Orchestra Roster Announced for Mainly Mozart All-Star Orchestra Festival Returning to San Diego

San Diego, Calif. – June 11, 2024 – Mainly Mozart is excited to announce the full orchestra roster the Mainly Mozart All-Star Orchestra Festival, the country’s largest gathering of concertmasters and principal players from the nation’s top orchestras, who come together each summer in San Diego for a week of remarkable performances of classical music’s finest scores. Tickets available now.

The orchestra, led by Maestro Michael Francis, will perform six, unique concerts at two venues: the new Epstein Family Amphitheater and The Conrad, both located in La Jolla.

This year’s orchestra roster is a group of incredible concertmasters and principal players from 30 orchestras: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Canadian Opera Company Orchestra, Cincinnati Symphony, The Cleveland Orchestra, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Delaware Symphony, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, The Florida Orchestra, Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Houston Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, Kansas City Symphony, LA Opera Orchestra, LA Phil, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, Naples Philharmonic, National Symphony Orchestra, Oregon Symphony, Pacific Symphony, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Royal Oaks Chamber Orchestra (ROCO), San Diego Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, Santa Barbara Symphony, Tucson Symphony Orchestra, Utah Symphony and Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.

Mainly Mozart All-Star Orchestra Festival 2024 Orchestra Roster

Violin

Nurit Bar-Josef: National Symphony Orchestra, Concertmaster

Marie Berard: Canadian Opera Company Orchestra, Concertmaster

Robyn Bollinger, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Concertmaster

Justin Bruns: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Associate Concertmaster

Roberto Cani: LA Opera Orchestra, Concertmaster

Zachary DePue: Naples Philharmonic, Concertmaster

Jun Iwasaki: Kansas City Symphony, Concertmaster

Dennis Kim: Pacific Symphony, Concertmaster

Sarah Kwak: Oregon Symphony, Concertmaster

Kevin Lin: Indianapolis Symphony, Concertmaster

Missy Lukin: San Diego Symphony

Jeffrey Multer: The Florida Orchestra, Concertmaster

Vali Phillips: Oregon Symphony

Wes Precourt: San Diego Symphony, Associate Concertmaster

Lauren Roth: Tucson Symphony Orchestra, Concertmaster

Robert Schumitzky: Pacific Symphony

Michael Seiss: Pacific Symphony

Yoomin Seo: Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, Concertmaster

Wenyi Shih: San Francisco Ballet Orchestra

Hanah Stuart: San Diego Symphony

Jeff Thayer: San Diego Symphony, Concertmaster

Nicholas Wright: Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Concertmaster

Jisun Yang: San Diego Symphony, Assistant Concertmaster

Natalie Yu: The Florida Orchestra

Viola

Jenny Anschel

Brant Bayless: Utah Symphony, Principal

Joan DerHovsepian: Houston Symphony, Principal

Aloysia Friedmann: Royal Oaks Chamber Orchestra (ROCO), Concertmaster

Erik Rynearson: Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Principal

Zhenwei Shi: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Principal

Cello

Robert deMaine: LA Phil, Principal

Karen Freer: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Acting Assistant Principal

Barry Gold: LA Phil

Dahae Kim: LA Phil, Assistant Principal

Anne Richardson: San Francisco Symphony, Associate Principal

Eric Sung: San Francisco Ballet Orchestra, Principal

Bass

Scott Pingel: San Francisco Symphony, Principal

Michael Franz: The Philadelphia Orchestra

Kevin Gobetz: San Diego Symphony

Jufang Liu: Indianapolis Symphony, Principal

Susan Wulff: San Diego Symphony, Associate Principal

Flute

Clay Ellerbroek: The Florida Orchestra, Principal

Jeffrey Khaner: The Philadelphia Orchestra, Principal

Piccolo

Rose Lombardo: San Diego Symphony, Principal

Sandy Hughes: Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

Oboe

Erin Hannigan: Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Principal

Dwight Parry: Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Principal

Orion Rapp: Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Principal

Frank Rosenwein: The Cleveland Orchestra, Principal

Clarinet

Boris Allakhverdyan: LA Phil, Principal

Christopher Pell: Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Principal

Frank Renk: San Diego Symphony

Basset Horn

Josh Ranz: Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Principal

Max Opferkuch: San Diego Symphony

Bassoon

Whitney Crockett: LA Phil, Principal

Erik Holtje: Delaware Symphony, Principal

French Horn

David Cooper: LA Phil, Assoc. Principal

Haley Hoops: Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Elizabeth Linares: LA Phil

Kaylet Torrez: Pacific Symphony, Assistant Principal

Trumpet

Anthony Limoncelli: Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Principal

Ansel Norris: The Florida Orchestra, Asst. Principal

Trombone

Kyle Covington: San Diego Symphony, Principal

John Lofton: LA Phil

Steve Peterson: Fort Worth Symphony, Acting Principal

Joel Vaisse: The Florida Orchestra, Principal

Tuba

Mason Soria: LA Phil, Principal

Percussion

Gregory Cohen: San Diego Symphony, Principal

Jauvon Gilliam: National Symphony, Principal

Eduardo Meneses: Santa Barbara Symphony, Principal

David Riccobono: LA Phil, Assistant Principal, Timpani

Wesley Sumpter: LA Phil

Harpsichord

Allison Leudecke

Organ

Nicholas Halbert

Harp

Julie Phillips

Soloists

The opening concert June 20 features internationally acclaimed pianist Georgi Li performing Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21. The June 22 concert features the San Diego Master Chorale joined by soloists Erica Petrocelli from the LA Opera and acclaimed opera singer Babatunde Akinboboye. The June 27 performance features Robert DeMaine, principal cellist of the LA Phil, on Concerto for Cello and Wind Orchestra by Gulda. The closing night performance on June 29 features one of America’s foremost violinists, Stefan Jackiw.

Thursday, June 20 | 7:30pm – 9pm| UC San Diego Epstein Family Amphitheater

Saturday, June 22 | 7:30pm – 9pm| UC San Diego Epstein Family Amphitheater

Sunday, June 23 | 3:00pm – 4:00pm | The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center

Tuesday, June 25 | 7:30pm – 9pm| The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center

Thursday, June 27| 7:30pm – 9pm| UC San Diego Epstein Family Amphitheater

Saturday, June 29 | 7:30pm – 9pm| UC San Diego Epstein Family Amphitheater

June 23 and 25: The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center | 7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037
June 20, 22, 27 and 29: UC San Diego’s Epstein Family Amphitheater | 9500 Gilman Dr, San Diego, CA 92093

Tickets may be purchased online at www.mainlymozart.org/allstar or by calling the box office at (619) 955-8273 Monday – Friday from 8am to 5pm.