Musicians
Explore the creators of wonder.
Music is magic. Making music is a human endeavour. Since 1918, the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra has comprised of people who let that magic happen with all their heart and soul. There are more than a hundred of them, each with their own story and background. Meet them by diving into the interactive gallery using the button below.
The Our Musicians section on the website is an interactive environment where you can meet the people behind the music.
Click on the portraits of the musicians to get to know their stories.
Click on the stage button to see which musicians form the different instrument groups and where they sit in the orchestra.
Click on the arrow in the top left corner to go back to the website.
View all our musicians below.
Meet the people behind the magic
All musicians of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra:
First Violin
Marieke Blankestijn | Concert Master
Quirine Scheffers | Associate Concert Master
Hed Yaron Meyerson | Associate Concert Master
Saskia Otto | Associate 2nd Concert Master
Arno Bons
Mireille van der Wart
Rachel Browne
Maria Dingjan
Marie-José Schrijner
Noëmi Bodden
Petra Visser
Sophia Torrenga
Hadewijch Hofland
Annerien Stuker
Alexandra van Beveren
Second Violin
Charlotte Potgieter | Principal 2nd Violin
Cecilia Ziano | Principal 2nd Violin
Frank de Groot | Associate Principal 2nd Violin
Laurens van Vliet | Associate Principal 2nd Violin
Tomoko Hara
Elina Hirvilammi-Staphorsius
Jun Yi Dou
Bob Bruyn
Eefje Habraken
Maija Reinikainen
Wim Ruitenbeek
Babette van den Berg
Melanie Broers
Lana Trimmer
Viola
Anne Huser | Principal Viola
Roman Spitzer | Principal Viola
Galahad Samson | Associate Principal Viola
José Nunes | Associate Principal Viola
Kerstin Bonk
Lex Prummel
Janine Baller
Francis Saunders
Veronika Lénártová
Rosalinde Kluck
León van den Berg
Olfje van der Klein
Cello
Emanuele Silvestri | Principal Cello
Eugene Lifschitz | Principal Cello
Joanna Pachucka | Associate Principal Cello
Daniel Petrovitsch | Associate Principal Cello
Mario Rio
Gé van Leeuwen
Eelco Beinema
Carla Schrijner
Pepijn Meeuws
Yi-Ting Fang
Double bass
Matthew Midgley | Principal Double Bass
Ying Lai Green | Principal Double Bass
Jonathan Focquaert | Associate Principal Double Bass
Robert Franenberg
Harke Wiersma
Arjen Leendertz
Ricardo Netó
Flute
Juliette Hurel | Principal Flute
Joséphine Olech | Principal Flute
Désirée Woudenberg
Beatriz Da Silva Baião | Flute / piccolo
Oboe
Remco de Vries | Principal Oboe
Karel Schoofs | Principal Oboe
Anja van der Maten
Ron Tijhuis
Clarinet
Julien Hervé | Principal Clarinet
Bruno Bonansea | Principal Clarinet
Romke-Jan Wijmenga
Bassoon
Pieter Nuytten | Principal Bassoon
Lola Descours | Principal Bassoon
Marianne Prommel
Hans Wisse
Horn
David Fernández Alonso | Principal Horn
Felipe Santos Freitas da Silva | Principal Horn
Wendy Leliveld
Richard Speetjens
Laurens Otto
Pierre Buizer
Trumpet
Alex Elia | Principal Trumpet
Jos Verspagen
Simon Wierenga
Trombone
Pierre Volders | Principal Trombone
Alexander Verbeek | Principal Trombone
Remko de Jager
Rommert Groenhof | Bass Trombone
Tuba
Hendrik-Jan Renes
Timpani
Danny van de Wal
Percussion
Ronald Ent
Martijn Boom
Adriaan Feyaerts
Harp
Charlotte Sprenkels
