Artists – Australian World Orchestra

Violin

Jonathan Allen

1st Violin – Philharmonia Zurich, Switzerland; Founder and Leader Ensemble Il Trittico, Switzerland

Lucas Barr

WDR Symphony Orchestra, Germany

Lucy Carrig

Principal 2nd Violin – Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra

Rebecca Chan

Associate Leader Violin – Philharmonia Orchestra, England

Natalie Chee

Concertmaster – Gürzenich Orchestra, Cologne; Former 1st Concertmaster – SWR Symphony Orchestra, Stuttgart

Heather Cottrell

Principal 2nd Violin – Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Germany

Daniel Dodds

Artistic Director and Leader – Festival Strings Lucerne

Kyli Dodds

Deputy Concertmaster – Thüringer Symphoniker, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt; Member of Argonautica

Stanley Dodds

Conductor – AWO 2016; Principal Conductor – Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Violin – Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Madeleine Easton

Artistic Director – Bach Akademie Australia; Freelance Violinist – London/Europe

Paul Ezergailis

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

Emily Francis

Former – BBC Symphony Orchestra

Anne Harvey-Nagl

Concertmaster – Volksoper Vienna; Koehne Quartet, Vienna

Kirsty Hilton

Principal 2nd Violin – Sydney Symphony Orchestra; Violin – Mahler Chamber Orchestra; Lucerne Festival Orchestra

Simon James

Second Assistant Concertmaster – Seattle Symphony Orchestra; Concertmaster – Seattle Chamber Orchestra

Emma Jezek

Assistant Principal 2nd Violin – Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Joanna Lewis

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

Maria Lindsay

Soloist; Co-Artistic Director & Leader – Lurline Chamber Orchestra; Former – Vienna Chamber Orchestra; Australian Chamber Orchestra; Sydney Symphony

Katherine Lukey

Deputy Concertmaster – Opera Australia Orchestra

Jennifer Owen

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

Alison Rayner

First Violin – Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Violin – Norwegian Chamber Orchestra; Fragaria Vera Ensemble

Patrick Savage

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

Wilma Smith

Wilma Smith and Friends; Artistic Director – Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition; Former Concertmaster – Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Claire Sterling

Co-Principal Second Violin – English National Opera; Former Principal Second Violin – Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Scott Stiles

Mozarteum Orchestra, Salzburg

Miki Tsunoda

Principal 2nd Violin – Antwerp Symphony Orchestra

Marie-Danielle Turner

Assistant Principal 2nd Violin – National Orchestra of Belgium

Melinda Watzel

Principal 2nd Violin – Komische Oper Berlin

Asmira Woodward-Page

Freelance; Former Concertmaster – String Orchestra of New York City; Momenta Quartet

Viola

Lauren Brigden

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Sally Clarke

SWR Symphony Orchestra, Stuttgart

Anne-Louise Comerford

Associate Principal Viola – Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Virginia Comerford

Principal Viola and Section Leader – Opera Australia Orchestra

Rosemary Curtin

Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Andrew Jezek

Principal Viola – Adelaide Symphony Orchestra; Freelance Principal Viola – Opera Australia Orchestra, Sydney Symphony Orchestra; Former Principal Viola – Klangforum, Vienna

Gabrielle Kancachian

Concerto Köln, Germany; WDR Funkhaus Orchester, Germany

Angela Lindsay

Co-Artistic Director and Viola – Lurline Chamber Orchestra

Simon Oswell

Former Principal Viola – Hollywood Bowl Orchestra; Capitol Ensemble, Los Angeles; Hollywood Recording Artist

Florian Peelman

Principal Viola – Gürzenich Orchester; Opera Cologne

Katie Yap

Freelance – Period and modern viola; 2013 AWO Academy Player

Cello

Jonathan Békés

Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Australia; 2016 AWO Academy Player

Alison Frilingos

Vienna Chamber Orchestra; Volksoper Vienna; Guest – Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Darian Trio

