Artists

Warwick Adeney

Concertmaster – Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Australia

Harry Bennetts

Associate Concertmaster - Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Lucy Carrig

Principal 2nd Violin – Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra

Myee Clohessy

Founding member – Acacia Quartet; Former – Assistant Concertmaster Trondheim Symphony Orchestra, Norway; Violin – Swedish Chamber Orchestra, London Festival Orchestra, Australian Chamber Orchestra; Artistic Director – Bowral Autumn Music Festival

Sercan Danis

Associate Concertmaster –Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra

Lerida Delbridge

Assistant Concertmaster – Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Madeleine Easton

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

Emily Francis

Former – BBC Symphony Orchestra

Will Huxtable

Founding Member – Partridge String Quartet

Graeme Jennings

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

Semra Lee-Smith

A/Associate Concertmaster – West Australian Symphony Orchestra

Katherine Lukey

Deputy Concertmaster – Opera Australia Orchestra

Belinda McFarlane

Youth Education Programme Advisor – London Symphony Orchestra; 2nd Violin – London Symphony Orchestra

Marcus Michelsen

2021 AWO Academy Player

Alexandra Osborne

First Violin – The National Symphony Orchestra, USA

Alison Rayner

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

Elizabeth Sellars

Sutherland Trio; Former Co-ordinator of strings – Monash University

Wilma Smith

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

Lisa Grosman

Lecturer in Viola – Sir Zelman Cowan School of Music, Monash University; Formerly – Irish Chamber Orchestra

Andrew Jezek

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

Tahlia Petrosian

Gewandhaus Orchestra, Leipzig

Justin Williams

Assistant Principal Viola – Sydney Symphony Orchestra; Tinalley String Quartet

Katie Yap

Freelance – Period and modern viola; 2013 AWO Academy Player

David Berlin

Principal Cello – Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Australia

Trish Dean

Guest Principal – Queensland Symphony Orchestra; Artistic Director – Q Ensemble; Former Associate Principal Cello, Sydney Symphony

Sharon Grigoryan

Australian String Quartet; Former – Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Howard Penny

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

Julian Thompson

Australian Chamber Orchestra

Michelle Wood

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra; Melbourne Chamber Orchestra; Tinalley String Quartet

Kees Boersma

Principal Double Bass – Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Kirsty McCahon

Former Principal Double Bass – Australian Brandenburg 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

Phoebe Russell

Principal Double Bass – Queensland Symphony Orchestra

Andrew Nicholson

Principal Flute – West Australian Symphony Orchestra; Former Principal – Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra; Hallé Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Lisa Osmialowski (Lewis)

Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Huw Jones

Section Principal – Queensland Symphony Orchestra

Shefali Pryor

Associate Principal Oboe – Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Philip Arkinstall

Associate Principal Clarinet – Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Australia. Former Principal – Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra

Brock Imison

Principal Contrabassoon – Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Lyndon Watts

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

Peter Luff

Senior Lecturer French Horn – Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University

Marnie Sebire

Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Robert Johnson

Owen Morris

Principal Trumpet – Melbourne Symphony Orchestra; Former – Sydney Youth Orchestra

Rosie Turner

Section Trumpet – Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Nick Byrne

Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Michael Mulcahy

Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Director – CSO Brass; Professor of Trombone – Northwestern University; Chicago Chamber Musicians; Visiting Artist ANAM

Scott Kinmont

Associate Principal Trombone – Sydney Symphony Orchestra; Faculty Member – Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM)

Brett Page

Former Principal Bass Trombone – Opera Australia Orchestra

Antoine (Tony) Bedewi

Principal Timpani – BBC Symphony Orchestra; Former Co-Principal Timpanist – London Symphony Orchestra, England

David Montgomery

Percussion Lecturer – Queensland Conservatorium of Music; Director – Isorhythmos Percussion