Carmen

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 §
Wilma Smith +
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
Philip Nixon
John Noble
Rebecca Shirley
Chair supported by Mr Andrew Fairley AM
Lucy Warren
Phoebe Fan +
2025 Richard Bonynge Fellow
Edwina Kayser +
Kyla Matssura-Miller +
Jaso Sasaki +
Sophia Shaw +
Ben Spiers +
James Steendam +
Dorota Swart +


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 +
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 and Mrs Shoreh Phillips
Gemma Kneale +
Heesoo Kim +
Oliver Russell +
2025 Richard Bonynge Fellow
Zoe Wallace + 

DOUBLE BASS
Section Principal
Bonita Han-Williams
Associate Principal
Kylie Davies
Tutti
Matthew Thorne
Luca Arcaro +
Vivian Qu +

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

OBOE
Acting Section Principal
Joshua de Graaf
Associate Principal
Jasper Ly +
Principal Cor Anglais
Dafydd Camp

CLARINET
Section Principal
Paul Champion
Associate Principal
Justin Beere
Tutti
Robin Henry + 

BASSOON
Section Principal
Lyndon Watts +
Associate Principal
Tasman Compton +
Tutti
Colin Batt Abrams +

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

TRUMPET
Section Principal
Mark Fitzpatrick
Associate Principal
Timothy Francis
Tutti
Tristan Rebien +

TROMBONE
Acting Section Principal
Kieran Conrau
Associate Principal
Robert Collins +
Cian Malikides +
Principal Bass Trombone
Benjamin Anderson

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
Matthew Brennan + 
Tutti
Leah Columbine +
Scott Weatherson +

HARP
Section Principal
Will Nichols 
Associate Principal
Melina van Leeuwen +

KEY
Guest Artist +
On Leave §