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  • 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

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