Steven Ansell, viola
Marylou Speaker Churchill, violin
Jules Eskin, cello
John Ferrillo, oboe
Alfred Genovese, oboe
Ann Hobson Pilot, harp
Roland Small, bassoon
Harold Wright, clarinet
Brandenburg Ensemble
Carolyn Davis, double bass
Brooklyn Philharmonic
Wilmer Wise, trumpet
Buffalo Philharmonic
Nikki Chooi, concertmaster
Yuan Tung, cello
Chicago Symphony
Keith Buncke, bassoon
Robert Chen, concertmaster
Larry Combs, clarinet
David Cooper, horn
Michael Henoch, oboe
Alex Klein, oboe
David McGill, bassoon
John Sharp, cello
Raymond Still, oboe
Cincinnati Symphony
Ilya Finkelshteyn, cello
Robin Graham, horn
Richie Hawley, clarinet
Owen Lee, double bass
Richard Waller, clarinet
William Winstead, bassoon
Cleveland Orchestra
Myron Bloom, horn
Franklin Cohen, clarinet
Desmond Hoebig, cello
Richard King, horn
John Mack, oboe
Frank Rosenwein, oboe
Joshua Smith, flute
Richard Solis, horn
Robert Vernon, viola
Robert Walters, English horn
Afendi Yusuf, clarinet
Dallas Symphony
Kalman Cherry, percussion
Gregory Raden, clarinet
Ellen Rose, viola
Denver Philharmonic
Jesse Ceci, concertmaster
Detroit Symphony
Robyn Bollinger, concertmaster
Eric Nowlin, viola
Wei Yu, cello
Ensemble Intercontemporain
Marc Marder, double bass
Hong Kong Philharmonic
Jay Humeston, cello
Houston Symphony
Robert Atherholt, oboe
Brinton Smith, cello
Yoonshin Song, concertmaster
Shirley Trepel, cello
Indianapolis Symphony
Ju-Fang Liu, bass
Hidetari Suzuki, concertmaster
Israel Philharmonic
Eli Eban, clarinet
Miriam Hartman, viola
Richard Lesser, clarinet
Mordechai Rechtman, bassoon
Meir Rimon, horn
La Scala Orchestra
Christine Chapman, horn
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Margaret Batjer, violin
Kenneth Munday, bassoon
Benjamin Simon, viola
Allan Vogel, oboe
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Carrie Dennis, viola
Ariana Ghez, oboe
Ronald Leonard, cello
Teng Li, viola
Robert deMaine, cello
Heiichiro Ohyama, viola/conductor
Ralph Sauer, trombone
Peter Stumpf, cello
Evan Wilson, viola
Michele Zukovsky, clarinet
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
E. Scott Brubaker, horn
Timothy Cobb, double bass
Elaine Douvas, oboe
Jerry Grossman, cello
Nathan Hughes, oboe
Mitchell Kuhn, oboe
Julie Landsman, horn
James Levine, conductor
Stephen Maxym, bassoon
Michael Parloff, flute
Joseph Rabbai, clarinet
Patricia Rogers, bassoon
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
Susan Babini, cello
Catherine Chen, bassoon
Todd Levy, clarinet
Minnesota Orchestra
Nathan Hughes, oboe
Rebecca Albers, viola
Kendall Betts, horn
Gabriel Campos Zamora, clarinet
Erin Keefe, concertmaster
Barbara Leibundguth, flute
Thomas Turner, viola
Montreal Symphony
Theodore Baskin, oboe
National Symphony
Daniel Foster, viola
Toshiko Kohno, flute
Robert Oppelt, double bass
National Arts Centre Orchestra (Ottawa)
Gerald Corey, bassoon
New Jersey Symphony
Bart Feller, flute
Thomas Michalak, violin/conductor
Jonathan Spitz, cello
New Orleans Philharmonic
Robert Bonnevie, horn
New York City Opera Orchestra
Bart Feller, flute
Joyce Kelly, bassoon
Gail Kruvand, double bass
Frank Morelli, bassoon
Daniel Panner, viola
Stewart Rose, horn
New York Philharmonic
Timothy Cobb, double bass
Glenn Dicterow, concertmaster
Frank Huang, concertmaster
Morris Lang, percussion
Anthony McGill, clarinet
Cynthia Phelps, viola
Joseph Robinson, oboe
Orchestra National De Lyon
Jennifer Gilbert, concertmaster
Orchestra of St. Luke’s
Krista Bennion Feeney, concertmaster
Mayuki Fukuhara, violin
