William Hanfling
Sub-principal
Violin
Chair Donor
Kate Venell
William is Sub-principal 2nd violinist of the Auckland Philharmonia and member of the Jade String Quartet. Received B.Mus.(Hons) and M.Mus. from The University of Auckland, with teacher Mary O’Brien. Continued studies in the UK with Dr Christopher Rowland at The Royal Northern College of Music, receiving postgraduate performance degrees. He worked for a while as a freelance musician in the UK.
In his spare time William enjoys mountain biking and tennis, but mostly very busy looking after one year old triplet daughters.