After studying in Switzerland with Max Rostal, and working in Europe, Angus Ramsay has been Principal 2nd Violinist with Scottish Opera Orchestra for many years. For the past thirty years he has taught at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and Napier University for the last six years. Previously teaching at Fettes College for nineteen years. He has also been Artistic Director of the Mendelssohn on Mull Festival before co-founding the Cantilena Festival on Islay with Adrian Shepherd and Scott Mitchell.