October 3, 2018
Presenting the six winners of the 2018 California Symphony audition winners… The group includes four international artists, two Juilliard School graduates, a student of Itszhak Perlman, and a self-described corgi-whisperer. Clockwise from top left: Sarena Hsu Giarrusso (Assistant Principal Violin II), Xander Abbe, Sheng-Ching Hsu, Mijung Kim, Junghee Lee, Yulee Seo. One hot day in June,…
October 3, 2018
Imagine a job interview where you get to say anything you want and your interviewers have no idea who you are or where you’re from. Where your anonymous artistry is left to speak for itself, and where you never see your interviewers’ faces until AFTER you’re offered the job… We lift the lid on the mysterious…
September 19, 2017
Newest members, Stephen Zielinski (pictured on the left) and Alex Orfaly (pictured on the right). We are delighted to welcome Stephen Zielinski, clarinetist, and Alex Orfaly, timpanist as our newest members of the California Symphony. Stephen Zielinski just won the highly competitive audition for Clarinet 2/Eb in June (though, on Sunday he is playing Principal Clarinet)….
