Elise Millman has held the position of Associate Principal Bassoon at the MSO since 2001.
Growing up in Melbourne, Elise enjoyed playing the piano and recorder during primary school, before continuing her musical education at Blackburn High School, where she began playing the bassoon. She studied at the Victorian College of the Arts with Harold Evans, and then played with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra before joining Orchestra Victoria as Associate Principal Bassoon. In 2000, prior to her appointment to the MSO, she was Guest Principal Bassoon for the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra.
During 1992, Elise furthered her studies in The Netherlands with Joep Terway (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra) with the support of the Willem van Otterloo Scholarship.
Elise also enjoys playing chamber music.
