Alumni
A partial Listing of our proud alumni and their current positions.(As of February 2018)
Violin
- Rieko Aikawa, Bruckner Orchester Linz (Austria)
- Christoph Bloos, Philharmoniker Hamburg (Germany)
- Mario Dimitrov, assistant principal, Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra
- Sukeyuki Iwatani, concertmaster, Kansai Philharmonic Orchestra (Japan)
- Tomomi Kondo, associate principal 1st violin, Orchestra Victoria (Australia)
- Kanako Matsumoto, Philharmonisches Orchester der Stadt Trier (Germany)
- Naho Nayuki, Stavanger Symphony Orchestra (Norway)
- Sayaka Okada, San Antonio Symphony (USA)
- Janis Sakai, 2nd violin Associate Principal, Quad City Symphony Orchestra (USA)
- Ko Taniguchi, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg
Viola
- James Herstatt, Stavanger Symphony Orchestra (Norway)
- Naoko Ishibashi, principal, Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra (Japan)
- Ai Kanda, The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra
- Ming-Hsin Lu, Kaohsiung Symphony Orchestra (Taiwan)
- Yuki Masunaga, Sub- principal, Japan Century Symphony Orchestra
- Sergey Tarashchansky, principal, The Orchestra Japan
- Whittney Thomas, Utah Symphony (USA)
Cello
- Ákos Kertész, Malta Philharmonic Orchestra
- Makito Nishiya, principal, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra (Japan)
- Sean Taubner, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra (USA)
Double Bass
- Joan Perarnau Garriga, associate principal, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
- Fuyuki Kurokawa, principal, Kyoto Symphony Orchestra (Japan)
- Simon Polezhayev, principal, Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra (Japan)
- Jonathan Stefaniak, Yomiuri Japan Symphony Orchestra (Japan)
Flute
- Patrick Williams, principal, Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra (USA)
Oboe
- Dmitry Malkin, principal, Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra (Israel)
Clarinet
- Robert Borsos, principal, Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra (Japan)
- Michael Byerly, principal, Virginia Symphony Orchestra (USA)
- Carmen Izzo, principal, Boise Philharmonic
- László Kuti, principal, Munich Philharmonic (Germany)
- Shannon Orme, Detroit Symphony Orchestra (USA)
Horn
- Russell Bonifede, co-principal, Hong Kong Philharmonic
Trumpet
- Ottaviano Cristofoli, principal-guest, Japan Philharmonic Orchestra
- Marlon Humphreys, principal, Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra (Brazil)
- Harald Naess, principal, Kyoto Symphony Orchestra (Japan)
- Donald Creech, United States Naval Academy Orchestra (USA)
Trombone
- Hirotaka Kazehaya, principal, Kansai Philharmonic Orchestra (Japan)
Timpani/Percussion
- Joel Biedrizycki, principal, Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra (Japan)
- Chad Crummel, principal, Chattanooga Symphony (USA)
- Rieko Koyama, Hong Kong Sinfonietta
- Eric Piekara, Japan Philharmonic Orchestra
- Michael Singer, principal, Palm Beach Opera (USA)
- Georgi Videnov, Suzhous Symphony Orchestra (China)
- Naoki Yasuda, Sub-principal, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Finland)