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Alexander Barantschik
First Violin

Concertmaster, Naoum Blinder Chair
 
Nadya Tichman
First Violin

Associate Concertmaster, San Francisco Symphony Foundation Chair
 
Wyatt Underhill
First Violin

Assistant Concertmaster, 75th Anniversary Chair
Jeremy Constant
First Violin

Assistant Concertmaster
Mariko Smiley
First Violin

Paula & John Gambs Second Century Chair
Melissa Kleinbart
First Violin

Katharine Hanrahan Chair
Yun Chu
First Violin
Naomi Kazama Hull
First Violin
In Sun Jang
First Violin
Yukiko Kurakata
First Violin

Catherine A. Mueller Chair
Suzanne Leon
First Violin
Leor Maltinski
First Violin
Sarn Oliver
First Violin
Florin Parvulescu
First Violin
Victor Romasevich
First Violin
Catherine Van Hoesen
First Violin
Dan Carlson
Second Violin

Principal, Dinner & Swig Families Chair
Helen Kim
Second Violin

Associate Principal, Audrey Avis Aasen-Hull Chair
Jessie Fellows
Second Violin
Assistant Principal
Raushan Akhmedyarova
Second Violin
David Chernyavsky
Second Violin
John Chisholm
Second Violin
Cathryn Down
Second Violin
Darlene Gray
Second Violin

Stan & Lenora Davis Chair
Amy Hiraga
Second Violin
Kum Mo Kim
Second Violin
Kelly Leon-Pearce
Second Violin
Eliot Lev
Second Violin

Isaac Stern Chair
Chunming Mo
Second Violin
Polina Sedukh
Second Violin
Chen Zhao
Second Violin
Jonathan Vinocour
Viola

Principal
 
Yun Jie Liu
Viola

Associate Principal
Katie Kadarauch
Viola

Assistant Principal
Gina Cooper
Viola
David Gaudry
Viola
David Kim
Viola
Christina King
Viola
Wayne Roden
Viola
Nanci Severance
Viola
Adam Smyla
Viola
Matthew Young
Viola
Peter Wyrick
Cello

Associate Principal, Peter & Jacqueline Hoefer Chair
Amos Yang
Cello

Assistant Principal
Barbara Andres
Cello

The Stanley S. Langendorf Foundation Second Century Chair
Barbara Bogatin
Cello

Phyllis Blair Cello Chair
Jill Rachuy Brindel
Cello

Gary & Kathleen Heidenreich Second Century Chair
Sébastien Gingras
Cello

Penelope Clark Second Century Chair
David Goldblatt
Cello

Christine & Pierre Lamond Second Century Chair
Carolyn McIntosh
Cello

Elizabeth C. Peters Cello Chair
Anne Pinsker
Cello
Scott Pingel
Bass

Principal
Daniel G. Smith
Bass

Associate Principal
Stephen Tramontozzi
Bass

Assistant Principal, Richard & Rhoda Goldman Chair
S. Mark Wright
Bass

Lawrence Metcalf Second Century Chair
Charles Chandler
Bass
Chris Gilbert
Bass
Brian Marcus
Bass
Tim Day
Flute

Principal, Caroline H. Hume Chair
 
Robin McKee
Flute

Associate Principal, Catherine & Russell Clark Chair
 
Linda Lukas
Flute

Alfred S. & Dede Wilsey Chair
Catherine Payne
Flute

Piccolo, The Rainbow Piccolo Chair
Eugene Izotov
Oboe

Principal, Edo de Waart Chair
James Button
Oboe

Associate Principal
Pamela Smith
Oboe

Dr. William D. Clinite Chair
Russ deLuna
Oboe

English Horn, Joseph & Pauline Scafidi Chair
 
Carey Bell
Clarinet

Principal, William R. & Gretchen B. Kimball Chair
 
Jerome Simas
Clarinet
Bass Clarinet
Stephen Paulson
Bassoon

Principal
Steven Dibner
Bassoon

Associate Principal
Steven Braunstein
Bassoon

Contrabassoon
Robert Ward
Horn

Principal
Mark Almond
Horn

Associate Principal
Bruce Roberts
Horn

Assistant Principal
Jonathan Ring
Horn
Jessica Valeri
Horn
Daniel Hawkins
Horn
Mark Inouye
Trumpet

Principal, William G. Irwin Charity Foundation Chair
Aaron Schuman
Trumpet

Associate Principal, Peter Pastreich Chair
Guy Piddington
Trumpet

Ann L. & Charles B. Johnson Chair
Jeff Biancalana
Trumpet
Tim Higgins
Trombone

Principal, Robert L. Samter Chair
Nick Platoff
Trombone

Associate Principal
Paul Welcomer
Trombone
Jeffrey Anderson
Tuba

Principal, James Irvine Chair
Douglas Rioth
Harp

Principal
 
Edward Stephan
Timpani

Principal, Marcia & John Goldman Chair
Bryce Leafman
Timpani

Assistant Principal Timpani / Section Percussion
Jacob Nissly
Percussion

Principal
James Lee Wyatt III
Percussion
Stan Muncy
Percussion
Acting 
Margo Kieser
Principal Librarian

Nancy & Charles Geschke Chair
John Campbell
Assistant Librarian
Matt Gray
Assistant Librarian