Our People
Our great orchestral concerts are the result of years of experience and hard work on stage and behind the scenes. Meet the dedicated team who make it all happen.
#Season 2024
![Chief Conductor](/generated/480w-3-2/umberto-clerici-2-photo-by-jay-patel-jpg-jpg-1691977579.jpg?1692600851)
Chief Conductor
Umberto Clerici
![Conductor Laureate](/generated/480w-3-2/qso-johannes-2-jpg-1645580137-jpg-1691977594.jpg?1692600858)
Conductor Laureate
Johannes Fritzsch
#Queensland Symphony Orchestra Musicians:
#Violin 1
![Natsuko Yoshimoto](/generated/240w-3-4/head-shots-low-res-13-jpg.jpg?1692679651)
Natsuko Yoshimoto
Concertmaster
![Alan Smith](/generated/240w-3-4/hs-low-res325-jpg.jpg?1632968033)
Alan Smith
Associate Concertmaster
![Lynn Cole](/generated/240w-3-4/head-shots-low-res-44-jpg.jpg?1692680015)
Lynn Cole
Violin 1
![Ann Holtzapffel](/generated/240w-3-4/2023-headshots-low-res-190-jpg.jpg?1696575985)
Ann Holtzapffel
Violin 1
![Dr. Gregory Lee](/generated/240w-3-4/img-3233-jpg.jpg?1700796064)
Dr. Gregory Lee
Violin 1
![Rebecca Seymour](/generated/240w-3-4/2023-headshots-low-res-175-jpg.jpg?1696575985)
Rebecca Seymour
Violin 1
![Mia Stanton](/generated/240w-3-4/2023-headshots-low-res-33-jpg.jpg?1692673115)
Mia Stanton
Violin 1
![Brenda Sullivan](/generated/240w-3-4/2023-headshots-low-res-302-jpg.jpg?1695104829)
Brenda Sullivan
Violin 1
![Stephen Tooke](/generated/240w-3-4/head-shots-low-res-19-jpg.jpg?1696575985)
Stephen Tooke
Violin 1
![Sonia Wilson](/generated/240w-3-4/2023-headshots-low-res-389-jpg.jpg?1696575985)
Sonia Wilson
Violin 1
#Violin 2
![Gail Aitken](/generated/240w-3-4/2023-headshots-low-res-264-jpg.jpg?1696576001)
Gail Aitken
Section Principal Second Violin
![Wayne Brennan](/generated/240w-3-4/hs-low-res31-jpg-1692679559.jpg?1692679655)
Wayne Brennan
Section Principal Second Violin
![Katie Betts](/generated/240w-3-4/hs-low-res126-jpg-1692688040.jpg?1692688044)
Katie Betts
Violin 2
![Jane Burroughs](/generated/240w-3-4/hs-low-res330-jpg.jpg?1632976094)
Jane Burroughs
Violin 2
![Faina Dobrenko](/generated/240w-3-4/faina-dobrenko-waist-up-jpg-1692687575.jpg?1692687578)
Faina Dobrenko
Violin 2
![Simon Dobrenko](/generated/240w-3-4/simon-dobrenko-waist-up-copy-jpg-1692678077.jpg?1692679655)
Simon Dobrenko
Violin 2
![Delia Kinmont](/generated/240w-3-4/hs-low-res265-jpg-1692673565.jpg?1692675525)
Delia Kinmont
Violin 2
![Natalie Low](/generated/240w-3-4/hs-low-res533-jpg-1692688094.jpg?1692688098)
Natalie Low
Violin 2
![Tim Marchmont](/generated/240w-3-4/tim-marchmont-waist-up-jpg-1692688116.jpg?1692688119)
Tim Marchmont
Violin 2
![Nicholas Thin](/generated/240w-3-4/2023-headshots-low-res-48-jpg.jpg?1696576002)
Nicholas Thin
Violin 2
![Helen Travers](/generated/240w-3-4/helen-travers-waist-up-jpg-1692688138.jpg?1692688142)
Helen Travers
Violin 2
![Harold Wilson](/generated/240w-3-4/harold-wilson-waist-up-1-edited-jpg-1692673416.jpg?1692675525)
Harold Wilson
Violin 2
#Viola
![Imants Larsens](/generated/240w-3-4/2023-headshots-low-res-27-jpg.jpg?1695104831)
Imants Larsens
Section Principal Viola
![Yoko Okayasu](/generated/240w-3-4/yoko-okayasu-waist-up-jpg-1692688172.jpg?1692688175)
Yoko Okayasu
Associate Principal Viola
![Martin Alexander](/generated/240w-3-4/2023-headshots-low-res-109-jpg.jpg?1692943903)
Martin Alexander
Viola
![Nicole Greentree](/generated/240w-3-4/2023-headshots-low-res-335-jpg.jpg?1696576006)
