Players
Who's who at the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
First Violins
Associate Leader: Kanako Ito
Section Principal: David Routledge
Principal: Iona McDonald
Jane Mackenzie
Elita Poulter
Alastair Savage
Olivier Lemoine
Gent Koço
Amy Cardigan
Emily Ward
Mireia Ferrer Yabar
Katrina Lee
Second Violins
Section Principal: Lise Aferiat
Principal: Jamie Campbell
Sub-Principal: Liza Johnson
Brigid Leman
Julia Norton
Alex Gascoine
Julia Carpenter
Barbara Downie
Alice Rickards
Ben Norris
Ana do Vale
Violas
Principal: Andrew Berridge
Sub-Principal: Morag Robertson
Rik Evans
Mary Ward
Martin Wiggins
Rhoslyn Lawton
Cellos
Section Principal: Rudi de Groote
Principal: Sian Bell/Alison Lawrance (job-share)
Sub-Principal: Nick Byrne
Sarah Oliver
Gillian de Groote
Anne Brincourt
Double Basses
Section Principal: GyuNam Kai Kim
Principal: Iain Crawford
Sub-Principal: Genna Spinks
Tom Berry
Flutes
Section Principal: Matthew Higham
Principal: Brontë Hudnott
Piccolo
Principal: Luke Russell
Oboes
Section Principal: Stella McCracken
Principal: Alexandra Hilton
Cor Anglais
Principal: James Horan
Clarinets
Section Principal: Yann Ghiro
Bassoons
Principal: Graeme Brown
Contra Bassoon
Principal: Peter Wesley
Horns
Section Principal: Christopher Gough
Sub-Principal: Héctor Salgueiro
Principal: Lauren Reeve-Rawlings
Sub-Principal: Stephanie Jones
Trumpets
Principal: Hedley Benson
Sub-Principal: Mark Calder
Trombones
Principal: Merin Rhyd
Bass Trombone
Principal: Alexander Kelly
Tuba
Section Principal: Andrew Duncan
Timpani
Section Principal: Gordon Rigby
Percussion
Section Principal: Joe Richards
Sub-Principal: Dave Lyons
Orchestra Management and Administration
Director: Dominic Parker
Content Assistant: Joanna Charnock
Assistant Orchestra Manager: Ian Coulter
Business Manager: Laura Deponio
Head of Marketing & Communications: Michael Devlin
Marketing Coordinator: Akinwale Fayemiro
Digital Producer: Johnny Laville
Stage Manager: Jason McAuley
Production Coordinator: Gavin McCollum
Music Librarian: Cameron McGregor
Marketing Executive: Megan McQueen
Orchestra Manager: Richard Nelson
Head of Artistic Planning and Production: Charlotte Parr
Senior Technical Producer: Alison Rhynas
Business Coordinator: Alexander Rutherford
Business Coordinator : Emma Simpson
Audio Trainee: Toby Swallow
Vacancies
All orchestral and management vacancies are advertised on the BBC Careers webpage. Positions within the orchestra are extremely competitive and are subject to auditions and a trial period.
Extra Work
We periodically hold auditions for extra work. If you would like to be considered for an audition, please upload your CV as a PDF and we will pass it onto the relevant panel. We will contact you if we are able to offer you an audition.
