Chamber Music
Chamber Music Staff and Visiting Ensembles
Tim Smedley: Head of Chamber Music
Daniel Tong: Head of Chamber Music with Piano
Oliver Wille: International Chair in Chamber Music, 2nd Violin, Kuss Quartet
Regular String Chamber Music tutors
Nicholas Stringfellow: Interim Head of Strings, former-cellist with the Villiers String Quartet, Principal Cello, Orchestra of the Swan
Susanne Stanzeleit: Former first violinist with the Maggini Quartet, violinist with the Primrose Quartet
Caroline Pether: Leader, Manchester Camerata
Oliver Heath: Former first violinist with the Heath Quartet
Jane Salmon: Cellist with the Schubert Ensemble
Rose Redgrave: Former violist with Coull Quartet
Lucy Nolan: Violist with the Eblana String Trio
Peggy Nolan: Cellist with the Eblana String Trio
Visiting chamber music tutors
In addition to regular tutors, the following musicians make extended visits on a termly basis, providing opportunities for students to receive coaching and play alongside in side-by-side projects:
Oliver Wille: 2nd violinist with the Kuss Quartet
Elliott Perks: violist with the Maxwell Quartet
Robin Ireland: Former violist with the Lyndsay Quartet
Regular Piano Chamber Music Tutors
Wind Chamber Music
Wind chamber music coached by members of the Atéa Wind Quintet
Naomi Sullivan coaches and coordinates chamber music involving saxophones.
Regular Visiting Ensembles
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire has recently welcomed visits from the following ensembles. Several of these ensembles have visited on numerous occasions, providing a chance to work with students in greater depth through repeated visits.
Castalian Quartet
Solem Quartet
Atéa Wind Quintet
Iyatra Quartet
Gerard Collett
YCAT
We have also developed a partnership with YCAT to bring young artists on their scheme an opportunity to perform and to coach students at RBC. Over the last year, we have welcomed:
Quatuor Agate
Balourdet Quartet
Trio Chagall
Side-by-Side Projects
Over the last few years, students have greatly benefited from the opportunity to play alongside distinguished professionals in chamber music projects. Recent side-by-side projects have included collaborations with the following musicians and ensembles:
Castalian Quaret
Solem Quartet
Quatuor Agate
Zoe Beyers
Rose Redgrave
Nicholas Bootiman
Oliver Heath
Tim Smedley
Daniel Tong
Lucy Gould
Gemma Rosefield
Patch Boondiskulchok
Caroline Pether
Sara Trickey
Louise Lansdown
Nick Stringfellow
Lucy Nolan