70th Gala

VIOLIN
Concertmaster
Sulki Yu
Chair supported by Lady Southey AC
Deputy Concertmaster
Yi Wang
Chair supported by Susan & Leith Campbell
Section Principal First Violin
Tony Zhai §
Acting Principal Second Violin
Tomomi Brennan
Section Principal Second Violin
Monica Naselow
Chair supported by Peter Griffin AM & Terry Swann
Associate Principal First Violins
Erica Kennedy
Associate Principal Second Violin
Sofija Kirsanova
Tutti
Binny Baik
Chair supported by The Fielding Foundation
Alyssa Conrau
Chair supported by Leanne Menegazzo
Rachel Gamer
Matt Hassall
Chair supported by Mr Russell and Dr Jenni Jenkins
Rachael Hunt
Chair supported by The Fielding Foundation
Philip Nixon
Chair supported by The Fielding Foundation
John Noble
Rebecca Shirley
Chair supported by Mr Andrew Fairley AM
Lucy Warren §
Benjamin Spiers +
Lynda Latu +
Edwina Kayser +
Lisa Reynolds +
Sophia Shaw +
Dorota Swart +

VIOLA
Section Principal
Paul McMillan
Chair supported by Ms Linda Herd
Associate Principal
Thomas Higham
Tutti
Jason Bunn
Chair supported by Natalie Delbridge
Nadine Delbridge
Chair supported in memory of the Late Malcolm Delbridge
Haram Kim +
Charlotte Parker +
Daniel You +

CELLO
Section Principal
Melissa Chominsky
Associate Principal
Svetlana Bogosavljevic
Tutti
Diane Froomes
Chair supported by Dr Gareth and Mrs Shoreh Phillips
Philippa Gardner
Chair supported by Angela Kayser
Anna Pokorny
Daniel You +
2026 Richard Bonynge Fellow
Daniel You +

DOUBLE BASS
Acting Section Principal
Kylie Davies
Associate Principal
Benjamin Hanlon +
Tutti
Sam Nock +
Benjamin Saffir +
Nic Synot +

FLUTE
Section Principal
Lisa-Maree Amos 
Chair supported by Peter Griffin AM & Terry Swann
Associate Principal
Jessie Gu §
Lauren Gorman +
Principal Piccolo
Rebecca Johnson

OBOE
Acting Section Principal
Joshua de Graaf
Associate Principal
Rachel Curkpatrick +
Principal Cor Anglais
Dafydd Camp

CLARINET
Section Principal
Paul Champion
Associate Principal
Justin Beere
Principal Bass Clarinet
Robin Henry +

BASSOON
Section Principal
Lyndon Watts
Associate Principal
Kina Lin-Wilmoth +
Principal Contrabassoon/Tutti Bassoon
Will Hanna +

HORN
Section Principal
Andrew Young
Principal Third Horn
Linda Hewett §
Roman Ponomariov +
Tutti
Ben Messenger
Sharon Hatton +

TRUMPET
Section Principal
Mark Fitzpatrick
Associate Principal
Timothy Francis
Tutti
Louisa Trewartha +

TROMBONE
Acting Section Principal
Kieran Conrau
Associate Principal
Iain Faragher +
Principal Bass Trombone
Benjamin Anderson

TUBA
Principal
Karina Filipi +

TIMPANI
Section Principal
Guy du Blêt
Chair supported by Mr Jim Cousins AO and Mrs Libby Cousins and Mr Igor Zambelli

PERCUSSION
Section Principal
Mathew Levy
Associate Principal
Robert Allan +
Tutti
Buddy Lovett

HARP
Section Principal
Will Nichols 
Chair supported by Natalie Delbridge

KEY
Guest Artist +
On Leave §