Musicians
2019–20 Season
Conductors
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Music Director, Walter and Leonore Annenberg Chair
Stéphane Denève, Principal Guest Conductor
Erina Yashima, Assistant Conductor
Lina Gonzalez-Granados, Conducting Fellow
First Violins
David Kim, Concertmaster,
Dr. Benjamin Rush Chair
Juliette Kang, First Associate Concertmaster,
Joseph and Marie Field Chair
Ying Fu, Associate Concertmaster
Marc Rovetti, Assistant Concertmaster
Barbara Govatos,
Robert E. Mortensen Chair
Richard Amoroso,
Robert and Lynne Pollack Chair
Jason DePue,
Larry A. Grika Chair
Second Violins
Kimberly Fisher, Principal Second Violin,
Peter A. Benoliel Chair
Paul Roby, Associate Principal,
Sandra and David Marshall Chair
Dara Morales, Assistant Principal,
Anne M. Buxton Chair
Philip Kates,
Mitchell and Hilarie Morgan Family Foundation Chair
Booker Rowe,
Joseph Brodo Chair, given by Peter A. Benoliel
Paul Arnold,
Lorraine and David Popowich Chair
Violas
Choong-Jin Chang, Principal,
Ruth and A. Morris Williams Chair
Kirsten Johnson, Associate Principal
Kerri Ryan, Assistant Principal
Anna Marie Ahn Petersen,
Piasecki Family Chair
Cellos
Hai-Ye Ni, Principal
Priscilla Lee, Associate Principal
Yumi Kendall, Assistant Principal,
Wendy and Derek Pew Foundation Chair
Gloria dePasquale,
Orton P. and Noël S. Jackson Chair
Robert Cafaro,
Volunteer Committees Chair
Derek S. Barnes,
Mollie and Frank Slattery Chair
Basses
Harold Robinson, Principal,
Carole and Emilio Gravagno Chair
Joseph Conyers, Acting Associate Principal,
Tobey and Mark Dichter Chair
Flutes
Jeffrey Khaner, Principal,
Paul and Barbara Henkels Chair
Patrick Williams, Associate Principal,
Rachelle and Ronald Kaiserman Chair
Erica Peel, Piccolo
Oboes
Peter Smith, Associate Principal
Jonathan Blumenfeld,
Edwin Tuttle Chair
Elizabeth Starr Masoudnia, English Horn,
Joanne T. Greenspun Chair
Clarinets
Ricardo Morales, Principal,
Leslie Miller and Richard Worley Chair
Samuel Caviezel, Associate Principal,
Sarah and Frank Coulson Chair
Paul R. Demers, Bass Clarinet,
Peter M. Joseph and Susan Rittenhouse Joseph Chair
Bassoons
Daniel Matsukawa, Principal,
Richard M. Klein Chair
Mark Gigliotti, Co-Principal
Holly Blake, Contrabassoon
Horns
Jennifer Montone, Principal,
Gray Charitable Trust Chair
Jeffrey Lang, Associate Principal,
Hannah L. and J. Welles Henderson Chair
Trumpets
David Bilger, Principal,
Marguerite and Gerry Lenfest Chair
Jeffrey Curnow, Associate Principal,
Gary and Ruthanne Schlarbaum Chair
Trombones
Nitzan Haroz, Principal,
Neubauer Family Foundation Chair
Matthew Vaughn, Co-Principal
Blair Bollinger, Bass Trombone,
Drs. Bong and Mi Wha Lee Chair
Tuba
Carol Jantsch, Principal, Lyn and George M. Ross Chair
Piano and Celesta
Keyboards
Harp
Elizabeth Hainen, Principal,
Patricia and John Imbesi Chair
Some members of the string sections voluntarily rotate seating on a periodic basis.
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