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First Violins

Duncan Riddell (Leader)
Tamás András
Shana Douglas
Esther Kim
Andrew Klee
Kay Chappell
Anthony Protheroe
Erik Chapman
Adriana Iacovache-Pana
Rosemary Wainwright
Judith Templeman
Imogen East

Second Violins

Andrew Storey
Elen Hâf Rideal
Jennifer Christie
Charlotte Ansbergs
Jennifer András
Peter Graham
Stephen Payne
Manuel Porta
Sali-Wyn Ryan
Charles Nolan

Violas

Abigail Fenna
Liz Varlow
Joseph Fisher
Ugne Tiškutė
Esther Harling
Jonathan Hallett
Triona Milne
Pamela Ferriman

 

Cellos

Richard Harwood
Jonathan Ayling
Chantal Webster
Roberto Sorrentino
Jean-Baptiste Toselli
William Heggart
Rachel van der Tang
Naomi Watts
Anna Stuart 

Double Basses

Benjamin Cunningham
David Gordon
Ben Wolstenholme
Joe Cowie
David FC Johnson

Flutes

Emer McDonough
Joanna Marsh
Diomedes Demetriades

Piccolo

Diomedes Demetriades

Oboe

John Roberts
Timothy Watts
Patrick Flanaghan

Cor Anglais

Patrick Flanaghan

Clarinets

Katherine Lacy
Sonia Sielaff
Katy Ayling

Bass Clarinet

Katy Ayling

Bassoons

Richard Ion
Fraser Gordon

Contrabassoon 

Fraser Gordon

 

Horns

Alexander Edmundson
Ben Hulme
Zoë Tweed
Kathryn Saunders
Finlay Bain

Trumpets

Matthew Williams
Mike Allen 
Toby Street

Trombones

Matthew Gee
Rupert Whitehead

Bass Trombone

Josh Cirtina 

Tuba

Kevin Morgan

Percussion

Stephen Quigley
Martin Owens
Gerald Kirby

Harp

Suzy Willison-Kawalec

 

In recognition of their outstanding commitment to the RPO, Honorary Life Members of the Orchestra:

Sir Peter Ellwood CBE DL
John Rutter CBE

 

 
 Bold denotes section principal players

 

 

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