Nicole Greentree
Viola
![Bernard Hoey](/generated/240w-3-4/2023-headshots-low-res-75-jpg.jpg?1696576007)
Bernard Hoey
Viola
![Kirsten Hulin-Bobart](/generated/240w-3-4/kirsten-hulin-bobart-waist-up-jpg-1692688252.jpg?1692688256)
Kirsten Hulin-Bobart
Viola
![Jann Keir-Haantera](/generated/240w-3-4/jann-keir-haantera-waist-up-jpg-1692688291.jpg?1692688329)
Jann Keir-Haantera
Viola
![Graham Simpson](/generated/240w-3-4/nhs-high-res27-jpg-1692688306.jpg?1692688329)
Graham Simpson
Viola
![Nicholas Tomkin](/generated/240w-3-4/head-shots-low-res-55-jpg.jpg?1696576009)
Nicholas Tomkin
Viola
#Cello
![Hyung Suk Bae](/generated/240w-3-4/2023-headshots-low-res-11-jpg.jpg?1695104831)
Hyung Suk Bae
Associate Principal Cello
![Kathryn Close](/generated/240w-3-4/2023-headshots-low-res-16-jpg.jpg?1696576009)
Kathryn Close
Cello
![Andre Duthoit](/generated/240w-3-4/2023-headshots-low-res-372-jpg.jpg?1696576009)
Andre Duthoit
Cello
![Matthew Jones](/generated/240w-3-4/hs-low-res49-jpg-1692688476.jpg?1692688479)
Matthew Jones
Cello
![Matthew Kinmont](/generated/240w-3-4/2023-headshots-low-res-159-jpg.jpg?1696576009)
Matthew Kinmont
Cello
![Kaja Skorka](/generated/240w-3-4/2023-headshots-low-res-143-jpg.jpg?1696576009)
Kaja Skorka
Cello
![Craig Allister Young](/generated/240w-3-4/head-shots-low-res-50-jpg.jpg?1696576016)
Craig Allister Young
Cello
#Double Bass
![Phoebe Russell](/generated/240w-3-4/2023-headshots-low-res-332-jpg.jpg?1696576018)
Phoebe Russell
Section Principal Double Bass
![Dušan Walkowicz](/generated/240w-3-4/paul-obrien-waist-up-jpg-1692689328.jpg?1692689330)
Dušan Walkowicz
Associate Principal Double Bass
![Anne Buchanan](/generated/240w-3-4/nhs-high-res20-jpg-1692673459.jpg?1692679084)
Anne Buchanan
Double Bass
![Justin Bullock](/generated/240w-3-4/hs-low-res436-jpg-1692688533.jpg?1692688552)
Justin Bullock
Double Bass
![Paul O'Brien](/generated/240w-3-4/2023-headshots-low-res-166-jpg.jpg?1692677121)
Paul O'Brien
Double Bass
![Ken Poggioli](/generated/240w-3-4/2023-headshots-low-res-364-jpg.jpg?1694564811)
Ken Poggioli
Double Bass
#Harp
![Emily Granger](/generated/240w-3-4/something-like-this3042-2-1-jpeg.jpg?1699591551)
Emily Granger
Principal Harp
#Flute
![Alison Mitchell](/generated/240w-3-4/hs-low-res527-jpg-1692687662.jpg?1692687666)
Alison Mitchell
Section Principal Flute
![Hayley Radke](/generated/240w-3-4/2023-headshots-low-res-195-jpg-1692687684.jpg?1692687687)
Hayley Radke
Associate Principal Flute
![Kate Lawson](/generated/240w-3-4/2023-headshots-low-res-311-jpg.jpg?1696576019)
Kate Lawson
Principal Piccolo
#Oboe
![Huw Jones](/generated/240w-3-4/2023-headshots-low-res-58-jpg-1695610738.jpg?1695610784)
Huw Jones
Section Principal Oboe
![Sarah Meagher](/generated/240w-3-4/sarah-meagher-waist-up-jpg-1692688697.jpg?1692688700)
Sarah Meagher
Associate Principal Oboe
![Alexa Murray](/generated/240w-3-4/alexa-murray-waist-up-jpg-1692688731.jpg?1692688734)
Alexa Murray
Oboe
![Vivienne Brooke](/generated/240w-3-4/vivienne-brooke-waist-up-jpg-1692688750.jpg?1692688753)
Vivienne Brooke
Principal Cor Anglais
#Clarinet
![Irit Silver](/generated/240w-3-4/2023-headshots-low-res-252-jpg.jpg?1692677995)
Irit Silver
Section Principal Clarinet
![Brian Catchlove](/generated/240w-3-4/brian-catchlove-waist-up-jpg-1692688792.jpg?1692688795)
Brian Catchlove
Associate Principal Clarinet
