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The orchestra

For more than 125 years, the multi-Grammy Award-nominated Oregon Symphony has been a cornerstone of the Pacific Northwest's cultural life. Led by Music Director David Danzmayr, the Symphony serves more than 250,000 people annually, inspiring audiences locally and globally through live concerts, education, community engagement programs, and innovative initiatives like the Creative Alliance and bold programming.

Conductors

Oregon Symphony Music Director posing with a baton in the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.

David Danzmayr

Jean Vollum Music Director & Conductor

Su-Han Yang

Harold & Arlene Schnitzer Associate Conductor

Music Director Emeritus Carlos Kalmar posing against a white background.

Carlos Kalmar

Music Director Emeritus

Oregon Symphony Principal Pops Conductor poses with a baton in a concert hall.

Jeff Tyzik

Principal Pops Conductor

Conductor Jun Märkl poses on staircase.

Jun Märkl

Principal Guest Conductor

Violin

Sarah Kwak

Janet & Richard Geary Concertmaster Chair

Jessica Lee

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

Oregon Symphony violinist Chien Tan posing with a violin against a dark background.

Chien Vivianne Tan

Truman Collins, Sr. Principal Second Violin Chair

Oregon Symphony violinist Inés Voglar Belgique posing with a violin against a dark background.

Inés Voglar Belgique

Assistant Principal Second Violin

Oregon Symphony violinist Fumino Ando posing with a violin against a dark background.

Fumino Ando

Violin

Oregon Symphony violinist Keiko Araki posing with a violin against a dark background.

Keiko Araki

Violin

Oregon Symphony violinist Clarisse Atcherson posing with a violin against a dark background.

Clarisse Atcherson

Violin

Oregon Symphony violinist Lucia Atkinson posing with a violin against a dark background.

Lucia Atkinson*

Violin

Oregon Symphony violinist Ron Blessinger posing with a violin against a dark background.

Ron Blessinger

Violin

Oregon Symphony violinist Lisbeth Carreno posing with a violin against a dark background.

Lisbeth Carreno

Violin

Oregon Symphony violinist Ruby Chen posing with a violin against a dark background.

Ruby Chen

Violin

Oregon Symphony violinist Emily Cole posing with a violin against a dark background.

Emily Cole

Violin

Oregon Symphony violinist Julie Coleman posing with a violin against a dark background.

Julie Coleman

Violin

Oregon Symphony violinist Jonathan Dubay posing with a violin against a dark background.

Jonathan Dubay

Violin

Oregon Symphony violinist Greg Ewer posing with a violin against a dark background.

Gregory Ewer

Violin

Oregon Symphony violinist Daniel Ge Feng posing with a violin against a dark background.

Daniel Ge Feng

Violin

Aidan Ip

Violin

Oregon Symphony violinist Shin-young Kwon posing with a violin against a dark background.

Shin-young Kwon

Violin

Oregon Symphony violinist Shengnan Li posing with a violin against a dark background.

Shengnan Li

Violin

Oregon Symphony violinist Yuqi Li posing with a violin against a dark background.

Yuqi Li

Violin

Oregon Symphony violinist Vali Phillips posing with a violin against a dark background.

Vali Phillips

Violin

Oregon Symphony violinist Vijeta Sathyaraj posing with a violin against a dark background.

Vijeta Sathyaraj

Violin

Shintaro Taneda

Violin

Oregon Symphony violinist Shanshan Zeng posing with a violin against a dark background.

Shanshan Zeng

Violin

Viola

Oregon Symphony violist Amanda Grimm poses with a viola against a dark background.

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

Hillary Oseas*

Viola

Oregon Symphony violist Brian Quincey poses with a viola against a dark background.

Brian Quincey

Viola

Oregon Symphony violist Haojian Wang poses with a viola against a dark background.

Haojian Wang

Viola

Cello

Oregon Symphony cellist Nancy Ives poses with a cello against a dark background.

Nancy Ives

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

Justin Park

Assistant Principal

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

Seth Biagini

Cello

Hana Cohon*

Cello

Oregon Symphony cellist Marilyn de Oliveira poses with a cello against a dark background.

Marilyn de Oliveira

Cello

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

Trevor Fitzpatrick

Cello

Oregon Symphony cellist Kevin Kunkel poses with a cello against a dark background.

Kevin Kunkel

Cello

Sanga Yang

Cello

Bass

Tim Rinehart

Principal Bass

Oregon Symphony bassist Braizahn Jones poses with a bass against a dark background.

Braizahn Jones

Assistant Principal Bass

Oregon Symphony bassist Mariya-Andoniya Andonova poses with a bass against a dark background.

Mariya-Andoniya Andonova

Bass

Oregon Symphony bassist Colin Corner poses with a bass against a dark background.

