Soloists

Just for fun, here is a list of the soloists that have performed with the orchestra since its beginnings in 1980.

Artist

Instrument

Alessio Bax

Piano

Alexander Baillie

Cello

Andrew Haveron

Violin

Andrew Maries

Oboe

Anna Markland

Piano

Christina Clark

Soprano

Christopher Lawrence

Tuba

Daniel Zisman

Violin

David Keeffe

Horn

David Nicholson

Flute

Dorothea Law

Piano

Emma Johnson

Clarinet

Erich Gruenburg

Violin

Evelyn Glennie

Percussion

Freya Kirby

Violin

Glenville Hargreaves

Bass

Grace Dives

Alto

Grace Huang

Piano

Guy Johnston

Cello

Ioan Davies

Cello

Jacqueline Edwards

Mezzo Soprano

Jagdish Mistry

Violin

Jane Irwin

Mezzo Soprano

Jean Rigby

Mezzo Soprano

Jeffrey Lawton

Tenor

John Anderson

Oboe

John Hastie

Organ

John Scott Whiteley

Organ

John Wallace

Trumpet

Julian Lloyd Weber

Cello

Kathryn Stott

Piano

Leon McCawley

Piano

Leslie Schatzberger

Clarinet

Lynne Dawson

Soprano

Magnus Johnston

Violin

Marat Bisengaliev

Violin

Martin Owens

Horn

Martin Roscoe

Piano

Michael Thompson

Horn

Mike Tomlin

Tenor

Mike Weare

Clarinet

Nicholas Wright

Violin

Paul Roberts

Tenor

Paul Whelan

Bass

Pauline Chadwick

Sporano

Peter Donohoe

Piano

Peter Francomb

Horn

Peter Rose

Bass

Richard Gandy

Tenor

Rodney Friend

Violin

Roger Benedict

Viola

Sarah Briggs

Piano

Simon Morgan

Horn

Sophie Renshaw

Viola

Stephen Bell

Horn

Steven Isserlis

Cello

Tamás Ungár

Piano

The boys and girls of York Minster Choir

Choir

The boys of Ampleforth Abbey Schola Cantorum

Choir

The Halle Chorus

Choir

The Leeds Festival Chorus

Choir

The Leeds Philharmonic Chorus

Choir

The Sheffield Philharmonic Choir

Choir

Una Barry

Soprano