Strings

The Strings Department is staffed by teachers who enjoy professional careers alongside their Royal Conservatoire teaching. The size of the department means that students receive regular contact hours and individual attention from staff, whilst also benefiting from their professional experience and contacts.

Strings Department

Head of Department – Mieko Kanno, DPhil (York), MA (York)

Violin

Ilya Gringolts – International Fellow

Leland Chen – Visiting Artist

William Chandler - Co-Leader, Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Ruth Crouch – Assistant Leader, Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Francis Cummings – Sistema Scotland

Tamás Fejes – Assistant Leader – Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Andrea Gajic

Chris George – Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Katie Hull - Assistant Leader, Scottish Opera

Gina McCormack

Angus Ramsay – Principal, Scottish Opera

Ruth Slater- Amsterdam Baroque

Justine Watts –Leader, Scottish Ballet

Viola

Lev Atlas – Principal, Scottish Opera

Andrew Berridge – Asst Principal, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Scott Dickinson - Principal, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Duncan Ferguson - Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Steve Tees - Lecturer

Violoncello

Robert Irvine -Senior Lecturer, Artistic Director of Red Note Ensemble

Rudi de Groote – Principal, Scottish Opera/ Irish Chamber Orchestra

Aleksei Kiseliov – Principal, RSNO

Alison McGillivray- Principal, English Concert/ Concerto Caledonia

Martin Storey – Principal, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Double Bass

Tom Martin – International Fellow

Nicholas Bayley-Principal, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Tom Berry –Scottish Opera

Iain Crawford - Asst Principal, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

John van Lierop - BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Accompanists

Dr Hester Dickson - MusBac LRAM FRSAMD

Liivi Arder

Chamber Music

Robert Irvine – Coordinator

David Watkin – Principal, Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Bernard Docherty – BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Guitar and Harp Department

Head of Department: Professor Allan Neave

Pavel Steidl - International Fellow

Dr Peter Argondizza – Lecturer

Barbara Pommerenke Steel - Mandolin

Matthew McAllister - Lecturer

Malcolm MacFarlane – Jazz Guitar

Phillip Thorne MBE – Lecturer

Ian Watt - Lecturer

Tomasz Zawierucha - Guest Lecturer

Alina Bzhezhinska - Lecturer

Pippa Tunnell - Lecturer

Strings

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Formerly known as the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama