Ryan Lannan
Cellist Ryan Lannan has been the third chair cello with the Richmond Symphony since 1999. He has a Bachelor of Music in Cello Performance from Indiana University and a Master […]
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Barbara Gaden
Barbara Gaden has been a member of the cello section of the Richmond Symphony since 1993. A native of New York, she received a Bachelor of Music degree from the […]
Jason McComb
Jason McComb has been the Assistant Principal Cellist of the Richmond Symphony since 2002. Having received his early musical training in his native Portland, Oregon, Mr. McComb earned a Bachelor […]
Jocelyn Smith
Violist Jocelyn Smith is currently in her sixth season as a member of the Richmond Symphony and her thirteenth season in the Virginia Symphony Orchestra. She has performed in the […]
Stephen Schmidt
Stephen Schmidt has been a full-time violist with the Richmond Symphony since 1996, and was the principal violist of the Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra from 2009-17. He grew up outside of […]
Elizabeth Gopal
Elizabeth Gopal joined the Richmond Symphony in 2010. Also a member of the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, Elizabeth is a regular substitute musician with the Baltimore and Annapolis Symphony Orchestras. She […]
Susan Spafford
Susan Spafford, violinist, is a member of the Richmond Symphony, Cayuga Chamber Orchestra (NY), and the Lancaster (OH) Festival Orchestra. She has played regularly with the symphonies in Harrisburg and […]
Stacy Matthews
Violinist Stacy Matthews has been a member of the Richmond Symphony since 2002. She attended the Eastman School of Music and the Cleveland Institute of Music, where she received both her Bachelor […]
Anna Rogers
Anna Rogers has played violin in the Richmond Symphony since 1999. Previously she performed with the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra, the National, Baltimore and Atlanta Symphony Orchestras and the […]
Jeannette Jang
Violinist Jeannette Jang joined the Richmond Symphony in the fall of 2012, and was appointed Associate Principal Second Violin in the fall of 2024; prior to her move to Virginia, […]