Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Tutors and Staff (A to Z)

Selina Hamilton

Violin Tutor

Selina grew up in Greater London and was inspired by her local music service to study music at university. She has worked as a violin teacher since 1989, in Devon, Norfolk, Birmingham and Herefordshire. She has completed all five levels of Suzuki training.

Rebecca Hammond

Professional Bassoon Player

Rebecca Hammond is a professional bassoon player, specialising in historical instruments. Having studied in the UK and abroad (GSMD Master's in Orchestral Performance, modern bassoon, 2003, Baroque studies in Paris with Marc Vallon, 2004; European Union Baroque Orchestra Special Course 2005; Britten-Pears Baroque Orchestra,...

Lionel Handy

Cello Tutor

As a scholarship student at the Royal Academy of Music, Lionel Handy won all the prizes for cello and chamber music, including the prestigious Moir Carnegie Recital Diploma prize and Principal's Prize. He was awarded first prize in the Muriel Taylor Competition by Jacqueline du Pre and with several other important scholarship...

Matthew Hardy

Percussion Tutor (Timpani)

Matthew Hardy studied at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama with ‪ Steve Barnard, Chris Stock and Phil Girling, graduating in 2010 and winning the Gemma Sharp Memorial Award. Matt has been Principal Timpanist of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra since January 2018, having previously held the position of...

Sally Harrop

Clarinet Tutor

Sally studied music at the Birmingham Conservatoire with Janet Hilton, John Fuest and Colin Parr. As BBC Radio 2 Young Musician of the Year 1991, she has broadcast on Radio 2 on several occasions as soloist with the BBC Concert Orchestra, including a concert at the Royal Festival Hall, London. Sally has since then made...

Anna Hashimoto

Clarinet & Eb Clarinet Tutor

Anna Hashimoto made her London concerto debut at the age of 15 playing Weber with the English Chamber Orchestra at Barbican Centre. She has since been invited regularly as a soloist with the orchestra, most recently in Norfolk in the presence of HRH Prince Charles. She was the winner of the International Clarinet Competitions...

Sophie Hastings

Head of Drum Kit, Rhythm & World Percussion

Sophie Hastings studied at the RNCM in Manchester and graduated in 1998. Since then, she has performed with many professional orchestras, TV and touring shows playing drum kit, Latin and orchestral percussion. The orchestras include the City Of Birmingham Symphony, BBC Philharmonic, Hallé, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Royal...

Ulrich Heinen

Cello Tutor

Ulrich Heinen was born in Ittenbach near Bonn, Germany. He studied at the Hochschule für Musik in Cologne under Siegfried Palm and with Leonard Rose at the Juilliard School of Music in New York. He won several national and international competitions. After graduating he took up the position of Principal Cello with the Radio...

Gail Hennessy

Baroque & Classical Oboe Tutor

Gail Hennessy was born in Wisconsin in the USA, and studied modern oboe at the University of Louisville before taking up a position as cor anglais player in North Carolina. There she encountered a baroque oboe for the first time, and fell in love with its sound. This, together with her empathy for baroque music, led her to...

Nikolaj Henriques

Bassoon Tutor

Nikolaj Henriques is Section Leader Bassoon of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Nikolaj did his BA in Music at the Royal Danish Academy of Music, studying with Audun Halvorsen and Sebastian Stevenson. He then moved to Germany to continue his education at Mannheim University of Music and Performing Arts with...