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
Michael Cox Principal Flute
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
If you would like information about supporting our Principal Players, please contact Fran Bryant.
Principal Players
Emeritus Principal Players
Joan Atherton Emeritus Principal Second Violin
John Orford Emeritus Principal Bassoon
John Constable Emeritus Principal Piano
Michael Thompson Emeritus Principal Horn
Emeritus Principal Players
Guest Players in the 21/22 season
Sirius Chau flute / alto flute
Philippa Davies flute / piccolo / alto flute
Karen Jones flute / piccolo / alto flute
Helen Keen flute
Tom Blomfield oboe
Rachel Harwood-White oboe
James Hulme oboe
Melinda Maxwell oboe
Chris O’Neal oboe
Emily Stephens oboe
Olivier Stankiewicz oboe
Jordan Black clarinet
Timothy Lines clarinet
Katie Lockhart clarinet
Robert Plane clarinet
Heather Roche clarinet
Amy Green alto / baritone saxophone
Lois Au bassoon
Sarah Burnett bassoon
Jonathan Davies bassoon
Emily Hultmark bassoon
Laura Vincent bassoon
Luke Whitehead bassoon
Fraser Gordon bassoon / contrabassoon
Graham Hobbs bassoon / contrabassoon
Eleanor Blakeney horn
Timothy Ellis horn
Olivia Gandee horn
Roger Montgomery horn
Kiersten Snow Gustafson horn
Michael Thompson horn
Zoë Tweed horn
Aaron Azunda Akugbo trumpet
Christian Barraclough trumpet
Holly Clark trumpet
Erika Curbelo trumpet
Ryan Linham trumpet
William Morley trumpet
Ruby Orlowska trumpet
Bruce Nockles trumpet
Andy Cole trombone
Ryan Hume trombone
Ruth Molins trombone
Peter Moore trombone
Robert Moseley trombone
Joe Smales bass trombone
Oren Marshall tuba
Jonathan Riches tuba
David Alberman violin
Nathaniel Anderson-Frank violin
Stephen Bryant violin
Thomas Gould violin
Darragh Morgan violin
Alexandra Wood violin
Thomas Aldren violin
Angela Antwi-Agyei violin
Joan Atherton violin
Edward Bale violin
Alice Barron violin
Judith Choi-Castro violin
Rebecca Dinning violin
Takane Fanatsu violin
Olivia Jago violin
Sophie Mather violin
Philippa Mo violin
Hilaryjane Parker violin
Daniel Pioro violin
Charlotte Reid violin
Thomas Rowan-Young violin
Mandhira de Saram violin
Gemma Sharples violin
Tanya Sweiry violin
Elizabeth Wexler violin
Liam Brolly viola
Carol Ella viola
Tom Hankey viola
James Heron viola
Joe Ichinose viola
Mathew Maguire viola
Zoe Matthews viola
Fiona Winning viola
Cecilia Bignall cello
Adrian Bradbury cello
Lionel Handy cello
Zoe Martlew cello
Ben Michaels cello
Sally Pendlebury cello
Cameron Smith cello
Tamaki Sugimoto cello
Juliet Welchman cello
Will Duerden double bass
Katy Furmanski double bass
Tom Goodman double bass
Lynda Houghton double bass
Hannah Turnbull double bass
Markus van Horn double bass
Adam Wynter double bass
Oliver Lowe percussion
Owen Gunnell percussion
Heledd Gwynant percussion
Joe Richards percussion
Christopher Bradley cimbalom
Huw Davies guitar
Rolf Hind piano
Philip Howard piano
Siwan Rhys piano
Clíodna Shanahan piano
Andrew Zolinsky piano
Philip Moore piano
Ilona Suomalainen accordion
Rafal Luc accordion