Orchestra

FIRST VIOLIN

Kay Stern, Concertmaster 
Laura Albers, Associate Concertmaster †
Heidi Wilcox, Acting Associate Concertmaster *
Jennifer Cho, Acting Assistant Concertmaster
Dawn Harms
Mariya Borozina
Barbara Riccardi 

Dian Zhang

Leonid Igudesman

Jennifer Hsieh
Annie Asuka Yano
Wenyi Shih **

Robin Hansen **

SECOND VIOLIN

Jeremy Preston, Principal
Martha Simonds, Associate Principal
Beni Shinohara, Assistant Principal
Eva Karasik 
Leslie Ludena 

Maya Cohon
Craig Reiss
Heeguen Song **

VIOLA 
Carla Maria Rodrigues, Principal 
Patricia Heller, Acting Associate Principal *
Joy Fellows, Acting Assistant Principal

Jonna Hervig

Natalia Vershilova
Yi Zhou **

Elizabeth Prior **

CELLO 
David Kadarauch, Principal ** 
Thalia Moore, Associate Principal *

Peter Myers, Assistant Principal

Nora Pirquet 
Emil Miland
Victoria Ehrlich
Ruth Lane †

Eric Sung **

BASS 
Joseph Lescher, Principal 
Jonathan Lancelle, Associate Principal
Steven D'Amico, Assistant Principal 
Shinji Eshima
Samuel Shuhan **

FLUTE 
Julie McKenzie, Principal 

Michelle Caimotto **

Stephanie McNab *

PICCOLO 
Stephanie McNab

OBOE 
Mingjia Liu, Principal †
Gabriel Young, Acting Principal

Jessica Pearlman **

Benjamin Brogadir **

ENGLISH HORN 

Jessica Pearlman **

CLARINET 
Jose Gonzalez Granero, Principal 
Joanne Burke Eisler, Assistant Principal †

Matthew Boyles **

Anthony Striplen †

Clark Fobes **

BASS CLARINET 
Anthony Striplen †

Clark Fobes **

BASSOON 
Rufus Olivier, Principal 
Daniel MacNeill 
Michael Severance

CONTRABASSOON 
Michael Severance

FRENCH HORN 
Kevin Rivard, Co-Principal 
Mark Almond, Co-Principal †
Keith Green 
Brian McCarty, Acting Co-Principal 

Meredith Brown **

Caitlyn Smith-Franklin **

Christopher Cooper **

TRUMPET 
Adam Luftman, Principal

Scott Macomber **

John Pearson *

TROMBONE 
Samuel Schlosser, Principal 

Jeffrey Budin **

Michael Cox ** 

David Ridge

BASS TROMBONE 
David Ridge, Principal

TUBA/CIMBASSO 
Zachariah Spellman, Principal

TIMPANI 
John Burgardt, Principal

PERCUSSION 
Richard Kvistad, Principal/Associate Timpani 
Patricia Niemi 

HARP 

Dan Levitan **

Annabelle Taubl **

LIBRARIAN 
Carrie Weick

Matthew Buckman, Assistant

ORCHESTRA MANAGER 
Tracy Davis

Matthew Buckman, Assistant 

* Principal for one or more operas of the season
** Regular substitute
† Leave of absence