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The National Ballet of Canada is privileged to be one of the only ballet companies in the world to have its own full Orchestra. With over 60 members, The National Ballet of Canada Orchestra is led by Music Director and Principal Conductor David Briskin and has performed in each of the National Ballet's seasons since the company's inception in 1951. The Orchestra has toured extensively with the company through Canada, US and Europe. Over the years, the Orchestra has received much acclaim from audiences and critics alike and is an indispensable part of The National Ballet of Canada.

Music Director and Principal Conductor
David Briskin

Conductor
Julian Pellicano

Violin 1
Aaron Schwebel, Concertmaster
Lynn Kuo, Assistant, Concertmaster
Jennie Baccante*
Terri Croft+
Xiao Grabke
Nancy Kershaw
Dominique Laplante 
Yakov Lerner
Aya Miyagawa
Wendy Rogers
Paul Zevenhuizen

Violin 2
Jamie Kruspe, Acting Principal Second Violin
Csaba Koczó, Acting Assistant Principal 2^nd Violin
James Aylesworth
Sheldon Grabke
Hiroko Kagawa+
Sonia Klimasko-Leheniuk
Jayne Maddison*
Hee-Soo Yoon+
Joanna Zabrowarna

Violas
Shelia Jaffe, _Principal*
Josh Greenlaw, Acting Principal
Emily Eng, Acting Assistant Principal
Valerie Kuinka
Johann Lotter
Nicholaos Papadakis+
Angela Rudden

Cellos
Maurizio Baccante, Principal
Marianne Pack, Assistant Principal
Olga Laktionova
Mary-Katherine Finch+
Andrew McIntosh*
Elaine Thompson
Jill Vitols+
Paul Widner*

Basses
Tony Flynt, Principal
Jonathan Yeoh, Assistant Principal
Michael Cox+
Samuel-San Vachon

Flutes
Leslie J. Allt, Principal‡
Shelley Brown, Piccolo
Maria Pelletier

Oboes
Mark Rogers, Principal
Karen Rotenberg*
Jasper Hitchcock
Lesley Youn, English Horn

Clarinets
Max Christie, Principal
Colleen Cook, Bass Clarinet+
Gary Kidd*
Emily Marlow, Eb Clarinet

Saxophone
Wallace Halladay+

Bassoons
Chia-Yu Hsu, Principal△
William Cannaway, Contra Bassoon+
Thomas Roy-Rochette

Horns
Jessie Brooks, Principal*
Carlie Bigelow
Gary Pattison
Scott Wevers

Trumpets
Richard Sandals, Principal
Brendan Cassin+
Mark Dharmaratnam
Charles Watson

Trombones
David Pell, Principal
David Archer
Luke Roussy, Bass Trombone+

Tuba
Sasha Johnson, Principal

Harp
Clara Wang, Principal 

Timpani
Andrew Rasmus, Principal

Percussion
Kristofer Maddigan, Principal
Mark Mazur
Michael Murphy+
Louis Pino+

Orchestra Personnel Manager and Music Administrator
Raymond Tizzard

*On Leave of Absence
+ Additional Musician
‡ The Principal Flute position is endowed by The Herridge Family Fund.
△ The Principal Bassoon Position is endowed by The Herridge Family Fund.