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 […]
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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 […]
Susan Spafford
Susan Spafford, violinist, is a member of the Richmond Symphony, Cayuga Chamber Orchestra (NY), and the Lancaster (OH) Festival Orchestra. She has played regularly with the symphonies in Harrisburg and […]
Stacy Matthews
Violinist Stacy Matthews has been a member of the Richmond Symphony since 2002. She attended the Eastman School of Music and the Cleveland Institute of Music, where she received both her Bachelor […]
Anna Rogers
Anna Rogers has played violin in the Richmond Symphony since 1999. Previously she performed with the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra, the National, Baltimore and Atlanta Symphony Orchestras and the […]
Jeannette Jang
Violinist Jeannette Jang joined the Richmond Symphony in the fall of 2012, and was appointed Associate Principal Second Violin in the fall of 2024; prior to her move to Virginia, […]
Justin Gopal ◆
Violinist Justin Gopal has performed as a soloist, chamber musician and orchestral musician throughout North America, Europe and Asia. A native of Canada, he graduated from the University of Maryland with a Master’s […]
Molly Sharp
Molly Sharp, Principal Violist of the Richmond Symphony, teaches viola at Virginia Commonwealth University and played in the Oberon String Quartet for 22 years. Molly is also the creator of […]
Ross Monroe Winter
Violinist Ross Monroe Winter’s career spans multiple genres in the orchestral, chamber music, and solo fields as well as work in film and television. Currently he is a member of the Richmond Symphony in Virginia […]
Jocelyn Vorenberg ◆
Jocelyn Vorenberg has been a violinist with Richmond Symphony since 2003. She frequently plays solo and chamber music recitals with colleagues throughout the country. Dr. Vorenberg holds degrees from Interlochen […]