Our core Principal Players and extended network of musicians and emerging talent are some of the finest in the world. Our Emeritus Principals now act in a coaching and advisory role after years of dedicated performances with the London Sinfonietta.
Principal Players
Gareth Hulse Principal Oboe
Mark Van de Wiel Principal Clarinet
Simon Haram Principal Saxophone
Byron Fulcher Principal Trombone
Jonathan Morton Principal Violin
Paul Silverthorne Principal Viola
Tim Gill Principal Cello
Enno Senft Principal Double Bass
Helen Tunstall Principal Harp
David Hockings Principal Percussion
Guest Players in the 21/22 season
Daniel Shao flute
Philippa Davies flute
Sirius Chau flute
Oliver Roberts flute
Sarah O'Flynn flute / alto flute
Harry Winstanley flute / alto flute
Karen Jones piccolo / flute / alto flute
Helen Keen piccolo / flute / alto flute
Chris O'Neal oboe
Bernice Lee oboe
Rachel Harwood-White oboe
Melinda Maxwell oboe / cor anglais
Andrew Webster clarinet
Jordan Black clarinet
Heather Roche clarinet
Michael Whight clarinet
Timothy Lines clarinet / bass clarinet
Katie Lockhart clarinet / bass clarinet
Katy Ayling clarinet / bass clarinet
Duncan Gould contrabass clarinet
Amy Green baritone saxophone
Sarah Burnett bassoon
Emily Hultmark bassoon
Elizabeth Trigg bassoon
Lois Au bassoon
Joshua Wilson bassoon
Robyn Blair horn
Zoe Tweed horn
Roger Montgomery horn
George Strivens horn
Timothy Ellis horn
Jason Evans trumpet
Erika Curbelo trumpet
Bruce Nockles trumpet
Ryan Linham trumpet
Aaron Azunda Akugbo trumpet
Christian Barraclough trumpet / flugel horn
Ryan Hume trombone
Ruth Molins trombone
Jonathan Riches tuba
Joe Richards percussion
Alex Neal percussion
Oliver Lowe percussion
Jess Wood percussion
Louise Goodwin percussion
George Barton percussion
Owen Gunnell percussion
Huw Davies electric guitar
Elizabeth Burley piano
Siwan Rhys piano
Rolf Hind piano / keyboard
Philip Moore piano / keyboard / celeste
Clíodna Shanahan piano / keyboard / celeste
Alexandra Wood violin
Elizabeth Wexler violin
Fiona McCapra violin
Philippa Mo violin
Tom Aldren violin
Takane Funatsu violin
Clara Biss violin
Thomas Rowan-Young violin
Hilaryjane Parker violin
Rebecca Dinning violin
Alice Barron violin
Judith Choi-Castro violin
Hatty Haynes violin
Edward Bale violin
Olivia Jago violin
Eloise MacDonald violin
Jaqueline Shave violin
Simon Blendis violin
Stephen Bryant violin
Ellie Fagg violin
Thomas Gould violin
Róisín Walters violin
Sophie Mather violin
Anastasia Stahlmann violin
Joe Ichinose viola
Katie Wilkinson viola
Zoe Matthews viola
James Heron viola
Anna Growns viola
Fiona Winning viola
Sally Pendlebury cello
Juliet Welchman cello
Cecilia Bignall cello
Ben Michaels cello
Lionel Handy cello
Louise McMonagle cello
Meera Raja cello
Adrian Bradbury cello
Joely Koos cello
Tamaki Sugimoto cello
Markus van Horn double bass
Tom Goodman double bass
Adam Wynter double bass
Katy Furmanski double bass
Daniel Molloy double bass
David Johnson double bass
London Sinfonietta Academy 2022
Fiona Sweeney flute
Hannah Gillingham flute
Isabella Pincombe oboe
Robbie Morris clarinet
Patrick Bolton bassoon
Alexander Boukikov horn
Holly Clark trumpet
James Parkinson trombone
Matt Brett percussion
Conor Chambers percussion
Johan Smith percussion
Heather Brooks harp
Ekaterina Grabova piano
Tiago Filipe Soares Silva violin
Ryo Koyama violin
Carys Barnes viola
Abigail Lorimier cello
Ketan Curtis double bass
Phoebe Clarke double bass
Emeritus Principal Players
Joan Atherton Emeritus Principal Second Violin
John Orford Emeritus Principal Bassoon
John Constable Emeritus Principal Piano
Michael Thompson Emeritus Principal Horn
