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The orchestra provides the backbone of the BBC Proms, and performs an annual season of concerts at the Barbican, all of which are broadcast on BBC Radio 3. Highlights in its 2012-13 Season include a focus on Sir Michael Tippett, operas by Donizetti and Ravel, and three Total Immersion days. Recently appointed Chief Conductor Designate Sakari Oramo’s first performance as Chief Conductor will be in 2013.
Full biography of the BBC Symphony Orchestra
First Violins
- Leader: Stephen Bryant
- Sub-Leader: Anna Colman
- Richard Aylwin
- Jeremy Martin
- Frances Dewar
- Ruth Schulten
- Charles Renwick
- Ruth Ben Nathan
- Regan Crowley
- Celia Waterhouse
- Jenny King
- Colin Huber
- Shirley Turner
- Anna Smith
- Ni Do
Second Violins
- Dawn Beazley*
- Ruth Hudson
- Daniel Meyer
- Hania Gmitruk
- Vanessa Hughes
- Patrick Wastnage
- Philippa Ballard
- Danny Fajardo
- Lucy Curnow
- Rachel Samuel
- Tammy Se
- Caroline Cooper
- Victoria Hodgson
- Lucica Trita
Violas
- Norbert Blume**
- Caroline Harrison*
- Philip Hall
- Carol Ella
- Nikos Zarb
- Audrey Henning
- Natalie Taylor
- Michael Leaver
- Carolyn Scott
- Mary Whittle
- Matthias Wiesner
- Peter Mallinson
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- Principal**
- Co-Principal*
Cellos
- Susan Monks**
- Graham Bradshaw*
- Tamsy Kaner
- Marie Strom
- Mark Sheridan
- Clare Hinton
- Sarah Hedley-Miller
- Michael Atkinson
- Augusta Harris
Double Basses
- Donald Walker*
- Richard Alsop
- Anita Langridge
- Michael Clarke
- Marian Gulbicki
- Adolf Mink
- Beverley Jones
Flutes
- Michael Cox**
- Daniel Pailthorpe*
- Tomoka Mukai
Piccolo
- Kathleen Stevenson
Oboes
- Richard Simpson**
- David Powell*
- Imogen Smith
Cor Anglais
- Alison Teale
Clarinets
- Richard Hosford**
- James Burke*
- Peter Davis
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Bass Clarinet
- Katherine Lacy**
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Bassoons
- Graham Sheen**
- Julie Price*
- Susan Frankel
Horns
- Martin Owen**
- Nicholas Korth*
- Michael Murray
- Andrew Antcliff
- Christopher Larkin
- Nicholas Hougham
Trumpets
- Gareth Bimson*
- Martin Hurrell
- Joseph Atkins
Trombones
- Helen Vollam**
- Roger Harvey*
- Dan Jenkins
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Bass Trombone
- Robert O'Neill
Tuba
- Sam Elliott
Timpani
- John Chimes**
- Christopher Hind*
Percussion
- David Hockings**
- Alex Neal*
- Fiona Ritchie
Harp
- Sioned Williams**
- Louise Martin*
Management Team
- General Manager Paul Hughes
- Chief Producer Ann McKay
- Broadcast Assistant Peter Jones
- Orchestra Manager Susanna Simmons
- Assistant Orchestra Manager Alys Jones
- Concerts Manager Marelle McCallum
- Tours Manager Kathryn Aldersea
- Planning Manager Catherine Langston
- Production Accountant Amy Hayward
- Chorus Administrator Alison Dancer
- Contracts Executive Penelope Davies
- Contracts and Auditions Assistant Elana Solomon
- Head of Marketing, Learning and Publications Kate Finch
- Learning Manager Zoë Keers
- Learning Co-ordinator Lauren Creed
- Communications Manager Camilla Dervan
- Marketing Manager Sarah Hirons
- Marketing and Publicity Assistants Sophie Ackroyd, Eleanor Banks
- Music Libraries Manager Mark Millidge
- Librarians Julia Simpson, Fiona Williams
- Senior Stage Manager Rupert Casey
- Stage Manager Michael Officer
Keep up to date
Concerts coming up
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Fri 21 Jun 2013, 19:00
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Sat 22 Jun 2013, 18:00
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Sun 23 Jun 2013, 19:30
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History of the Orchestra
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Explore the history of the BBCSO over the past eighty years
Get in touch
- Tel 020 7765 5751
- Fax 020 7286 3251
- Email bbcso@bbc.co.uk
- Address BBC Maida Vale Studios, Delaware Road, London, W9 2LG
