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Discover the talented people who make up the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
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Strings
Woodwinds
Brass
Percussion & Harp
MSO Chorus
2026 MSO Academy
Conductors
Jaime Martín – Chief Conductor and Artistic Advisor
Nicholas Carter – Chief Guest Conductor
Benjamin Northey – Principal Guest Conductor
Daniel Corvaia – Cybec Assistant Conductor
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First Violins
Natalie Chee – Concertmaster
Tair Khisambeev – Assistant Concertmaster
Peter Edwards – Assistant Principal
Sarah Curro
Peter Fellin
Deborah Goodall
Karla Hanna
Lorraine Hook
Anne-Marie Johnson
Kirstin Kenny
Michelle Ruffolo
Anna Skálová
Kathryn Taylor
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Second Violins
Matthew Tomkins – Principal
Jos Jonker – Associate Principal
Monica Curro – Assistant Principal
Mary Allison
Emily Beauchamp
Isin Cakmakcioglu
Tiffany Cheng
Freya Franzen
Cong Gu
Andrew Hall
Robert Macindoe
Philippa West
Patrick Wong
Roger Young
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Violas
Christopher Moore – Principal
Lauren Brigden
Katharine Brockman
Anthony Chataway
William Clark
Aidan Filshie
Gabrielle Halloran
Jenny Khafagi
Fiona Sargeant
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Cellos
David Berlin – Principal
Rachael Tobin – Associate Principal
Elina Faskhi – Assistant Principal
Rohan de Korte
Rebecca Proietto
Caleb Wong
Michelle Wood
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Double Basses
Jonathon Coco – Principal
Stephen Newton – Acting Associate Principal
Rohan Dasika – Acting Assistant Principal
Benjamin Hanlon
Aurora Henrich
Suzanne Lee
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Flutes & Piccolo
Prudence Davis – Principal
Wendy Clarke – Associate Principal
Sarah Beggs
Andrew Macleod – Principal Piccolo
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Oboes & Cor Anglais
Johannes Grosso – Principal
Ann Blackburn
Michael Pisani – Principal Cor Anglais
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Clarinets & Bass Clarinet
David Thomas – Principal
Philip Arkinstall – Associate Principal
Jonathan Craven – Principal Bass Clarinet
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Bassoons & Contrabassoon
Jack Schiller – Principal
Elise Millman – Associate Principal
Natasha Thomas
Brock Imison – Principal Contrabassoon
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Horns
Nicolas Fleury – Principal
Saul Lewis – Principal Third
Abbey Edlin
Josiah Kop
Rachel Shaw
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Trumpets
Owen Morris – Principal
Shane Hooton – Associate Principal
Rosie Turner
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Trombones & Bass Trombone
José Milton Vieira – Principal
Richard Shirley
Michael Szabo – Principal Bass Trombone
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Tuba
Timothy Buzbee – Principal
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Percussion & Timpani
Matthew Thomas – Principal Timpani
Shaun Trubiano – Principal Percussion
John Arcaro
Robert Cossom
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Harp
Yinuo Mu – Principal
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MSO Chorus
Warren Trevelyan-Jones – Chorus Director
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Jamie Miles
Georgia White
Hayden Burge
Jacob Fenchel
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