Our players

The Philharmonia is a self-governing orchestra whose world-class players come from all over the world. You can find out more about them here.

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First Violin

Portrait of Zsolt-Tihamer Visontay
Zsolt-Tihamér Visontay

Joint Concert Master

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Portrait of Rebecca Chan
Rebecca Chan

Associate Leader

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Portrait of Fabrizio Falasca
Fabrizio Falasca

Assistant Leader

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Portrait of Eugene Lee
Eugene Lee

Assistant Leader

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Portrait of Soong Choo
Soong Choo

Philharmonia Joint Vice-President

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Portrait of Lulu Fuller
Lulu Fuller

 

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Portrait of Victoria Irish
Victoria Irish

 

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Portrait of Minhee Lee
Min Hee Lee

 

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Headshot of Emma Lisney
Emma Lisney

 

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Portrait of Eunsley Park
Eunsley Park

 

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Headshot of Joonas Pekonen
Joonas Pekonen

 

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Portrait of Karin Tilch
Karin Tilch

 

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Portrait of Adrián Varela
Adrián Varela

 

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Eleanor Wilkinson

 

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Second Violin

Portrait of Annabelle Meares
Annabelle Meare

Joint Principal Second Violin

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Portrait of Fiona Cornall
Fiona Cornall

No. 3 Second Violin

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Portrait of Nuno Carapina
Nuno Carapina

No. 4 Second Violin

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Headshot of Ilhem Ben Khalfa
Ilhem Ben Khalfa

 

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Emanuela Buta smiling at camera in Royal Festival Hall
Emanuela Buta

 

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Marina Gillam smiling at camera in front of stairs at the RFH
Marina Gillam

Associate member

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Portrait of Susan Hedger
Susan Hedger

 

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David López Ibáñez

 

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Portrait of Julian Milone
Julian Milone

 

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Portrait of Gideon Robinson
Gideon Robinson

 

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Viola

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Scott Dickinson

Principal Viola

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Portrait of Sylvain Séailles
Sylvain Séailles

No. 4 Viola

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Cameron Campbell

 

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Portrait of Stephanie Edmundson
Stephanie Edmundson

 

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Portrait of Cheremie Hamilton-Miller
Cheremie Hamilton-Miller

 

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Portrait of Carol Hultmark
Carol Hultmark

 

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Portrait of Lind Kidwell
Linda Kidwell

 

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Portrait of Gijs Kramers
Gijs Kramers

 

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Sara Sheppard, Viola, credit Imogen Gower
Sara Sheppard

 

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Violist Daichi Yoshimura in black suit smiling.
Daichi Yoshimura

 

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Cello

Louisa Tuck

Principal Cello

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Portrait of Richard Birchall
Richard Birchall

No. 3 Cello

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Portrait of Ella Rundle
Ella Rundle

No. 4 Cello

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Portrait of Anne Baker
Anne Baker

 

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Cellist Silvestrs Kalnins in black suit smiling.
Silvestrs Kalniņš

 

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Portrait of Alexander Rolton
Alexander Rolton

Philharmonia Joint Vice-President

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Headshot of Tamaki Sugimoto
Tamaki Sugimoto

 

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Portrait of Yaroslava Trofymchuk
Yaroslava Trofymchuk

 

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Double Bass

Portrait of Tim Gibbs
Tim Gibbs

Principal Double Bass

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Benjamin du Toit

 

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Michael Fuller

 

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Owen Nicolaou

 

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Philharmonia player Gareth Sheppard
Gareth Sheppard

 

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Flute

Portrait of Sam Coles
Samuel Coles

Joint Principal Flute

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Portrait of June Scott
June Scott

