The San Francisco Symphony and outgoing music director Esa-Pekka Salonen have recruited the following new musicians for the coming season:
Anne Richardson, associate principal cello; Davis You fourth chair cello; Bowen Ha fourth chair bass; Orion Miller section bass, and Jeein Kim section first violin.
Also signing up are bass trombonist Christopher Basset and second clarinet Yuhsin Galaxy Su.
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