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