No. 2 Flute

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Joidy Blanco Lewis

Associate Flute

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Piccolo

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Robert Looman

Principal Piccolo

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Oboe

Portrait of Tim Rundle
Timothy Rundle

Principal Oboe

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Imogen Davies

No. 2 Oboe

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Clarinet

Maura Marinucci

Joint Principal Clarinet

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Bass Clarinet

Portrait of Laurent Ben Slimane
Laurent Ben Slimane

Bass Clarinet

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E flat Clarinet

Portrait of Jennifer McLaren
Jennifer McLaren

E flat Clarinet

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Katie Lockhart

Associate E flat Clarinet

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Bassoon

Portrait of Robin ONeill
Robin O'Neill

Principal Bassoon

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Portrait of Shelly Organ
Shelly Organ

No. 2 Bassoon

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Contrabassoon

Portrait of Luke Whitehead
Luke Whitehead

Contrabassoon

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Horn

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Norberto López

Joint Principal Horn

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Portrait of Kira Doherty
Kira Doherty

No. 2 Horn

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Portrait of Carsten Williams
Carsten Williams

No. 4 Horn

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Trumpet

Portrait of Jason Evans
Jason Evans

Joint Principal Trumpet

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Headshot of Robin Totterdell
Robin Totterdell

No. 2 Trumpet

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Christian Barraclough

No. 3 Trumpet

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Trombone

Portrait of Phil White
Philip White

No. 2 Trombone

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Bass Trombone

Portrait of James Buckle
James Buckle

Philharmonia President

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Tuba

Portrait of Peter Smith
Peter Smith

Principal Tuba

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Percussion

Portrait of Paul Stoneman
Paul Stoneman

Principal Percussion

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Tom Edwards smiling at camera in Royal Festival Hall
Tom Edwards

No. 2 Percussion

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Harp

Portrait of Heidi Krutzen
Heidi Krutzen

Principal Harp

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Philharmonia Instrumental Fellows

Melanie Gruwez
Melanie Gruwez

Violin

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Esther Zaglia
Esther Zaglia

Violin

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Emily Clark, Philharmonia Instrumental Fellow, smiling at the camera outside Philharmonia office
Emily Clark

Viola (supported by the Sidney Perry Foundation)

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Eddie smiling at camera outside Philharmonia office
Edward Mead

Cello (supported by the Sidney Perry Foundation)

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Joana smiling at camera outside Philharmonia office
Joana Moura

Double Bass (supported by the Scops Arts Trust)

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Clara Gatti Comini, Philharmonia Instrumental Fellow, smiling at the camera outside Philharmonia office
Clara Gatti Comini

Harp (supported by the Sidney Perry Foundation)

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Daisy Noton, Philharmonia Instrumental Fellow, smiling at the camera outside Philharmonia offices
Daisy Noton

Flute (supported by the Sidney Perry Foundation)

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Will Kidner, Philharmonia Instrumental Fellow, smiling at the camera outside Philharmonia office
Will Kidner

Bassoon (supported by the Sidney Perry Foundation)

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Imogen Timmins, Philharmonia Instrumental Fellow, smiling at the camera outside Philharmonia office
Imogen Timmins

Trumpet (supported by the Scops Arts Trust)

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Isabella Ward, Philharmonia Instrumental Fellow, smiling at the camera outside Philharmonia office
Isabella Ward Ackland

Horn (supported by the Oliver Green Memorial Trust)

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Matthew smiling at camera outside Philharmonia office
Matthew Lait

Tuba (supported by the Mark James Award)

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Guozhi Long, Philharmonia Instrumental Fellow, smiling at the camera outside Philharmonia office
Guozhi Long

Percussion (supported by the Sidney Perry Foundation)

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Ewan smiling at camera outside Philharmonia office
Ewan Millar

Timpani

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Honorary Members

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Sir Sydney Lipworth, KC and Lady Lipworth, CBE

Riccardo Muti, KBE

Esa-Pekka Salonen, KBE

John and Carol Wates

Mr David Whelton, LVO, OBE, Hon FRAM, Hon RCM

Laurence Modiano

 

In memoriam:
Mansel Bebb
Lorin Maazel
Giuseppe Modiano
Daniel Salem
Kurt Sanderling
Hazel Westbury