Orchestra Members

Symphony in C Orchestra Members

2025–2026 Season

Symphony in C’s professional orchestra brings together talented musicians from throughout the region and beyond. Led by Music Director Noam Aviel, the orchestra features accomplished performers serving as concertmasters, principal musicians, section players, and guest artists.

Violin I

• Hao Zhou, Concertmaster
• Ria Honda, Concertmaster
• Dongyoung Jake Shim, Associate Concertmaster
• Emmalena Huning, Associate Concertmaster
• Christophe Koenig, Assistant Concertmaster
• Leo Matsuoka, Assistant Concertmaster
• Bade Dastan, Assistant Concertmaster

Violin II

• Dexter Mott, Co-Principal 2nd Violin
• Roni Shitrit, Co-Principal 2nd Violin

Violin Section (22)

• Xuan Yao
• Lara Lewison
• Yiyang Hou
• Dallas Noble
• Megan Lin
• Chieh-An Yu
• Yeonsoo Kim
• Virgil Moore
• Veronika Sveshnikova
• Hajung Cho
• Daniel Lee
• Ian Barnett
• Jieon Park
• Kai Freeman
• Josephine Kim
• Maya Buchanan
• Anthony Chan
• Roger Shao
• Eunmin Woo

Viola (8)

• Sofia Gilchenok, Principal Viola
• Torron Pfeffer, Associate Principal Viola
• Emad Zolfaghari
• Sumin Kim
• Sydney Whipple
• Yizilin Liang
• Graham Cohen
• Janice Leung

Violoncello (6)

• Robin Park, Principal Cello
• Ania Lewis, Associate Principal Cello
• Elliott Kim
• Shengyu Meng
• Jonah Kernis
• Gloria Lee

Bass

• Elan Simon, Principal Bass
• Andrew O’Connor
• Kathryn Stewart
• Devin O’Brien
• Gabriel Gaw

Flute

• Ji Young Kim, Principal Flute
• Blue Shelton, Flute II
• Eunah Kim, Piccolo

Oboe

• Ben Price, Principal Oboe
• Izaiah Cheeran, Oboe II
• Christopher Correa, Oboe III / English Horn

Clarinet

• Taig Egan, Principal Clarinet
• Alexander Erlich-Herzog, Clarinet II
• Juliyan Martinez, E♭ / Asst. Principal Clarinet
• Chin-I Lee, Bass Clarinet

Bassoon

• Diego Peña, Principal Bassoon
• Zachary VonCannon, Bassoon II
• Austin Wegener, Bassoon III / Contrabassoon

Horn

• Christine Ott, Principal Horn
• Jisun Oh, Horn II
• Nicholas Ivy, Horn III
• Martina Adams, Horn IV

Trumpet

• Brian Olson, Principal Trumpet
• Dasara Beta, Trumpet II
• Franz Maury, Trumpet III

Trombone

• TBA, Principal Trombone
• Sarah Goldberg, Trombone II
• Alexander Felker, Bass Trombone

Tuba

• Benjamin Kauffman, Principal Tuba

Timpani

• Rubén Acuña, Principal Timpani

Percussion

• Tristan Bouyer, Principal Percussion
• Zachary Thomas, Section Percussion

Harp

• Daniel Benedict, Principal Harp

Auditions

Interested in performing with Symphony in C?

Information about auditions for open positions and the substitute list is available on our Auditions page.

Alumni

Learn more about former Symphony in C musicians and the notable positions they have gone on to hold through our alumni page.