Colin Corner

Bass

Oregon Symphony bassist Jeffrey Johnson poses with a bass against a dark background.

Jeffrey Johnson

Bass

Oregon Symphony bassist Jason Schooler poses with a bass against a dark background.

Jason Schooler

Bass

Harp

Oregon Symphony harpist Matthew Tutsky poses with a harp against a dark background.

Matthew Tutsky

Principal Harp

Flute

Julia Pyke

Bruce and Judy Thesenga Principal Flute Chair

Oregon Symphony flutist Alicia DiDonato Paulsen poses with a flute against a dark background.

Alicia DiDonato Paulsen

Assistant Principal

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

Zachariah Galatis

Flute & Piccolo

Piccolo

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

Zachariah Galatis

Flute & Piccolo

Oboe

Harrison Linsey

Harold J. Schnitzer Principal Oboe Chair

Oregon Symphony oboist Karen Wagner poses with an oboe against a dark background.

Karen Wagner

Assistant Principal Oboe

Kenneth Bader

Oboe & English Horn

English Horn

Kenneth Bader

Oboe & English Horn

Clarinet

Oregon Symphony clarinetist Mark Dubac poses with a clarinet against a dark background.

Mark Dubac

Principal Clarinet, Acting

Oregon Symphony clarinetist and bass clarinetist Jame Shields poses with a bass clarinet against a dark background.

Todd Kuhns

Assistant Principal Clarinet & Bass Clarinet

Colby Bond*

Clarinet

Bass Clarinet

Oregon Symphony clarinetist and bass clarinetist Jame Shields poses with a bass clarinet against a dark background.

Todd Kuhns

Assistant Principal Clarinet & Bass Clarinet

Bassoon

Oregon Symphony bassoonist Vincent Igusa poses with a bassoon against a dark background.

Vincent Igusa

Scott Showalter Principal Bassoon Chair, Acting

Oregon Symphony bassoonist & contrabassoonist Kai Rocke posing with a contrabassoon against a dark background.

Kai Rocke

Assistant Principal, Acting

Nik Hooks*

Bassoon

Oregon Symphony bassoonist Carin Miller poses with a bassoon against a dark background.

Carin Miller

Scott Showalter Principal Bassoon Chair**

Contrabassoon

Oregon Symphony bassoonist & contrabassoonist Kai Rocke posing with a contrabassoon against a dark background.

Kai Rocke

Assistant Principal, Acting

Horn

Oregon Symphony horn player Jeff Garza posing with a horn against a dark background.

Jeff Garza

Principal Horn

Oregon Symphony horn player Joe Berger posing with a horn against a dark background.

Joseph Berger

Associate Principal Horn

Oregon Symphony horn player Graham Kingsbury posing with a horn against a dark background.

Graham Kingsbury

Assistant Principal Horn

Oregon Symphony horn player Alicia Waite posing with a horn against a dark background.

Alicia Michele Waite

Fourth Horn

Kimberly Minson*

Utility Horn

Trumpet

Oregon Symphony trumpet player Jeffrey Work posing with a trumpet against a dark background.

Jeffrey Work

Cliff Deveney Principal Trumpet Chair

Oregon Symphony trumpet player David Bamonte posing with a trumpet against a dark background.

David Bamonte

Musicians of the Oregon Symphony Richard Thornburg Assistant Principal Trumpet Chair

Oregon Symphony trumpet player Doug Reneau posing with a trumpet against a dark background.

Doug Reneau

Trumpet

Trombone

Oregon Symphony trombonist Casey Jones posing with a trombone against a dark background.

Casey Jones

Bob & Janis Harrison Principal Trombone Chair

Oregon Symphony trombonist Robert Taylor posing with a trombone against a dark background.

Robert Taylor

Assistant Principal Trombone

Charles Reneau

Trombone & Bass Trombone

Bass Trombone

Charles Reneau

Trombone & Bass Trombone

Tuba

Oregon Symphony tuba player JáTtik Clark posing with a tuba against a dark background.

JáTtik Clark

Karen Deveney Principal Tuba Chair

Timpani

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

Jonathan Greeney

Principal Timpani

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

Sergio Carreno

Assistant Principal Timpani & Percussion

Percussion

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

Michael Roberts

Principal Percussion

Oregon Symphony percussionist Stephen Kehner posing with a cymbal against a dark background.

Stephen Kehner

Assistant Principal Percussion

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

Sergio Carreno

Assistant Principal Timpani & Percussion

Library

Oregon Symphony librarian Joy Fabos posing against a dark background.

Joy Fabos

Principal Librarian

Oregon Symphony librarian Kat Thompson posing against a dark background.

Kat Thompson

Associate Librarian

Cael Farrow

Substitute Assistant Librarian

Adaiha MacAdam-Somer

Assistant Librarian

* acting position
⁠⁠** leave of absence