EditorialJoyce Hammann, concertmaster of The Phantom of the Opera orchestra, at the Majestic Theater in Manhattan on Feb. 7, 2023. (Todd Heisler/The New York Times)
EditorialSheryl Staples, the New York Philharmonic’s principal associate concertmaster; Qianqian Li, its principal second violinist; and Lisa Eunsoo Kim, the associate principal second violinist, during a rehearsal at David Geffen Hall in New York, Sept. 30, 2022. (Calla Kessler/The New York Times)
EditorialRaymond Gniewek at Lincoln Center in Manhattan on May 11, 2000, the year he retired as concertmaster of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra after 43 years on the job. (Ruth Fremson/The New York Times )
EditorialBen Bowman, concertmaster with the Metropolitan Opera who has been furloughed, in Glen Ridge, N.J., June 18, 2020. (Sara Krulwich/The New York Times)