The All-Star Orchestra Roster for Season One: Programs 1-8
( ) = former postion
First Violins
David Kim - Concertmaster
The Philadelphia Orchestra, Concertmaster
Jeffrey Multer
The Florida Orchestra, Concertmaster
Emanuelle Boisvert
Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Associate
Concertmaster
Rebecca Corruccini
Minnesota Orchestra
Elmira Darvarova
(Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Concertmaster)
Daniel Han
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Laura Frautschi
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Ralph Matson
Utah Symphony, Concertmaster
Peter McGuire
Minnesota Orchestra
Kurt Nikkanen
New York City Ballet Orchestra, Concertmaster
Leonid Sigal
Hartford Symphony Orchestra, Concertmaster
Eric Wyrick
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Concertmaster
Elizabeth Zeltser
New York Philharmonic
Yulia Ziskel
New York Philharmonic
Second Violins
Marc Ginsberg - Principal
New York Philharmonic, Principal
Kimberly Fisher – Co-Principal
The Philadelphia Orchestra, Principal Second
Violin
Eva Burmeister
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Duoming Ba
New York Philharmonic
Gina Dibello
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Judith Ginsberg
New York Philharmonic
Jessica Guideri
Los Angeles Opera Orchestra, Associate
Concertmaster
Lisa Kim
New York Philharmonic, Associate Principal Second
Violin
Jonathan Magness
Minnesota Orchestra, Associate Principal
Second Violin
Yevgenia Strenger
New York City Opera, Concertmaster
Na Sun
New York Philharmonic
Alisa Wyrick
New York City Opera Orchestra
Violas
Rebecca Young - Principal
New York Philharmonic, Associate Principal
Robert Rinehart
New York Philharmonic
Danielle Farina
Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra
Mara Gearman
Seattle Symphony, Assistant Principal
Dawn Hannay
New York Philharmonic
Vivek Kamath
New York Philharmonic
Shmuel Katz
Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra,
Principal
Rachel Ku
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Vincent Lionti
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Daniel Reinker
Nashville Symphony, Principal
Cellos
Jerry Grossman - Principal
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Co-Principal
Peter Wyrick
San Francisco Symphony, Associate Principal Cello
Robert Cafaro
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Neal Cary
The Richmond Symphony, Principal
Ilya Finkelshteyn
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Principal
Steven Honigberg
National Symphony Orchestra
Maria Kitsopoulos
New York Philharmonic
Alex Veltman
Philadelphia Orchestra
Basses
Alexander Hanna - Principal
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Principal
Owen Lee
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Principal
Joseph Campagna
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
Leonid Finkelshteyn
The North Carolina Symphony, Principal
Jordan Frazier
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Meredith Johnson
Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Principal
Aaron White
Pittsburg Symphony Orchestra
Harps
Nancy Allen - Principal
New York Philharmonic, Principal
Jessica Zhou
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Principal
Flutes
Jeffrey Khaner - Principal
Philadelphia Orchestra, Principal
Les Roettges
Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, Principal
Nadine Asin
Aspen Music
Festival
Stephanie Mortimore
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra,
Principal Piccolo
Piccolo
Nadine Asin
Aspen Music
Festival
Alto Flute
Stephanie Mortimore
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra,
Principal Piccolo
Oboes
John Ferrillo - Principal
Boston Symphony Orchestra,
Principal
Randall Ellis
Mostly Mozart Festival
Orchestra, Principal
Pedro Diaz
Metropolitan Opera
Orchestra
English Horn
Pedro Diaz
Metropolitan Opera
Orchestra
Clarinets
Jon Manasse - Principal
Principal: Orchestra of
Saint Luke’s, Mostly Mozart Festival,
American Ballet Theater
Daniel Gilbert
CityMusic Cleveland, Principal
James Ognibene
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Jessica Phillips Rieske
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
E-flat Clarinet
Jessica Phillips
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Bass Clarinet
James Ognibene
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Bassoons
Nancy Goeres - Principal
Pittsburgh Symphony
Orchestra, Principal
Daniel Shelly
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Acting
Principal
Evan Kuhlmann
Oregon Symphony Orchestra, Assistant Principal
Charles McCracken
American Symphony Orchestra, Principal
Contrabassoon
Evan Kuhlmann
Oregon Symphony Orchestra, Assistant Principal
French Horns
John Cerminaro - Principal
(Former Principal: New York Philharmonic,
Los Angeles Philharmonic)
Erik Ralske – Associate Principal
Metropolitan Opera, Principal
Jonathan Karschney
Seattle Symphony, Assistant Principal
Michelle Baker
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Howard Wall
New York Philharmonic
Stewart Rose
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Kevin Reid
Jacksonville Symphony
Orchestra, Principal
Trumpets
David Bilger - Principal
The Philadelphia Orchestra, Principal
James Ross
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Neil Balm
New York City Ballet Orchestra,
Co-Principal
Thomas V. Smith
New York Philharmonic
Trombones
Joseph Alessi –Principal (Mahler/Ravel)
New York Philharmonic, Principal
Ko-ichiro Yamamoto – Principal
Seattle Symphony, Principal
David Finlayson
New York Philharmonic
Bass Trombone
Denson Paul Pollard
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Tuba
Chris Olka
Seattle Symphony
Timpani
Jauvon Gilliam
National Symphony Orchestra
Percussion
Chris Deviney - Principal
Philadelphia Orchestra, Principal
Daniel Druckman
New York Philharmonic, Associate Principal
David Fein
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Principal
Jonathan Haas
American Symphony Orchestra, Principal
Robert Knopper
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Morris Lang
(New York Philharmonic)
Matthew Strauss
Houston Symphony
Keyboard Instruments
Kimberly Russ
Seattle Symphony Orchestra
Librarian
Marc Facci
Tulsa Symphony Orchestra
Executive Director
Paul Schwendener