This week's violin auditions concluded with the selection of three new musicians to join the San Francisco Opera Orchestra beginning in the Fall 2023 season segment. With Maya Cohon winning the Associate Concertmaster position in yesterday's screened Finals Round, the 7th Chair First Violin position that she recently won was again vacated. That position, as well as 6th and 7th Chair Second Violin were available to fill.
The winners of the section audition were:
Naoko Nakajima, 7th Chair First Violin
Professional Performance Diploma at Manhattan School (in progress), Master and Bachelor of Music at Juilliard
Ka-Yeon Lee, 6th Chair Second Violin
Current Fellow at New World Symphony
Professional Studies Certificate at Colburn, Master of Music at Shepherd School of Music (Rice), Bachelor of Music at Juilliard
Aya Kiyonaga, 7th Chair Second Violin
Graduate Certificate at USC, Master of Music at Tokyo University of the Arts, Bachelor of Music at Soai University (Osaka)
Regular sub at LA Philharmonic, Pasadena Symphony, Modesto Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa
This week's violin auditions concluded with the selection of three new musicians to join the San Francisco Opera Orchestra beginning in the Fall 2023 season segment. With Maya Cohon winning the Associate Concertmaster position in yesterday's screened Finals Round, the 7th Chair First Violin position that she recently won was again vacated. That position, as well as 6th and 7th Chair Second Violin were available to fill.
The winners of the section audition were:
Naoko Nakajima, 7th Chair First Violin
Professional Performance Diploma at Manhattan School (in progress), Master and Bachelor of Music at Juilliard
Ka-Yeon Lee, 6th Chair Second Violin
Current Fellow at New World Symphony
Professional Studies Certificate at Colburn, Master of Music at Shepherd School of Music (Rice), Bachelor of Music at Juilliard
Aya Kiyonaga, 7th Chair Second Violin
Graduate Certificate at USC, Master of Music at Tokyo University of the Arts, Bachelor of Music at Soai University (Osaka)
Regular sub at LA Philharmonic, Pasadena Symphony, Modesto Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa
Maya Cohon won the Associate Concertmaster position. Congrats to her!
Three additional violinists were offered section spots. One first violin and two second violins. I don't know their names.
Superfinals are tomorrow.