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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
James Aylesworth*
Jennie Baccante*
Bethany Bergman+
Terri Croft+
Sheldon Grabke*
Amy Hillis+
Clara Lee+
Sonia Klimasko-Leheniuk
Aya Miyagawa
Jayne Maddison*
Jung Tsai+
Joanna Zabrowarna

Violin 2
Jamie Kruspe, Principal Second Violin
Csaba Koczó, Acting Assistant Principal 2^nd Violin
Xiao Grabke
Nancy Kershaw
Dominique Laplante
Yakov Lerner
Emilie Pare+
Wendy Rogers
Paul Zevenhuizen

Violas
Shelia Jaffe, Principal
Joshua Greenlaw, Assistant Principal
Emily Eng
Valerie Kuinka
Johann Lotter
Angela Rudden

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

Basses
Tony Flynt, Principal
Jonathan Yeoh, Assistant Principal*
Samuel-San Vachon, Acting Assistant Principal
Michael Cox+
Talia Hatcher+

Flutes
Leslie J. Allt, Principal‡*
Leslie Newman, Acting Principal+
Shelley Brown, Piccolo
Maria Pelletier

Oboes
Mark Rogers, Principal*
Aleh Remezau, Acting Principal+
Karen Rotenberg
Lesley Young, English Horn

Clarinets
Max Christie, Principal
Gary Kidd
Emily Marlow

Bassoons
Chia-Yu Hsu, Principal△
Thomas Roy-Rochette

Horns
Jessie Brooks, Principal*
Scott Wevers, Acting Principal
Carlie Bigelow
Gary Pattison
Courtney Prizrenac+

Trumpets
Richard Sandals, Principal
Mark Dharmaratnam
Charles Watson+

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

Music Librarian
Christopher Reiche

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.