Cyrus Beroukhim, violin – His performances of Bach and Vivaldi Concerti with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields were heralded as “flawless and sensitive” by the Zeitung im Espace Mittelland (Switzerland). Mr. Beroukhim has been a member of the New York City Ballet Orchestra since 2009 where he has performed as soloist in the Stravinsky Concerto. He was appointed concertmaster of the American Symphony in 2019 and also plays regularly with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. He has appeared as soloist with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, New York Symphonic Ensemble, Oakland East Bay Symphony, and several Baroque and chamber orchestras throughout the United States. He holds the doctorate from The Juilliard School and is Steinhardt Associate Professor of Violin at New York University.
Kobi Malkin, violin – Kobi Malkin is making his mark as both an exciting soloist and a perceptive chamber musician. He was praised by the New York Times for his “aptly traversed palette of emotions, from languid introspection to fevered intensity with gorgeous tone and an edge-of-seat intensity”. As a soloist, Malkin has appeared with the Ashdod Chamber Orchestra, the Haifa Symphony Orchestra, the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, the Saint Louis Symphony and the Chicago Philharmonic. As a chamber musician he has performed at numerous festivals, such as Ravinia, Music@Menlo, Yellow Barn, and the Marlboro Music Festival. He holds degrees from the New England Conservatory and the Juilliard School.
Julia Li, violin – Violinist Julia Li, praised by the Baltimore Sun as a performer of “confidence and brio,” joined The Philadelphia Orchestra in 2014. She has appeared extensively in recitals and concerts and has performed as soloist with the Houston Symphony, Symphony in C, and the Independence Sinfonia of Pennsylvania, among others. She has also appeared on NPR’s “From the Top” and Houston Public Radio’s “In the Front Row.” She was part of Curtis on Tour to Asia, which included chamber music performances and master classes in Shanghai, Beijing, and Seoul. An avid orchestral player, she has been a member of the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia and Symphony in C. She has also played with the Boston Symphony at Tanglewood. She is a founding member of Quartet Iris.
Christine Lim, violin – Associate Concertmaster Christine Lim joined the Philadelphia Orchestra in 2019. Her degrees are from Curtis Institute and the New England Conservatory. She has performed as a soloist with numerous orchestras, including the Munich Chamber Orchestra, the Suwon Philharmonic, the Gwacheon Philharmonic, the Rzeszów Philharmonic, the KBS Symphony, the Euro-Asia Philharmonic, the Kyunggi Philharmonic, and the South Bohemian Orchestra. She won First Prize at the International Competition for Violin, Kloster Schöntal; Second Prize at the International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians; Third Prize at the Yehudi Menuhin International Competition for Young Violinists; and Fourth Prize at the Seoul International Music Competition. Ms. Lim’s summer festival participation includes the Marlboro Music Festival, the Ravinia Festival, the Verbier Festival Academy, Music from Angel Fire, and the Aspen Music Festival. She is a founding member of Quartet Iris.
Nancy Bean, violin – A Seattle native, Nancy Bean has performed as soloist with the Seattle Symphony, the Seattle Philharmonic, the North Carolina Symphony and the Concerto Soloists of Philadelphia. She is first violinist of the Wister Quartet, 1807 and Friends and has played with the Academy Chamber Players and the Wilmington Music Festival. She has recorded with Koch International. Before joining the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1983, she was Assistant Concertmaster of the Santa Fe Opera Company. She has recently retired as Assistant Concertmaster of the Philadelphia Orchestra to devote her time to performing chamber music.
Che-Hung Chen, viola – Che-Hung Chen joined the Philadelphia Orchestra under Wolfgang Sawalisch and was acting associate principal under Christoph Eschenbach. He was the first-prize winner at the Banff International String Quartet Competition as founding member of the Daedalus Quartet. He was a three-time, top-prize winner at the Taiwan National Instrumental Competition. As a chamber musician, he has performed with “Musicians from Marlboro”, as guest with the Dover and Formosa Quartets and annually at the Kingston Chamber Music Festival in Rhode Island. He is violist and founding member of the Clarosa Piano Quartet that gave its debut with the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society in 2016. And. he is a founding member of Quartet Iris.
William Frampton, viola – Violist William Frampton has been praised by critics for his “impressive” performances (The New York Times) and “a glowing amber tone” (The Boston Globe). Since his New York recital debut in 2009 at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, recent concert highlights include over 100 performances with a string quartet led by Midori Goto in tours of Asia and North America, numerous appearances as principal viola with the American Symphony Orchestra, appearances as guest artist with the Johannes Quartet, and world premieres of chamber music by J. Mark Stambaugh and a concerto by Peter Homans. He can be heard frequently in the broadway orchestras of Hamilton, Wicked, and The Lion King, and on film scores including The Joker, The Greatest Showman, The Girl on the Train, and many others. William is the Artistic Director of Music at Bunker Hill, and has performed at festivals including Bard Summerscape, Verbier, and IMS Prussia Cove, and as soloist with conductors Joseph Silverstein and David Hoose.
