Anthony Cheung
The SFSYO consists of approximately 100 musicians ages of 12-21 from the San Francisco Bay Area. They are chosen by audition and must be under the age of 20 by the time of their first rehearsal. Over the years, many of the orchestra's 1500 alumni have gone on to careers as professional musicians, including composer and pianist Anthony Cheung, winner of the First Prize at the 6th International Henri Dutilleux Competition and the Charles Ives Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters; violinist Juliana Athayde, Concertmaster of the Rochester Philharmonic; Noah Bendix-Balgley, First Concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic; Nicholas Schwartz, Double Bassist of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Philip Munds, Principal French Horn of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Nathan Chan, Cellist of the Seattle Symphony; Christina Smith, Principal Flute of the Atlanta Symphony; Teddy Abrams, Music Director of the Louisville Orchestra; and Tim Genis, Principal Timpanist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.