NYO-USA 2025 Orchestra Roster
Meet the Orchestra
Strings
Violin
Anya Akhmadullina
Columbia, MO *Jocelyne Andronache-Opris
Suwannee, GATarquin Bennion
Sidney, MTAidan Davis
Orlando, FL +Paloma Furst Chavira
Park Forest, ILJustin Ha
Vancouver, British ColumbiaAudrey Kim
Philadelphia, PAEmma-Grace Kim
Herndon, VAMinji Kim
Ann Arbor, MI *Rebekah Koh
Harker Heights, TX +Jaemin Lee
McLean, VAKayla Lee
San Jose, CA + *Rubi Lee
Irvine, CA *Katie Liu
Portland, OR *Aaron Ma
Palo Alto, CAMiro Raj
Philadelphia, PA *Braden Riley
Evansville, IN +Jacqueline Rodenbeck
Tucson, AZElenor Rushall
Flagstaff, AZLorelei Schoenhard
St. Cloud, MNLeo Trajano
Hillsboro, OR +Leila Warren
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL +Levi Wexler
Raleigh, NCTrinity Williamson
Montclair, NJLukas Witek
Tappan, NYStephan Zhang
Stillwater, OK + *Mindy Zhao
West Hartford, CTLerchen Zhong
Austin, TXViola
Macy Brummal
Rogers, AR +Osiel Cárdenas
Denton, TX *Dana Chung
Englewood Cliffs, NJ +Omari Gregory
Orlando, FLJane Hanselman
Littleton, COEishin Richard Hiraishi
Muncie, INKatie Hwang
Rockville, MD *Edward Lee
Teaneck, NJMason Jay Lee
Tarrytown, NYMyles Martin
Germantown, TNKatherine Nguyen
St. Louis, MOHazel Peebles
New York, NY +Cello
Sophia Alexander
Minneapolis, MN +Ninah Chan
Loma Linda, CAShaw Edwards
Brooklyn, NY *Gabriel Irazabal
San Jose, CA +Benjamin Jiang
Elk Grove, CA + *Oscar Edgardo Ruiz
Bartlett, TN + *Collin Runnoe
Milwaukee, WI *Josephine Velez
Yorba Linda, CA + *Louis X. Wang
Solon, OHLucy Wu
Whitefish Bay, WIBass
Mason Lee
Rockville, MDLiana D. Logan
Queens, NY +Marco Longoria
Heath, TX +Alex Palmer
Statesville, NCWoodwinds
Flute
Sachi Blevins
Las Vegas, NVStephanie Kim
Johns Creek, GA *Jayden Hunter Lee
McLean, VA *Sophia Zhou
Diamond Bar, CAOboe
Hannah Cho
Tustin, CA +Kyle Cho
Potomac, MD *Luke Zegowitz
Crofton, MD +Juliana Zheng
Bellevue, WAClarinet
Lydia Kang
Corona, CAKenny Song
Fullerton, CADavid Suarez
Bedford, TX +Daniel Tauhert
Plano, TX *Bassoon
Alec Jachalke
Dansville, MIAustin Vitello
Clarence Center, NY +Leah Wu
Katy, TX + *Grace Yoon
Wallingford, CT +Brass
Horn
Elyse Margaret Schlesinger
Hoffman Estates, ILMadelyn Urbine
Gainesville, FLTrumpet
Christian Garner
Minnetonka, MN +Mathew Harper
West Palm Beach, FLOliver Lampson
Seabrook, TX *Ananth Raman
Bridgewater, NJ +Trombone
Michael Treadway
Keller, TXMatias Vidal-Russell
Boise, ID *Bass Trombone
Devin Spaulding
Houston, TXTuba
Benjamin Posner
Red Hook, NYPercussion
Timpani and Percussion
Ricardo M. Cruz
Washington, DC *Luke Davis
Memphis, TN +Julian Jimenez-Pardo
San José, Costa Rica *Eileen Li
New York, NY +Harp
Julia Sung-Ah Mukaida
McKinney, TXApprentices
Apprentice Composer
Cyrano Rosentrater
Philadelphia, PALuke Soneral
Waconia, MNApprentice Orchestra Librarian
Naomi Margolis
Portland, ORApprentice Orchestra Manager
Haben Naizghi
Pleasanton, CA* Prior NYO-USA member
+ Prior NYO2 member
NOTE: Ages are as of July 1
Lead Donors: Hope and Robert F. Smith; The Kovner Foundation; and Beatrice Santo Domingo.
Global Ambassadors: Michael ByungJu Kim and Kyung Ah Park, Hope and Robert F. Smith, and Maggie and Richard Tsai.
Major funding has been provided by Ronald E. Blaylock and Petra Pope, Lorraine Buch Fund for Young Artists, Clive and Anya Gillinson, Pershing Square Philanthropies, Melanie and Jean E. Salata, JMCMRJ Sorrell Foundation, and the Victor and William Fung Foundation.
United Airlines®, Airline Partner to the National Youth Ensembles.
Additional funding has been provided by the Sarah Arison, The Jack Benny Family Foundation, and Mary I. and John E. Hull.
Founder Patrons; Blavatnik Family Foundation; Nicola and Beatrice Bulgari; The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation; Marina Kellen French and the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation; The Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Family Foundation; Ronald O. Perelman; Robertson Foundation; Beatrice Santo Domingo; Hope and Robert F. Smith; Sarah Billinghurst Solomon and Howard Solomon; and Joan and Sanford I. Weill and the Weill Family Foundation.