Who's Who
Anna-Maria Helsing - Chief Conductor
Anna-Maria Helsing has gained an outstanding reputation with leading Scandinavian orchestras and opera houses with her special affinity for the sound and style of modernism and contemporary music. From 2010-2013 she was Chief Conductor of the Oulu Symphony. She is Artistic Director of the high-profile chamber music festival Rusk in Jakobstad, Finland and Principal Guest Conductor of the BBC Concert Orchestra since 2020. She has been Chief Conductor of the BBC Concert Orchestra since October 2023.
“I am thrilled and very excited to deepen my collaboration with the BBC Concert Orchestra as their new Chief Conductor. During our years together we have established a warm connection, which on my part makes working with this orchestra a true pleasure."
The Swedish-Finnish conductor has conducted all the major Scandinavian orchestras including Finnish Radio, Kuopio, Swedish Radio, Gothenburg, Malmö, Nörrköping, Stavanger, Trondheim, Odense, Aalborg and Iceland Symphony, Royal Stockholm, Helsinki, Tampere and Arctic Philharmonic, Tapiola Sinfonietta, Lahti Sinfonia, Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Finnish National, Royal Swedish, Gothenburg and Malmö Opera Orchestra, Tapiola Sinfonietta and Lahti Sinfonia. From 2023/24 she is Chief Conductor of the BBC Concert Orchestra.
Furthermore she has conducted the Philharmonia Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Barcelona Symphony Orchestra and Musikkollegium Winterthur.
Anna-Maria Helsing began her career as a violinist and completed her studies as conductor at Sibelius Academy Helsinki. In addition she has attended masterclasses with Jorma Panula, Vladimir Jurowski and John Carewe.
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Edwin Outwater
Principal Guest Conductor and Curator
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Jérôme Kuhn
Associate Conductor
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Barry Wordsworth
Conductor Laureate
Full list of players and management
First Violin
Leader: Nathaniel Anderson-Frank
Associate Leader: Charles Mutter
Section Principal: Rebecca Turner
Chereene Price
Lucy Hartley
Cormac Browne
Rustom Pomeroy
Emily Earl
Maria Anastasiadou
Second Violin
Michael Gray
Matthew Elston
Marcus Broome
David Beaman
Daniel Mullin
Sarah Freestone
Iona Allan
Robin Martin
Violas
Timothy Welch
Appointment in progress
Nigel Goodwin
Helen Knief
Mike Briggs
Judit Kelemen
Cellos
Benjamin Hughes
Miwa Rosso
Matthew Lee
Josephine Abbott
Ben Rogerson
Vacancy
Double Basses
Vacancy
Andrew Wood
Stacey-Ann Miller
Lachlan Radford
Flutes
Ileana Ruhemann
Sophie Johnson
Oboes
Gareth Hulse
Victoria Walpole
Clarinets
Vacancy
Derek Hannigan
Bassoons
John McDougall
Jane Gaskell
Horns
Andrew Littlemore
Tom Rumsby
Mark Johnson
David Wythe
Trumpets
Catherine Moore
David McCallum
John Blackshaw
Trombones
Matthew Lewis
Mike Lloyd
David Stewart
Timpani
Marney O'Sullivan
Percussion
Vacancy
Stephen Whibley
Harp
Anne Denholm-Blair (principal)
Management Team
Director: Matthew Swann
Producer: Neil Varley
Head of Artistic Planning (Acting): Jo de Sa
Concerts and Planning Co-ordinator: Ruth Potter
Concerts and Broadcast Co-ordinator: Lucy Rahim
Orchestra Manager: Alex Walden
Orchestra Personnel Manager: Claire Tapping
Orchestra Assistant: Sofia Heustice
Librarian: Tim Cotter
Orchestral Production Manager: Rob Jordan
Stage and Transport Resource Manager: Chris Ouzman
Stage Manager: Leigh Coffin
Driver/Assistant Stage Manager: Lee Goodrum
Assistant Stage Manager: Connor Clark
London Orchestras & Choirs Marketing & Learning
Head of Marketing, Publications and Learning: Kate Finch
Communications Manager: Jo Hawkins
Publicist: Freya Edgeworth
Marketing Manager: Sarah Hirons
Marketing Executives: Jenny Barrett, Kathryn Reed
Senior Learning Manager: Yasmin Hemmings
Learning Producers: Melanie Fryer, Siân Bateman, Laura Mitchell, Cat Cayley
Assistant Learning Producers: Connie Badley, Dylan Barrett-Chambers
Learning Business Co-ordinator: Charley Douglas
Learning Trainees: Jane Ihegbu, Marie Powell
