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The orchestra

Our dedicated staff and board lead the Oregon Symphony with a shared commitment to musical excellence, community connection, and cultural enrichment for Portland.

Conductors

David Danzmayr

Jean Vollum Music Director

Deanna Tham

Harold & Arlene Schnitzer Associate Conductor

Carlos Kalmar

Music Director Emeritus

Jeff Tyzik

Principal Pops Conductor

Jun Märkl

Principal Guest Conductor

Violin

Sarah Kwak

Janet & Richard Geary Concertmaster Chair

Peter Frajola

Del M. Smith & Maria Stanley Smith Associate Concertmaster Chair

Oregon Symphony violinist Erin Furbee posing with a violin against a dark background.

Erin Furbee

Harold & Jane Pollin Assistant Concertmaster Chair

Chien Vivianne Tan

Truman Collins, Sr. Principal Second Violin Chair

Inés Voglar Belgique

Assistant Principal Second Violin

Fumino Ando

Violin

Keiko Araki

Violin

Clarisse Atcherson

Violin

Lucia Atkinson*

Violin

Ron Blessinger

Violin

Lisbeth Carreno

Violin

Ruby Chen

Violin

Emily Cole

Violin

Julie Coleman

Violin

Jonathan Dubay

Violin

Gregory Ewer

Violin

Daniel Ge Feng

Violin

Lynne Finch

Violin

Shin-young Kwon

Violin

Shengnan Li

Violin

Yuqi Li

Violin

Vijeta Sathyaraj

Violin

Vali Phillips

Violin

Shanshan Zeng

Violin

Viola

Amanda Grimm

Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund Principal Viola Chair

Oregon Symphony violist Charles Noble poses with a viola against a dark background.

Charles Noble

Assistant Principal Viola

Junghyun Ahn

Viola

Oregon Symphony violist Maia Hoffman poses with a viola against a dark background.

Maia Hoffman

Viola

Oregon Symphony violist Leah Ilem poses with a viola against a dark background.

Leah Illem

Viola

Oregon Symphony violist Ningning Jin poses with a viola against a dark background.

Ningning Jin

Viola

Brian Quincey

Viola

Oregon Symphony violist Viorel Russo poses with a viola against a dark background.

Viorel Russo

Viola

Haojian Wang

Viola

Cello

Nancy Ives

Mr. & Mrs. Edmund Hayes, Jr. Principal Cello Chair

Justin Park

Assistant Principal Cello

Oregon Symphony cellist Seth Biagini poses with a cello against a dark background.

Seth Biagini

Cello

Marilyn de Oliveira

Cello

Oregon Symphony cellist Pansy Chang poses with a cello against a dark background.

Pansy Chang

Cello

Kenneth Finch

Cello

Oregon Symphony cellist Trevor Fitzpatrick poses with a cello against a dark background.

Trevor Fitzpatrick

Cello

Kevin Kunkel

Cello

Bass

Jason Schooler

Acting Principal

Braizahn Jones

Assistant Principal Bass

Mariya-Andoniya Andonova

Bass

Colin Corner

Bass

Kaden Henderson

Bass

Jeffrey Johnson

Bass

Harp

Matthew Tutsky

Principal Harp

Flute

Alicia DiDonato Paulsen

Bruce and Judy Thesenga Principal Flute Chair

Oregon Symphony flutist & piccoloist Zachariah Galatis poses with a piccolo against a dark background.

Zachariah Galatis

Acting Assistant Principal Flute & Piccolo

Emily Stanek

Flute

Martha Long**

Bruce & Judy Thesenga Principal Flute Chair

Piccolo

Oregon Symphony flutist & piccoloist Zachariah Galatis poses with a piccolo against a dark background.

Zachariah Galatis

Acting Assistant Principal Flute & Piccolo

Oboe

Martin Hébert

Harold J. Schnitzer Principal Oboe Chair

Karen Wagner

Assistant Principal Oboe

Jason Sudduth*

Oboe & English Horn

English Horn

Jason Sudduth*

Oboe & English Horn

Clarinet

James Shields

Principal Clarinet

Mark Dubac

Acting Principal Clarinet

Todd Kuhns

Assistant Principal Clarinet & Bass Clarinet

Ricky Smith*

Clarinet

Bass Clarinet

Todd Kuhns

Assistant Principal Clarinet & Bass Clarinet

Bassoon

Carin Miller

Scott Showalter Principal Bassoon Chair

Vincent Igusa

Assistant Principal Bassoon

Kai Rocke

Bassoon & Contrabassoon

Contrabassoon

Kai Rocke

Bassoon & Contrabassoon

Horn

Jeff Garza

Principal Horn

Joseph Berger

Associate Principal Horn

Graham Kingsbury

Assistant Principal Horn

Andrew Warfield

Horn

Alicia Michele Waite

Horn

Trumpet

Jeffrey Work

Principal Trumpet

David Bamonte

Assistant Principal, Musicians of the Oregon Symphony Richard Thornburg Trumpet Chair

Doug Reneau

Trumpet

Trombone

Casey Jones

Principal Trombone

Robert Taylor

Assistant Principal Trombone

Charles Reneau

Trombone & Bass Trombone

Bass Trombone

Charles Reneau

Trombone & Bass Trombone

Tuba

JáTtik Clark

Principal Tuba

Timpani

Oregon Symphony timpanist Sergio Carreno poses with a snare drum against a dark background.

Sergio Carreno

Acting Principal Timpani

Ian Kerr*

Acting Assistant Principal Timpani & Percussion

Oregon Symphony timpanist Jonathan Greeney posing with drum mallets against a dark background.

Jonathan Greeney

Principal Timpani

Percussion

Oregon Symphony percussionist Michael Roberts posing with a snare drum against a dark background.

Michael Roberts

Principal Percussion

Stephen Kehner

Assistant Principal Percussion

Ian Kerr*

Acting Assistant Principal Timpani & Percussion

Library

Joy Fabos

Principal Librarian

Kat Thompson

Associate Librarian

Cael Farrow

Assistant Librarian

Adaiha MacAdam-Somer

Assistant Librarian

Julie Collura

Interim Assistant Librarian