Toronto Symphony Orchestra Violin Clare Semes joined the TSO in 2017. She is a graduate of The Juilliard School where she studied with Donald Weilerstein, Ronald Copes, and Laurie Smukler. She is a recent alumna of the New World Symphony in Miami Beach, Florida, where she was a fellow for the 2016/17 season. In addition to serving as a concertmaster of the New World Symphony, she has served as concertmaster of The Juilliard Orchestra and the Verbier Festival Orchestra.