NZSSSO 2025 PROVISIONAL SEATING LIST
Please note, final seating will be confirmed at the course and this list may be subject to change. The standard of applications this year was incredibly high and the audition panels have had to make some very difficult decisions. Seating in the string sections has been carefully considered to produce a cohesive sound from front to back, and any changes in seating are part of this.
Published 30/11/24
| Concertmaster | Haewon | Kim | Taitoko | Levin |
| Associate Principal | Tristan | Dunlop | Ōtautahi | Christchurch |
| Violin 1 | Catherine | Harrison | Pōneke | Wellington |
| Violin 1 | Hayley | Jiang | Ōtautahi | Christchurch |
| Violin 1 | Vivienne | Lim | Pōneke | Wellington |
| Violin 1 | Katherine | Wang | Ōtautahi | Christchurch |
| Violin 1 | Ariel | Tsai | Pōneke | Wellington |
| Violin 1 | Cheryl | Cheng | Ōtautahi | Christchurch |
| Violin 1 | Alice | Carter | Pōneke | Wellington |
| Violin 1 | Eva | Li | Kirikiriroa | Hamilton |
| Violin 1 | Olivia | Xia | Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland |
| Violin 1 | Aubane | Farcy | Pōneke | Wellington |
| Violin 1 | Chloe | Chan | Ōtautahi | Christchurch |
| Violin 1 | Salvador | Ward | Ōtautahi | Christchurch |
| Violin 1 | Yu Shan | Lee | Te Papa-i-Oea | Palmerston North |
| Violin 1 | Ava | Dowsett-Farmer | Pōneke | Wellington |
| Principal Violin 2 | Richard | Yeoh | Ōtautahi | Christchurch |
| Associate Principal Violin 2 | Estella | Ritchie | Pōneke | Wellington |
| Violin 2 | Savarna | Yang | Ōtepoti | Dunedin |
| Violin 2 | Anji | Chu | Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai | Lower Hutt |
| Violin 2 | Gabriella | Schuitemaker | Kirikiriroa | Hamilton |
| Violin 2 | Summer | Zhou | Ōtautahi | Christchurch |
| Violin 2 | Nurie | Choi | Kirikiriroa | Hamilton |
| Violin 2 | Hatsumi | Yuge | Ōtautahi | Christchurch |
| Violin 2 | Annie | Srichantra | Te Papa-i-Oea | Palmerston North |
| Violin 2 | Carina | Gunchenko | Pōneke | Wellington |
| Violin 2 | Eunie | Park | Kirikiriroa | Hamilton |
| Violin 2 | Emma | Chen | Te Papa-i-Oea | Palmerston North |
| Violin 2 | Cheryl | Teng | Ōtautahi | Christchurch |
| Violin 2 | Amanda | Hayward | Te Papa-i-Oea | Palmerston North |
| Violin 2 | Yuexing | Yang | Kirikiriroa | Hamilton |
| Violin 2 | Troy | Johnson | Pōneke | Wellington |
| Principal Viola | Milliann | Lim | Pōneke | Wellington |
| Associate Principal Viola | Dalton | Ma | Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland |
| Viola | Ary | Son | Ōtautahi | Christchurch |
| Viola | Elisa | Wu | Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland |
| Viola | Abigail | Zhao | Pōneke | Wellington |
| Viola | Kiani | Christie | Whangerei | Whangarei |
| Viola | Lily | Adams | Ōtautahi | Christchurch |
| Viola | Lucas | Sun | Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland |
| Viola | Alicia | Chen | Ōtautahi | Christchurch |
| Viola | Vasilisa | Matviets | Ōtautahi | Christchurch |
| Viola | Jing Xuan | Yeo | Ōtautahi | Christchurch |
| Viola | Leon | Yuan | Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland |
| Principal Cello | Jasmine | Hooker | Ōtautahi | Christchurch |
