Players – London Mozart Players

Meet the Players

The LMP is one of the world’s finest chamber orchestras, for more than 70 years we have been dedicated to harnessing the passion and talent of our musicians, so that our audiences can experience and delight in the joy of world-class live performance.

FIRST VIOLINS SECOND VIOLINS & VIOLAS CELLOS & DOUBLE BASS FLUTES & OBOES CLARINETS & BASSOONS HORNS & TRUMPETS TROMBONES & BASS TROMBONE TIMPANI & PERCUSSION

Simon Blendis — Simon Blendis – LEADER (Chair suppored by Debbie Beckerman and Keith Jones)

Ruth Rogers — Ruth Rogers – LEADER

Sijie Chen — Sijie Chen – CO-LEADER (Chair supported by Michael Southwell)

VACANT (Chair supported by Alistair and Liz Milliken) — VACANT (Chair supported by Alistair and Liz Milliken)
VACANT

Nicoline Kraamwinkel

Ann Criscuolo (Chair supported by Christine Robson)

Martin Smith — Martin Smith (Chair supported by Della Brotherston)

Anna de Bruin

Hatty Haynes

Nikki Gleed (ASSOCIATE)

SECOND VIOLINS

VACANT (Chair supported by Raymond Calcraft) — VACANT (Chair supported by Raymond Calcraft)
VACANT

Antonia Kesel — Antonia Kesel (Chair supported by The Angel Family)

Gemma Sharples (Chair Supported by Mia & Keith Ball)

Clare Hayes — Clare Hayes (Chair sponsored by Alastair Fraser)

Jessica Coleman

Jeremy Metcalfe (Chair supported by Catherine Shaw – Allbone and Trimit)

Jayne Spencer — Jayne Spencer (ASSOCIATE)

VIOLAS

Judith Busbridge — Judith Busbridge PRINCIPAL (Chair supported by Mark and Vanessa Petterson)

VACANT (Chair supported by Raymond Calcraft) — VACANT (Chair supported by Raymond Calcraft)
VACANT

Sophie Renshaw — Sophie Renshaw (Chair supported by Gill Cox)

Christine Anderson

George White

Meghan Cassidy (ASSOCIATE)

CELLOS

Sebastian Comberti — Sebastian Comberti PRINCIPAL (Chair supported anonymously)

Leo Popplewell SUB-PRINCIPAL — Leo Popplewell SUB-PRINCIPAL
Leo Popplewell SUB-PRINCIPAL

Sarah Butcher — Sarah Butcher (Chair supported by Gillian Noble)

Ben Chappell (Chair supported by Richard Morgan)

Ben Rogerson (ASSOCIATE) – (Chair supported by Helen and Colin Snart)

Daisy Vatalaro (ASSOCIATE)

DOUBLE BASSES

Benjamin Russell — Benjamin Russell PRINCIPAL (Chair supported by John Clarke)

Cathy Elliott — Cathy Elliott CO-PRINCIPAL (Chair supported by The Bristow Family)

FLUTES

Michael Cox PRINCIPAL

Emilia Zakrzewska SUB PRINCIPAL

OBOES

Gareth Hulse — Gareth Hulse PRINCIPAL (Chair supported by Pat Sandry)

Christopher O’Neal CO-PRINCIPAL (Chair supported by Sean Rourke)

Katie Clemmow — Katie Clemmow SUB-PRINCIPAL (Chair supported by Joy and Geoffrey Lawrence)

CLARINETS

Tim Lines PRINCIPAL (Chair supported by Derek & Deirdre Lea)

Emma Canavan SUB-PRINCIPAL (Chair supported by Graham Harman)

BASSOONS

Sarah Burnett — Sarah Burnett PRINCIPAL

Emma Harding SUB-PRINCIPAL (Chair Supported by Barbara Tower)

HORNS

Peter Francomb PRINCIPAL (Chair supported by Chris Harman)

Martin Grainger SUB-PRINCIPAL

TRUMPETS

Alan Thomas — Alan Thomas PRINCIPAL (Chair supported by Ishani Bhoola)

Peter Wright — Peter Wright SUB-PRINCIPAL (Chair supported by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles)

TROMBONES

Andy Cole — Andy Cole – PRINCIPAL

Jeremy Gough SUB-PRINCIPAL

BASS TROMBONE

photo: Mike Cooter from Make Light Work — Ian Fasham PRINCIPAL

TIMPANI

Ben Hoffnung — Ben Hoffnung PRINCIPAL (Chair supported by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles)

PERCUSSION

Scott Bywater — Scott Bywater PRINCIPAL

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Want to book the players of the orchestra?

The London Mozart Players can be hired for concerts, recordings, community and education projects and tours across the world. From a full chamber orchestra to chamber ensembles and hiring individual players, we are committed to providing a versatile, world-class service.

Patrons & Associates

The LMP has a close network of distinguished friends, patrons and associates who work with the orchestra to fulfill our artistic ambitions.

HRH The Duke of Edinburgh KG GCVO

Jonathan Bloxham CONDUCTOR IN RESIDENCE AND ARTISTIC ADVISOR — Jonathan Bloxham CONDUCTOR IN RESIDENCE AND ARTISTIC ADVISOR
Jonathan Bloxham CONDUCTOR IN RESIDENCE AND ARTISTIC ADVISOR

Howard Shelley CONDUCTOR LAUREATE

Hilary Davan Wetton ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR

Roxanna Panufnik ASSOCIATE COMPOSER

Jeff Moore COLLABORATIVE COMPOSER IN ASSOCIATION

Fiona Brice COLLABORATIVE COMPOSER IN ASSOCIATION

Leia Zhu YOUNG ARTIST IN RESIDENCE