Philadelphia
International Music Festival
July 2026 Symphony Orchestra Program
Senior Orchestra
Friday, July 31, 2026 Mellon Hall
6:30 PM Valley Forge Military Academy & College
Grand Finale
Louis Scaglione, conductor
SENIOR ORCHESTRA
Louis Scaglione, conductor
VIOLIN I
Elijah Brye, concertmaster
Deacon Perron
Haoqi Wang
Jake Margaryan
Lucero Tapia
Liliana Gulde
Melina Alloy
Charlotte Nielsen
Danica West
VIOLIN II
Molly Coleman, principal
Samuel Hansen
June Day
Mira Grin
Noah Malvey
Adrian Cheng
Leo Ponce
Cameron Dyckova
VIOLA
Hayley Lim, principal
Michelle Nee
Gabriella Bullock
Jamie Seto
Evan She
Amber Yun
Clara Loy
Emma Nguansiri
Sophia Plache
Ludovico Bertoldi
Leila Zhang
Anouk Sriskandarajah
CELLO
Matthew Kim, principal
Olivia Moon
Gabriel Hansen
Yian Olive Kueh
Isaí Parra-Perez
Leela Vedanthan
Deanna Yuan
Josie Schiff
Daniel Hutchison
Johnson Wu
Hailey Gibson
Rebeca Moura Fe
Preston Gibbons
DOUBLE BASS
Aidan Rio, principal
John William Hammond
Henry Evenhuis
Siddharth Vaid
Noah Zaskas
FLUTE
Han-ya Chen, principal
Chloe Xialou Ding
PICCOLO
Chloe Xialou Ding
OBOE
Madelynn Auyeung, principal
Kaylee Gutmaker
Takumi (Joseph) Kondo
CLARINET
Wyatt Weller, principal
Julius Ponce
Geo Jung
Luis Patino
BASSOON
Jessica Malcov, principal
Kristopher Hart
HORN
Meredith Taylor, principal
Jack Taylor
Kyle Verrone+
Jaden Rudnicki+
TRUMPET
Evan Weinstein Ellison, principal
Evan Bretz*
TROMBONE
Dalton Hooper*, principal
Jenny Tsang
Christian Barton
TIMPANI/PERCUSSION
Chunyu Chin, principal
Nathan Pearce
Megan Quach
Reminder: Please silence cell phones and other electronic devices for all performances. PIMF is a program of Sandy Marcucci International Camps, Inc.
* Guest musician + Staff musician
Overture to Il Barbieri di Siviglia Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868)
Symphony No.1 in B-flat Major, Op.38 “Spring” Robert Schumann
I. Andante un poco Allegro molto vivace (1810–1856)
II. Larghetto
III. Scherzo. Molto vivace
IV. Allegro animato e grazioso
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PIMF 202 7 Dates
June 19 – July 2 | July 17 – 30
Thank you for choosing the Philadelphia International Music Festival as your home for summer music studies.
PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL ITALY
August
4
– August
14,
2026 | Cremona, Italy
FACULTY
Kimberly Fisher
Principal Second Violin
The Philadelphia Orchestra
John Koen Cello
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Mark Livshits
Faculty Pianist
Curtis Institute of Music
Philadelphia International Music Festival – Italy (August 4–August 14, 2026) is designed for all musicians 13-19 years of age preparing for upcoming solo performances and competitions. This exciting new program will include: three private lessons, daily 30-minute workout sessions with an assigned faculty accompanist, daily hour-long solo performance classes, five hours of required daily private practice, and a week-ending Grand Finale Recital in one of the stunning performance halls in Cremona.
Students and families will both reside in Cremona, Italy, enjoying authentic Italian-style meals throughout the week-long program. While students are in training, guests attending the “Family & Friends” program will tour the surrounding towns via Luxury Motorcoach. Destinations include Milan, Verona, Brescia, Florence, Genoa, and Sirmione! Students will join the traveling adventures at the conclusion of the Grand Finale performance on August 11th, 2026.
Reminder: Please silence cell phones and other electronic devices for all performances. PIMF is a program of Sandy Marcucci International Camps, Inc.
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