Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Tutors and Staff (A to Z)
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Sharona Joshua
Fortepiano Tutor
Israeli-born Sharona Joshua studied piano with the late Professor Alexander Volkov in Israel, fortepiano with the late Christopher Kite at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, harpsichord with Richard Egarr and David Roblou in London, and historical piano with specialist Sally Sargent in Vienna. Sharona now...
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Toby Kearney
Head of Percussion
Toby Kearney is Principal Percussion and Timpani of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, regularly appears as principal percussion of Britten Sinfonia and is a member of O Duo with Owen Gunnell. Since winning the percussion category of the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition in 2006 Toby has had an extremely...
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Grahame King
Percussion Tutor (Timpani)
Grahame has been Principal Timpanist with the Royal Ballet Sinfonia, the orchestra of the Birmingham Royal Ballet since 1998. Additionally, he regularly plays as guest Principal Timpanist with most of London’s top orchestras, touring extensively throughout Europe, America and Asia. On the concert platform and in recording...
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Annabel Knight
Head of Recorder
A graduate of the RCM in London, Annabel Knight has established a successful performing and teaching career as a recorder player and historical flautist, which has taken her across the UK, Europe and America. She has given recitals at the Wigmore Hall and South Bank and many radio broadcasts and CD recordings, notably with the...
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Ronny Krippner
Specialist Lecturer in Improvisation
Bavarian-born Ronny Krippner is in the unique position of having been formed in both the German and British choral traditions. He studied organ playing and improvisation with Prof. Franz-Josef Stoiber at the Hochschule für Kirchenmusik in Regensburg while at the same time working as Assistant Choirmaster of the Regensburger...
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Katharine Lam
Senior Tutor in Piano and Piano Pedagogy Lecturer
Katharine Lam has established a distinguished profile throughout the UK and abroad as recitalist, concerto-soloist, chamber musician, accompanist and music educator. Following her London recital debut in 2003, she made her debut as soloist with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in 2004 at Symphony Hall, Birmingham....
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Andrew Lane
Piccolo Tutor
Andrew Lane was Principal Piccolo and flautist in the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra for 38 years. “My time in the CBSO covered performances of a vast amount of superb music, coinciding with the whole of the CBSO’s renowned affiliations with Sir Simon Rattle, Sakari Oramo, Andris Nelsons, and the start of its...
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Steven Lee
Trumpet Tutor
Steve Lee, an award-winning trumpet player with over 25 years of freelance experience, is renowned for his versatility and excellence across diverse musical genres. Since graduating from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire in 2001, he performs regularly in settings that range from orchestras and brass chamber music ensembles to...
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Monica Leiher
Clarinet Tutor
Monica has had a long and varied career as an orchestral musician, playing in cities from New York to New Zealand and working with conductors such as Leonard Slatkin, Leonard Bernstein, Seiji Ozawa and Marius Constante. She studied at Wilfrid Laurier University (Canada), Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, and Boston...
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Professor Julian Lloyd Webber
Professor Emeritus. Consultant to the Strings Department
Julian Lloyd Webber enjoys one of the most creative careers in music today. As a solo cellist he has performed with many of the world’s greatest orchestras and conductors including the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra and every leading symphony and chamber orchestra in the...