Meet the Orchestra
First Violins
Martin Chalifour
Principal Concertmaster
Marjorie Connell Wilson Chair
Nathan Cole
First Associate Concertmaster
Ernest Fleischmann Chair
Bing Wang
Associate Concertmaster
Barbara and Jay Rasulo Chair
Akiko Tarumoto
Assistant Concertmaster
Philharmonic Affiliates Chair
Michele Bovyer
Deanie and Jay Stein Chair
Rochelle Abramson
Camille Avellano
Margaret and Jerrold L. Eberhardt Chair
Minyoung Chang
I.H. Albert Sutnick Chair
Miika Gregg
Jordan Koransky
Mischa Lefkowitz
Edith Markman
Rebecca Reale
Stacy Wetzel
Justin Woo
Second Violins
Lyndon Johnston Taylor
Principal
Dorothy Rossel Lay Chair
Mark Kashper
Associate Principal
Kristine Whitson
Johnny Lee
Dale Breidenthal
Mark Dalzell and James Dao-Dalzell Chair for Artistic Service to the Community
Ingrid Chun
Jin-Shan Dai
Tianyun Jia
Chao-Hua Jin
Nickolai Kurganov
Guido Lamell
Varty Manouelian
Yun Tang
Michelle Tseng
Suli Xue
Sydney Adedamola*
Eugene and Marilyn Stein LA Phil Resident Fellow Chair
Gabriela Peña-Kim*
Violas
Teng Li
Principal
John Connell Chair
Dale Hikawa Silverman
Associate Principal
Ben Ullery
Assistant Principal
Dana Lawson
Richard Elegino
John Hayhurst
Ingrid Hutman
Michael Larco
Hui Liu
Meredith Snow
Leticia Oaks Strong
Minor L. Wetzel
Jarrett Threadgill*
Cellos
Robert deMaine
Principal
Bram and Elaine Goldsmith Chair
Ben Hong
Associate Principal
Sadie and Norman Lee Chair
Dahae Kim
Assistant Principal
Jonathan Karoly
David Garrett+
Barry Gold
Jason Lippmann
Gloria Lum
Linda and Maynard Brittan Chair
Serge Oskotsky
Brent Samuel
Basses
Christopher Hanulik
Principal
Oscar M. Meza
Assistant Principal
David Allen Moore
Ted Botsford
Jack Cousin
Jory Herman
Brian Johnson
Peter Rofé
Michael Fuller*
Flutes
Denis Bouriakov
Principal
Virginia and Henry Mancini Chair
Catherine Ransom Karoly
Associate Principal
Mr. and Mrs. H. Russell Smith Chair
Elise Shope Henry
Mari L. Danihel Chair
Piccolo
Oboes
[position vacant]
Principal
Marion Arthur Kuszyk
Associate Principal
English Horn
Carolyn Hove
Alyce de Roulet Williamson Chair
Clarinets
Boris Allakhverdyan
Principal
Michele and Dudley Rauch Chair
Burt Hara
Associate Principal
Andrew Lowy
David Howard
E-Flat Clarinet
Bass Clarinet
Bassoons
Whitney Crockett
Principal
Shawn Mouser
Associate Principal
Ann Ronus Chair
Michele Grego
Evan Kuhlmann
Contrabassoon
Horns
Andrew Bain
Principal
John Cecil Bessell Chair
Gregory Roosa
Alan Scott Klee Chair
Amy Jo Rhine
Loring Charitable Trust Chair
Brian Drake
Reese and Doris Gothie Chair
Ethan Bearman
Assistant
Bud and Barbara Hellman Chair
Trumpets
Thomas Hooten
Principal
M. David and Diane Paul Chair
James Wilt
Associate Principal
Nancy and Donald de Brier Chair
Christopher Still
Ronald and Valerie Sugar Chair
Trombones
David Rejano Cantero
Principal
James Miller
Associate Principal
Judith and Thomas L. Beckmen Chair
Paul Radke
Bass Trombone
Tuba
[position vacant]
Timpani
Joseph Pereira
Principal
Cecilia and Dudley Rauch Chair
Percussion
Matthew Howard
Principal
James Babor
Perry Dreiman
Wesley Sumpter*
Nancy and Leslie Abell LA Phil Resident Fellow Chair
Keyboard
Joanne Pearce Martin
Katharine Bixby Hotchkis Chair
Harp
Librarians
Benjamin Picard
KT Somero
Stephen Biagini
Personnel Manager
Conducting Fellows
Hilo Carriel
Marta Gardolińska
Enluis Montes Olivar
Anna Rakitina
* Judith and Thomas L. Beckmen LA Phil Resident Fellows
+ On Sabbatical
The Los Angeles Philharmonic string section utilizes revolving seating on a systematic basis. Players listed alphabetically change seats periodically.
In those sections where there are two principals the musicians share the position equally and are listed in order of length of service.
The musicians of the Los Angeles Philharmonic are represented by Professional Musicians Local 47, AFM.