Sharon Williams is the Principal Piccolo of the London Symphony Orchestra, one of the world's leading orchestras. Prior to that she was Principal Piccolo in the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the Hong Kong Philharmonic. She regularly works with most of Britain's major orchestras and freelances on film sessions and other commercial work.
She is also currently Professor of piccolo at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama and regularly gives masterclasses. Major conductors she has worked with include Valery Gergiev, Sir Colin Davis, Bernard Haitink, Lorin Maazel and Rostropovich. Sharon can be heard playing on the LSO Live label and many film scores including Star Wars and Harry Potter.