Many ex-YMSO players hold or have held prominent positions in orchestras across the country. As a testament to how influential they feel their time at YMSO was, many of them have come back to the orchestra to tutor at rehearsals and also advise generally. Here is a selection of them.
| Patrick Harrild | Tuba Prinicpal | London Symphony Orchestra |
| Jenny Godson | Violin Principal 2nd | London Mozart Players |
| Anne Baker | 'Cello | Philharmonia Orchestra |
| Jennifer Brown | 'Cello | London Symphony Orchestra |
| Francois Rive (Tutor) | Cello Co-Principal | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Margaret Campbell | Flute Principal | Royal Opera House Covent Garden |
| Christine Pendrill | Cor Anglais Principal | London Symphony Orchestra |
| Gerry Ruddock (Tutor) | Trumpet 2nd | London Symphony Orchestra |
| Andrew Berriman (Tutor) | Trombone Principal | Halle Orchestra |
| Peter Fry | Percussion | Philharmonia Orchestra |
| David Thomas | Oboe Principal | Royal Opera House, Covent Garden |
| Kevin Banks | Principle Clarinet | Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra |
| David Alberman | Violin Principal 2nd | London Symphony Orchestra |
| Lucy Hartley | Violin | BBC Concert Orchestra |
| Janice Graham (Tutor) | Violin Assistant Leader | London Symphony Orchestra |
| Peter Jones | Violin | BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra |
| David Beaman | Violin | BBC Concert Orchestra |
| Katherine Haggo | Violin | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Malcolm Stuart | Violin Leader | Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Helen Wakeman | Co-Prinicpal 2nd Violin | Ulster Orchestra |
| Rebecca Carrington | Viola | Philharmonia Orchestra |
| Jamie Pullman | Viola | Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra |
| Timothy Pooley | Viola Principal | Halle Orchestra |
| Michael Atkinson (Tutor) | 'Cello | BBC Symphony Orchestra |
| Jonathan Kitchen (Tutor) | 'Cello Co-Principal | English Touring Opera |
| Kennedy Leitch | 'Cello | Royal Scottish National Orchestra |
| Duncan Goode | Double Bass | English National Opera Orchestra |
| Natasha Hughes | Double Bass | Philharmonia Orchestra |
| Hugh Sparrow | Double Bass | English National Opera Orchestra |
| Kevin Gowland | Flute Principal | Opera North |
| Karen Jones | Flute Principal | City of London Sinfonia |
| Christopher Cowie | Oboe Principal | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Stella McCracken | Oboe Principal | BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra |
| Timothy Lines | Clarinet Principal | London Symphony Orchestra City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra |
| Gordon Laing | Bassoon | Philharmonia Orchestra |
| Jonathan Durrant | French Horn | Royal Opera House Orchestra |
| Paul Archibald | Trumpet Principal | BBC National Orchestra of Wales |
| Jonathan Holland | Trumpet | City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra |
| Byron Fulcher | Trombone Principal | Philharmonia Orchestra |
| Lee-Tsarmaklis | Tuba Principal | London Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Dominic Hackett (Tutor) | Timpani | English National Opera Orchestra |
| Andrew Barclay (Tutor) | Percussion Principal | London Philharmonic Orchestra |
| David Jackson | Percussion | London Symphony Orchestra |
| Philip Boyden | Violin | Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra |
| Dominic Jewell | Violin 1st | BBC National Orchestra of Wales |
| Michelle Marsh | Violin 1st | Halle Orchestra |
| Kate Read | Viola | BBC Symphony Orchestra |
| Jonathan Ayling | 'Cello | London Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Matthew Gibson | Double Bass | London Symphony Orchestra |
| Gareth Davies (Tutor) | Flute Principal | London Symphony Orchestra |
| Dean Wright | Trumpet Principal | Welsh National Opera |
| Alan Thomas | Trumpet Principal | City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra |
| Graham Lee | Trombone Principal | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Mark Templeton | Trombone Principal | London Philharmonic Orchestra |
| James Maynard | Trombone 2nd | London Symphony Orchestra |
| Clare Robson | Piccolo | Northern Sinfonia |
| Angela Barnes | French Horn 2nd | London Symphony Orchestra |
| Jonathan Barrett | French Horn Principal | Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Andrew Budden | French Horn | BBC Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Tom Rumsby | French Horn | BBC Concert Orchestra |
| Andrew Sutton | French Horn | English National Opera Orchestra |
| Andrew Littlemore | French Horn | Opera North |
| Rebecca Hill | French Horn | Scottish Opera |
| Helen Vollam | Trombone Principal | BBC Symphony Orchestra |
| Simon Archer (Tutor) | Timpani Co Principal | Royal Opera House |
| Maria Oldak | Violin | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Fiona Patterson | 2nd Flute | Royal Liverpool Philharmonic |
| Chris Cooper | Principal Bassoon | Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra |
| Gillian Rycroft | Cello | Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra |
| Alex Jakeman | 2nd Flute | Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra |
| Jessica Lee | 2nd Clarinet | Northern Sinfonia |
| Richard Watkin | Trombone | Scottish Opera |
| Robb Tooley | Trombone | Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra |
| Lena Zeliszewska | 1st Violin | City of Birmingham Symphony |
| Nathaniel Anderson-Frank | 1st Violin | Philharmonia Orchestra |
| Alan Uren | 1st Violin | Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra |
| Adam Walker | Principal Flute | London Symphony Orchestra |
The next round of auditions for all instruments will be held in January 2019.
If you are over 18 and under 25, UK resident (or studying in the UK) and interested in joining please click here to apply for an audition.