Deborah Anne Jones Chair
Originally from Melbourne, Kristy began the cello in 1985 and her teachers were Paul Jones and Annette Martin. Kristy studied cello with Nelson Cooke at the Victorian College of the Arts, graduating with Honours in 1998. During this time she played with the Geminiani Orchestra and Australian Youth Orchestra, attended chamber music study programs at the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) and began playing with Orchestra Victoria. In 2000 she completed the Advanced Performance Program at the Australian National Academy of Music and soon after studied with Howard Penny in Vienna. Kristy moved to Sydney in 2003 and commenced lessons with Julian Smiles.
Kristy first began working with the Sydney Symphony in 2003 and the following year she became a fellowship student in the Sydney Symphony Fellowship Program. She became a permanent member of the cello section in 2006.
In addition to playing in chamber ensembles with her Sydney Symphony Orchestra colleagues, Kristy has performed with many chamber ensembles in Sydney and Melbourne, including the Florizel Trio, Streeton Trio, Linden Quartet, Chanterelle String Quartet, Enigma String Quartet and the Omega Ensemble.
Kristy also enjoys tutoring orchestral students and has worked with students in the Sydney Youth Orchestra, Australian Youth Orchestra, Australian Chamber Orchestra’s Academy and Penrith Youth Orchestra Programs, Sydney Symphony’s Fellowship program and at the Riverina Summer School for Strings.