Meet the players from Royal Northern Sinfonia, the UK’s only full-time chamber orchestra.
First Violin

Maria Włoszczowska
Leader
The Huntington Chair

Kyra Humphreys
Co-Leader, 1st Violin
The Christine Swales Chair

Iona Brown
Principal, 1st Violin (No.4)
The Voigt Chair

Jane Nossek
Sub-Principal, 1st Violin
The Anonymous Chair

Sarah Roberts
Sub-Principal, 1st Violin
The Paula Cowley Chair
Second Violin

Eva Aronian
Section Leader, 2nd Violin
The Bucknill Chair

Haruno Sato
Principal, 2nd Violin

Jenny Chang
Sub-Principal, 2nd Violin
The BA Summers Chair

Sophie Appleton
Sub-Principal, 2nd Violin

Alanna Tonetti-Tieppo
Sub-Principal, 2nd Violin
The Tilling Chair

Anthony Poon
Sub-Principal, 2nd Violin
Viola

Michael Gerrard
Section Leader, Viola
The Rossiter Family Chair

Malcolm Critten
Principal, Viola
The Merle Rewcastle Chair

Tegwen Jones
Sub-Principal, Viola
The Skews Family Chair

James Slater
Sub-Principal, Viola
The Rose Hajek Chair
Cello

Daniel Hammersley
Principal, Cello
The Freeman Chair

James Craig
Sub-Principal, Cello
The Barnabas Chair

Gabriel Waite
Sub-Principal, Cello
The Liz Manning Chair
Double Bass

Siân Hicks
Principal, Double Bass
The June and Vic Middleton Chair
Flute

Charlotte Ashton
Section Leader, Flute
The Jim Craigie Chair

Helena Gourd
Principal, Flute
The Hutton Chair
Oboe

Michael O'Donnell
Principal, Oboe
The Sylvia Fuller Chair
Clarinet

Cristina Mateo
Section Leader, Clarinet
The Bragg Family Chair

Jessica Lee
Principal, Clarinet
The Bragg Family Chair
Bassoon

Stephen Reay
Section Leader, Bassoon
The Pyman Family Chair

Lawrence O'Donnell
Principal, Bassoon
Horn

Peter Francomb
Section Leader, Horn
The Friends of Royal Northern Sinfonia Chair

Jonathan Quaintrell-Evans
Principal, Horn
The Richardson Family Chair
Trumpet

Marion Craig
Principal, Trumpet
The Norris Chair
Timpani

Jude Carlton
Section Leader, Timpani
The Olivia Grant Chair