Deborah Goodall has been a member of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s First Violin section since 1988. Born in Adelaide Deborah started the violin at the age of eight with Merier Roberts and from the age of 14 she studied with Beryl Kimber. In 1985 she graduated from the University of Adelaide with a Bachelor of Music (First Class Honours) having already performed as a soloist with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra in the finals of the ABC Instrumental and Vocal Competition.
She went on several international tours with the Australian Youth Orchestra and Jeunesses Musicales World Youth Orchestra. Deborah studied in Berlin on a DAAD Scholarship before moving to Melbourne to take up her position with the MSO. In 1996 she won the Elton John Award and did further study in London and Toronto. She is married with two children and in her spare time enjoys yoga, gardening and making stuff with yarn and fabric.
