Australian double bassist Jason Henery assumes the role 

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Double bassist Jason Henery

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The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) has announced the appointment of (australian)double bassist Jason Henery as its new principal double bass.

Henery has appeared as guest principal with the Philharmonia Orchestra, Oslo Philharmonic, BBC Concert Orchestra, and Oxford Philharmonic.

Hailing from Sydney, Australia, Henery began studying double bass with his father, Alex Henery, the co-principal bass of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra (SSO), and earned his bachelor of music from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, studying with SSO co-principal Kees Boersma.

He entered the Curtis Institute of Music in 2019 as the Nina von Maltzahn fellow and studied with Edgar Meyer and Hal Robinson. He won the International Society of Bassists performance competition, solo division, in 2021. In 2022, he was the Australian World Orchestra’s UK Academy Player.

’I’m absolutely thrilled to be joining the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra as Principal Double Bass,’ Henery said in a statement.

’It’s an honour to be playing with such outstanding musicians and I’m excited for the musical adventures ahead with this incredible ensemble as well as the varied artistic collaborators we have the pleasure of working alongside.’

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