Michael Goldschlager

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

Catherine Hewgill

Principal Cello – Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Matthew Lee

Sub-Principal Cello, BBC Concert Orchestra

Peter Morrison

Danish National Symphony Orchestra

Patrick Murphy

Lecturer in Cello – University of Queensland

Timothy Nankervis

Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Howard Penny

Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Head of Strings -Australian National Academy of Music

Adam Szabo

Principal Cello No. 2 – Welsh National Opera; Associate Principal Cello No. 4 – Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Ulster Orchestra; Former Cello – Australian Youth Orchestra; 2011 AWO Academy Player

Double Bass

Kees Boersma

Principal Double Bass – Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Timothy (Tim) Dunin

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

Alex Henery

Principal Double Bass – Sydney Symphony Orchestra; Former Co-Principal – Philharmonia, London

Max McBride

Former Principal Double Bass – Australian Chamber Orchestra; Former Co-Principal Double Bass – Sydney Symphony; Vienna State Opera; Senior Lecturer – Australian National University School of Music, Canberra

Kirsty McCahon

Former Principal Double Bass – Australian Brandenburg Orchestra

Matthew McDonald

Principal Double Bass – Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Robert Nairn

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

Flute

Alison Mitchell

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

Meg Sterling

Principal Flute – Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra

Piccolo

Linda Stuckey

Principal Piccolo – Hong Kong Philharmonic

Oboe

Nick Deutsch

Artistic Director – Australian National Academy of Music; AWO International Advisor; Professor of Oboe – Hochschule für Musik & Theatre, Leipzig

Diana Doherty

Principal Oboe – Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Cor Anglais

Rixon Thomas

Principal Cor Anglais – Opera Australia Orchestra; Soloist – Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra, Denmark

Clarinet

Francesco (Frank) Celata

Associate Principal Clarinet – Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Philip Green

Associate Principal Clarinet – Opera Australia Orchestra

Bass Clarinet

Craig Wernicke

Principal Bass Clarinet – Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Bassoon

Lyndon Watts

Freelance; Former Principal Bassoon – Munich Philharmonic Orchestra; Professor of Bassoon – Berne University of the Arts

Matthew Wilkie

Principal Emeritus – Sydney Symphony Orchestra; Principal – Chamber Orchestra of Europe

Melissa Woodroffe

Casual Bassoon – Australian Chamber Orchestra; Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra; Sydney Symphony Orchestra; Melbourne Symphony Orchestra; Queensland Symphony Orchestra; Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra; Orchestra Victoria

Saxophone

Christina Leonard

Freelance – Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Opera Australia Orchestra, Australian Brandenburg Orchestra; Artistic Director – Classic Stomp and AWO Chamber Music Festival, NSW Southern Highlands

Nicholas Russoniello

Freelance

Horn

Ben Jacks

Principal Horn – Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Lin Jiang

Principal Horn – Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra

Hector McDonald

Former Principal Horn – Vienna Symphony Orchestra & Concentus Musicus Wien; Professor of Horn – University of Music & Performing Arts, Graz

Geoffrey O'Reilly

Principal 3rd Horn – Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Casey Rippon

Bayerische Staatsoper; Lecturer Horn – University of Augsburg

Trumpet

Lukas Beno

Principal Trumpet – Gewandhaus Orchestra, Leipzig

David Elton

Principal Trumpet – London Symphony Orchestra; Principal Trumpet – Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Martin Phillipson

Associate Principal Trumpet – Adelaide Symphony Orchestra

Jenna Smith

Trumpet Fellow – Sydney Symphony Orchestra; Former Principal Trumpet – Australian Youth Orchestra; 2016 AWO Academy Player

Trombone

Shannon Pittaway

Principal Bass Trombone – New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Head of Winds and Brass – New Zealand School of Music; Australian Brass Quintet; Former – Singapore Symphony Orchestra