InTUNE
ESCANEE AQUÍ PARA VER TRADUCCIÓN AL ESPAÑOL
ORCHESTRA ROSTER
Juraj Valčuha
Music Director
Roy and Lillie Cullen Chair
FIRST VIOLIN
Yoonshin Song, Concertmaster
Max Levine Chair
Vacant, Associate Concertmaster
Ellen E. Kelley Chair
Boson Mo, Assistant Concertmaster
Qi Ming, Assistant Concertmaster
Fondren Foundation Chair
Marina Brubaker
Tong Yan
MiHee Chung
Sophia Silivos
Rodica Gonzalez
Ferenc Illenyi
Si-Yang Lao
Kurt Johnson*
Christopher Neal
Sergei Galperin
Timothy Peters+
Tianxu Liu+
SECOND VIOLIN
Vacant, Principal
Vacant, Associate Principal
Amy Semes
Annie Kuan-Yu Chen
Mihaela Frusina
Jing Zheng
Tianjie Lu
Anastasia Iglesias
Tina Zhang*
Yankı Karataş
Hannah Duncan
Alexandros Sakarellos
Samuel Park+
Teresa Wang+
VIOLA
Joan DerHovsepian, Principal
Wei Jiang, Acting Associate Principal
Samuel Pedersen, Assistant Principal
Paul Aguilar
Sheldon Person
Fay Shapiro
Keoni Bolding
Jimmy Cunningham
Yvonne Smith+
CELLO
Brinton Averil Smith, Principal
Janice H. and Thomas D. Barrow Chair
Christopher French, Associate Principal
Jane and Robert Cizik Chair
Anthony Kitai
Louis-Marie Fardet
Jeffrey Butler
Maki Kubota
COMMUNITY-EMBEDDED MUSICIAN
Lindsey Baggett, Violin
ASSISTANT LIBRARIANS
Ali Verderber
Hae-a Lee
Steven Reineke, Principal POPS Conductor
Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Conductor Laureate
Gonzalo Farias, Associate Conductor
Xiao Wong
Charles Seo
Jeremy Kreutz
DOUBLE BASS
Robin Kesselman, Principal
Timothy Dilenschneider, Associate Principal
Andrew Pedersen, Assistant Principal
Eric Larson
Burke Shaw
Donald Howey
Avery Weeks
Michael Zogaib+
FLUTE
Aralee Dorough, Principal
General Maurice Hirsch Chair
Matthew Roitstein, Associate Principal
Judy Dines
Kathryn Ladner
PICCOLO
Kathryn Ladner
OBOE
Jonathan Fischer, Principal
Lucy Binyon Stude Chair
Anne Leek, Associate Principal
Colin Gatwood
Adam Dinitz
ENGLISH HORN
Adam Dinitz
Barbara and Pat McCelvey Chair
CLARINET
Mark Nuccio, Principal
Bobbie Nau Chair
Vacant, Associate Principal
Christian Schubert
Alexander Potiomkin
Ben Freimuth+
E-FLAT CLARINET
Vacant
Ben Freimuth+
BASS CLARINET
Alexander Potiomkin
BASSOON
Rian Craypo, Principal
Isaac Schultz, Associate Principal
Elise Wagner
Adam Trussell
STAGE PERSONNEL
Stefan Stout, Stage Manager
José Rios, Assistant Stage Manager
Nicholas DiFonzo, Head Video Engineer
Justin Herriford, Head Audio Engineer
Connor Morrow, Head Stage Technician
Giancarlo Minotti, Audio Production Manager
CONTRABASSOON
Adam Trussell
HORN
William VerMeulen, Principal
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander K. McLanahan
Endowed Chair
Robert Johnson, Associate Principal
Nathan Cloeter, Assistant Principal/Utility
Brian Thomas*
Brian Mangrum
Ian Mayton
Barbara J. Burger Chair
Spencer Bay+
TRUMPET
Mark Hughes, Principal
George P. and Cynthia Woods
Mitchell Chair
John Parker, Associate Principal
Robert Walp, Assistant Principal
Richard Harris
TROMBONE
Nick Platoff, Principal
Bradley White, Associate Principal
Phillip Freeman
BASS TROMBONE
Phillip Freeman
TUBA
Dave Kirk, Principal
TIMPANI
Leonardo Soto, Principal
Matthew Strauss, Associate Principal
PERCUSSION
Brian Del Signore, Principal
Mark Griffith
Matthew Strauss
HARP
Allegra Lilly, Principal
KEYBOARD
Vacant, Principal
LIBRARIAN
Luke Bryson, Principal
*on leave + contracted substitute
PERFORMANCE CALENDAR
2025-26 se a son
O p e n ing We e ken d :
Val č uh a C on du c t s St r av ins k y ’s Fi r eb i r d
S ept emb er 1 9, 20* & 2 1
Eschenbach Conducts Mozart & Bruckner
S ept emb er 2 7 & 28*
K ing fo r a D ay : T h e M us i c of El v is
O c t o b er 3 , 4* & 5
Jea n -Yves T h ib au d et + T he T h r ee - C o rne r e d H at
O c t o b er 1 0, 11* & 12
G e r s hw in & G rim au d : Ja z z M e et s Symp ho ny
O c t o b er 17, 18* & 1 9
Fr o m St a g e t o S c r e e n : B r oad way Me et s H o ll y woo d
O c t o b er 3 1 , N ovemb er 1* & 2
Frig ht f ull y Fun! A H a ll owe e n C o n c e r t fo r K i ds
N ovemb er 1
Shall We Dance?
