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Meet the Orchestra

Discover the musicians of the West Australian Symphony Orchestra—explore their profiles and meet the talented artists who bring our music to life. Click on their profile to learn more about them.

Principal Conductor & Artistic Adviser

Asher Fisch smiling while conducting an orchestra.

Asher Fisch

Principal Conductor & Artistic Adviser

Associate Conductor

Jen Winley's headshot

Jen Winley

Associate Conductor

Chorus Director

Headshot of Hugh Lydon wearing a navy suit jacket, black shirt and glasses.

Hugh Lydon

Chorus Director

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Violin
Meet our Violinists
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Viola
Meet our Violists
Close up of a cello and bow
Cello
Meet our Cellists
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Double Bass
Meet our Double Bassists
Close up of a flute being played
Woodwinds
Meet our Woodwind Players
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Brass
Meet our Brass Players
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Percussion
Meet our Percussionists
A choir full of people of all ages performs in choir stalls
WASO Chorus
Meet the WASO Chorus
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Emeritus Musicians
Meet our Emeritus Musicians

Violin

Laurence Jackson

Concertmaster

Riley Skevington

Associate Concertmaster

Headshot of Semra Lee wearing a black top, holding a violin.

Semra Lee

Assistant Concertmaster

Alexandra Isted holding violin

Alexandra Isted

Principal 1st Violin

Zak Rowntree

Section Principal 2nd Violin

Kylie Liang

Associate Principal 2nd Violin

Kate Sullivan holding a violin

Kate Sullivan

Assistant Principal 2nd Violin

Sarah Blackman

Violin

Stephanie Dean holding a violin

Stephanie Dean

Violin

Amy Furfaro holding a violin

Amy Furfaro

Violin

Rebecca Glorie holding her Violin

Rebecca Glorie

Violin

Beth Hebert holding a violin

Beth Hebert

Violin

Emma Hunt holding a violin

Emma Hunt

Violin

William Huxtable

Violin

Sunmi Jung holding a violin

Sunmi Jung

Violin

Christina Karsimbardis holding a violin

Christina Katsimbardis

Violin

Kathryn Lee

Violin

Andrea Mendham holding a violin

Andrea Mendham

Violin

Akiko Miyazawa holding a violin

Akiko Miyazawa

Violin

Lucas O'Brien

Violin

Melanie Pearn holding a violin

Melanie Pearn

Violin

Louise Sandercock holding a violin

Louise Sandercock

Violin

Jane Serrangeli

Violin

Cerys Tooby holding a violin

Cerys Tooby

Violin

Samantha Wickramasinghe

Violin

Viola

Daniel Schmitt holding a viola

Daniel Schmitt

Section Principal Viola

Alex Brogan

Associate Principal Viola

Kierstan Arkleysmith

Viola

Nik Babic holding his Viola

Nik Babic

Viola

Benjamin Caddy holding viola

Benjamin Caddy

Viola

Alison Hall holding viola

Alison Hall

Viola

Rachael Kirk holding her viola

Rachael Kirk

Viola

James Munro

James Munro

Tutti Viola

Elliot O'Brien holding a viola

Elliot O'Brien

Viola

Helen Tuckey

Viola

Cello

Rod McGrath

Section Principal Cello

Eve Silver

Associate Principal Cello

Jeremy Garside

Cello

Shigeru Komatsu holding his cello

Shigeru Komatsu

Cello

Nicholas Metcalfe

Nicholas Metcalfe

Cello

Oliver McAslan holding his cello

Oliver McAslan

Cello

Fotis Skordas

Cello

Double Bass

Headshot of Andrew Sinclair wearing a formal suit, holding a double bass.

Andrew Sinclair

Section Principal Double Bass

John Keene

Associate Principal Double Bass / Assistant Conductor

Robert Brawley with his double bass

Robin Brawley

Double Bass

Christine Reitzenstein

Double Bass

Mark Tooby with his double base

Mark Tooby

Double Bass

Giovanni Vinci

Giovanni Vinci

Double Bass

Woodwinds

Headshot of Andrew Nicholson wearing a formal suit, holding a flute.

Andrew Nicholson

Section Principal Flute

Mary-Anne Blades holding her flute

Mary-Anne Blades

Associate Principal Flute

Sonia Croucher holding her piccolo

Sonia Croucher

Principal Piccolo

Section Liz Chee

Principal Oboe

Jonathan Ryan

Principal Cor Anglais

Allan Meyer holding a clarinet

Section Allan Meyer

Section Principal Clarinet

Som Howie holiding his clarinet

Som Howie

Associate Principal Clarinet

Alex Millier holding a bass clarinet

Alexander Millier

Principal Bass Clarinet

Jane Kircher-Lindner

Section Principal Bassoon

Adam Mikulicz holding a bassoon

Adam Mikulicz

Associate Principal Bassoon

Chloe Turner holding a contrabassoon

Chloe Turner

Section Principal Contrabassoon

Brass

David Evans

Section Principal Horn

Eve McEwen

Associate Principal Horn

Robert Gladstones

Principal 3rd Horn

Julia Brooke

Horn

Francesco Lo Surdo

Horn

Headshot of Jenna Smith wearing a black halter-neck gown and glasses, holding a trumpet.

Jenna Smith

Section Principal Trumpet

Peter Miller holding his trumpet

Peter Miller

Trumpet

Joshua Davis

Section Principal Trombone

Liam O’Malley

Associate Principal Trombone

Chloe Higgins holding a tuba

Chloe Higgins

Principal Tuba

Percussion

Headshot of Alex Timcke wearing a formal suit, holding timpani mallets.

Alex Timcke

Principal Timpani

Brain Maloney

Brian Maloney

Section Principal Percussion

François Combémorel

Associate Principal Percussion & Timpani

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