Verdi 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
Section Principal Second Violin
Monica Naselow
Chair supported by Peter Griffin AM & Terry Swann
Associate Principal First Violin
Tomomi Brennan §
Erica Kennedy
Acting Associate Principal Second Violin
Matt Hassall
Chair supported by Mr Russell and Dr Jenni Jenkins
Tutti
Binny Baik
Chair supported by The Fielding Foundation
Alyssa Conrau
Chair supported by Leanne Menegazzo
Rachel Gamer
Rachael Hunt
Chair supported by The Fielding Foundation
Philip Nixon
John Noble
Rebecca Shirley
Chair supported by Mr Andrew Fairley AM
Lucy Warren §
Jo Beaumont +
Monica Curro +
Phoebe Fan +
2025 Richard Bonynge Fellow
Edwina Kayser +
Sophia Shaw +
Oksana Thompson +

VIOLA
Section Principal
Paul McMillan §
Chair supported by Ms Linda Herd
Associate Principal
Thomas Higham §
Matt Laing +
Ceridwen Davies +
Tutti
Jason Bunn
Nadine Delbridge
Chair supported by Kangaroo Ground Nominees Pty Ltd
Suying Aw +
Haram Kim +
Isabel Morse +

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
James Churchill +
Oliver Russell +
2025 Richard Bonynge Fellow
Zoe Wallace +

DOUBLE BASS
Acting Section Principal
Kylie Davies
Associate Principal
Caitlin Bass +
Tutti
Matthew Thorne
Nic Synot +
Vivian Qu +

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

OBOE
Acting Section Principal
Joshua de Graaf
Associate Principal
Jasper Ly +
Principal Cor Anglais
Dafydd Camp
Chair supported by Ms Linda Herd

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

BASSOON
Section Principal
Lyndon Watts +
Associate Principal
Elise Millman +
Tutti
Colin Batt Abrams +
Will Hanna +

HORN
Section Principal
Andrew Young
Associate Principal
Evan Williams §
Roman Ponomariov +
Principal Third Horn
Linda Hewett
Tutti
Robert Shirley +

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

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

TUBA
Principal
Karina Filipi +

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

PERCUSSION
Section Principal
Mathew Levy
Associate Principal
Scott Weatherson +

HARP
Section Principal
Will Nichols

KEY
Guest Artist +
On Leave §