Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Tutors and Staff (A to Z)
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Arnie Somogyi
Visiting Tutor
Arnie Somogyi – bass, composer, producer, educator. One of the UK’s leading jazz bass players and innovative new bandleaders. Arnie Somogyi is one of the UK's most in-demand bass players and has played on over 50 albums, including four as a leader. His latest CD, "Accident and Insurgency", featuring trumpet legend Eddie...
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Adrian Spillett
Percussion Tutor (Orchestral)
In 1998 Adrian became the first percussionist to win the title of BBC Young Musician of the Year. Adrian then took third prize in the Eurovision Grand Prix for Young Musicians in Vienna. In 1999, he formed the Percussion Quartet, 4-MALITY.
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Ivo Stankov
Violin Tutor
Ivo Stankov has become one of Bulgaria’s leading and most versatile artists of his generation. He is equally at home as a soloist, recitalist, chamber musician and educator. Ivo’s CD recording of Mendelssohn’s double violin and piano concerto with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra received critical acclaim as one of “dazzling...
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Susanne Stanzeleit
Violin Tutor
Renowned as a soloist and chamber musician world-wide, Susanne Stanzeleit is well known for her unusually challenging and extensive repertoire, featuring many commissions and UK premieres of works by composers such as Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Anthony Payne, John Adams, Lou Harrison, György Kurtág, Dmitri Smirnov, John Casken,...
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Neil Stemp
Composition Tutor
COMPOSER of Feature Films such as 'F', 'London Thing' and 'Going Crazy'. MUSIC EDITOR, including the Multiple Oscar-Winning 'Les Miserables'. His work on the movie won him a 2013 Golden Reel Award for Best Music Editing in a Musical Feature Film SYNTHESIZER PROGRAMMER, including 'The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen',...
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Andrew Stone-Fewings
Trumpet Tutor
Andrew studied at the Birmingham Conservatoire. He was the first recipient of the Alfred Corfield Trumpet prize and in 1988 was a semi-finalist in the Maurice Andre International trumpet competition in Paris. Since completing his studies Andrew has worked with most of the major orchestras in Britain covering much of the...
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Eblana String Trio
Junior Fellow Group
Formed in 2006, the Eblana String Trio consists of three committed chamber musicians, intent on performing the often neglected string trio repertoire. During their time at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM), the trio won all the major chamber music prizes, notably the 2010 RNCM chamber music award and audience prize for...
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Nicholas Stringfellow
Associate Head of Strings and Cello Tutor
Nick Stringfellow began learning the cello through the Rotherham Schools Music Service and soon won a place to study at Chethams School of Music. From this point he started to develop a fascination with the art of ensemble playing and a love of the chamber music repertoire. He also formed a continuo partnership with...
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Naomi Sullivan
Head of Saxophone
Naomi Sullivan studied at Chetham’s School of Music, the Royal College of Music and Northwestern University, Chicago. She has performed across the UK as part of the Countess of Muster Recital Scheme and also for ‘Live Music Now!’ As a chamber musician, Naomi has been a member of a several groups – including Paragon Saxophone...
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Miki Takahashi
Baroque Violin Tutor
Miki Takahashi is a baroque violinist, celebrated for her performances as a soloist and chamber musician. She began her musical journey by studying in Japan and later under Professor Lorand Fenyves at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, Canada. It was during her studies in Canada that Miki discovered her passion for...