Orchestra Victoria

Manon

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The Australian Ballet

10 - 22 October 2025

Regent Theatre

An updated musician list will be added prior to the performance

Orchestra Victoria Cast Sheet

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 Violin

Tomomi Brennan
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
John Noble
Rebecca Shirley
Chair supported by Mr Andrew Fairley AM

Lucy Warren
Edwina Kayser +
Lynette Rayner +
Jaso Sasaki +

VIOLA
Section Principal

Paul McMillan §
Chair supported by Ms Linda Herd
Acting Section Principal
Thomas Higham
Associate Principal
Matthew Laing +
Tutti

Jason Bunn
Chair supported by Natalie Delbridge
Nadine Delbridge
Danielle Arcaro +
Haram Kim +
Heather Lloyd +
Edmund Mantelli +
2025 Richard Bonynge Fellow
Cora Teeuwen +


CELLO
Section Principal

Melissa Chominsky
Associate Principal

Diane Froomes
Tutti
Philippa Gardner
Chair supported by Angela Kayser
Tania Hardy-Smith
Chair supported by Dr Gareth & Mrs Shoreh Phillips
Gemma Kneale +
Anna Pokorny +
Oliver Russell +
2025 Richard Bonynge Fellow
Zoe Wallace +

DOUBLE BASS
Acting Section Principal

Kylie Davies
Associate Principal
Max McBride +
Tutti
Matthew Thorne
Che Booth +
Sam Nock +
Nic Synot +

FLUTE
Section Principal
Lisa-Maree Amos
Chair supported by Peter Griffin AM & Terry Swann

Associate Principal

Jessie Gu
Principal Piccolo
David Silva +

OBOE
Acting Section Principal

Joshua de Graaf
Associate Principal
Noah Rudd +
Principal Cor Anglais

Dafydd Camp

CLARINET
Section Principal

Paul Champion
Associate Principal
Justin Beere
Tutti
Robin Henry +

BASSOON
Section Principal

Jack Schiller +
Associate Principal
Laura Brown +
Tutti
Colin Batt Abrams +

HORN
Section Principal
Andrew Young
Associate Principal
Roman Ponomariov +
Principal Third Horn
Linda Hewett
Rob McMillan +
Tutti
Benjamin Messenger
Sharon Hatton +
Cinzia Posega +
Ciara Wrede +

TRUMPET
Section Principal
Mark Fitzpatrick
Associate Principal

Timothy Francis
Anthony Pope +
Tutti
Adam Davis Koominka +
Joel Walmsley +

TROMBONE
Section Principal

Scott Evans §
Acting Section Principal
Kieran Conrau
Associate Principal
Cian Malikides +
Principal Bass Trombone

Ben Anderson
Tutti
Robert Collins +

TUBA
Principal
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/Tutti Percussion
Buddy Lovett

PERCUSSION
Section Principal

Mathew Levy
Associate Principal
Hugh Tidy +
Tutti
Robert Allan +
Matthew Brennan +
Scott Weatherson +

HARP
Section Principal

Will Nichols
Associate Principal
Julie Raines +
Melina van Leeuwen +

KEY
Guest Artist +
On Leave §

Concertmaster

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