Maria Tamburrino has been the Principal flutist and frequent concert soloist with the San Jose Symphony and the Midsummer Mozart Orchestra of San Francisco since 1979. Her solo collaborations with harpist Nicanor Zabaleta and Susanna Mildonian, French hornist Hermann Baumann, flutist Jules Baker, and pianist Menahem Pressler have been widely acclaimed. In addition, she has performed all of the solo flute concerti by Mozart with both the San Jose Symphony and the Midsummer Mozart Orchestra on several occasions. She has been a featured soloist in Asia, Europe, The Philippines, Australia and throughout the United States, and has appeared on several high-profile cruise lines.