N ovemb er 8 & 9*
J o urn ey t o L ig ht : Va l č uh a C on du c t s
S h os t a kov i c h 1 0
N ovemb er 2 1 , 2 2 * & 23
Th a nk sg i v ing We e ken d :
Tcha ikovs k y ’s Pi an o C o n c e r t o N o. 1
N ovemb er 28 , 2 9* & 3 0
S H and e l s Mes si a h
D ec emb er 5 , 6* & 7
S J oy f ul Fa nfa r es! H o li d ay B r a s s S p ec t ac ul a r
D ec emb er 6 & 7
Ve r y M e rr y Po ps
D ec emb er 11 , 13* & 14
O h , W h at Fun! A H o li d ay C o n c e r t fo r K i ds
D ec emb er 13
Mariachi Sol De Mexico de José Hernández presents: José Hernández’ Merry-Achi Christmas
M a rin A ls o p C on du c t s B r a h ms 2
J a nu a r y 23 , 24* & 25
Pi an o M a n : T h e M us i c of B ill y J o e l
Febr u a r y 6 , 7 * & 8
W h e n Ins t rum e nt s Roa m e d t h e E a r t h
Febr u a r y 7
Sy m p hon ie e s p a g no le + Sy m p hon ie f a ntasti q ue
Febr u a r y 13 , 14* & 1 5
Tch a ikovs k y ’s Ro me o a n d J ul iet
Febr u a r y 20, 2 1* & 2 2
Wa g n e r ’s Tris ta n a n d Iso lde
Febr u a r y 28 & M a r c h 1
Mozart + Elgar’s Enigma Variations
M a r c h 13 , 14* & 1 5
B e et h ove n’s Fif t h Symp ho ny + T im pa n i Wo rl d Pr e m ie r e
M a r c h 20, 2 1* & 2 2
G ri eg ’s Pe e r G y nt
M a r c h 2 7, 28* & 2 9
S L a ng L a ng in Re c it a l A p ril 1
D isn ey s Fa nta s i a in C on c e r t
A p ril 3 & 4
S V í k ing ur Ó l af s s o n in Re c it a l A p ril 17
A d a ms C on du c t s A d a ms & A p p a la c hi a n S p ri ng
A p ril 1 8 & 1 9*
I c o n : T h e Vo i c es Th at C h a nge d M us i c
A p ril 24 , 25* & 26
A b r ac ad a b r a! A Ma g i c a l M us i c a l A d ve nt ur e
A p ril 25
Dec emb er 15
S S Elf in C on c e r t
D ec emb er 1 9, 20 & 2 1
A N at K ing C o l e N ew Ye a r
J a nu a r y 2 , 3* & 4
S Sta r Wa r s: Retu rn of t he Je d i in C on c e r t
J a nu a r y 9 & 1 0
S Mr. Symphonic: Shaggy with the Houston Symphony
J a nu a r y 11
A r t ur o S and oval : J o urn ey t o Fr e edo m
J a nu a r y 17 & 1 8*
S Chanticleer: Our American Journey A p ril 28
J os h u a B e ll Ret urns : T he Ele me nt s in C on c e r t
M ay 7, 9* & 1 0
T he Pla net s + Tcha ikovs k y ’s V i o lin C o n c e r t o
M ay 1 5 , 1 6* & 17
Val č uh a C on du c t s M a hle r 9
M ay 2 2 , 23* & 24
L ig ht s! C am e r a! M us ic ! 1 0 0 Ye a r s of E p i c Film S c o r es M ay 2 9, 3 0* & 3 1
*Pe r fo rm a n c e live s t r ea m e d
Nicholas Buc , conductor
NICHOLAS BUC, CONDUCTOR
Nicholas Buc is an award-winning composer, conductor, and arranger with a distinguished career in both film and concert music. He studied composition under Brenton Broadstock and Dr. Stuart Greenbaum at the University of Melbourne, earning the inaugural Fellowship of Australian Composers Award. Nicholas furthered his education with a Master’s degree in Scoring for Film and Multimedia from New York University, where he was honored with the Elmer Bernstein Award for Film Scoring. His compositions have been showcased at festivals and theaters across Australia, Asia, and the United States. In November 2022, the Melbourne Youth Orchestra premiered his Trumpet Concerto, commissioned by Josh Rogan. His 100-minute oratorio, Origins, premiered to a sold-out audience at Melbourne Recital Hall in July 2023. Recently, he scored the Australian feature film Slant (2022) and the Ukrainian documentary Slava (2023).
