The 2025 NZSO National Youth Orchestra

FIRST VIOLIN

Lucas de Groot-Tsuji
Supported by Peter and Kay Squires
Tristan Dunlop

Supported by Rob Hole & Sue Batley
Bertil Feng
Alun James
Eros Li
Vivienne Lim
Fengyao Liu

Supported by Music Futures
Esther Oh

Supported by Ian & Kim New
Estella Ritchie
Hannah Schulte

Supported by Daniel & Kylie Wong
Anthony Takeda
Ambrose Tarrant

Supported by Andrew Townend
Indiana Williamson
Tori Williamson

SECOND VIOLIN

Indiana Bell
Earl Boado
Michelle Brown

Supported by Noel Carroll
Isaac Chou
Leila Dunlop

Supported by Janet Tyson
Orla Dunlop

Supported by Virginia Breen
Catherine Harrison

Supported by A. I. Boddy
Alan Kao
Haewon Kim
Daniel Loy
Xavier Ngaro

Supported by Sir Roderick and Lady Gillian
Richard Yeoh

VIOLA

Teresa Cheung
Elise Ji
Pomare Kaire
Milliann Lim

Supported by Kim and Ian New
Bryan Lin

Supported by Glenda West
Dalton Ma

Supported by Bruce Rae & Margaret Mabbett
Cameron Monteath

Supported by Daphne and John Wardle
Solace Ward

Supported by Jeff & Marise McNeill
Abby Wheeler

Supported by Ted Aspey
Abigail Zhao

Supported by Anonymous

CELLO

Reilly Blennerhassett
Supported by Lesley Ayers
Max Chen

Supported by Anonymous
Tomos Christie
Sebastian Green

Supported by Susie des Tombe
Howard Lu

Supported by Anonymous
Freya McKeich

Supported by Anonymous
Elise Tian

Supported by Anonymous
Qian Wan

Supported by John Mendzela

DOUBLE BASS

Jasmine De Marco
Nicola Han
Ariana Knudson-Hollebon
Evelyn Patterson

Supported by Claire McDonald
Grace Reynolds

FLUTE

Althea James, Section Co-Principal
Supported by Daphnie and John Wardle
Keeson Perkins-Treacher, Section Co-Principal

Supported by Sir Roderick and Lady Gillian
Noam Adiv Blanario, Sub-Principal

Supported by Brian Foley

PICCOLO

Althea James, Co-Principal
Supported by Daphnie & John Wardle
Keeson Perkins-Treacher, Co-Principal

Supported by Sir Roderick & Gillian, Lady Deane

OBOE

George Guo, Section Principal
Supported by Susie des Tombe
David Liu, Associate Principal

COR ANGLAIS

Eddie Grant, Principal

CLARINET

Billie Hart, Section Principal
Supported by Carla & John wild
Dennis Liu, Associate Principal

Supported by A. I. Boddy

BASS CLARINET

Reuben Allen, Principal
Supported by Tim Workman

BASSOON

Tor Chiles, Section Co-Principal
Sue Lynn Leong, Section Co-Principal
Monica Hoetjes, Sub-Principal

CONTRABASSOON

Sue Lynn Leong, Principal

HORN

Craig King, Section Co-Principal
Hannah McLellan, Section Co-Principal

Supported by Anonymous
Fergus Dunlop, Sub-Principal

Supported by Brian Peak
Joel Mansor, Sub-Principal
Evan Metcalfe, Sub-Principal

Supported by Professor Jack C Richards

TRUMPET

Zachary Allen, Section Principal
Supported by Ross Steele
Lena Krakowiak, Associate Principal
Tomas Metz, Sub-Principal

TROMBONE

Leo Read, Section Principal
Supported by Sir Roderick & Gillian, Lady Deane 
Natania Ngawhau, Associate Principal

BASS TROMBONE

Athena Shiu, Principal

TUBA

Sam Zhu, Principal

TIMPANI

Hannah Kagawa

PERCUSSION

Caleb Goldsmith
Supported by Alison and Steven Dunlop
Sho Woodhouse
Ciaran Wright

Percussion section supported by Noel Carroll

HARP

Jessica MacBrayne, Principal
Supported by Brian Foley