Hailed for “stunning, expressive, remarkable” playing and “exemplar of grace and technical skill”, Joanna Patterson Zakany is a member of The Cleveland Orchestra and enjoys an active orchestral, chamber music and teaching career in the United States and abroad. Born in…

Alicia Koelz joined the first violin section of The Cleveland Orchestra at the beginning of the 2005-06 season. She has appeared as a soloist with the Minnesota Orchestra, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Chicago Civic Orchestra, Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra, and the…

Violinist Amy Lee enjoys a varied performing and teaching career, equally at home in both orchestral and chamber music settings. Currently, Ms. Lee is the associate concertmaster of The Cleveland Orchestra, a post she has held since 2008. She is also an…

    Dane Johansen joined The Cleveland Orchestra at the beginning of March 2016. He was cellist with the Escher String Quartet for five years, during which he and his colleagues were BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists, and also recipients of…

William Bender grew up just south of Nashville, Tennessee. He started playing the viola at Vanderbilt University’s Blair Academy at age thirteen. After studies at The Juilliard School and Cleveland Institute of Music, Mr. Bender joined The Philharmonia Orchestra in London as…

  Yun-Ting Lee joined the second violin section of The Cleveland Orchestra in April 2013. Prior to his appointment, he was a member of Canton Symphony Orchestra and CityMusic Cleveland, and performed as a substitute violinist with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. More…

  Violinist Stephen Tavani joined The Cleveland Orchestra as Assistant Concertmaster in 2018. The New York Times commented about his playing that “…Tavani sometimes cooled his tone to the smoothness of frosted glass, adding a soft-focus filter to the chiseled melodies…” Mr.…

  Tanya Ell joined the cello section of The Cleveland Orchestra in February 2007. Ms. Ell previously was a member of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, beginning with the 2003-04 season, and was appointed acting assistant principal cello of that orchestra in 2004.…

  Daniel Overly is forging a promising career as a pianist, chamber musician, and vocal coach. He studied collaborative piano with a Fulbright Grant at the Musik und Kunstuniversität der Stadt Wien (MA in Vocal Coaching) and at the Cleveland Institute of…

Jessica Lee joined The Cleveland Orchestra as assistant concertmaster with the start of the 2016-17 season. She is the Grand Prize Winner of the 2005 Concert Artists Guild International Competition and has performed around the world, including as guest soloist with the…