Musician Profiles

Musicians of the Orchestra

First Violins
Lyn Fletcher
Leader
Paul Barritt
Permanent Guest Leader
Sarah Ewins
Associate Leader
Tiberiu Buta
Zoe Colman profile
Alison Hunt ±
Helen Bridges
Nicola Clark
John Gralak
Victor Hayes
Michelle Marsh
Anya Muston
Peter Liang

Second Violins
Catherine Yates
Section Leader
Philippa Heys
Paulette Bayley
Julia Hanson
Caroline Abbott ±
Christine Davey ±
Grania Royce ±
Elizabeth Bosworth
John Purton
Hannah Smith

Violas
Timothy Pooley ±
Section Leader
Julian Mottram ±
Tom Beer
Piero Gasparini ±
Robert Criswell ±
Sue Voysey ±
Gemma Dunne
Susan Hodgson
Christopher Emerson
Anna Smith

Cellos
Nicholas Trygstad
Section Leader
Simon Turner profile
Dale Culliford
David Petri ±
Jane Hallett
Clare Rowe
Julie-Anne Manning
# Rebecca Harney

Double Basses
Roberto Carrillo-Garcia profile
Section Leader
Daniel Storer
Yi Xin Han ±
Beatrice Schirmer
Natasha Armstrong
Rachel Meerloo

Flutes
Katherine Baker
Section Leader
Joanne Boddington

Piccolo
Ronald Marlowe ±

Oboes
Stéphane Rancourt profile
Section Leader
Hugh McKenna ±profile
Virginia Shaw

Cor Anglais
Thomas Davey ±

Clarinets
Lynsey Marsh
Section Leader
Rosa Campos-Fernandez

Bass Clarinet
James Muirhead ±

Bassoons
Ben Hudson

Contra Bassoon
Steven Magee

Horns
Laurence Rogers
Section Leader
Tom Redmond profile
Julian Plummer ±
Richard Bourn
Andrew Maher

Trumpets
Gareth Small profile
Section Leader
Kenneth Brown ±
Tom Osborne

Trombones
Katy Jones
Section Leader
Roz Davies

Bass Trombone
Adrian Morris

Tuba
Ewan Easton MBE

Timpani
John Abendstern

Percussion
David Hext ±
Section Leader
Riccardo Lorenzo Parmigiani
Erika Öhman profile

Harp
Marie Leenhardt

Keyboard
Janet Simpson ±

# = Associate Member
± = 20 years' Service Medal

Music Director
Sir Mark Elder CBE profile
Leader
Lyn Fletcher
Permanent Guest Leader
Paul Barritt
Principal Guest Conductor
Markus Stenz profile
Assistant Conductor
Andrew Gourlay profile
Choir Director
Frances Cooke profile
Children's Choir Director
Shirley Court profile
Associate Composer
Helen Grime profile

Concerts & Tickets

Buy tickets for Hallé performances

Buy tickets and view information on performances by the Hallé in their Manchester home, the architecturally-stunning Bridgewater Hall, as well as throughout Britain and the rest of the world.

Listen & Shop

Hallé CDs, Downloads and Accessories

The Hallé has a number of discs on its own CD label, featuring composers such as Elgar, Wagner, Colin Matthews, Debussy, Richard Strauss and other English composers. The label includes award-winning discs such as Wagner's Götterdämmerung and Elgar's Violin Concerto with Thomas Zehetmair as soloist.

Ensembles & Choirs

Welcome to the Hallé’s family of ensembles!

The Hallé offers a range of regular, local and free ensemble experiences for young people aged 8 –19 years. It also offers adults (aged 18+) the chance to sing in one of the best symphony choruses in the UK.

Learning & Engagement

The Hallé's award-winning Education Programme

The Hallé's award-winning Education Programme reaches over 35,000 participants a year principally by placing Hallé musicians in the community, in schools, youth clubs, community centres and young offenders organisations.

Support us

Fundraising and development

There are many ways to support the Hallé - to find out more, explore the links opposite, read about our forthcoming events or speak to a member of the development team.

About us

Find out more about the Hallé

Now in its 153rd season, the Hallé ranks among the UK's top symphonic ensembles, with a distinguished history of acclaimed performances in this country and around the world; award-winning recordings, radio broadcasts and educational outreach programmes; and a visionary commitment to building audiences and developing orchestral repertoire.