WHO WE ARE
Daniel Hope
MUSIC DIRECTOR & CONCERT MASTER
Violinist Daniel Hope has been performing worldwide as a soloist for more than 30 years. He is celebrated for his musical creativity and his commitment to humanitarian causes.
An exclusive Deutsche Grammophon artist since 2007, Hope travels the globe as both chamber musician and soloist, collaborating with leading orchestras and conductors. Music Director of the Zurich Chamber Orchestra since 2016, in 2018 he took up the same position with San Francisco’s New Century Chamber Orchestra. In 2019, he became Artistic Director of the Frauenkirche Dresden, and he has been President of the Beethoven-Haus in Bonn since 2020, succeeding Joseph Joachim and Kurt Masur.
MEET OUR MUSICIANS
VIOLIN
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Dawn Harms
ASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTER
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Candace Guirao
PRINCIPAL SECOND VIOLIN
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Stephanie Bibbo
VIOLIN
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Robin Mayforth
VIOLIN
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Nicole Sauder
VIOLIN
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Karen Shinozaki Sor
VIOLIN
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Iris Stone
VIOLIN
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Deborah Tien Price
VIOLIN
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Michael Yokas
VIOLIN
VIOLA
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Anna Kruger
PRINCIPAL VIOLA
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Jenny Douglass
VIOLA
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Elizabeth Prior
VIOLA
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Cassandra Lynne Richburg
VIOLA
CELLO
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Evan Kahn
PRINCIPAL CELLO
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Robin Bonnell
CELLO
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Michelle Djokic
CELLO
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Isaac Melamed
CELLO
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Shira Lee Katz
President
Lucinda Lee Katz
Vice President
Carolyn Spitz
Treasurer
Alisa Won
Secretary
Susan S. Blake
Michèle Corash
Patricia De Luca
John Gambs
Paula Gambs
Jefferson Han
Mary Harden
Joel Kaufmann
Ching-Yee Hu
Sue Larson
Kate Rabbe
Mark Salkind
Caroline Wood
ORCHESTRA REPRESENTIVES
EMERITUS BOARD
Parker Monroe, co-chair
Tere Darragh, co-chair
Kate Akos
Patricia Anderson
Bettina Glenning
Tracy George
Peggy and Ed Kavounas
Jim Kirsner
Alexander Leff
Rene Mandel
Stephanie Oana
Jerry Voight
ADMINISTRATION
Richard Lonsdorf
Executive Director
rlonsdorf@ncco.org
Jenny Chisholm
Director of Finance
jchisholm@ncco.org
Lillian Archer
Interim Director of Development
larcher@ncco.org
David Taylor
Director of Artistic Planning
dtaylor@ncco.org
Alan Williams
Manager of Office and Patron Services
awilliams@ncco.org
For Marketing and PR inquiries,
please contact Richard Lonsdorf.
CONSULTING STAFF
Karen Ver Steeg
Graphic Design
Ryan Jones
Web Development and Design
Jan Brown
Stage Manager