Staff A-Z

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.

From exhilarating concertos to delicate chamber works, from mainstream Beethoven, Mozart and Brahms to the rarefied worlds of Messiaen, Tippett and Britten, Steven Osborne is at home with the widest range of styles and his carefully crafted recital programmes and idiomatic approach to contrasting works are both publicly and critically acclaimed.

Convenor of the Infrastructure Committee 

He studied clarinet and saxophone at the Royal Academy of Music in London. In 1976, whilst still a student, he formed the Myhra Saxophone Quartet with John Harle, Andy Findon and David Roach when they met as ushers at the World Saxophone Congress held at the Royal College of Music.

Portuguese flautist Frederico Paixão joined the Scottish Ballet Orchestra in 2024 as Principal Flute. Soon after, he became a visiting tutor at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, and in 2026 he was appointed Professor of Flute at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester.

Member of the People and Culture, Nominations and Remunerations Committees

Described by Art China as a pianist with “refined technique and profound musical understanding,” Yicheng Pan, a Chinese-born pianist, enjoys a dynamic career as both a pianist and lecturer at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

Thea oversees and teaches in the Music area of BA Musical Theatre (Music 1 and the Actor-Musicianship strand in the Ensembles Pathway module), as well as teaches, mentors and supervises on the MA and PGD Musical Directing programmes.

Alistair is a lecturer on the Traditional Music course.