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Tom is smiling at the camera. He is holding a double bass.

Tom Berry

Double Bass Lecturer

Having undertaken his undergraduate studies at RSAMD (now RCS) under the tutelage of Iain Crawford (Co-Principal Bass BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra) Tom continued his double bass studies at the Juilliard School in New York with Timothy Cobb (then Principal Bass Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, now New York Phil) graduating with a Master of Music in 2006.

Having undertaken his undergraduate studies at RSAMD (now RCS) under the tutelage of Iain Crawford (Assistant Principal Bass BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra) Tom continued his double bass studies at the Juilliard School in New York with Timothy Cobb (then Principal Bass New York Phil) graduating with a Master of Music in 2006.

In 2007 he joined the Orchestra of Scottish Opera as Principal Bass sitting no. 2 and continued to enjoy a varied freelance career.  In 2025 he was appointed no. 4 double bass with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.