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Eric Anderson

Eric Anderson joins the Richmond Symphony as Acting Assistant Principal/ 2nd/ E-flat Clarinetist for the 2015–16 season. Prior to arriving in Richmond, he served as Acting Assistant Principal/ E-flat clarinetist […]

David Foster

David Foster has been an active percussionist in the Richmond area for over 30 years, performing many different musical genres from classical to jazz to Broadway. He was a member […]

Clifton Hardison

Cliff Hardison is the Principal Percussionist for the Richmond Symphony, a position he has held with the orchestra since 1999. Mr. Hardison grew up in Norfolk/Virginia Beach, and has been […]

James Jacobson

James Jacobson Biography / February 2022  James Jacobson is Principal Timpanist of the Richmond Symphony and Percussion Coordinator of the AIMS Summer Festival in Graz, Austria. He was Acting Principal […]

Mary Bowden ◆

  Classical Trumpeter and Yamaha Performing Artist, Mary Elizabeth Bowden has emerged as a brilliant, young soloist and is highly regarded for her artistry and virtuosity, as well as the […]

Rolla Durham

Rolla Durham was born and raised in Illinois. He has been principal trumpet of the Richmond Symphony since 1975, winning this position shortly after graduating from the Juilliard School with […]

Roger Novak

Roger Novak joined the Richmond Symphony in 2008. He has performed with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra (South Africa), North Carolina Symphony, Virginia Symphony Orchestra, Virginia Opera, St. […]

Stephen Slater

French horn player Stephen A. Slater is currently Second Horn with the Richmond Symphony. Mr. Slater has kept solo engagements with the Blue Bell Symphony in Pennsylvania and Manhattan Virtuosi […]

Matthew Harvell

Currently living in Lake Forest, Illinois, Matthew Harvell has served as a bassoonist and contrabassoonist with the Richmond Symphony for the past 14 years. Mr. Harvell is also a member […]

Martin Gordon

Second Bassoonist Martin Gordon has been a member of the Richmond Symphony since September 2002. Prior to that appointment, he served as Second Bassoon in the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, a […]