Peter Whish-Wilson

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Born, Tasmania Australia in 1958, Peter Whish-Wilson commenced tuba studies at the age of 11. At 15 he moved to Melbourne to study at the Victorian College of the Arts.

Two years later, after a European tour with the Melbourne Youth Orchestra, he was appointed Principal Tuba with the Elizabethan Melbourne Trust Orchestra (now Orchestra Victoria).
 

Joined A.S.O. in 1978

In 1978, Peter Whish-Wilson joined the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra as Principal Tuba, and has been a featured soloist on many occasions, including television appearances and a recording of Tubby the Tuba with Rolf Harris narrating.

In 2005, Peter Whish-Wilson was painted with his tuba by Andrew Baines for the Archibald Prize

 

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