Meet the Orchestra
First Violins
Martin Chalifour
Principal Concertmaster
Marjorie Connell Wilson Chair
Nathan Cole
First Associate Concertmaster
Ernest Fleischmann Chair
Bing Wang
Associate Concertmaster
Barbara and Jay Rasulo Chair
Akiko Tarumoto
Assistant Concertmaster
Philharmonic Affiliates Chair
Rebecca Reale
Deanie and Jay Stein Chair
Minyoung Chang
I.H. Albert Sutnick Chair
Second Violins
[position vacant]
Principal
Dorothy Rossel Lay Chair
Mark Kashper
Associate Principal
Dale Breidenthal
Mark Houston Dalzell and James Dao-Dalzell Chair for Artistic Service to the Community
Violas
[position vacant]
Principal
John Connell Chair
Ben Ullery
Associate Principal
Jenni Seo
Assistant Principal
Bradley Parrimore*
Cellos
Robert deMaine
Principal
Bram and Elaine Goldsmith Chair
Ben Hong
Associate Principal
Sadie and Norman Lee Chair
Dahae Kim
Assistant Principal
Jonathan Karoly
Gloria Lum
Linda and Maynard Brittan Chair
Basses
Christopher Hanulik
Principal
Diane Disney Miller and Ron Miller Chair
Kaelan Decman
Associate Principal
Oscar M. Meza
Assistant Principal
David Allen Moore
Ted Botsford
Flutes
Denis Bouriakov
Principal
Virginia and Henry Mancini Chair
Catherine Ransom Karoly
Associate Principal
Mr. and Mrs. H. Russell Smith Chair
Elise Shope Henry
Mari L. Danihel Chair
Piccolo
Oboes
[position vacant]
Principal
Carol Colburn Grigor Chair
Marion Arthur Kuszyk
Associate Principal
English Horn
Clarinets
Boris Allakhverdyan
Principal
Michele and Dudley Rauch Chair
[position vacant]
Associate Principal
Andrew Lowy
Bass Clarinet
E-Flat Clarinet
Bassoons
Whitney Crockett
Principal
Shawn Mouser+
Associate Principal
Ann Ronus Chair
Michele Grego
Contrabassoon
Horns
Andrew Bain
Principal
John Cecil Bessell Chair
David Cooper
Associate Principal
Gregory Roosa
Alan Scott Klee Chair
Amy Jo Rhine
Loring Charitable Trust Chair
Elyse Lauzon
Reese and Doris Gothie Chair
Ethan Bearman
Assistant
Bud and Barbara Hellman Chair
Elizabeth Linares Montero*
Nancy and Leslie Abell LA Phil Resident Fellow Chair
Trumpets
Thomas Hooten
Principal
M. David and Diane Paul Chair
James Wilt
Associate Principal
Nancy and Donald de Brier Chair
Christopher Still
Ronald and Valerie Sugar Chair
Trombones
David Rejano Cantero
Principal
Koni and Geoff Rich Chair
James Miller
Associate Principal
Judith and Thomas L. Beckmen Chair
Paul Radke
Bass Trombone
John Lofton
Miller and Goff Family Chair
Tuba
Timpani
Joseph Pereira
Principal
Cecilia and Dudley Rauch Chair
David Riccobono
Assistant Principal
Percussion
Matthew Howard
Principal
Keyboard
Joanne Pearce Martin
Katharine Bixby Hotchkis Chair
Harp
Emmanuel Ceysson
Principal
Ann Ronus Chair
Librarians
Conducting Fellows
* Judith and Thomas L. Beckmen LA Phil Resident Fellows
+ On Sabbatical
Read the orchestra's biography here
The Los Angeles Philharmonic string section utilizes revolving seating on a systematic basis. Players listed alphabetically change seats periodically.
The musicians of the Los Angeles Philharmonic are represented by Professional Musicians Local 47, AFM.