![Kate Travers](/generated/240w-3-4/faina-dobrenko-waist-up-jpg-1692688818.jpg?1692688821)
Kate Travers
Clarinet
![Nicholas Harmsen](/generated/240w-3-4/hs-low-res359-jpg-1692688838.jpg?1692688843)
Nicholas Harmsen
Principal Bass Clarinet
#Bassoon
![Nicole Tait](/generated/240w-3-4/2023-headshots-low-res-287-jpg.jpg?1692684558)
Nicole Tait
Section Principal Bassoon
![David Mitchell](/generated/240w-3-4/2023-headshots-low-res-269-jpg.jpg?1696576025)
David Mitchell
Associate Principal Bassoon
![Evan Lewis](/generated/240w-3-4/head-shots-low-res-25-jpg.jpg?1696576025)
Evan Lewis
Bassoon
![Claire Ramuscak](/generated/240w-3-4/2023-headshots-low-res-278-jpg.jpg?1696576025)
Claire Ramuscak
Principal Contrabassoon
#French Horn
![Tim Allen-Ankins](/generated/240w-3-4/head-shots-low-res-65-jpg.jpg?1689221358)
Tim Allen-Ankins
Associate Principal French Horn
![Ian O'Brien](/generated/240w-3-4/ian-obrien-waist-up-jpg-1692688962.jpg?1692688997)
Ian O'Brien
Principal French Horn
![Vivienne Collier-Vickers](/generated/240w-3-4/hs-low-res298-jpg-1692688978.jpg?1692688997)
Vivienne Collier-Vickers
French Horn
![Lauren Manuel](/generated/240w-3-4/hs-low-res394-jpg-1692688993.jpg?1692688997)
Lauren Manuel
French Horn
#Trumpet
![Rainer Saville](/generated/240w-3-4/2023-headshots-low-res-98-jpg.jpg?1695355869)
Rainer Saville
Section Principal Trumpet
![Richard Madden](/generated/240w-3-4/hs-low-res386-jpg-1692689041.jpg?1692689045)
Richard Madden
Associate Principal Trumpet
#Trombone
![Jason Redman](/generated/240w-3-4/2023-headshots-low-res-360-jpg.jpg?1696576029)
Jason Redman
Section Principal Trombone
![Ashley Carter](/generated/240w-3-4/2023-headshots-low-res-376-jpg.jpg?1696576029)
Ashley Carter
Associate Principal Trombone
![Nicolas Thomson](/generated/240w-3-4/2023-headshots-low-res-163-jpg.jpg?1692677120)
Nicolas Thomson
Principal Bass Trombone
#Tuba
![Thomas Allely](/generated/240w-3-4/2023-headshots-low-res-185-jpg.jpg?1695104832)
Thomas Allely
Principal Tuba
#Timpani
![Tim Corkeron](/generated/240w-3-4/hs-low-res548-jpg-1692689154.jpg?1692689157)
Tim Corkeron
Principal Timpani
#Percussion
![David Montgomery](/generated/240w-3-4/hs-low-res134-jpg-1692689171.jpg?1692689192)
David Montgomery
Section Principal Percussion
![Josh DeMarchi](/generated/240w-3-4/josh-de-marchi-waist-up-2-jpg-1692689187.jpg?1692689191)
Josh DeMarchi
Associate Principal Percussion
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![Anne Buchanan](/generated/240w-3-4/nhs-high-res20-jpg-1692673459.jpg?1692679084)
Anne Buchanan
Double Bass
![Wayne Brennan](/generated/240w-3-4/hs-low-res31-jpg-1692679559.jpg?1692679655)
Wayne Brennan
Section Principal Second Violin
![Nicolas Thomson](/generated/240w-3-4/2023-headshots-low-res-163-jpg.jpg?1692677120)
Nicolas Thomson
Principal Bass Trombone
![Paul O'Brien](/generated/240w-3-4/2023-headshots-low-res-166-jpg.jpg?1692677121)
Paul O'Brien
Double Bass
![Ken Poggioli](/generated/240w-3-4/2023-headshots-low-res-364-jpg.jpg?1694564811)
Ken Poggioli
Double Bass
![Tim Allen-Ankins](/generated/240w-3-4/head-shots-low-res-65-jpg.jpg?1689221358)
Tim Allen-Ankins
Associate Principal French Horn
![Lynn Cole](/generated/240w-3-4/head-shots-low-res-44-jpg.jpg?1692680015)
Lynn Cole
Violin 1
![Emily Granger](/generated/240w-3-4/something-like-this3042-2-1-jpeg.jpg?1699591551)
Emily Granger
Principal Harp