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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
Sharon Grebanier
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
Diane Nicholeris
First Violin
Sarn Oliver
First Violin
Florin Parvulescu
First Violin
Victor Romasevich
First Violin
Catherine Van Hoesen
First Violin
Dan Carlson
Second Violin

Principal Second Violin, Dinner & Swig Families Chair
Helen Kim
Second Violin

Associate Principal Second Violin, Audrey Avis Aasen-Hull Chair
Jessie Fellows
Second Violin
Assistant Principal
Paul Brancato
Second Violin
The Eucalyptus Foundation Second Century Chair
Raushan Akhmedyarova
Second Violin
David Chernyavsky
Second Violin
John Chisholm
Second Violin

Acting Assistant Principal, 2013-14 Season
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
Issac Stern Chair
Chunming Mo
Second Violin
Polina Sedukh
Second Violin

Isaac Stern Chair
Chen Zhao
Second Violin
Jonathan Vinocour
Viola

Principal
 
Yun Jie Liu
Viola

Associate Principal
Katie Kadarauch
Viola

Assistant Principal
John Schoening
Viola

Joanne E. Harrington & Lorry I. Lokey Second Century Chair
Gina Cooper
Viola
Nancy Ellis
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
Margaret Tait
Cello

Lyman & Carol Casey Second Century Chair
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
Anne Pinsker
Cello
Scott Pingel
Bass

Principal
Daniel G. Smith
Bass

Associate Principal
Stephen Tramontozzi
Bass

Assistant Principal, Richard & Rhoda Goldman Chair
Mark Wright
Bass
Lawrence Metcalf Second Century Chair
Charles Chandler
Bass
Lee Ann Crocker
Bass
Chris Gilbert
Bass
Brian Marcus
Bass
William Ritchen
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
Piccolo
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
 
Luis Baez
Clarinet

Associate Principal & E-flat Clarinet
David Neuman
Clarinet
Jerome Simas
Clarinet
Stephen Paulson
Bassoon

Principal
Steven Dibner
Bassoon

Associate Principal
Rob Weir
Bassoon
Steven Braunstein
Bassoon

Contrabassoon
Robert Ward
Horn

Principal
Daniel Hawkins
Horn

Acting Associate Principal
Bruce Roberts
Horn

Assistant Principal
Jonathan Ring
Horn
Jessica Valeri
Horn
Chris Cooper
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
Tenor Trombone
John Engelkes
Bass Trombone


 
Jeffrey Anderson
Tuba

Principal, James Irvine Chair
Douglas Rioth
Harp

Principal
 
Edward Stephan
Timpani

Principal Timpani, Marcia & John Goldman Chair
James Lee Wyatt, III
Timpani
Acting Assistant Principal
Jacob Nissly
Percussion
Principal
Tom Hemphill
Percussion
Robert Klieger
Percussion
Acting Member
Margo Kieser
Principal Librarian

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