Cello

Jonathan Békés

Principal Cello – Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra; Estivo Trio; 2016 AWO Academy Player

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David Berlin

Principal Cello – Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

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Michael Goldschlager

Freelance; Former Principal Cello – West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Australia

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Molly Kadarauch

Sutherland Trio; University of Melbourne; Former Associate Principal Cello – Australian Chamber Orchestra

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Matthew Lee

Sub-Principal Cello – BBC Concert Orchestra

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Mee Na Lojewski

Founding Cellist – Affinity Quartet; Freelance – Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Chamber Opera, Victorian Opera

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Double Bass

Timothy (Tim) Dunin

Professor of Double Bass – University of Music and Performing Arts, Graz; Former – Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

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Robert Nairn

Master Musician in Residence – Elder Conservatorium; Professor of Double Bass – Melbourne Conservatorium of Music; Former Faculty – Juilliard School of Music

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Ciro Vigilante

Principal Double Bass – Vienna Chamber Orchestra; Former – Prague Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra; Australian Chamber Orchestra; Former Guest – German Chamber Philharmonic Bremen; Ensemble Stuttgart Varianti; Former Guest Soloist – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic; Scottish Chamber Orchestra

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Viola

Robert Ashworth

Principal Viola – Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra; Jade String Quartet, New Zealand

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Sally Clarke

SWR Symphony Orchestra, Stuttgart

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Stefanie Farrands

Principal Viola – Australian Chamber Orchestra; Former Principal Viola – Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra

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Lisa Grosman

Lecturer — Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney; Sessional Viola Lecturer — Melbourne Conservatorium, University of Melbourne; Head of Strings — Xavier College; Former — Irish Chamber Orchestra; Director of the Viola Programme — Monash University; Melbourne Conservatorium Young Artists Academy, University of Melbourne

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Andrew Jezek

Co-Artistic Director – Sydney Art Quartet; Former Principal Viola – Klangforum Wien; Adelaide Symphony Orchestra; Freelance Principal Viola – Opera Australia Orchestra; Sydney Symphony Orchestra

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Florian Peelman

Lecturer in Viola – Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler" Berlin; Former Principal Viola – Gürzenich Orchester; Opera Cologne; Brussels Chamber Orchestra

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Patricia Pollett

Director of Performance Studies – School of Music, University of Queensland

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Katie Yap

Freelance – Period and modern viola; 2013 AWO Academy Player

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Violin

Jonathan Allen

1st Violin – Orchester der Oper Zürich; La Sctintilla; Founder and Leader – Ensemble Il Trittico, Switzerland; Jewel Ensemble, Switzerland

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Margaret Blades

Co-Artistic Director – Southern Cross Soloists; Creative Director of Music – Bond University; Former Associate Concertmaster – Western Australia Symphony Orchestra; Former Concertmaster – Adelaide Symphony Orchestra

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Michael Brooks-Reid

Regular Leader/Director – Camerata Bern; Guest Member – Lucerne Festival Orchestra; Orchestra Mozart; Former – Hamer Quartet

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Lucy Carrig

Principal 2nd Violin – Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra

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Daniel Dodds

Artistic Director and Leader – Festival Strings Lucerne

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Madeleine Easton

Artistic Director – Bach Akademie Australia; Freelance Violinist – London/Europe; Former Concertmaster – The Hanover Band

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Paul Ezergailis

Violin Co-Leader – Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Luminosa, Galway

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Emily Francis

Pedagogue; Former – BBC Symphony Orchestra

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Marina Gillam

Freelance – Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; BBC Concert Orchestra, London; Gürzenich Orchestra, Cologne; Former – City of Birmingham City Symphony Orchestra

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Anne Harvey-Nagl

Concertmaster – Volksoper Vienna; Koehne Quartet, Vienna

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Roger Jonsson

Principal 2nd violin – Orchestra Victoria

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Joanna Lewis

1st Violin – Koehne Quartet, Vienna; Guest Violinist – Radio Symphony Orchestra, Klangforum & Philharmonia, Vienna

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Belinda McFarlane

Youth Education Programme Advisor; Director – London Symphony Orchestra; 2nd Violin – London Symphony Orchestra; Fiorini piano trio

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Anna McMichael

Classical Convenor and Head of Strings – Monash University; Former – Co-Artistic Director – Tyalgum Music Festival; Violin – Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Netherlands Chamber Orchestra; Amsterdam Sinfonietta; London Sinfonietta

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Sagar Nagaraj

Concertmaster – Australian Indian Orchestra; Artistic Director & Concertmaster – Rosemont Chamber Orchestra; Macquarie Chamber Orchestra; Former – Willoughby Symphony Orchestra; AWO Academy Player 2018

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Monica Naselow

Principal 2nd Violin – Orchestra Victoria; Australian Ballet; Former Concertmaster and Education/Outreach Officer – Darwin Symphony Orchestra; Violin – Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra; 2nd Violin – Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

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Jennifer Owen

Principal 1st Violin – Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra; Former Principal 2nd Violin – Houston Symphony Orchestra

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Patrick Savage

Freelance – concertmaster and film composer; Former Principal First Violin – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Former Leader – Tippett Quartet

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Elizabeth Sellars

Sutherland Trio; Former – Co-ordinator of Strings, Monash University

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Miki Tsunoda

Principal 2nd Violin – Antwerp Symphony Orchestra

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Marie-Danielle Turner

Associate Leader 2nd Violin – Belgian National Orchestra

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Melinda Watzel

Principal 2nd Violin – Komische Oper Berlin; Deutsche Kammerorchester

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Bassoon

David Mitchell

Associate Principal Bassoon – Queensland Symphony Orchestra; Lecturer in Bassoon – Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University

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Lyndon Watts

Professor of Bassoon – Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, University of Melbourne; Former Principal Bassoon – Munich Philharmonic Orchestra; Former Professor of Bassoon – Berne University of the Arts

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Clarinet

Francesco (Frank) Celata

Associate Principal Clarinet – Sydney Symphony Orchestra; Lecturer – Sydney Conservatorium of Music

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Cor Anglais

Rixon Thomas

Principal Cor Anglais — The Royal Danish Orchestra; Former Principal Cor Anglais — New Zealand Symphony; Former Principal Cor Anglais — Copenhagen Philharmonic, Denmark; Former Principal Cor Anglais — Opera Australia Orchestra; Former 2nd Oboe — Sydney Symphony Orchestra

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Flute

Alison Mitchell

Principal Flute – Queensland Symphony Orchestra; Former Principal Flute – Scottish Chamber Orchestra, UK

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Meg Sterling

Principal Flute – Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra

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Oboe

Conall McClure

Principal Oboe – Opera Australia Orchestra

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Horn

Lin Jiang

Principal Horn – Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra; Former Principal Horn – Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra

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Trumpet

Shane Hooton

Associate Principal Trumpet – Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

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Sophie Spencer

Principal Trumpet – Australian Youth Orchestra

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Percussion

Troy Greatz

Queensland Symphony Orchestra; New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

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Piano

Adam Greig

Academic Coordinator – KM Music Conservatory, Chennai

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