Copland Dance Episodes

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 
Section Principal Second Violin 
Monica Naselow 
Chair supported by Peter Griffin AM & Terry Swann 
Associate Principal First Violins  
Tomomi Brennan § 
Erica Kennedy § 
Acting Associate Principal First Violin  
Alyssa Conrau 
Chair supported by Leanne Menegazzo 
Associate Principal Second Violin  
Sofija Kirsanova 
Tutti 
Binny Baik 
Chair supported by The Fielding Foundation 
Rachel Gamer 
Matt Hassall 
Chair supported by Mr Russell & 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 § 
James Armstrong +
Edwina Kayser +
Josef Hanna +
Jiwon Lee +
Kyla Matsuura-Miller +
Lisa Reynolds +
Sophia Shaw +
Hayato Simpson +
Benjamin Spiers + 
Dorota Swart +
Helena Wang +

VIOLA
Section Principal 
Paul McMillan 
Chair supported by 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+
Matthew Laing +
Edmund Mantelli +
Charlotte Parker +
Bridget McCullough +
Daniel You + 
2026 Richard Bonynge Fellow 

CELLO
Section Principal 
Melissa Chominsky  
Associate Principal
James Churchill +
Tutti  
Diane Froomes 
Chair supported by Dr Gareth and Mrs Shoreh Phillips 
Philippa Gardner 
Chair supported by Angela Kayser Anna Pokorny 
Anna Pokorny
Lily Dai + 
2026 Richard Bonynge Fellow 
Gemma Kneale +
Zoe Wallace +

DOUBLE BASS
Acting Section Principal
Kylie Davies
Associate Principal
Max McBride +
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 
Principal Piccolo 
Rebecca Johnson 
Tutti Flute/Piccolo
Alyse Faith +
Lauren Gorman +

OBOE
Section Principal 
Joshua de Graaf 
Associate Principal
Francesco Ciarmatori +
Principal Cor Anglais 
Dafydd Camp 
Chair supported by Ms Linda Herd
Tutti Oboe/Cor Anglais
Jasper Ly +
Tutti
Alexandra King +

CLARINET
Section Principal
Paul Champion
Associate Principal
Justin Beere
Principal Bass Clarinet
Robin Henry +
Tutti Clarinet/Bass Clarinet
Luke Carbon +
Tutti
Clare Fox +

BASSOON
Section Principal
Lyndon Watts
Associate Principal
Will Hanna +
Tutti
Colin Forbes-Abrams +

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

TRUMPET
Section Principal
Mark Fitzpatrick
Associate Principal
Timothy Francis
Tutti
Sarah Henderson +
Sophie Spencer +
Louisa Trewartha +

TROMBONE
Acting Section Principal
Kieran Conrau
Associate Principal
Iain Faragher +
Principal Bass Trombone
Ben Anderson
Tutti Trombone/Bass Trombone
Robert Collins +

TUBA
Principals
Karina Filipi +
Nelson Wood +

TIMPANI
Section Principal
Guy du Blêt 
Chair supported by Mr Jim Cousins AO and Mrs Libby Cousins AM and Mr Igor Zambelli
Associate Principal Timpani
Buddy Lovett

PERCUSSION
Section Principal
Mathew Levy
Associate Principal
Hugh Tidy +
Tutti
Robert Allan +
Steven Bryer +
Stephen Falk +
Jamie Willson +

HARP
Section Principal
Will Nichols
Associate Principal
Julie Raines + 

PIANO/CELESTE
Section Principals
Andrew Dunlop +
Kylie Foster +

KEY
Guest Artist +
On Leave §