Nicholas has collaborated with renowned artists and ensembles, including Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, Chris Botti, Amanda Palmer, Ben Folds, and The Cat Empire. He has served as conductor and arranger for Tina Arena on six Australian tours and has created arrangements for Birds of Tokyo, Lake Street Dive, Missy Higgins, The Avalanches, Eskimo Joe, The Whitlams, and Vera Blue. His television work includes Junior MasterChef (2020), five seasons of The Voice Australia, and the 2021 Australian Football League Grand Final.
Highly sought-after for live film concerts, Nicholas has conducted the world premieres of major films, including Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Shrek 2, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, and Field of Dreams.
The 2024–25 season will see the North American premiere of his children’s work, Daughter of the Inner Stars, with the Vancouver Symphony. This season also features exciting debut engagements with the Chicago Symphony, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Toronto Symphony, Kansas Symphony, and Auckland Philharmonic, along with reappearances with the Seattle Symphony, Grand Rapids Symphony, Hawai’i Symphony, and Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as all the Australian symphony orchestras.
MICHAEL GIACCHINO, COMPOSER
Academy Award®-winning composer and director Michael Giacchino has crafted the sonic landscape for some of the most acclaimed and beloved projects in contemporary cinema. His illustrious film scoring portfolio includes The Incredibles, Coco, Jojo Rabbit, Ratatouille, Star Trek, Jurassic World, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Spider-Man: No Way Home, War for the Planet of the Apes, and The Batman. In 2009, his evocative score for Pixar’s Up earned him an unprecedented sweep of major awards: an Oscar®, Golden Globe®, BAFTA, Broadcast Film Critics’ Choice Award, and two Grammy® Awards. After nearly two decades establishing himself as one of Hollywood’s premier composers, Giacchino made his directorial debut with Marvel’s first special presentation, Werewolf By Night (2022).
Giacchino’s artistic journey began at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, where he studied filmmaking. Following graduation, he secured a marketing position at Disney while pursuing music composition studies at both Juilliard and UCLA. His career evolved when he joined Disney’s newly formed Interactive Division, where he discovered opportunities to compose music for video games.
At DreamWorks Interactive, Giacchino was tasked with creating a temporary score for the video game adaptation of The Lost World: Jurassic Park. His work so impressed Steven Spielberg that the legendary director hired him as the official composer— resulting in the first PlayStation game to feature a live orchestral score, performed by members of the Seattle Symphony. This breakthrough led to numerous video game scoring opportunities, including Spielberg’s acclaimed Medal of Honor series.
Giacchino’s innovative approach to video game music caught the attention of visionary filmmaker J.J. Abrams, initiating a prolific creative partnership. Their collaboration has produced memorable scores for hit television series like Alias and Lost, as well as blockbuster films including Mission Impossible III, the reimagined Star Trek trilogy, and Super 8
Beyond traditional media, Giacchino has partnered with Disney Imagineering to enhance iconic theme park experiences through music. His compositions enrich Space Mountain, Star Tours (in collaboration with John Williams), the Ratatouille attraction at Disneyland Paris, and the Incredicoaster at Disney California Adventure. His cinematic scores continue to reach audiences worldwide through live-to-picture concert performances of Star Trek, Ratatouille, Jurassic World, Up, and Coco, accompanied by full orchestras.
In June 2018, Giacchino premiered his first concert work for symphony orchestra, Voyage, commissioned by the National Symphony Orchestra and Cincinnati Pops Orchestra to commemorate NASA’s 60 th anniversary. A third movement, “Advent,” was added in July 2019 to celebrate the 50 th anniversary of the Moon Landing.
Expanding his artistic horizons, Giacchino released his first LP of original music, Travelogue Vol. 1, in 2019 on Mondo Records, featuring his Nouvelle Modernica orchestra in what he describes as “a story in song.” That same year, his holiday composition Christmas Number One, co-written with Elyssa Samsel and Kate Anderson and performed by UK band Itchy Teeth, was released as a specialty single with Death Waltz Records.
Werewolf By Night marked Giacchino’s feature directorial debut, following his earlier directing work on the Star Trek short Ephraim and Dot and his comedy short Monster Challenge. His recent compositional achievements include the score for J.A. Bayona’s International Academy Award-nominated Society of the Snow, John Krasinski’s IF, the upcoming Marvel film Fantastic Four, and he is slated to direct the remake of the legendary sci-fi film Them
Beyond his creative pursuits, Giacchino demonstrates his commitment to nurturing future talent through his position on the advisory board of Education Through Music Los Angeles.
Disney and Pixar’s Up in Concert
DISNEY AND PIXAR PRESENTS
“UP”
MICHAEL GIACCHINO
PETE DOCTER
BOB PETERSON
TOM MCCARTHY
BOB PETERSON
PETE DOCTER
JOHN LASSETER
ANDREW STANTON
JONAS RIVERA
BOB PETERSON
PETE DOCTER
EDWARD ASNER
CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER
JORDAN NAGAI
DELROY LINDO
JOHN RATZENBERGER
BOB PETERSON
JEROME RANFT
ELIE DOCTER
JEREMY LEARY
© DISNEY/PIXAR