
Meet The Orchestra


Alyssa Katahara
At the age of 2 Alyssa Katahara began her musical journey playing violin but was…
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Hung-Wei Huang
Born in Taipei, Taiwan, violist Hung-Wei Huang joined the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra as Principal Viola…
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Jacob van der Sloot
Jacob van der Sloot started playing violin under the instruction of his mother and father,…
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Katrina Chitty
Katrina Chitty, a native of Langley, BC, joined the Vancouver Symphony viola section in 2019.…
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Andrew Crust
ANDREW CRUST has developed a versatile international career as a conductor of orchestral, opera, ballet…
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Otto Tausk
‘The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conjured up clouds of fluid, silky sounds of all dynamic ranges.…
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Nicholas Wright
Concertmaster of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Nicholas Wright is a native of England. His engagements as…
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Timothy Steeves
Canadian violinist Timothy Steeves has performed throughout North America and Europe as a soloist, chamber…
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David Lakirovich Violin
David Lakirovich was born in Brisbane, Australia, and started his violin studies at the age…
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Jennie Press
Jennie Press began her violin studies at the age of three in St. John's, NL.…
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Jae-Won Bang
Violinist Jae-Won Bang received her Bachelor of Music and Master of Music in Violin Performance from the…
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Jenny Essers
Originally from Bethesda, Maryland, Jenny began her violin studies with her father, Hendrik Essers. She…
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Mary Sokol Brown
Mary Sokol Brown is active as both a performer and teacher, she holds a prominent…
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Monica Pegis
Monica Pegis was recently appointed to the first violin section of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra,…
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Xue Feng Wei
After an unexpected encounter with fate, Xue Feng started studying at the China Central Conservatory…
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Rebecca Whitling
Rebecca Whitling has been a member of the first violin section of the VSO since…
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Karen Gerbrecht
Karen began playing the violin at the age of three, influenced by four generations of…
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Jeanette Bernal-Singh
Mexican-born violinist Jeanette Bernal-Singh has won many national and international awards and competitions. She first…
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Cassandra Bequary
Cassandra Bequary, originally from Connecticut, began playing violin at the age of 5. She completed…
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Adrian Shu-On Chui
Adrian Chui was born in Hong Kong. He was appointed Assistant Concertmaster of Hong Kong…
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Ann Okagaito
A Toronto native, Ann Okagaito started studying violin with the Suzuki method at the Royal…
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