Our players and instruments
Meet the players of our Orchestra, and our Principal Artists.
All our players are experts in their field, who have spent years learning to get the best out of the historic instruments that they play.
Take a look at each player's profile for biographical information, stories and video introductions to period instrument and techniques.
Player profiles
Daniel Bates
Principal Oboe See moreRachel Beckett
Principal Recorder See moreAdrian Bending
Principal Timpani See moreLisa Beznosiuk
Principal Flute See moreJonathan Manson
Principal Cello See moreDavid Blackadder
Principal Trumpet See moreMargaret Faultless
Leader, Violin See moreSteven Devine
Principal Keyboard See moreKati Debretzeni
Leader, Violin See moreMax Mandel
Principal Viola See moreSimone Jandl
Principal Viola See moreLuise Buchberger
Principal Cello See moreRoger Montgomery
Principal Horn and Vice-Chairman See moreKatharina Spreckelsen
Principal Oboe See moreLeo Duarte
Oboe See moreChristine Sticher
Principal Double Bass See moreMatthew Truscott
Leader, Violin See moreCecelia Bruggemeyer
Double Bass See moreHuw Daniel
Leader, Violin See moreNeil McLaren
Flute See moreAnnette Isserlis
Viola See moreJulia Kuhn
Violin See moreMartin Lawrence
Horn See moreCatherine Rimer
Cello See moreKatherine Spencer
Clarinet See moreHenry Tong
Violin See morePrincipal Artists
Sir Mark Elder
Principal Artist See moreJohn Butt
Principal Artist See moreIván Fischer
Principal Artist See moreVladimir Jurowski
Principal Artist See moreSir Simon Rattle
Principal Artist See moreSir András Schiff
Principal Artist See moreWilliam Christie
Emeritus Conductor See moreSir Roger Norrington
Emeritus Conductor See moreOrchestra
- Leaders
- Margaret Faultless
- Kati Debretzeni
- Matthew Truscott
- Huw Daniel
- Violin
- Andrew Roberts
- Silvia Schweinberger
- Rebecca Livermore
- Rachel Isserlis
- Nia Lewis
- Dominika Feher
- Claudia Delago-Norz
- Iona Davies
- Deborah Diamond
- Dan Edgar
- Alice Evans
- Claire Holden
- Rodolfo Richter
- Kinga Ujszaszi
- Julia Kuhn
- Henry Tong
- Principal Viola
- Max Mandel
- Simone Jandl
- Viola
- Marina Ascherson
- Kathryn Heller
- Martin Kelly
- Nicholas Logie
- Annette Isserlis
- Principal Cello
- Jonathan Manson
- Luise Buchberger
- Cello
- Ruth Alford
- Andrew Skidmore
- Helen Verney
- Catherine Rimer
- Double Bass
- Cecelia Bruggemeyer
- Principal Recorder
- Rachel Beckett
- Principal Flute
- Lisa Beznosiuk
- Flute
- Neil McLaren
- Principal Oboe
- Daniel Bates
- Katharina Spreckelsen
- Oboe
- Alexandra Bellamy
- Leo Duarte
- Principal Clarinet
- Clarinet
- Katherine Spencer
- Principal Bassoon
- Jane Gower
- Györgyi Farkas
- Associate Principal Bassoon
- Andrew Watts
- Bassoon
- Sally Jackson
- Principal Horn
- Roger Montgomery
- Horn
- Martin Lawrence
- Principal Trumpet
- David Blackadder
- Trumpet
- Phillip Bainbridge
- Principal Timpani
- Adrian Bending
- Principal Percussion
- Nicholas Ormrod
- Principal Keyboard
- Rob Howarth
- Steven Devine
- Principal Lute
- David Miller