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BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

The Players

‘I personally NEVER applaud between movements. But I accept that many people probably will. That's obvious - especially where a movement like Tchaik 6th is concerned.’

Rik Evans

Chief Conductor

Donald Runnicles

Principal Guest Conductor

Ilan Volkov

Associate Guest Conductor

Stefan Solyom

Conductor Laureate

Jerzy Maksymiuk

Leader

Elizabeth Layton

 

Key

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section principal

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principal

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string sub-principal

Strings

First Violins

• Elizabeth Layton (leader)
• Bernard Docherty (co-leader)
• Olivier Lemoine (+++)
• Peter Cynfryn Jones (++)
• Jane Mackenzie
• Jane Hainey
• Marie Brown
• Amy Cardigan
• Wilson Hainey
• Peter Isaacs
• Gent Koço
• Emily MacPherson
• Alastair Savage
• Joanna Sutherland

Second Violins

• Greg Lawson (+++)
• Christopher Latham (++)
• David Chadwick (+)
• Elizabeth Flack
• Julia Carpenter
• Barbara Downie
• Alex Gascoine
• Laura Ghiro/Julia Norton (job-share)
• Alice Rickards
• Alistair Tasker
• Janis Walton
• vacant

Violas

• Scott Dickinson (+++)
• Andrew Berridge (++)
• Jacqui Penfold (+)
• Fiona Robertson
• Alice Batty
• Eilen Berridge
• Sarah Chapman
• Rik Evans
• Robin Panter (currently on sabbatical)
• Mary Ward

Cellos

• vacant (+++)
• Sian Bell (++)
• Tom Rathbone/Alison Lawrance (+) (job-share)
• Anthony Sayer
• Anne Brincourt
• Gillian de Groote
• Harold Harris
• Amanda Shearman (25%)
  Sharon Molloy (75%)

Basses

Double Basses

• Nicholas Bayley (+++)
• Iain Crawford (++)
• John van Lierop (+)
• Derek Hill
• Jeremy Ward
• Paul Speirs

Woodwind

Flutes

• Rosemary Eliot (+++)
• Ewan Robertson
• Rosemary Lock

Piccolo

• Rosemary Lock (++)

Oboes

• Stella McCracken (+++)
• Timothy Rundle
• James Horan

Cor Anglais

• James Horan (++)

Clarinets

• Yann Ghiro (+++)
• Barry Deacon
  

Bass Clarinet

• Simon Butterworth (++)

Bassoons

• Julian Roberts (+++)
• Sarah Andrew

Contra Bassoon

• Peter Wesley (+)

Horns & Brass

Horns

• David Flack (+++)
• Jeremy Bushell
• Etienne Cutajar (++)
• Stephanie Jones

Trumpets

• Mark O'Keeffe (+++)
• Eric Dunlea
• Hedley Benson (++)

Trombones

• Simon Johnson (+++)
• vacant

Bass Trombone

• Alan Mathison (++)

Tuba

• Chris McShane (+++)

Timpani

• Gordon Rigby (+++)

Timpani Percussion

• Heather Corbett (+++)
• Dave Lyons

Orchestra Management & Administration

Gavin Reid

Director

Edward Gallagher

Stage Manager

Jenni Minto

Production Executive

Joan Morrison

Orchestra and Concerts Manager

Emma Simpson

Planning Assistant

Julian de Ste Croix

Acting Music Librarian

Shelagh Watson

Assistant Orchestra Manager

Marketing

Gavin Smyth

Head of Marketing

Chris Dale

Promotions Assistant

Stephen Duffy

Marketing Manager

Johnny Laville

Web Assistant

Radio Production

Simon Lord

Senior Music Producer

Lorna Liebow

Radio Production Assistant

Graeme Taylor

Programme Manager, Music

Andrew Trinick

Outreach Producer

 

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