Miller Outdoor Theatre: Dvořák’s “New World”

Conductor Erina Yashima is the first kapellmeister at the Komische Oper Berlin. Previously, she was the assistant conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra between 2019 and 2022. She has performed throughout the world with acclaimed ensembles and orchestras.  

Recent highlights include debuts with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, NDR Radiophilharmonie Hanover, Orchestra della Toscana, Arena di Verona, Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal, Albany Symphony, Eugene Symphony, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, and Niederrheinische Sinfoniker, as well as returns to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, and Philadelphia Orchestra. Erina conducted a new production of Così fan tutte in her debut with the Washington National Opera, and has led a production of Rusalka at the Theater Krefeld und Mönchengladbach. Her final debut of the 2021-22 Season was at the Ravello Festival, conducting the Orchestra Giovanile Luigi Cherubini.  

The 2022-23 Season saw her debut with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, WDR Funkhausorchester, Beethoven Orchester Bonn, Hawaii Symphony Orchestra, and the Charlotte Symphony. At the Komische Oper Berlin, Erina conducted a variety of productions and programs, including Die Zauberflöte, Rusalka, Così fan tutte, Hamlet, a subscription concert, and the 75 Years KOB Anniversary Gala. She also conducted two productions of Don Giovanni, one at the Teatro del Giglio in Lucca and Teatro Goldoni in Livorno, and the other at the Ravenna Festival, Teatro Galli in Rimini, and Teatro Verdi in Salerno 

Winner of the first prize and audience choice award at the 24th Annual Sphinx Competition, violinist Amaryn Olmeda is a rising star sought after for her bold and expressive performances as a soloist and collaborator. 

In the 2021-22 Season, Amaryn debuted as soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Seattle Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic, Richmond Symphony, Stockton Symphony, Auburn Symphony, and Classical Tahoe Orchestra. She was also named the first member of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) and Opus 3’s Artist Apprentice Program. In 2020, she was featured as the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra’s debut artist at its New Year’s Concert Series, which earned her a nomination for the San Francisco Classical Voice Audience Choice Awards. 

In recent seasons, Amaryn performed as a soloist with the Music in the Mountains Orchestra, Merced Symphony, and Solano Symphony. She was a featured musician at the McAllister Honors Recital at the Colburn School of Music in Los Angeles and with the Sacramento Philharmonic and VITA Academy in the video production, The Extraordinary Life of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges. 

Amaryn was selected to be an NPR From the Top Fellow and appears on Show 404, which first aired in September 2021. She was named a Young Artist Soloist by the Seattle Symphony and received first prize in the Auburn Symphony Young Artists and Music in the Mountains Young Musicians competitions, as well as in the Classical Music Masters Competition at the Harris Center for the Performing Arts, the Pacific Musical Society Competition in San Francisco, the Merced Symphony Young Artist, Diablo Valley and Holy Names College Competition, the Solano Symphony Young Artist Competition, and the United States International Music Competition at Stanford University, among others. 

She enjoys performing in school and community outreach events and has performed for numerous charity events.  

Amaryn Olmeda is a pre-college student and a Joseph Chan Scholarship recipient at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, studying violin with Ian Swensen. She performs on an instrument made by J.B. Vuillaume in 1828 on generous loan from Florian Leonhard Fine Violins.