Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Tutors and Staff (A to Z)

Jane Salmon

Cello Tutor & Chamber Music Coach

Jane Salmon has established a reputation as one of the busiest and most successful cellists of her generation. A member of The Schubert Ensemble - Ensemble in Residence at Birmingham Conservatoire - her work as a chamber musician and as a recital soloist has taken her to more than 40 countries across the world and has involved...

Victor Sangiorgio

Piano Tutor

“Poetic Perfection” was how Victor Sangiorgio’s London debut was hailed by The Times . Similar critical and public acclaim has continued to greet both his public performances and recordings. Magazines such as Gramophone have used words like ‘irresistible,’ ‘truly outstanding’ and ‘superbly colourful’ to describe his...

Paul Saunders

Multi-Instrumental Consultant

After graduating from the Royal College of Music as a Clarinettist in 1991, Paul has since become one of the busiest woodwind players on the West End circuit. A relatively new addition to the professorial staff, Paul represents a different sphere of the profession to the traditional orchestral or solo route. As a...

Mary Savva

Visiting Lecturer

Mary Savva is a dance artist and educator based in the UK. Mary develops and makes work with vulnerable communities, children and youths in varied social sites and environments. Mary is interested in community dance making, somatics and re-appraising ideas on what dance is and can be for all bodies; recently contributing to a...

Cinzia Scafetta

Vocal and Language (Italian) Tutor

Cinzia Scafetta has been an Italian vocal coach at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire since 2007. Her teaching focuses on: developing awareness of the Italian language sound by means of a correct physical articulation of the phonetic apparatus; merging the socio-linguistic properties of the Italian language with the features of the...

Rita Schindler

Principal Harp Tutor

Hungarian harpist Rita Schindler pursues a varied career as a musician and teacher. Her playing has been described as ‘beguiled with a broad range of colours’, and in 2019 she was appointed principal harp tutor at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. As an orchestral musician, Rita performs regularly with Birmingham Royal Ballet...

Joanne Sealey

Head of Piano Accompaniment in Wind and Brass Studies

As well as her role as Head of Piano Accompaniment in Wind and Brass Studies, Joanne Sealey is also a Senior Tutor in Accompaniment and Coaching. Jo has become widely recognised in the UK as a specialist in woodwind and brass accompaniment and currently holds the position of Head of Accompaniment in Wind and Brass Studies at...

Dave Sear

Visiting Tutor

Dave was born and raised in Luton through a musical family. He picked up the trombone aged 8 and had lessons throughout his school life. Receiving grade 8 distinction in year 12, Dave then went to study at the prestigious Birmingham Conservatoire on the Bmus Hons Jazz course. He gained the lead trombone chair of the Jazz...

Imogen Seth-Smith

Baroque Cello Tutor

As a Baroque cellist and gambist, Imogen works for a number of period instrument orchestras and is also active as a chamber musician. She is sub-principal cellist in both the Academy of Ancient Music and the Symphony of Harmony and Invention (the orchestra working with the choir of The Sixteen ) and also works with the ...

Dr Luan Shaw

Associate Professor (Music Education), Director of Postgraduate Studies (Music), and Associate Head of Junior Conservatoire

Dr Luan Shaw is Associate Professor (Music Education) and Director of Postgraduate Studies (Music) at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire where she has taught since 2011. She is also Associate Head of the Junior Department , where she directs the Primary Winds Programme. Luan also leads Pedagogy provision across BMus 4 and...