Our Team
Founders
Robert Vijay Gupta
Founder/Artistic Director
Violinist ROBERT VIJAY GUPTA joined the Los Angeles Philharmonic in June 2007 at the age of 19. Before joining the orchestra, Gupta received a Master’s degree in Music from Yale University and a Bachelor’s degree in premedical biology from Marist College. Parallel to his undergraduate studies in biology, Gupta attended the Manhattan School of Music and the Juilliard School of Music, Pre-College Division. His principal teachers have included Glenn Dicterow, …
Adam Crane
Co-Founder
Adam Crane is Vice President for External Affairs for the St. Louis Symphony. He also serves as the Co-Host/Commentator for the live Saturday night weekly broadcasts of the St. Louis Symphony on St. Louis Public Radio – 90.7 KWMU.
Prior to joining the St. Louis Symphony in 2008, Crane was the Director of Public Relations for the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association. During his tenure with the LA Phil., he became an integral part of a story about a former Juilliard student…
Adrian Hong
Co-Founder
Adrian Hong is Managing Director of Pegasus Strategies LLC, a strategic advisory firm that advises governments, Global Fortune 500 corporations, funds and NGOs. He was an inaugural TED Fellow and TED Senior Fellow, and until recently was a visitor at Princeton University’s Center for Information Technology Policy.
Mr. Hong contributes regularly to media on policy matters, including Fox News, The International Herald Tribune, The New York Times, the Christian …
Team
Zachary Dellinger
Community Programs Coordinator
Zach Dellinger is a native from Columbia SC. As a soloist Mr. Dellinger has performed recitals throughout the United St…
Musicians
Benjamin Lulich
Clarinet
Benjamin Lulich was appointed Principal Clarinet of the Pacific Symphony in May of 2007. He comes to Orange County after spending a year as As…
Carrie Dennis
Viola
CARRIE DENNIS entered the Curtis Institute of Music at the age of 16 as a violin student of Victor Danchenko and took viola lessons with Joseph …
Jin-Shan Dai
Violin
Dynamic violinist JIN-SHAN DAI has performed extensively throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. He was a member of the Toronto Symphony fr…
Mitchell Newman
Violin
Violinist MITCHELL NEWMAN is a native of Los Angeles and joined the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 1987. After studies with Philharmonic violist Da…
Daniel Rothmuller
Cello
DANIEL ROTHMULLER earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the Indiana University School of Music, where he was a student of Fritz …
Barry Gold
Cello
Los Angeles-born cellist BARRY GOLD, a member of the Los Angeles Philharmonic since 1982, began studying cello with Gretchen Geber. A Young Music…
Aaron Hill
Oboe
Aaron Hill serves on the faculty at the University of Virginia and plays principal oboe in the Charlottesville and University Symphony Orchestra. …