Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Orchestra
Invest in Live Music
In celebration of our golden milestone, a long-standing supporter has generously offered a $3 million gift to double every donation made to live music over the next three years. When this community match challenge is met, PBT can ensure live music at over 500 individual performances for the next 50 years. Help Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre bring the full power of the PBT Orchestra to even more season productions.
For more information, please contact Aziza El Feil at 412-454-9127 or ael-feil@pittsburghballet.org.
Charles Barker
Music Director and Principal Conductor
Charles Barker is principal conductor of American Ballet Theatre, a position he has held for over 25 years. He was music director of the Australian Ballet from 1997-2001 and then joined the Royal Ballet in London for two seasons. He regularly guest conducts for the San Francisco Ballet and Houston Ballet. As music director of the American Chamber Orchestra from 1981-87, he made his Carnegie Hall debut in February 1983. He was a member of the Barnard-Columbia Ancient Drama Group, which presents Greek drama in the original language and wrote music for productions of The Bacchae, Hippolytus and Heracles. He lives in New York with his wife Miranda Coney, former principal dancer of the Australian Ballet, and their two boys.
Violin I
Charles Stegeman – Leader
Rachel Stegeman – Co-Leader
Jennifer Madge
MaryBeth Schotting
Rochelle Agnew
Joshua Huang
Violin II
Vacant, Principal
Juan Jaramillo
Anne Moskal
Eleanor Cameron
Maureen Conlon-Gutierrez
Viola
Jennifer Gerhard, Principal
Louise Farbman
John McCarthy
JJ Johnson
Cello
Elisa Kohanski, Principal
Paula Tuttle
Joe Bishkoff
Bass
Jeffrey Sr. Mangone, Principal
Andrew Kohn
Robert Skavronski
Flute/Piccolo
Beverly Crawford, Principal
Barbara O’Brien
Thomas Godfrey
Oboe/English Horn
Robin Driscoll, Principal
Cynthia Anderson
Clarinet
Mary Beth Malek, Principal
Alix Reinhardt
Bassoon
Linda Morton Fisher, Principal
Don Hollis
French Horn
David Lintz, Principal
Matthew Litterini
Marie Claude Driscoll
Scott Bohannon
Trumpet
Charles Daval, Principal
Karen Sloneker
David Anderson
Trombone
Gary Piecka, Principal
Carl Jackson
Glen Wayland
Tuba
Phillip Van Ouse, Principal
Timpani
Jack DiIanni, Principal
Percussion
Albert Wrublesky, Principal
Jan Fung
Harp
Nuiko Wadden
Piano
Yoland Collin
Orchestra Manager
Yoland Collin