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Acting Principal Trombone

Han Yun Liang is currently Acting Principal Trombone of the Richmond Symphony. Originally from Taiwan, he is pursuing his Bachelor of Music degree at The Colburn School, where he studies with […]

Han Yun Liang

Han Yun Liang is currently Acting Principal Trombone of the Richmond Symphony. Originally from Taiwan, he is pursuing his Bachelor of Music degree at The Colburn School, where he studies with […]

Rebecca Benjamin

Violist Rebecca Benjamin, a native of Warsaw, Indiana, has been recognized for her versatility and expressive playing. A prizewinner at the 2025 Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition, she received the […]

Gracie Potter

Gracie Potter is currently Acting Principal Trombone for the Richmond Symphony. She recently graduated from The Colburn School with her Bachelors Degree in Trombone Performance studying with David Rejano and […]

Nicholas Ritter

Virginia native Nick Ritter joined the Richmond Symphony on contrabassoonduring the 2022-2023 season. He is also the contrabassoonist in the Charlotte Symphony, and was formerly the contrabassoonist in Orchestra Iowa. […]

Daniel Egan

Daniel Egan is currently acting associate principal trumpet of the Richmond Symphony Orchestra. Professionally, he has performed with numerous orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, National Symphony, Houston Symphony and […]

Audrey Pride

Violinist Audrey Pride enjoys a varied career performing both chamber and orchestral music. She joined the Richmond Symphony in their 23/24 season, and before this, held core positions with the […]

Riley Zimmermann

Riley Zimmermann is the current Acting Principal Bass of the Richmond Symphony. He is a native of Dillsburg, PA, and did his schooling in Pittsburgh, PA. Riley holds a bachelor’s […]

Kara Poling

Oboist Kara Poling joined the Richmond Symphony as Associate Principal Oboe/English Horn in January 2024. She was distinguished as “someone to watch” in Gramophone Newsletter (April 2022), following her rendition of the […]

Myles Mocarski

Myles Mocarski has established himself as a dynamic and engaging orchestral violinist across the East Coast. He currently holds the position of Acting Principal Second Violin of the Richmond Symphony […]