San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra
ROSTER & STAFF
San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra Roster 2026–27
FIRST VIOLIN
Euisun Hong, Sydney Li-Jenkins, Aaron Ma, Andrew Zhang
Co-Concertmasters
Ethan Chang
Asher Cupp
Brandon Gao
Christina Hong
Hyesun Hong
Kayla Hwang
Constance Kuan
William Liang
Henry Miller
Carolyn Ren
Lisa Saito
Yujin Shin
Oliver Spivey
Kate Vo
Lucy Wang
Riona Zhu
SECOND VIOLIN
Serena She, Yihe Wang
Co-Principals
Maggie Cai
Priscilla Chai
Janet Chan
Dylan Chua
Evelyn Holmes
Kirsten Huang
Katherine Jang
Noa Kumayama
Sarah Kumayama
Edan Leung
Jessie Shang
Calliope Smith
Caroline Stevens
Mia Turakhia
Nishanth Viswanathan
Braden Wang
Junnosuke Yanagisawa
Emma You
VIOLA
Jamie Cheung, Daphna Rave Glassman, Jaydon Li, Rohan Sangani
Co-Principals
Harper Berry
Timothy Cheung
Onyx Haddick
Violet Ozalp
Olivia Park
Olivia Ramirez
Galen Russell
Laurelin Stroh
Nicole Targosz
Annie Vo
Chao-Han Yang
CELLO
Timothy Huang, Ethan Lee, Cara Wang
Co-Principals
Hailey Ely
Anya Finsterle
Jackson Hardy
Anthony Jung
Donghu Kim
Sophie Kou
Lukas Masur
Yoonsa Park
Anya Zhang
DOUBLE BASS
Sophie Lechner, Allison Prakalapakorn, Raiden Tan
Co-Principals
Max Balansay
Haku Homma
Hani Khayatei Houssaini
Rudie Sheehy
Adeline Wang
Dominick Weng
Eric Zhang
FLUTE
Tiffany Chou
Eileen Lee
Antoine Leung
Cadence Liu
OBOE
Alexander Erlebacher
Jesse Spain
Liam Ta
Asher Wong
CLARINET
Terri Choi
Subin Kim
Hanting Liu
Timothy Park
BASSOON
Julia Borin
Stuthi Jaladanki
Abigail Pinto
Eileen Zhao
FRENCH HORN
Ciera Alkhoury
Elinor Cooper
Owen Ellis
Violet MacAvoy
Mykah Williams
TRUMPET
Marcus Chu
Julian Moran
Ivan Sokolenko
Oliver Zhou
TENOR TROMBONE
Harvy Chang
Ethan Moran
BASS TROMBONE
Lenel Elison Gomintong
TUBA
Cameron Strahs
TIMPANI/PERCUSSION
Nava Gold
Garrett Guo
Joshua Hsieh
Roshni Rath
Aeneas Yu
HARP
Camille Chu
Charlotte Trinh
KEYBOARD
Kartikeya Akella
CONDUCTING APPRENTICE
Emilia Díaz Delgado
YOUTH ORCHESTRA ADMINISTRATION
Daniel Hallett, Director, Youth Orchestra Program
Lily Wang, Youth Orchestra Music Librarian
Katie Lee, Youth Orchestra Administrative Apprentice
SF Symphony Youth Orchestra Coaching Faculty
The Youth Orchestra’s success has a great deal to do with its innovative, tuition-free training program which taps members of the San Francisco Symphony. Youth Orchestra musicians receive weekly coaching with SF Symphony members before the full ensemble rehearses with Wattis Foundation Music Director Radu Paponiu. The San Francisco Symphony extends its deepest thanks to the following musicians for their dedication and commitment to the Youth Orchestra program.
First Violin — In Sun Jang
Second Violin — David Chernyavsky, Chen Zhao
Viola — Adam Smyla
Cello — Jill Brindel, Davis You
Double Bass — Stephen Tramontozzi
Flute — Catherine Payne
Oboe — Russell deLuna, Brooks Fisher
Clarinet — Matthew Griffith, Jerome Simas
Bassoon — Justin Cummings
French Horn — Jack Bryant
Trumpet — Jeff Biancalana
Trombone/Tuba — Jonathan Seiberlich
Percussion/Timpani — Marty Thenell
Harp — Katherine Siochi
Keyboard — Marc Shapiro
SF Symphony Youth Orchestra Musicians travel from all over the Bay Area
The San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra comprises over 100 young musicians. More than twice that number audition every spring to fill around 40 openings. SFSYO members travel from all over the Bay Area, some of them commuting more than two hours in both directions, to come to Davies Symphony Hall every Saturday for rehearsal.
Youth Orchestra Musicians' Home Towns
100+ Young Artists from all over the Bay Area
