Meet the Musicians

Meet our wonderful musicians that make the Sydney Symphony what it is. The joy and enthusiasm they bring to each and every note is what introduces our Orchestra to the world.

Show All Concertmaster First Violins Second Violins Violas Cellos Double Basses Flutes Oboes Cor Anglais Clarinets Bass Clarinet Bassoons Contrabassoon Horns Trumpets Trombones Bass Trombone Tuba Timpani Percussion

CONCERTMASTER

Skilled and fast on their feet. Meet the concertmaster who leads the orchestra.

Concertmaster

Andrew Haveron

Concertmaster

STRINGS

Why does the string section pull at the heart strings? Meet the musicians that bring the emotion.

First Violins

Harry Bennetts

Associate Concertmaster

Sun Yi

Associate Concertmaster

Lerida Delbridge

Assistant Concertmaster

Fiona Ziegler

Assistant Concertmaster

Kirsten Williams

Associate Concertmaster Emeritus

Jenny Booth

First Violin

Brielle Clapson

First Violin

Sophie Cole

First Violin

Claire Herrick

First Violin

Georges Lentz

First Violin

Nicola Lewis

First Violin

Emily Long

First Violin

Alexandra Mitchell

First Violin

Alexander Norton

First Violin

Anna Skálová

First Violin

Léone Ziegler

First Violin

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Second Violins

Kirsty Hilton

Principal Second Violin

Marina Marsden

Principal Second Violin

Marianne Edwards

Associate Principal Second Violin

Emma Jezek

Assistant Principal Second Violin

Alice Bartsch

Second Violin

Victoria Bihun

Second Violin

Rebecca Gill

Second Violin

Emma Hayes

Second Violin

Shuti Huang

Second Violin

Monique Irik

Second Violin

Wendy Kong

Second Violin

Benjamin Li

Second Violin

Nicole Masters

Second Violin

Maja Verunica

Second Violin

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Violas

Tobias Breider

Principal Viola

Anne-Louise Comerford

Associate Principal Viola

Justin Williams

Assistant Principal Viola

Sandro Costantino

Viola

Rosemary Curtin

Viola

Jane Hazelwood

Viola

Graham Hennings

Viola

Stuart Johnson

Viola

Justine Marsden

Viola

Felicity Tsai

Viola

Amanda Verner

Viola

Leonid Volovelsky

Viola

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Cellos

Catherine Hewgill

Principal Cello

Leah Lynn

Assistant Principal Cello

Kristy Conrau

Cello

Fenella Gill

Cello

Timothy Nankervis

Cello

Elizabeth Neville

Cello

Christopher Pidcock

Cello

Adrian Wallis

Cello

David Wickham

Cello

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Double Basses

Kees Boersma

Principal Double Bass

Alex Henery

Principal Double Bass

David Campbell

Double Bass

Steven Larson

Double Bass

Richard Lynn

Double Bass

Jaan Pallandi

Double Bass

Benjamin Ward

Double Bass

WOODWIND

Bringing a bit of charm and whimsy. Meet the musicians that add character to a concert.

Flutes

Joshua Batty

Principal Flute

Emma Sholl

Associate Principal Flute

Carolyn Harris

Flute

Oboes

Diana Doherty

Principal Oboe

Shefali Pryor

Associate Principal Oboe

Cor Anglais

Alexandre Oguey

Principal Cor Anglais

Clarinets

Francesco Celata

Associate Principal Clarinet

Christopher Tingay

Clarinet

Bass Clarinet

Alexander Morris

Principal Bass Clarinet

Bassoons

Todd Gibson-Cornish

Principal Bassoon

Matthew Wilkie

Principal Emeritus Bassoon

Fiona McNamara

Bassoon

Contrabassoon

Noriko Shimada

Principal Contrabassoon

BRASS

It’s the hard hitters up the back. Meet the musicians that put the theatre into a performance.

Horns

Geoffrey O'Reilly

Principal 3rd Horn

Euan Harvey

Horn

Marnie Sebire

Horn

Rachel Silver

Horn

Trumpets

David Elton

Principal Trumpet

Anthony Heinrichs

Trumpet

Trombones

Ronald Prussing

Principal Trombone

Scott Kinmont

Associate Principal Trombone

Nick Byrne

Trombone

Bass Trombone

Christopher Harris

Principal Bass Trombone

Tuba

Steve Rossé

Principal Tuba

PERCUSSION AND TIMPANI

A bit of drum roll, a bit of drive. Meet the players that build the drama.

Timpani

Mark Robinson

Associate Principal/Section Percussion

Percussion

Rebecca Lagos

Principal Percussion

Timothy Constable

Percussion