THANK YOU!

 We are grateful to the following contributors who support live symphonic music and education on the Peninsula. Our donor listing below is a compilation of total giving received between September 1, 2024 and December 31, 2025. If you see an error in this listing or would like more information on ways you can contribute to Peninsula Symphony, please reach out to Executive Director Chelsea Chambers by emailing chelsea@peninsulasymphony.org.


Risoluto ($50,000+)

Janice Boelke
Lorraine Smith


Maestoso al fine ($25,000 - $49,999)

John Givens in memory of Dorothy Givens

Friend of PSO in honor of Sheri Frumkin
Friend of PSO


Fortissimo: Very Loud ($10,000 - $24,999)

Katherine & Roy Bukstein
Sheri & Michael Frumkin in honor of Chelsea Chambers and Jim Fung
Joel Greene
Mary Gundelach in memory of Charles M. Gundelach
Mervyn L. Brenner Foundation
Uccelli Foundation in honor of Sheri Frumkin
Jeff & Gwyn Wachtel


Crescendo: Becoming Louder ($5,000 - $9,999)

David & Michelle Allmon
Apple Inc
Erika Crowley in honor of Cary Kimler
Rika & Shawn Ellis
Pamela Ferris
Brad Gibson
Diana Lloyd
Monte Mansir & Susanne Stevens
Michael Marmarou
Celeste E. & Todd M. Misfeldt in appreciation of Mitch Klein
Nvidia
Deborah Passanisi
Paul Schneider
Krista & Jerry Terstiege

Friend of PSO (2)


Presto: Rapidly ($2,500 - $4,999)

Kathryn Barnard & Kenneth Shirriff
Hilary Benton & David Williams
Nathan Brookwood & Patricia Hendriks
Howard B. Crittenden
Nicholas & Renee Toscan
Meiying Forney & Steve Shatas
Peter Gelfand & Sharon Childress
Benjamin & Kaoru Hollin
Russell Hurley
Intel Corporation
Richard Izmirian & Sheree Kajiwara
Alex Kurosawa
Susan R. Lin in appreciation of Maestro Klein, Chelsea Chambers, Jim Fung, and everyone at PSO
Bill Malmstrom in memory of Linda, who loved music
Ronald S. Miller
Teri Quick in honor of Brad Gibson
Redwood City Arts Commission
Sara & Phillip Salsbury
Margrit Rinderknecht & Dick Siemon

Friend of PSO


  • Maryam Aghamirzadeh
    Jill Biegenzahn
    Barbara & Robert Brandriff in memory of Dorothy Lunn
    Janet & David Cain
    Tom Cooper & Mary Hom
    Stanley Dirks
    Al & Liz Dossa in honor of Mitch
    Don & Cathy Draper
    Hannelore Draper
    David Dufour & Jennifer Co in memory of Hannelore Draper
    Barbara Erickson
    Anne Esparza
    Gene Esswein
    Robert & Karen Fitt
    Mariam S. Galvarin
    Google, Inc.
    Herbert Grench
    Patricia L. Griffin
    Juliet Hamak & George Yefchak
    Ann & Salek Hamer in memory of Tom Perry
    Yukoh Hammura in appreciation of Kay, Patti, and Kristin from Flute section
    Patricia Harrell
    David & Elisa Herberg
    Jennifer & Tim Kardos
    Mitchell Sardou Klein & Patricia Whaley
    James Kleinrath & Melody Singleton
    Ann & Ben Kong in honor of Linda Dunn, most dedicated volunteer
    Lillian Lee
    Susan Magrini
    Edith & Frederick Marmarou
    Joe & Mollie Marshall
    Lawrence Marshall & Michelle Oberman in honor of Maestro Mitchell Klein
    Vineet Mehta & Karishma Sharma
    Melly Metcalf
    Janie & Randy Nickel
    Prudential
    Caroline & Chris Rackowski
    David Sacarelos & Yvette Lanza
    Jerry & Ellen Saliman
    John & Christine Sanguinetti
    Dorothy Saxe
    Kay Saito Shafi & Yusef Shafi
    Dr. Lauren Speeth in appreciation of Maestro Klein
    Anita Stewart & Kaj Rekola
    Robert, Jenna, Ezra, & Ruthie Wachtel Pronovost in appreciation of Jeff (Popi) Wachtel
    Y&H Soda Foundation
    Hanna & Yoshihiro Yoshimoto
    Rachel Youmans

