The Nutcracker

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

Violins
Aaron Schwebel, Concertmaster
Lynn Kuo, Assistant Concertmaster
Jamie Kruspe, Principal Second Violin
Csaba Koczó, Acting Assistant Principal 2^nd Violin
Aya Miyagawa, Acting Assistant Principal 2^nd Violin
James Aylesworth
Jennie Baccante
Bethany Bergman+
Heemin Choi+
Allene Chomyn+
Joelle Crigger+
Terri Croft+
Patrick Goodwin+
Sheldon Grabke
Xiao Grabke
Amy Hillis+
Nancy Kershaw
Sonia Klimasko-Leheniuk
Dominique Laplante
Clara Lee+
Jayne Maddison*
Momoko Matsumura+
Emilie Pare+
Lyssa Pelton+
Wendy Rogers
Jung Tsai+
Chris Whitley+
Rebekah Wolkstein+
Hee-Soo Yoon+
Joanna Zabrowarna
Paul Zevenhuizen

Violas
Shelia Jaffe, Principal*
Josh Greenlaw, Acting Principal
Emily Eng, Acting Assistant Principal
Carolyn Blackwell+
Woosol Cho+
Brandon Chui+
Brenna Hardy-Kavanaugh+
Ivan Ivanovich+
Shannon Knights+
Valerie Kuinka
Johann Lotter
Clara Nguyen-Tran+
Rory McLeod+
Nickolaos Papadakis+
Angela Rudden
Yosef Tamir+

Cellos
Maurizio Baccante, Principal
Marianne Pack, Assistant Principal
Drew Comstock+
Mary-Katherine Finch+
Bryan Holt+
Joe Johnson+
Olga Laktionova
Shira Mani+
Andrew McIntosh
Elaine Thompson
Lucia Ticho+
Jill Vitols+
Paul Widner*

Basses
Tony Flynt, Principal
Jonathan Yeoh, Assistant Principal
Brian Baty+
Talia Hatcher+
Ben Heard+
Samuel-San Vachon

Flutes
Leslie J. Allt, Principal‡
Shelley Brown, Piccolo
Laura Chambers+
Leslie Newman+
Kevin O’Donnell, Piccolo+
Maria Pelletier

Oboes
Mark Rogers, Principal
Jasper Hitchcock+
Aleh Remezau+
Lesley Young, English Horn

Clarinets
Max Christie, Principal
Eric Abramovitch+, Acting Principal
Colleen Cook+
Miles Haskins+, Acting Principal
Gary Kidd, Bass Clarinet
Emily Marlow
Andrew Neagoe+, Acting Principal
Aiko Oda+
Sean Rice+, Acting Principal

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

Horns
Jessie Brooks, Principal
Carlie Bigelow
Christine Passmore+
Gary Pattison
Courtney Prizrenac+
Scott Wevers

Trumpets
Richard Sandals, Principal
Mark Dharmaratnam
Charles Watson

Trombones
David Pell, Principal
David Archer
Robert Conquer+
Jackson Howard+
Luke Roussy+

Tuba
Sasha Johnson, Principal

Harp
Clara Wang, Principal
Heidi Bearcroft+
Lori Gemmell+

Tympani
Andrew Rasmus, Principal

Percussion
Kristofer Maddigan, Principal
Mark Mazur

Music Librarian
Robert Conquer

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.