Mainly Mozart Presents…
The 2021 All-Star Orchestra Roster
The largest gathering of concertmasters & principal players in North America.
Lifelong friendships are forged through Mainly Mozart’s Artist Sponsorship program where supporters sponsor a member of the Festival Orchestra or Festival soloist through their gift of $2,000 to $10,000. Throughout the Festival, sponsors have opportunities to connect with their artist.
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.
Adopt An Artist Sponsor:
Jo Ann Kilty
Violin
Martin Chalifour
Concertmaster
Soloist: Mozart & Beethoven
Home Orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic,
Concertmaster
David Kim
Concertmaster
Soloist: The Virtuoso and Mozart Eine Kleine
Home Orchestra:
Philadelphia Orchestra, Concertmaster
Jun Iwasaki
Principal Second Violin
Home Orchestra:
Nashville Symphony,
Concertmaster
Nurit Bar-Josef
Home Orchestra:
National Symphony,
Concertmaster
Justin Bruns
Home Orchestra:
Atlanta Symphony,
Associate Concertmaster
Artistic Partner
David Chan
Home Orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Concertmaster
David Coucheron
Home Orchestra:
Atlanta Orchestra, Concertmaster
Aloysia Friedmann
Home Orchestra:
River Oaks Chamber Orchestra, Associate Concertmaster
Daniel Jordan
Home Orchestra:
Sarasota Orchestra,
Concertmaster
Alexander Kerr
Home Orchestra:
Dallas Symphony,
Concertmaster
Dennis Kim
Home Orchestra:
Pacific Symphony,
Concertmaster
Kevin Lin
Home Orchestra:
Indianapolis Symphony,
Concertmaster
Jeffrey Multer
Home Orchestra:
Florida Orchestra, Concertmaster
Nathan Olson
Home Orchestra:
Dallas Symphony Orchestra,
Co-Concertmaster
Lauren Roth
Home Orchestra:
Tucson Symphony Orchestra, Concertmaster
Jeff Thayer
Home Orchestra:
San Diego Symphony, Concertmaster
Alexander Velinzon
Home Orchestra:
Boston Symphony,
Associate Concertmaster
Jeff Zehngut
Home Orchestra:
Cleveland Orchestra
Roger Wilkie
Home Orchestra:
Long Beach Symphony,
Concertmaster
Nicholas Wright
Home Orchestra:
Vancouver Symphony,
Concertmaster
Viola
Brant Bayless
Principal Viola
Home Orchestra: Utah Symphony,
Principal Viola
Cynthia Phelps
Principal Viola
Home Orchestra:
New York Philharmonic,
Principal Viola
Christian Colberg
Home Orchestra:
Cincinnati Symphony,
Principal Viola
Meredith Crawford
Home Orchestra:
Pacific Symphony,
Principal Viola
Remi Pelletier
Home Orchestra:
Toronto Symphony,
Associate Principal Viola
Ariana Solotoff
Home Orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Ben Ullery
Home Orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic,
Assistant Principal Viola
Cello
Joseph Johnson
Principal Cello
Home Orchestra:
Toronto Symphony,
Principal Cello
Rafael Figueroa
Home Orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra,
Principal Cello
Karen Freer
Home Orchestra:
Atlanta Symphony,
Assistant Principal Cello
Barry Gold
Home Orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Austin Huntington
Home Orchestra:
Indianapolis Symphony,
Principal Cello
Bass
Artistic Partner
Scott Pingel
Principal Bass
Home Orchestra:
San Francisco Symphony,
Principal Bass
Nathan Farrington
Principal Bass
Home Orchestra:
Los Angeles Opera,
Principal Bass
Robin Kesselman
Principal Bass
Home Orchestra:
Houston Symphony,
Principal Bass
Ju-Fang Liu
Home Orchestra:
Indianapolis Symphony,
Principal Bass
David Allen Moore
Home Orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Susan Wulff
Home Orchestra:
San Diego Symphony,
Associate Principal Bass
Flute/Piccolo
Jeffrey Khaner
Principal Flute
Home Orchestra:
Philadelphia Orchestra,
Principal Flute
Clay Ellerbroek
Home Orchestra:
The Florida Orchestra,
Principal Flute
Amy Taylor
Home Orchestra:
San Diego Symphony,
Piccolo
Oboe
Nathan Hughes
Principal Oboe
Home Orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Principal Oboe
Mitchell Kuhn
Home Orchestra:
Florida Orchestra,
Principal Oboe
Clarinet
Boris Allakhverdyan
Home Orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic,
Principal Clarinet
Christopher Pell
Home Orchestra:
Cincinnati Symphony, Principal Clarinet
Bassoon
Whitney Crockett
Principal Bassoon
Home Orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic,
Principal Bassoon
Dan Shelly
Home Orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera
Orchestra
Horn
Andrew Bain
Principal Horn
Home Orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Principal Horn
Jenna Breen
Home Orchestra:
Seattle Symphony Horn
Julie Landsman
Home Orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra,
Former Principal Horn
Kaylet Torrez
Home Orchestra:
Pacific Symphony,
Assistant Principal Horn
Trumpet
Conrad Jones
Home Orchestra:
Indianapolis Symphony,
Principal Trumpet
Joseph Brown
Home Orchestra:
San Francisco Ballet
Orchestra
Jack Sutte
Home Orchestra:
Cleveland Orchestra
Trombone
Joël Vaïsse
Principal Trombone
Home Orchestra:
Florida Orchestra, Principal Trombone
Adopt An Artist Sponsors:
Brian & Silvija Devine
John Lofton
Home Orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Adopt An Artist Sponsors:
Dea & Osborn Hurston
James Miller
Home Orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Adopt An Artist Sponsors:
Dr. Donald & Susan Agostino
Timpani & Percussion
Eduardo Meneses
Principal Percussion
Home Orchestra:
Santa Barbara Symphony, Principal Percussion
Adopt An Artist Sponsors:
David Riccobono
Home Orchestra:
Long Beach Symphony, Principal Percussion
Adopt an Artist Sponsors:
Wesley Sumpter
Home Orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Adopt An Artist Sponsors:
Harp
Elena Mashkovtseva
Adopt An Artist Sponsors:
DeAnn Cary & Bill Jech