    Friend of PSO

  • Adobe Inc.
    Karen Alden
    Jim Augustus & Nichole Edraos
    Wate & Johanna Bakker in honor of Mitch Klein
    Shirley Bernadotti
    Michael & Adrienne Bresler
    Kathleen Brown
    Robert Cascone & Margaret Rich
    Dr. David & Victoria Chang
    Daniel Cher & Laura Wolfe
    Pamela Cronin
    John DeLong & Sharon Peters
    Tom Driscoll & Nancy Quinn in honor of Mitch Klein
    Dorothy Fahlman & Karin Chesnutt
    Gayle Flanagan
    Laura & David Francis in honor of Daniel Cher
    Alice Galenson & Lou Thompson
    Victor Ge & Lily Tian
    Alexandra Gillen & Hartmut Koeppen
    David Greene in honor of Joel Greene
    Victor Ha
    Brian Holmes & Jolynda Tresner
    Peter & Mela Hwang
    Rebecca Jaworski
    Rob Jaworski
    Kristin Kunzelman & Mark Inouye
    Marcia Lowell Leonhardt in honor of Judy and David Anderson
    Stephanie Leung
    Kathleen Lowry
    Marcia & John Mehl
    Kirt & Kelly Minor
    Joyce A. Monda
    Pamela Moore in memory of Bill Moore
    Vonya Morris
    The Anna Newman Group Fund in memory of Richard Newman
    Wendy & Craig Nishizaki
    Liz Nyberg
    Kristin Oro
    Mary & Neil Panton in honor of Ron Panton
    Grant Parker
    Farrell May Podgorsek in memory of Ken Podgorsek
    Justin Privitera
    Alison & Ken Ross in honor of Maestro Mitchell Klein
    Stuart & Lynne Rovin
    Ruth A. Short
    Ray Smith
    Sue Larson Family Fund
    Suesan W. Taylor in memory of Prof. C. Barr Taylor, Stanford Behavioral Medicine
    Jshon Thomas & Gary Carson
    Todd & Andrea Weinman
    Anne Wharton

    Friend of PSO in appreciation of Maestro Mitchell Sardou Klein’s 40th
    Friend of PSO in appreciation of Katherine & Roy Bukstein
    Friend of PSO in memory of Sarah Williams
    Friend of PSO in honor of Hanna Yoshimoto
    Friend of PSO (3)

  • Sue Alvarez
    Thalia Anagnos in honor of Jeff Wachtel
    Michael & Merrie Asimow
    Barbara Barth
    Sylvia & Fun Pang Chau
    Lena Chow
    Joseph Coha
    Philip & Judy Davis in memory of Harold and Marilyn Mindell
    Nhan Do
    Dolby
    Andrew & Michele Epstein in honor of Sheri Frumkin
    Robert Goldware
    Dawn Grench & Family in honor of Herb Grench
    Charles Hanes
    Yujiro and Andrea Hata
    Steven Hibshman
    Kathie Hillier
    Marianne Kruze
    Susan R Larson
    Richard & Beverly Marconi
    Linelle Marshall
    Sandra & Brandon Martinez-Larragoiti
    Hannelore McCrumb
    Betsy Murray
    Wayne Phillips
    Frank & Annette Rahn
    Bill & Sherrean Rundberg
    Amy & Daniel Schiff in honor of Sheri Frumkin
    Marian Schmidt
    Marycliff Foundation
    Wei Ai and Matt Springer in honor of Magnificent Maestro Mitch
    Alan Stern & Thomas Whatley
    Laura Sternberg

