Staff A-Z

David completed his undergraduate degree with 1st class Honours at the University of Glasgow and University of Illinois before going on to gain a Masters in Cello Performance with Distinction from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Alongside his teaching and conducting at RCS Juniors, he currently serves as Director of Music and Curriculum for Sistema Scotland and combines this with regular freelance teaching on behalf of the National Children’s Orchestra of Great Britain and the Benedetti Foundation. As a performer, he has played with BBC SSO, RSNO and Scottish Opera orchestras alongside a variety of freelance engagements including Red Note Ensemble, Concerto Caledonia and the Les Miserables UK Tour.

Christine teaches Costuming skills, Photoshop and Corel painter (digital art application) and continues to maintain hands on involvement in costume design and construction. She is a graduate of the RCS Post Graduate Learning and Teaching in the Arts and is a Fellow of the RSAM.

Professor Arnold Myers is a Senior Research Fellow at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and a Professor Emeritus of the University of Edinburgh; he serves as President of the Galpin Society. His Edinburgh University doctorate developed acoustically based techniques for taxonomic classification of brass instruments.

Nikita is currently Principal Double Bass with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and has held the position since 2010. He has worked with many of the finest orchestras and played as a guest principal with the London Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Royal Northern Sinfonia, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Amsterdam Sinfonietta and the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra.

Nikita regularly leads master classes around the world and teaches double bass at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

Professor Allan Neave, Interim Deputy Director of Music, studied at the RSAMD (1984) and the RNCM (1988) and since then has been performing worldwide. He is a regular guest at many of the world’s leading musical events and has worked with many influential musicians including Nikita Koshkin, Edward McGuire, Hans Werner Henze, Gordon McPherson and Stephen Dodgson.

Rogelio ‘Roger’ Nevares is an actor, acting coach and teacher, as well as a film and theatre director. He trained in Moscow, Russia, at the ‘Sergei A Gerasimov’ University of Cinematography (VGIK) in an MFA Acting course and an Acting Pedagogy post-graduate course.

Australian cellist Pei-Jee Ng joined the RSNO as Principal Cello in May 2023. From 2015 to 2022 he was Co-Principal Cello of the London Philharmonic Orchestra. He won the 2008 Young Classical Artists Trust auditions in London and was the 2001 Symphony Australia Young Performer of the Year.

Jia Ning Ng, an accomplished Singaporean pianist holds an Artist Diploma, Masters in Music and Bachelors of Music (First class honours) from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. She is also recognised as a soloist and an Oxford Lieder Young Artist and Leeds Lieder Young Artist.

Heather Nicoll has held the position of Head of Woodwind at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland since 2007. She has enjoyed a distinguished career as a professional clarinettist, performing and recording with many of Britain’s leading orchestras.

Romanian British pianist Ancuta Nite has performed across Europe as well as in the U.K. in venues such as Edinburgh’s Usher Hall, London’s Purcell Room at the Southbank Centre and the New Auditorium at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. She is the founder of the Nite Piano School based in Glasgow City Centre and the West End, and is a member of staff at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and the University of St Andrews.

Choral Director for Junior Conservatoire and Vocal Performance, Kodály Musicianship Lecturer for BA Musical Theatre and School of Music, Conducting Lecturer for Musical Theatre masters programmes.

Principal Trombone, Scottish Opera

Principal Trumpet, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Martin is a lecturer on the Traditional Music course.

Mercy Ojelade is a professional actor with extensive experience touring nationally and internationally. In Scotland, Mercy has worked for the Traverse theatre, the Tron theatre, Perth Theatre, the National Theatre of Scotland and Vanishing Point. Beyond Scotland, Mercy has worked with Druid theatre in Ireland, Punchdrunk, the Globe Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company.

OBE

Linda has an honorary Doctorate of Music from St. Andrews University and was awarded an OBE for her services to opera.

Timothy joined the RSNO as principal clarinet in 2020, following five years as principal of the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. He is also a founding member and principal clarinet of the Aurora Orchestra, with whom he continues to perform regularly. As a chamber musician Timothy has performed across Europe, USA and the Far East with artists including Lars Vogt, Sir Antonio Pappano, Pascal Rogé and Joshua Bell. Timothy is passionate about music education and teaches at the music school of Douglas Academy as well as at RCS.