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Meet our team

Honorary & Artistic Leadership

  • HM King Charles III Patron
  • Aline Foriel-Destezet President
  • Vasily Petrenko Music Director
  • Sir John Rutter CBE Artist Laureate
  • Emilia Hoving Associate Conductor
  • Joe Hisaishi Composer-in-Association

Board of Directors

  • Andrew Storey Chair
  • Elisabeth Varlow Vice Chair
  • Sarah Bardwell Managing Director
  • Lord Paul Boateng
  • Elizabeth Case (Liz Kistruck)
  • Joshua Cirtina
  • Lindsay Dodsworth
  • Patrick Flanaghan
  • Ben Hulme
  • Philip Keller
  • John Russo
  • Sali-Wyn Ryan
  • Sonia Sielaff

Trustees of the RPO Trust

  • John Bimson
  • Sir Peter Ellwood CBE DL
  • Charles Fairweather
  • Andrew Storey

Advisory Council

  • Michael Hayman MBE DL Chair
  • Sophie Gasperment Vice Chair
  • Stephanie Barwick
  • Tim Cagney
  • Mark Davy
  • James D’Costa
  • Ariane Gorin
  • Ronan Harris
  • Emma Johnson
  • Valentina Kristensen
  • Dr Anna Mann
  • Richard Mountford
  • Daveena Ogene
  • Ricky Paugh
  • Kevin Rodrigues
  • Julia Royle
  • Bindesh Shah
  • Jeannette Smits van Oyen
  • Joyce Tai
  • Andrew Wates OBE DL
  • Daniel Wellings
  • James Wright

Administration

  • Sarah Bardwell Managing Director
  • Huw Davies Deputy Managing Director
  • Phoebe Norman PA & Projects Assistant

Concerts

  • Tom Philpott Director of Artistic Planning and Partnerships
  • Frances Axford Evans Concerts Director
  • Michaela Higham Concerts Manager
  • Rose Hooks Tours Manager
  • Victoria Webber Tours Coordinator
  • Peter Reynolds General Manager, Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
  • Elli Clements Projects and Recordings Manager
  • Kathy Balmain Senior Orchestra Manager
  • Rebecca Rimmington Orchestra Manager
  • Patrick Williams Librarian
  • Charis Bailey Concerts Coordinator
  • Steve Brown Stage Operations Manager
  • Dan Johnson Senior Stage Manager
  • Samuel Cujes Assistant Stage Manager

Marketing

  • Louise Williams Acting Director of Marketing and Communications
  • Jo Thomson Marketing Manager (Groups & Memberships)
  • Jennifer McGrath Digital Marketing Manager
  • Doran Crowhurst Print and Programme Manager
  • Tim Lutton Digital Content Creator
  • Jasmine Waterfield Marketing and Box Office Assistant
  • Tennessee Woodiel Marketing Assistant

Development

  • Bradley Gill Trusts and Foundations Manager
  • Henry Purser Individual Giving Manager
  • Bella Piggott Development and Marketing Assistant

RPO Resound

  • Hannah Foakes Community and Education Lead Producer
  • Claire Delcher Community and Education Project Manager
  • Niamh Murphy Community and Education Coordinator

Finance

  • Ann Firth Finance Director
  • Tracy Newhouse Finance Officer
  • William Cale Finance Officer
  • Verity Law Finance Officer
  • Georgia Carpenter Office Manager
  • Holly Harland Office Manager (Maternity Cover)