Alberto Parrini, cello – Born in Italy, Alberto Parrini has been principal cellist of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic since 2007 and a member of the American Symphony since 2010; he also performs regularly with the New York Philharmonic and Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. In 2008, 2010 and 2011 he toured Japan as principal cellist of the New York Symphonic Ensemble. As a founding member of the Zukofsky Quartet he has given performances of the complete string quartets of Milton Babbitt in New York and Chicago. His principal studies were with Timothy Eddy, Joel Krosnick, David Soyer, Colin Carr and Enrico Egano; he is a graduate of the Curtis Institute and the Juilliard School. Alberto teaches cello at Princeton University and, in the summer, at Kinhaven Music School.
Hai-Ye Ni, cello – Hai-Ye Ni became principal cellist of the Philadelphia Orchestra in 2006. Prior to that, she was associate principal cellist of the New York Philharmonic and was a member of Lincoln Center’s Chamber Music Society Two. Considered among the most accomplished cellists of her generation, Hai-Ye won first prize at the Naumburg International Cello Competition making her Alice Tully Hall debut in 1991. Awards and prizes include an Avery Fisher Career Grant, second prize in the 1997 Rostropovich Competition (France), first prize in the International Paulo Competition (Finland) and Best Performance of Tchaikovsky at the International Tchaikovsky Competition. In 2024, she played a recital tour in China, and last summer performed at the Chamber Music Dolomites festival in Italy.
Nathaniel West, bass – Nathaniel West joined The Philadelphia Orchestra bass section in September 2017. He is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music and is a former member of the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra and has performed as guest principal with the Atlanta and Toronto Symphonies and the Festival Teatro del Lago Orchestra in Chile. He has performed with the quintet Ensemble39 in Philadelphia, the Jupiter Chamber Players in New York and at summer festivals including the Marlboro Music Festival, Vivo Music Festival, Twickenham Fest in Alabama, Luzerne Music Festival in Lake Luzerne, NY and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in Saratoga Springs, NY.
Samuel Caviezel, clarinet – Samuel Caviezel joined the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1998. A native of Washington State, he left to attend the Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan and was then accepted at the Curtis Institute in 1992. Sam joined the Grand Rapids Symphony for two years before returning to Philadelphia to play under Wolfgang Sawallisch. Besides his associate principal position in the Orchestra, he performs chamber music with the Wister Quartet, the Philadelphia Chamber Ensemble and is an Artist Faculty member at Temple University.
Emeline Chong, bassoon – Emeline Chong is a 2017 graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music where she studied with Philadelphia Orchestra Principal Bassoonist, Daniel Matsukawa. She has participated in summer festivals including the National Repertory Orchestra, the Sarasota Music Festival, the Pacific Music Festival and with the Qwinda Woodwind Quintet at the Bravo! Vail Festival. She regularly plays with Opera Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Ballet and the Philadelphia Orchestra. She has also performed with the Baltimore Symphony, the Princeton Symphony Orchestra, the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia and the Delaware Symphony Orchestra.
Ernesto Tovar, horn – Mexican-born hornist Ernesto Tovar Torres is the fourth horn of The Philadelphia Orchestra and is in high demand as a soloist and orchestral and chamber musician. Prior to Philadelphia, he served as second horn for the Atlanta Symphony and performed with the Dallas Symphony, the Steamboat Springs String Festival, the Naples Philharmonic, Bellingham Festival and Grand Rapids Symphony. Festival participation includes the Eastern Music Festival, Texas Music Festival, Banff Master Class for Strings and Winds and Spoleto USA.
Marcantonio Barone, piano – Marcantonio Barone has performed with major orchestras on four continents and has given solo recitals at the Wigmore Hall in London, the Great Hall of the Saint Petersburg Filarmoniya, Weill Recital Hall in New York, and the National Gallery in Washington, and on the recital series of the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society. He has been a member of the Lenape Chamber Ensemble since 1987, and he performs annually as a member of 1807 and Friends and the Craftsbury Chamber Players. He teaches at the Bryn Mawr Conservatory of Music and at Swarthmore College. His recordings are available on the Albany, Bridge, Centaur, and Innova labels. Mr. Barone is a Steinway Artist.