| Cello | Reilly | Blennerhassett | Pōneke | Wellington |
| Cello | Elise | Tian | Ōtautahi | Christchurch |
| Cello | Harriet | Panckhurst | Ōtautahi | Christchurch |
| Cello | Ryan | Koo | Kirikiriroa | Hamilton |
| Cello | Andrew | Wang | Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland |
| Cello | Honor | Barry | Ōtautahi | Christchurch |
| Cello | Ottilie | Faloon-Cavander | Ōtautahi | Christchurch |
| Cello | Imogen | Waldron | Pōneke | Wellington |
| Cello | Isabella | Li | Te Papa-i-Oea | Palmerston North |
| Cello | Joshua | Padayachee | Ōtautahi | Christchurch |
| Cello | Chelsea | Li | Kirikiriroa | Hamilton |
| Cello | Jago | Wallace | Ōtautahi | Christchurch |
| Cello | Henry | Wang | Ōtautahi | Christchurch |
| Principal Double Bass | Evelyn | Patterson | Pōneke | Wellington |
| Double Bass | Guy | Herrick | Ōtautahi | Christchurch |
| Double Bass | Ava | Palmer | Ōtautahi | Christchurch |
| Principal Flute | Miu | Kim | Ōtautahi | Christchurch |
| Flute | Fleur | Locke-Brook | Pōneke | Wellington |
| Flute | Anton | Lanzilotta | Ōtautahi | Christchurch |
| Flute | Louise | Shen | Ōtautahi | Christchurch |
| Principal Oboe | Mateo | Easdale | Ōtautahi | Christchurch |
| Oboe | Allegra | Clarke | Merrimac | |
| Oboe | Ethan | Zhao | Ōtautahi | Christchurch |
| Oboe | Grace | Kim | Ōtautahi | Christchurch |
| Principal Clarinet | Matthew | Colvin | Kirikiriroa | Hamilton |
| Clarinet & Eb Clarinet | Peter | Langford | Ōtautahi | Christchurch |
| Clarinet | Aadarsh Rayhan | Roy | Ōtautahi | Christchurch |
| Clarinet | Jenny | Petegem Thach | Ōtepoti | Dunedin |
| Principal Bassoon | Jack | Buttle | Ōtautahi | Christchurch |
| Bassoon | Aspen | Grant | Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland |
| Bassoon | Louis | Harman | Ōtautahi | Christchurch |
| Co-Principal French Horn | Jessica | Drury | Ōtautahi | Christchurch |
| Co-Principal French Horn | Caspar | Adams | Ōtautahi | Christchurch |
| French Horn | Alfie | Buttle | Ōtautahi | Christchurch |
| French Horn | Ethan | Waines | Ōtautahi | Christchurch |
| French Horn | Alice | Chen | Ōtautahi | Christchurch |
| French Horn | Ben | Blaikie | Ōtautahi | Christchurch |
| Principal Trumpet | Hugo | Carter | Pōneke | Wellington |
| Trumpet | Mia | Yee | Ōtautahi | Christchurch |
| Trumpet | Luca | Cable | Ōtautahi | Christchurch |
| Trumpet | Oscar | Stove | Ōtautahi | Christchurch |
| Trumpet | Jonathan | Zhou | Ōtautahi | Christchuch |
| Principal Trombone | Duncan | Blennerhassett | Pōneke | Wellington |
| Trombone | Leon | Harman | Ōtautahi | Christchurch |
| Trombone | George | Gibbs | Ōtautahi | Christchurch |
| Bass Trombone | Jonny | Croker | Ōtautahi | Christchurch |
| Tuba | Willy | Keith | Ōtautahi | Christchurch |
| Principal Percussion | Keina | Rollinson | Ōtautahi | Christchurch |
| Percussion | Cam | Smillie | Ōtautahi | Christchurch |
| Percussion | Tiantian | Chen | Ōtautahi | Christchurch |
| Percussion | Aran | Quaggin-Molloy | Pōneke | Wellington |
| Percussion | Austin | Huang | Ōtautahi | Christchurch |
| Harp | Sherry | Zhang | Ōtautahi | Christchurch |
| Harp | Erica | Du | Ōtautahi | Christchurch |
| Piano | Minori | Naoi | Ōtautahi | Christchurch |