Sam Huss ◆
Samuel Huss is in his first season with the Richmond Symphony as Principal Trumpet. Originally from Sanford, Michigan, Sam started out his life as a trumpeter after being given his […]
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Daniel Myssyk
Assistant Conductor of the Richmond Symphony, Canadian-American conductor Daniel Myssyk was Music Director of the Montreal based Orchestre de chambre Appassionata from 2000 to 2016. A few years ago, he led […]
Emily Cook
Emily Cook, a native of western Illinois, is the recently-appointed bass clarinetist with the Richmond Symphony Orchestra and the principal clarinetist with the Akron Symphony Orchestra. She has also performed […]
Daniel Lewis
Daniel Lewis holds the position of Associate Principal/Second Trumpet with the Richmond Symphony Orchestra. Hailing from the small town of Cedarville in southwest Ohio, he began his musical training at […]
Ayano Guiles
Ayano Guiles is excited to join the Richmond Symphony Orchestra as Acting Associate Principal/2nd Trumpet for the start of the 2016-2017 season. Ayano began playing the piano at age three […]
David Lemelin
A native of Québec, Canada, David Lemelin is currently Principal Clarinetist with the Richmond Symphony. Before joining the RSO, David was most recently 2nd/Eb Clarinetist with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and previously served a 4-year […]
Derek Smith
Derek Smith began his musical studies at the early age of 3. A native of Wisconsin, Derek’s early training began with Dr. Roland and Almita Vamos of Chicago, Illinois and […]
Alexandra von der Embse
Oboist and English hornist Alexandra von der Embse is excited to join the Richmond Symphony Orchestra for its 2016-2017 season. In 2010, she founded Ensemble39, a chamber group based on […]
Magdalena Adamek
A native of Poland, Magdalena Adamek currently serves as Assistant Professor of Collaborative Piano at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA, where she participates in various performance projects with Faculty […]
Charles Staples
Clarke Bustard has described Charles Staples’ playing as “forceful…but unforced, as natural as breathing.” A native of Alabama and an honors graduate of the Alabama School of Fine Arts, Staples […]