Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Tutors and Staff (A to Z)

Jan Loeffler

Jan Loeffler’s career as a soloist, chamber musician, collaborative pianist and pedagogue has so far taken him to Hungary (where a piano recital of works by Beethoven, Mozart and Chopin was partly recorded for Hungarian television), Germany, France, Italy, the UK, Ireland, the USA and China.  Critically acclaimed appearances...

Alison Loram

Alexander Technique Tutor

Alison studied the violin at the Royal College of Music and led the orchestra of the National Centre for Orchestral studies at the University of London. Persistent performance-specific musculoskeletal problems led her to the Alexander Technique and she qualified as a teacher in 1992, becoming Visiting Tutor in at Birmingham...

William Lyons

Visiting Lecturer in Medieval and Renaissance Studies

William is Director of the acclaimed early music ensembles  The Dufay Collective  and  The City Musick . He is also a regular performer with leading early music groups such as  The Gabrieli Consort .  Time is otherwise spent as a music consultant, researcher and lecturer in Medieval and Renaissance Studies at Birmingham...

Stephen Maddock OBE

Principal

Stephen Maddock has been Principal of Royal Birmingham Conservatoire since May 2023, following almost 24 successful years as Chief Executive of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. In July 2023, Stephen was awarded the first President’s Medal from The Birmingham & Midland Institute, In recognition of his many years of...

Dr Robert Markham

Senior Tutor in Piano

Dr Robert Markham pursues a busy career as a performer and teacher. After studying with Heather Slade-Lipkin at Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester, he entered the Juilliard School, New York at the age of 17, studying piano with renowned Russian pianist and pedagogue Oxana Yablonskaya and collaborative piano with Samuel...

Richard Marshall

Cornet Tutor

One of the finest cornet players of his generation, Richard Marshall has been Principal Cornet of Black Dyke Band since 2006. As a soloist, he has travelled to America, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand and several European countries, and has performed solos in the world’s finest concert venues, such as Sydney...

Jonathan Martindale

Chamber Music Coach

He is a founding member of the Eblana String Trio with whom he regularly performs for music festivals and societies throughout the country. The trio have also been featured as performing artists on the Radio 3 In Tune programme and will perform as part of the Park Lane Group London series during the 2015/16 season. Formed...

Jo Mayne

Coordinator of Woodwind; Bassoon Tutor

Jo completed her undergraduate studies at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, studying bassoon with Martin Gatt and Maria Mealey and contrabassoon with Margaret Cookhorn. She continued her studies with a Postgraduate Diploma at the Royal College of Music, London, studying bassoon with Sarah Burnett and contrabassoon with Martin...

Yvonne McIlwaine

Flute Tutor

Yvonne was appointed as a flute teacher at Junior Royal Birmingham Conservatoire in 2022. She has gained a reputation as a well-respected, prominent flute teacher through her work at a number of independent schools, her leadership of masterclasses and workshops both nationally and internationally, and her involvement in...