Kelly Syiad Ali
A native New Yorker, Richmond Symphony bassist Kelly Ali was raised in the Bronx and later Queens Village. He was a member of the first graduating class of The Juilliard […]
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Paul A. Bedell
Paul Bedell is the Principal Double Bass of the Richmond Symphony. Prior to his appointment in Richmond in 1983 under Jacques Houtmann, he was the Assistant Principal Bass of the […]
Peter Greydanus
Peter Greydanus has been a member of the cello section of the Richmond Symphony Orchestra since 2005. He is also active in the Richmond area and beyond as a chamber […]
Adrienne Gifford-Yang
Adrienne joined the cello section of the Richmond Symphony in the Fall of 2002. Prior to Richmond, Adrienne was a member of the Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra, Amarillo Symphony and Fairfax […]
Ryan Lannan
Ryan Lannan has been a cellist with the Richmond Symphony since 1999. From 2000-2004 Mr. Lannan was on the faculty of the Performing Arts Institute of Wyoming Seminary (PA) where […]
Barbara Gaden
Barbara Gaden has been a member of the cello section of the Richmond Symphony since 1993. A native of New York, she received a Bachelor of Music degree from the […]
Jason McComb
Jason McComb has been the Assistant Principal Cellist of the Richmond Symphony since 2002. Having received his early musical training in his native Portland, Oregon, Mr. McComb earned a Bachelor […]
Jocelyn Smith
Violist Jocelyn Smith grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where she began string and piano studies at the age of nine. She earned her Bachelor of Music degree in viola […]
Stephen Schmidt
Dr. Stephen Schmidt has been a full-time violist with the Richmond Symphony Orchestra since 1996 and was also the principal violist of the Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra from 2009-17. He is […]
Elizabeth Gopal
Elizabeth Gopal joined the Richmond Symphony in 2010. Also a member of the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, Elizabeth is a regular substitute musician with the Baltimore and Annapolis Symphony Orchestras. She […]