Musician – Page 11 – Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Willa Henigman

Willa Henigman joined the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in 1996. Prior to coming to Texas, she was Principal Oboe of the Wichita (KS) Symphony Orchestra and served on the faculty of Wichita State University, recording two CD’s with WSU’s Lieurance Woodwind Quintet.

Erin Hannigan

Erin Hannigan is the Principal Oboe of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and was previously a member of the Rochester Philharmonic. She has been guest Principal Oboist with the New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony and the St. Louis Symphony.

Kara Kirkendoll Welch

Kara Kirkendoll Welch’s playing has been described in Fanfare Magazine as “inspired…technique second to none…[Welch] coaxes her flute to produce the most gorgeous sounds.” Welch has been a flutist in the Dallas Symphony Orchestra since 2000 and is Adjunct Professor of Flute at Southern Methodist University.

David Buck

David Buck was appointed Principal Flute of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in 2017. Praised for his “supple tone, rhythmic dynamism and technical agility” (The Oregonian), he previously held positions with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic and Oregon Symphony.

Bing Wang

Bing Wang joined the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in 1997. Born in Shanghai, China, he began his violin studies with his father, Professor De-Wen Wang, and Professor Guimin Xing, at age 4. Hi is the recipient of the 1991 Davidorff Young Musician of the Year Award (Germany).

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Sho-Mei Pelletier

Sho-Mei Pelletier, Associate Principal violin, follows a legacy of musicians and artists; families from China, Canada, and Mexico; and religious influences from Buddhism to Judaism. Her musical affiliations include serving as Associate Principal violin with the Santa Fe Opera for 25 years as well as solo performances with the Dallas Chamber Orchestra, the Voices of Change, the Dallas Bach Society, the Walden series, the Kodaly Ensemble, the Arensky Trio, the YES String Quintet and the Young Strings Piano Trio.

Alexandra Adkins

Alexandra (Sasha) Adkins has held the Associate Principal Violin II position since the 1987-88 season. She is a native of Ukraine where she began her violin studies much too early at 5. Following her family’s move to the United States, she continued her violin studies in Cleveland, Cincinnati Conservatory and Bloomington, Indiana.

Angela Fuller Heyde

Violinist Angela Fuller Heyde joined the DSO as Principal Second violin in September of 2009. Previously, she served as Concertmaster of the Houston Symphony and as a first violinist of the Minnesota Orchestra and has been a guest Concertmaster with the orchestras of Atlanta, Bergen (NORWAY), Indianapolis and Seattle.

Emmanuelle Boisvert

Violinist Emmanuelle Boisvert’s “brilliant, endlessly imaginative and daring style” (Lawrence Johnson, The Detroit News) continues to captivate audiences and critics alike.

Gary Levinson

Gary Levinson is the Senior Principal Associate Concertmaster of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and the Artistic Director of the Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth. Chosen by Zubin Mehta to join the New York Philharmonic before the completion of his undergraduate degree from the Juilliard School in 1988, Mr. Levinson made his New York Philharmonic solo debut in 1991, under the baton of Erich Leinsdorf, coinciding with the completion of his Master’s of Music degree at the Juilliard School, where his teachers included Dorothy DeLay, Glenn Dicterow and Felix Galimir.