Strings
The Strings Department is staffed by teachers who enjoy professional careers
alongside their Royal Conservatoire teaching. The size of the department means that
students receive regular contact hours and individual attention from staff, whilst also benefiting
from their professional experience and contacts.
Head of Department (Violin/Viola)
Peter Lissauer - LTCL, MMus
(Yale) - Head of Department
Violin
Ilya Gringolts – International Fellow
Ani Batikian – Junior Lecturer
William Chandler - Co-Leader, Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Ruth Crouch – Assistant Leader,
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Gerard Doherty - Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Tamás Fejes – Assistant Leader –
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Andrea Gajic - Freelance, St Mary’s Music
School, Edinburgh
Joanne Green - Principal, Scottish Ensemble
Katie Hull - Assistant Leader, Scottish Opera
Angus Ramsay – Principal, Scottish Opera
Ruth Slater- Amsterdam Baroque
Justine Watts –Leader, Scottish Ballet
Viola
Lev Atlas – Principal, Scottish Opera
Andrew Berridge - Principal, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Jane Atkins - Principal, Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Violoncello
Robert Irvine -Senior Lecturer
Johannes Goritzki- International Fellow
Alison McGillivray- Principal, English Concert
Rudi de Groote – Principal, Scottish Opera
Donald Gillan - Scottish Chamber Orchestra
David O'Connell
Double Bass
Tom Martin – International Fellow
Iain Crawford - Assistant Principal, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
John van Lierop -Principal, BBC Scottish
Symphony Orchestra
David Peller - Principal, Orchestra of Scottish Opera
Ninian Perry – Paragon Ensemble
Harp
Alina Bzhezhinska - Harp Lecturer
Guitar and Lute
Pavel Steidl - International Fellow
Dr Peter Argondizza - Lecturer
Philip Thorne - Lecturer
Malcolm MacFarlane –/ / / Jazz
Guitar
Douglas Whates - Bass Guitar
Tomasz Zawierucha - Guest Lecturer
Barbara Pommerenke Steel - Mandolin
Accompanist
Dr Hester Dickson - MusBac LRAM
FRSAMD
Chamber Music
Robert Irvine – Coordinator
Brodsky String Quartet – International Fellows
David Watkin – Principal, Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Greg Lawson- Principal, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Tony Moffatt - Leader, Scottish Opera
Bernard Docherty – Co-Leader, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
International Fellow in Strings
Peter Manning is recognised as one of Britain's finest musicians at the leading edge of performance.
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