Katy Jones

Katy Jones has been Principal Trombone of the Hallé Orchestra in Manchester since 2012, and was previously  Co-Principal Trombone with the London Symphony Orchestra. Aswell as having performed in concert halls across the world, she can be heard on numerous soundtracks, including Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, and the final four Harry Potter films.

Katy is lead brass tutor at the Grafenegg Academy 2025, and is on the faculty of the OAcademy, where she works with students across the world online. In the UK she works regularly as a coach for the National Youth Orchestra, and is Senior Tutor at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. As a soloist she has appeared at many international brass festivals, such as the Arctic Trombone Festival, Dublin Brass Week, and International Trombone Festival. With the Hallé she has given a world première of the concerto ‘The Madonna of Silence’ by John Casken, which was also heard on BBC Radio 3.

Katy has a Masters Degree in Pharmacy, and has maintained an active interest in health education and injury prevention throughout her career. Continually pursuing her extensive research into breathing physiology, she is qualified to teach the Buteyko Method, and has presented lectures and workshops for many students and professionals on the topics of breathing and the nervous system