Artists – Australian World Orchestra

Violin

Warwick Adeney

Concertmaster – Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Australia

Jonathan Allen

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

Dale Barltrop

Concertmaster – Melbourne Symphony Orchestra; First Violin – Australian String Quartet; Former Concertmaster – Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

Lucas Barr

WDR Symphony Orchestra, Germany

Michael Brooks-Reid

Freelance; Guest performer – Mahler Chamber Orchestra; Scottish Chamber Orchestra; German Radio Philharmonic; Aurora Orchestra; Camerata Bern; Kammerakademie Potsdam; Melbourne Chamber Orchestra

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

Daniel Dodds

Artistic Director and Leader – Festival Strings Lucerne

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

Dimity Hall

Goldner String Quartet; Australia Ensemble, University of New South Wales

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

Graeme Jennings

Senior Lecturer in Violin – Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University; Violin – Elision Ensemble; Former Violin – Arditti String Quartet, London

Joanna Lewis

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

Katherine Lukey

Deputy Concertmaster – Opera Australia Orchestra

Marina Marsden

Principal 2nd Violin – Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Monica Naselow

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

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

Melinda Watzel

Principal 2nd Violin – Komische Oper Berlin

Asmira Woodward-Page

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

Viola

Sally Clarke

SWR Symphony Orchestra, Stuttgart

Molly Collier-O'Boyle

2018 AWO Academy Player

Anne-Louise Comerford

Associate Principal Viola – Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Rosemary Curtin

Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Andra Darzins

Professor of Viola – University of Music, Stuttgart; Guest Principal – Staatskapelle Berlin, Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, Elbphilharmonie Orchestra; Former Principal Viola – Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra.

Juris Ezergailis

Former Section Leader Violas – Adelaide Symphony Orchestra

Stefanie Farrands

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

Stephen King

Australian String Quartet

Tobias (Toby) Lea

Principal Viola – Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Christopher Moore

Principal Viola – Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Fiona Sargeant

Associate Principal Viola – Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Andra Ulrichs

Principal Viola – Basel Symphony Orchestra

Katie Yap

Freelance – Period and modern viola; 2013 AWO Academy Player

Cello

Rohan de Korte

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Sharon Grigoryan

Australian String Quartet; Former – Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Catherine Hewgill

Principal Cello – Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Matthew Hoy

Former Cello – West Australian Symphony Orchestra; Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra; Former Artistic Program Manager – The Australian National Academy of Music

Roderick McGrath

Principal Cello – West Australian Symphony Orchestra; Former Co-Principal – London Symphony Orchestra

Timothy Nankervis

Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Howard Penny

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

Julian Smiles

Australia Ensemble, University of New South Wales; Goldner String Quartet; Lecturer Sydney Conservatorium of Music

Julian Thompson

Australian Chamber Orchestra

Michelle Wood

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra; Melbourne Chamber Orchestra; Tinalley String Quartet

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

Damien Eckersley

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra; Head of Double Bass – Australian National Academy of Music

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

Ciro Vigilante

Principal Double Bass – Vienna Chamber Orchestra