Stewart Rose, horn
Orpheus
Sarah Clarke, viola
Matthew Dine, oboe
David Jolley, horn
Christopher Komer, horn
Julia Lichten, cello
Melissa Meell, cello
Frank Morelli, bassoon
Charles Neidich, clarinet
Todd Phillips, concertmaster
Gerard Reuter, oboe
Stewart Rose, horn
David Singer, clarinet
Naoko Tanaka, violin
Randall Wolfgang, oboe
Oslo Philharmonic
Ørnulf Gulbransen, flute
Philadelphia Orchestra
Michael Bookspan, percussion
Choong-Jin Chang, viola
Margarita Csonka Montanaro, harp
William de Pasquale, concertmaster
Roberto Díaz, viola
Bernard Garfield, bassoon
Elizabeth Hainen, harp
Yumi Kendall, cello
Priscilla Lee, cello
Elizabeth Starr Masoudnia, English horn
Daniel Matsukawa, bassoon
Donald Montanaro, clarinet
Jennifer Montone, horn
Hai-Ye Ni, cello
Louis Rosenblatt, English horn
Sol Schoenbach, bassoon
David Wetherill, horn
Richard Woodhams, oboe
Phoenix Symphony
Gabriel Kovach, horn
Pittsburgh Symphony
Cynthia Koledo DeAlmeida, oboe
Bernard Goldberg, flute
Nancy Goeres, bassoon
Patricia Jennings, keyboard
David McCarroll, concertmaster
Michael Rusinek, clarinet
Harry Shulman, oboe
Anne Martindale Williams, cello
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Julia Bogorad-Kogan, flute
Zachary Cohen, double bass
Steven Copes, concertmaster
Francisco Fullana, principal violin
Kathryn Greenbank, oboe
Sang Yoon Kim, clarinet
Maiya Papach, viola
San Diego Symphony
Che-Yen Chen, viola
Benjamin Jaber, horn
Valentin Martchev, bassoon
San Francisco Symphony
Carey Bell, clarinet
William Bennett, oboe
Steve Dibner, bassoon
Michael Grebanier, cello
Jonathan Vinocour, viola
Geraldine Walther, viola
Seattle Symphony
Efe Baltacıgil, cello
Noah Geller, concertmaster
Demarre McGill, flute
Mary Lynch VanderKolk, oboe
St. Louis Symphony
Jacob Berg, flute
Beth Guterman Chu, viola
Max Rabinovitsj, concertmaster
Toronto Symphony
Jeffrey Beecher, bass
Nicholas Kilburn, bassoon
Joaquin Valdepeñas, clarinet
Vancouver, National Arts Center
Christopher Millard, bassoon
From the Archives
Meet some of the legendary figures who helped to establish the spirit of Marlboro—true originals who inspired and influenced generations of young musicians with their musical insights and humanity. Through their performances, photographs, biographies, and the recollections of past participants and others, we hope to bring to life a sense of their substantial contributions to Marlboro and music, for which we are ever grateful.
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From the Archives:
Adolf BuschViolinist, composer, and Marlboro co-founder Adolf Busch’s uncompromising humanity, devotion, and commitment to what he believed in—his example as a moral beacon in uniquely tumultuous times—has guided Marlboro from its earliest days.
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From the Archives:
Rudolf SerkinIn setting the standards and creating the structure for Marlboro, Rudolf Serkin opened new worlds for generations of exceptional young musicians. Throughout his life, he demonstrated that music is not merely a profession but a moral act that finds its highest expression in the service of others.
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From the Archives:
Blanche Honegger MoyseA unique and beloved figure in Brattleboro’s cultural life, Marlboro co-founder Blanche Moyse gave us new perspectives on some of the most moving music ever written. The inspiring experience of exploring Bach’s music with her has had a lifelong impact on decades of Marlboro musicians.