The Players

We have a very exciting line up of performers for the 2008 Stradbroke Chamber Music Festival.

Guy Noble

Radio personality, pianist, conductor, composer, entertainer extraordinaire! Guy will be playing the parts of the devil and the narrator in Stravinsky’s The Soldier’s Tale.

Kirsty Hilton, violin

Kirsty is currently the Assistant Concertmaster of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, and a former member of the Bavarian Radio Orchestra in Munich.

Paul Dellit

Brisbane based entertainer and composer Paul Dellit will be playing the part of the soldier in The Soldier’s Tale.

Louise King, cello

English cellist Louise King currently resides on the Sunshine Coast. She is a former member of the BBC Philharmonic and the Hong Kong Philharmonic. She recently performed a concert series with Pascal Rogé.

Matthew Kinmont, cello

Matthew is currently associate principal cellist with the Queensland Orchestra.

David Deacon, viola

Dave is currently on contract as associate principal viola with the Queensland Orchestra. He was a member of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra from 1997-2007.

Leah Zweck-Bain, viola

Brisbane-based violist Leah Zweck-Bain is currently violist with the Queensland Orchestra. She is also founder and Director of String Source, a collective of musicians who provide music for corporate projects.

Rachel Smith, violin

Rachel is currently Principal violinist in the Queensland Orchestra. She also plays occasionally with the Australian Chamber Orchestra and the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra.

Belinda Williams, viola

Now freelancing and teaching in Brisbane, Belinda lived in Sydney previously and was a member of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. She also plays with the Australian Chamber Orchestra.

Peter Luff, conductor and French horn

Peter is head of Brass at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music. He is a member of the Southern Cross Soloists and is Associate Principal Horn in the Queensland Orchestra.

David Robins, trombone

David is currently playing with the Queensland Orchestra after recently returning from the Manchester where he completed postgraduate studies at the Royal Northern College of Music. While in Manchester, he performed with the Hallé Orchestra and the BBC Philharmonic.

Richard Madden, trumpet

Richard is a member of the Queensland Orchestra. He has also performed with the New Zealand, Adelaide, West Australian and Tasmanian Symphony Orchestras.

Tim Corkeron, percussion.

Tim has been principal timpanist with TQO since 1998. Prior to this, he was section percussionist from 1990.

Rebecca Mertens, bassoon

Rebecca is Principal bassoonist in the Bochum Symphoniker in Germany. She is currently playing Guest Principal bassoon in the Queensland Orchestra.

Brian Catchlove, clarinet

Brian is the acting associate Principal clarinettist with The Queensland Orchestra as well as being on staff at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music.

Irit Silver, clarinet

Irit is the newly appointed Principal Clarinet of the Queensland Orchestra.

Rebecca Seymour, violin

Rebecca is a member of the violin section of The Queensland Orchestra.

Delia Kinmont, violin

Delia is currently a member of the Queensland Orchestra. She also teaches the violin and plays regularly with the Ferry Road Chamber Players.

Andrew Bain, French Horn

Andrew is the Principal Horn of the Queensland Orchestra. He also is on staff at the Sydney Conservatorium pf Music as well as being a member of the New Sydney Wind Quintet and is a regular performer at the Colorado Music Festival.