February 17, 2022
Larisa has been bringing her musical talents with the violin and bow to the Colorado Symphony for over twenty years! She received her Bachelor’s Degree at the University of Oklahoma, studying with Michael Ma, and her Masters of Music from Rice University under Kathleen Winkler. Her summer festival credits include the All American College Orchestra … Continued
February 17, 2022
Alessandra Jennings Flanagan (she/her) joined the Colorado Symphony in 2015 as Fixed 3rd Chair/Second Violin. Ms. Flanagan is a graduate of the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University, where she completed her Master of Music and Bachelor of Music degrees in violin performance with Sergiu Luca. Previous teachers include Raphael Fliegel, Camilla Wicks, Kenneth … Continued
February 17, 2022
Allegra (she/here) received her Bachelor’s degree in Violin Performance from Oberlin Conservatory and her Master’s degree in Violin Performance and Pedagogy from Northern Illinois University, where she studied with Roland and Almita Vamos and Shmuel Ashkenasi, respectively. Allegra joined the Colorado Symphony in 2003 as Assistant Principal Second Violin. Since then she has made Golden, CO her … Continued
February 17, 2022
Paul (he/him) joined the Denver Symphony in 1984, and was Principal Second Violin from 1985 to 2024. He is now a member of the violin section, rotating between first and second violins. Originally from Chicago, Paul began violin lessons at age 7. He studied with Daniel Majeske and David Cerone while in high school. He … Continued
February 17, 2022
A seasoned orchestral performer, Mr. Pogorelov (he/him) has worked under Bernard Haitink, Pierre Boulez, Sir Mark Elder, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Larry Rachleff, and Esa-Pekka Salonen as Concertmaster of the Chicago Symphony’s Civic Orchestra. Dmitri serves as Concertmaster of Lancaster Festival Orchestra (OH), and Associate Concertmaster of the Peninsula Music Festival (WI). He was also previously a … Continued
February 4, 2022
Claude Sim enjoys a varied career as a chamber musician, orchestral leader, soloist, and multi-genre performing artist. He studied violin performance at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music (BM ’99) with Greg Fulkerson, Almita Vamos, and viola with Roland Vamos. At age 21, he was appointed Associate Concertmaster of the Colorado Symphony under music director Marin Alsop. As frequent soloist … Continued
February 4, 2022
Yumi Hwang-Williams, Concertmaster of the Colorado Symphony since 2000, is an American violinist of exceptional musicianship who is recognized both for her stylish performances of the classics and her commitment to the works of present-day composers. Strings magazine calls her “a modern Prometheus” who has “emerged as a fiery champion of contemporary classical music.” Her … Continued
February 4, 2022
Three-time Grammy winner for Best Choral Performance, Best Classical Recording, and Best Opera Performance, Duain Wolfe is Founder and Director of the Colorado Symphony Chorus. This year marks Wolfe’s 40th season with the Colorado Symphony Chorus. The Chorus has been featured at the Aspen Music Festival for nearly three decades. Wolfe recently retired as Director of the … Continued
February 4, 2022
Alsop continues in her 17th season as music director of the acclaimed Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music in California. In addition, Alsop has held the position of principal guest conductor with both the City of London Sinfonia and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, with whom she made numerous critically acclaimed recordings. In 2005, Alsop was … Continued
February 4, 2022
Australian conductor Christopher Dragon is the Music Director of the Wyoming Symphony Orchestra and Resident Conductor of the Colorado Symphony. He joined the Colorado Symphony in the 2015/2016 Season as Associate Conductor – a position he held for four years. For three years prior, Dragon held the inaugural position of Assistant Conductor with the West … Continued