Meet the musicians

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Violin

Adelya Nartadjieva, concertmaster
Isabelle T. Davis Endowed Chair

Yu-Ping Tsai, associate concertmaster
Igor Khukhua, assistant concertmaster
Aurica Duca, principal 2nd
In honor of Emil P. Iaconis, sponsored by Dorothy Iaconis

Christopher Chappell, associate principal 2nd
Andrew Bruck
Clinton Dewing
Patrice Evans
Ingang Han
Ann Hertler
George V. Grune Endowed Chair
Ilana Kimel
Jonathan Kuo
Megan Rios
Piotr Szewczyk
Kaiyuan Wu

Viola

Yun-Ting Kuo, principal
Darryl Manley, associate principal
Cynthia Kempf
Ellen Caruso Olson
Douglas and Karen Worth Sponsorship
Susan E. Pardue
Stephen and Suzanne Day Sponsorship
Jorge Antonio Peña Portillo
Lillian and Bunky Johnson Sponsorship
Lynn Sue-A-Quan

Cello

Alexei Romanenko, principal
In honor of Burton C. Bryan, sponsored by the Henry and Lucy Gooding Endowment as advised by the Bryan Family

*Benjamin Fryxell, associate principal
Brian Magnus, acting associate principal
Phyllis & Clay Tousey, Jr. Sponsorship
Laurie D. Casseday
Betsy Federman
Vernon Humbert

Bass

Flute

Les Roettges, principal
Sophia Jean, 2nd/piccolo
Dr. Hugh A. Carithers Endowed Chair

Oboe

Eric Olson, principal
Douglas and Karen Worth Sponsorship
Daniel Rios

Clarinet

Giovanni Bertoni, principal
Jennifer Glock Endowed Chair
Patrick Graham

Bassoon

Horn

Kevin Reid, principal
Winton Family Trust Sponsorship
*Kate Caliendo
Rita and Carl Cannon Sponsorship
Tom Park
Aaron Brask

Trumpet

Kevin Karabell, principal
Bobby Gallagher, 2nd
Quincy Erickson, 3rd/utility

Trombone

Christopher Graham, principal
Jeffrey Peterson Endowed Chair by Joan and Russell Newton

*Yaoji Giuseppe Fu, 2nd
Whitney Clair

Tuba

James E. Jenkins, principal

Timpani

Kenneth Every, principal

Percussion

Harp

*On leave for the 2025/26 Season
One year contract