Mainly Mozart Presents

The October 2022 All-Star Orchestra Roster

The largest gathering of concertmasters & principal players in North America.

Michael Francis
Music Director

Mainly Mozart’s dynamic Music Director Michael Francis picked up the baton for Mainly Mozart in 2014 and has quickly established himself as a conductor of international reputation, forging collaborations with the world’s leading orchestras.

Artist Sponsor: Patricia & Christopher Weil

Soloist

Javier Perianes, Piano

"The touch is always warm and the edges are never harsh."
- The Guardian

Soloist: Pure Soul | Friday, October 14

Artist Sponsor: Brian & Silvija Devine

Violin

David Chan
Concertmaster

Home Orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra,
Concertmaster

Jun Iwasaki
Principal Second Violin

Home Orchestra:
Kansas City Symphony,
Concertmaster

Nurit Bar-Josef

Home Orchestra:
National Symphony,
Concertmaster

Aloysia Friedmann

Home Orchestra:
River Oaks Chamber Orchestra, Associate Concertmaster

Angela Fuller

Home Orchestra:
Dallas Symphony,
Principal Second

Yiwen Jiang

Home Ensemble:
Shanghai Quartet

Daniel Jordan

Home Orchestra:
Sarasota Orchestra,
Concertmaster

Alexander Kerr

Home Orchestra:
Dallas Symphony,
Concertmaster

Ana Launder

Home Ensemble:
Los Angeles Opera Orchestra,
Principal Second

Missy Lukin

Home Ensemble:
California Chamber Orchestra, Co-Concertmaster

Jeffrey Multer

Home Orchestra:
Florida Orchestra,
Concertmaster

Nathan Olson

Home Orchestra:
Dallas Symphony,
Co-Concertmaster

Jeanne Skrocki

Home Orchestra:
Pacific Symphony,
Assistant Concertmaster

Lydia Umlauf

Home Orchestra:
Dallas Symphony

Roger Wilkie

Home Orchestra:
Long Beach Symphony,
Concertmaster

 

Viola

Meredith Kufchak
Principal Viola

Home Orchestra:
Dallas Symphony, Principal

Sheldon Person

Home Orchestra:
Houston Symphony

Karie Prescott

Home Orchestra:
Los Angeles Opera Orchestra

Matthew Sinno

Home Orchestra:
Dallas Symphony,
Associate Principal

Michael Strauss

Home Orchestra:
Indianapolis Symphony,
Retired Principal

 

Cello

Brinton Smith
Principal Cello

Home Orchestra:
Houston Symphony,
Principal

Anthony Kitai

Home Orchestra:
Houston Symphony

Loewi Lin

Home Orchestra:
National Symphony

Una O'Riordan

Home Orchestra:
Detroit Symphony

Mary Szanto

Home Orchestra:
San Diego Symphony

 

Bass

Nathan Farrington
Principal Bass

Home Orchestra:
Los Angeles Opera Orchestra, Principal

Colin Corner

Home Orchestra:
Oregon Symphony,
Principal

Noah Reitman

Home Orchestra:
Vancouver Symphony,
Associate Principal

Susan Wulff

Home Orchestra:
San Diego Symphony

Flute/Piccolo

Erik Gratton
Principal Flute

Home Orchestra:
Nashville Symphony, Principal

Clay Ellerbroek

Home Orchestra:
Florida Orchestra, Principal

 
 

Oboe/English Horn

Erin Hannigan
Principal Oboe

Home Orchestra:
Dallas Symphony, Principal

Andrea Oveturf
English Horn

Home Orchestra:
San Diego Symphony, Principal

Kevin Pearl

Home Orchestra:
Milwaukee Symphony, Assistant Principal

 

Clarinet

Gregory Raden
Principal Clarinet

Home Orchestra:
Dallas Symphony, Principal

Josh Ranz

Home Orchestra:
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Principal

 

Bassoon/Contrabassoon

Ted Soluri
Principal Bassoon

Home Orchestra:
Dallas Symphony, Principal

Martin Garcia

Home Orchestra:
Cincinnati Symphony,
Associate Principal

Samantha Duckworth
Contrabasoon

Home Orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic

 

Horn

David Heyde
Principal Horn

Home Orchestra:
Dallas Symphony, Associate Principal

Haley Hoops

Home Orchestra:
Dallas Symphony

Elizabeth Linares

Home Orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic

James Nickel

Home Orchestra:
National Symphony

Trumpet

Ryan Darke
Principal Trumpet

Home Orchestra:
Los Angeles Opera Orchestra, Principal

Jonah Levy

Home Orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic

Ray Nowak

Home Orchestra:
San Diego Symphony

Bryce Schmidt

Trombone

Joël Vaïsse
Principal Trombone

Home Orchestra:
Florida Orchestra, Principal

Todd Eames
Bass Trombone

Home Orchestra:
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra

Craig Mulcahy

Home Orchestra:
National Symphony, Principal

 

Timpani & Percussion

Simon Gomez Gallego
Principal Timpani

Home Orchestra:
Chicago Philharmonic, Principal

Eric Shin
Principal Percussion

Home Orchestra:
National Symphony, Principal

Daniel Chavarin

Home Orchestra:
San Diego Symphony

Mika Nakamura

Home Orchestra:
San Francisco Symphony

Harp

Elena Mashkovtseva

Home Orchestra:
San Diego Symphony

Julie Phillips

Home Orchestra:
San Diego Symphony, Principal

 

Keyboard

Alison Luedecke
Harpsichord

Home Ensemble:
San Diego Baroque

Sonya Schumann
Piano/Celesta

Home Orchestra:
San Diego Symphony