Romeo and Juliet

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 §
James Armstrong +
Josef Hanna +
Edwina Kayser +
Lynda Latu +
Jiwon Lee +
Lynette Rayner +
Lisa Reynolds +
Benjamin Spiers +
Helena Wang +

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 by the Late Malcolm Delbridge
Danielle Arcaro +
Matthew Laing +
Edmund Mantelli +
Isabel Morse +
Daniel You +
2026 Richard Bonynge Fellow

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

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
Melissa Doecke +
Principal Piccolo
Rebecca Johnson
Tutti Flute/Piccolo
Lauren Gorman +

OBOE
Section Principal
Joshua de Graaf
Associate Principal
Jasper Ly +
Principal Cor Anglais
Dafydd Camp
Tutti Oboe/Cor Anglais
Rachel Curkpatrick +
Tutti
Josh Webster +

CLARINET
Section Principal
Paul Champion
Associate Principal
Justin Beere
Principal Bass Clarinet
Robin Henry +
Tutti Clarinet/Bass Clarinet
Aaron Klein +
Tutti
Georgia White +

BASSOON
Section Principal
Lyndon Watts
Associate Principal
Adam Mikulicz +
Principal Contrabassoon
Kina Lin-Wilmoth +
Tutti Bassoon/Contrabassoon
Will Hanna +
Tutti
Colin Forbes-Abrams +

TENOR SAXOPHONE
Principals
Luke Carbon +
Justin Kenealy +

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

TRUMPET
Section Principal
Mark Fitzpatrick
Sophie Spencer +
Associate Principal
Timothy Francis
Louisa Trewartha +
Tutti
Sarah Henderson +
Koominka Koominka +
Anthony Pope +
Isabella Thomas +

TROMBONE
Acting Section Principal
Kieran Conrau
Associate Principal
Don Immel +
Principal Bass Trombone
Ben Anderson
Robert Collins +
Tutti
Max Gregg +
Cian Malikides +

TUBA
Principals
Karina Filipi +
Nelson Wood +

MANDOLIN
Principals
Darryl Barron +
Ruth Roshan +
Luke Plumb +

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

PERCUSSION
Section Principal
Mathew Levy
Associate Principal
Hugh Tidy +
Tutti
Buddy Lovett
Robert Allan +
Tracey Patten +
Scott Weatherson +

HARP
Section Principal
Will Nichols
Associate Principal
Julie Raines +

PIANO/ORGAN/CELESTE
Section Principals
Elli Welsh +
Peter Wilson +

KEY
Guest Artist +
On Leave §