    Friend of PSO (2)

  • John & Barbara Adams
    Lianne M. Araki
    AssetMark, Inc
    Jo Anne Bailey in memory of June Wisecarver
    Doron Bardas
    Marilyn Barlow in memory of Rachel Ann Youmans
    Penny Barrows
    Charlotte & David Biegelsen
    Lorraine Bodie
    Suzanne Boutin
    Juliette Bryson
    Les & Nancy Burger in appreciation of Jeff Wachtel
    Frank & Charlotte Cevasco in honor of Debbie Passanisi
    Faye Chapman
    Sharon J. Chortack
    Rebecca Coker
    Juan Carlos Colosso
    William Conlon in honor of Selma Bukstein
    Sherill & Ken Cotter
    Tina Ebey
    Bill Enloe
    Suzanne & Allan Epstein
    Ruth Evans
    Fredrika Felt
    David Fernandez & Lori Krauss
    Ruth Freeman & David Stoner
    Claudia Fromm & Leonard Weingarten in honor of Carole Valentine
    Nicole Galisatus in memory of Aunty Evelyn Ngim
    Dr. Jan Gaynor in memory of Barbara Cohn
    Alice Graham in memory of Dorothy Graham Givens
    Jimmée Greco
    David & Mara Grimes in memory of Lee Spice
    Lisa L. Gruman in memory of Parents Lois & Allen Gruman
    Hillel Hachlili
    Thomas Hansen in memory of Minsook Kang Hansen
    Nancy Heffner
    Joseph & Bette Hirsch
    Norma J Hoch
    Deborah & Craig Hoffman in appreciation of Jerry Saliman
    Marshall & Roberta Hollimon
    Perry Hopkins
    Neil Hornor
    William Howland
    Leslie Itano & Jerry Chang in memory of Dr. Samuel Chan
    Kevin Jim in honor of Mitch Klein
    Jackie Jones
    Seungja Kimn in memory of Steve Kimn
    KLA
    Howard & Elizabeth Klein
    Sharon Krawetz
    Sandra Krawoski
    Ancilla Kwok in memory of Dr. Sam Chan
    Joseph & Sharon Kwok in memory of Dr. Sam Chan
    Eugene Lee
    Stanley Levine
    Janet Louie
    Harvey Lynch
    Ann Marotta
    Melody Marshall
    Stephen Martin
    Judi McManigal
    David Mendel in appreciation of Jerry Saliman
    Arnold Miller
    Joan & Ronald Miller
    Margaret Nalbach
    Michael Nguyen
    Joan Norton
    Karen & Douglas Perry
    Anthony & Carol Ann Pleva
    Charles Polanski
    Marilyn Reisen
    Cheryl & John Ritchie
    Robert Roth & Cynthia Robbins-Roth
    Alan & Spike Russell
    Heather Sanders
    Dave Sargent in honor of Brian Holmes & Jolynda Tresner
    Doris Sayon
    Marvin & Ellen Schwartz
    Dana Scoby
    Karen & John Scorsur in appreciation of Chelsea Chambers
    Marcyl Seidscher
    Noel Shirley
    Jason Shu
    Tom Silva
    Lynne Simpson in honor of David Williams
    Dr. Patrick L. Smith
    Lisa & Bruce Steinback
    Linda Tan
    Maureen Thrush
    Katie Treu
    Kazumi Tsuchiyose
    Adam Wantz
    Wilton & Kathy Wong
    Kyoko Yamamoto
    Aidan & Jen Yang in appreciation of Mitchell Sardou Klein
    Jiaxi Zhu & Audrey Xiaowei Yan
    Miriam & Richard Zimmerman in honor of Jerry Saliman

    Friend of PSO in appreciation of the PSO bassoon section
    Friends of PSO (9)