Orchestra Roster
Conductors
Perry So
Music Director & Principal Conductor
Chelsea Tipton, II
Principal Pops Conductor
Claire Lewis
Harmony Conductor Fellow
Strings
Violin
- David Southorn, Concertmaster
- Tristan Siegel, Assistant Concertmaster
- Stephan Tieszen, Principal Second Violin
- Millie Piekos, Assistant Principal Second Violin, The Howard & Judith Henry Chair
- Simon Bilyk
- Emma Carleton
- Fengwan Chen
- Soohyun Choi
- Elisabeth Ewe
- Bin Gui
- Lap Hei “Jeremy” Hao
- Stephanie Hug
- Oliver Leitner
- Nathan Lowman
- Yuan Ma
- Judith McDermott-Eggert
- Steven Song
- Gregory Tompkins
- Saerom Yoo
- Chieh-An Yu
- Jorhendi Esquivel, harmony fellow
Section violin chair donors: The Sheila Getman-Sherwin and John Sherwin III Chair, The Frank D. Winder Chair, The Jeanet S. Curtis Chair, The Beekman C. Cannon Chair
Viola
- Marvin Warshaw, Principal
- Ellen Higham, Assistant Principal, The Christopher & Evelyn Getman Chair
- Gretchen Frazier
- Yaroslav Kargin
- Jill Pellett Levine
- Carol Warshaw
- Nelsy Badia, harmony fellow
Section viola chair donor: The Julia Bryant Getman & Charles Cunningham Chair
Cello
- Rebecca Patterson, Principal, The Martha & Herman Copen Chair
- Tom Hudson, Assistant Principal
- Christine Coyle (on leave 2024-25)
- Julia Henderson
- Cheng Liang
- Mariusz Skula
- Patricia Smith
- Jillian Emerson, harmony fellow
Section cello chair donor: The Howard & Judith Henry Chair
The Helen E. Hagan Chair is supported through generous investments to the Helen E. Hagan Fund for Underrepresented Musicians. Click here to learn more about the fund and to make a gift.
Bass
- vacant, Principal, The Sidney Rhein Chair
- Kohei Yamaguchi, Acting Assistant Principal
- Jim Andrews
- Christopher Johnson
- Jeffrey Tomkins
- Samantha Donato, harmony fellow
Woodwinds
Flute
- Mira Magrill, Principal
- Marjorie Shansky, Assistant Principal, The Hilary G. Pearson & Erik Pearson Chair
Oboe
- Olav van Hezewijk, Principal, The Auxiliary of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra Chair
- Marta Boratgis, Assistant Principal
Clarinet
- David Shifrin, Principal
- Bixby Kennedy, Assistant Principal
Bassoon
- Rémy Taghavi, Principal
- Asha Kline, Assistant Principal, The Lewis P. Curtis Chair
Brass
Horn
- Eva Conti, Principal, The William Doolittle Getman Chair
- Brian Nichols
- Sara Cyrus, Assistant Principal
- Kyle Hoyt
Trumpet
- Dovas Lietuvninkas, Principal
- Ken Tedeschi, Assistant Principal
Trombone
- Scott Cranston, Principal
- Connor Rowe, Assistant Principal
Bass Trombone
- Felix Padilla, Assistant Principal
Tuba
- Adam Crowe, Principal
Percussion
Timpani
- Michael Singer, Principal, The Glenn Doolittle Sherwin & John William Sherwin Chair
Percussion
- Aya Kaminaguchi, Principal
Harp
- vacant, Principal
Piano
- William Braun, Principal
Personnel Manger & Librarian
- Marvin Warshaw, The Jane & William Curran Symphony Library in honor of Michael Palmer
