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Our Players

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.

Emeritus Principal Players

Joan Atherton  Emeritus Principal Second Violin
John Orford  Emeritus Principal Bassoon
John Constable  Emeritus Principal Piano
Michael Thompson  Emeritus Principal Horn

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