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7 new players for San Francisco as Salonen departs

7 new players for San Francisco as Salonen departs

The SF Symphony Orchestra has announced seven new recruits for what will be Esa-Peklka Salonen’s final season as music director.

We hpope they know what they’re diving into.

The newbies are:

Bass Trombone Christopher Bassett, Fourth Chair Bass Bowen Ha, Section First Violin Jeein Kim, Section Bass Orion Miller, Associate Principal Cello Anne Richardson (pictured), Second Clarinet Yuhsin Galaxy Su, and Fourth Chair Cello Davis You. They will all perform their first concerts in the Music from Studio Ghibli program on September 5–8.

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