Adam Lee

“I have very fond memories of my time in the woodwind department at RCS.

The department’s world-class teaching staff, professional schemes, industry connections and performance opportunities are unique, varied and contribute hugely to your personal development, as well as their focus on helping you to develop into an all-round musician.

I’m very grateful to be given the opportunity to advocate for the great work that is being done in the woodwind department, across the Conservatoire and I look forward to reconnecting with RCS as an ambassador.”

– Adam Lee

Course: BMus Performance (Clarinet), 2021

Biography:

Adam Lee is a Scottish clarinettist, soloist, and is the Principal Clarinet No. 2 of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.

His hugely varied career and education has seen him perform with many major UK orchestras and opera companies, appear as a recitalist in venues across the country, and perform a wide range of concertos, from early classics like Weber through to more contemporary works by Helen Grime and James MacMillan.

Adam is an alumnus of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (2021) and the Royal College of Music (2023). He graduated from the RCS with a first-class BMus Performance degree and The Principal’s Prize for Excellence, having studied with John Cushing, Tim Orpen, Heather Nicoll, and Joe Pacewicz. Upon graduating from the RCM, he gained a Master of Performance with Distinction and the prestigious Tagore Gold Medal after his studies with Timothy Lines, Richard Hosford, Peter Sparks, Barnaby Robson & Bob Hill.

Alongside his performance career, Adam maintains other interests in composing, education, and arts advocacy. He is an award-winning composer and is committed to education through coaching, masterclasses, and workshops, as an Ambassador for the RCS Woodwind Department and in his role on the Board of the National Youth Orchestras of Scotland.