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The National Ballet of Canada Orchestra

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
James Aylesworth
Jennie Baccante*
Terri Croft+
Sheldon Grabke
Nancy Kershaw
Sonia Klimasko-Leheniuk
Csaba Koczó
Yakov Lerner
Hee-Soo Yoon+
Joanna Zabrowarna
Violin 2
Jamie Kruspe, Acting Principal Second Violin
Aya Miyagawa, Acting Assistant Principal 2nd Violin
Xiao Grabke
Hiroko Kagawa+
Dominique Laplante
Jayne Maddison*
Wendy Rogers
Paul Zevenhuizen
Violas
Shelia Jaffe, Principal
Joshua Greenlaw, Assistant Principal
Emily Eng
Valerie Kuinka
Johann Lotter
Angela Rudden
Cellos
Maurizio Baccante, Principal
Olga Laktionova, Acting Assistant Principal
Marianne Pack, Assistant Principal
Mary-Katherine Finch+
Andrew McIntosh
Elaine Thompson
Jill Vitols+
Paul Widner
Basses
Tony Flynt, Principal
Jonathan Yeoh, Assistant Principal
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
Trombones
David Pell, Principal
David Archer
Luke Roussy, Bass Trombone+
Tuba
Sasha Johnson, Principal
Harp
Clara Wang, Principal
Tympani
Andrew Rasmus, Principal
Percussion
Kristofer Maddigan, Principal
Mark Mazur
Michael Murphy+
Louis Pino+
Celeste
Edward Connell+
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.