Department of String Studies

The Team

Head of Strings
Peter Esswood ARCM

Peter Esswood is renowned for his contribution to String Pedagogy. He served as the Chair of the Management Committee of the European String Teachers Association from 2000-2004 and is now a member of the Central Board. His performance career as a cellist has included membership of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Opera House, as well as numerous solo and chamber recordings for TV and radio. Peter was previously Professor of Orchestral Training at the Royal College of Music, Junior Department. His work as a conductor, chamber music coach and adjudicator has received wide acclaim both in the UK and internationally.

Violin

Christopher Horner BMus (Hons)
Marius Bedeschi ARCM FRSA
Lucy Gould LRAM DipRAM
Peter Hanson ARAM DipRAM
Christopher Horner BMus (Hons)
Matthew Jones
John Stein FRWCMD
Nick Whiting ARCM
Yu Yasuraoka BA (Toho Gakuen School of Music,Tokyo)
David Adams GRNCM, PPRNCM, MA
Darragh Morgan LGSM
Gabrielle Painter LRAM, BMus perf Hons, MMus, DMA
Jonathan Rees ARCM, Professional Study Plan Julliard School

Viola

Richard Crabtree ARCM
Philip Heyman ARCM DipRCM
Matthew Jones
Jon Thorne PGDipRCM

Cello

Penny Driver MA (Cantab) PGDip RNCM
Peter Esswood ARCM
Nick Gethin LRAM MA OXON
Richard May ARAM

Double Bass

Mary Condliffe ARCM
Chris Wescott GGSM(Hons), ARCM, PGCE

Accompanist

Rebecca Selley GRSM

Visiting Consultants

Leslie Hatfield (Violin)
Prunella Pacey (Viola)
Leonid Gorokhov (Cello)

Masterclasses and Visiting Artists

Marcel Becker (Double Bass)
Leon Bosch (Double Bass)
James Boyd (Viola)
Thomas Carroll (Cello)
James Clark (Violin)
Natalie Clein (Cello)
Alban Gerhardt (Cello)
Richard Harwood (Cello)
Simon Rowland-Jones (Viola)
Lars Anders Tomter (Viola)
Merit Palas (Violin)
Andre Vitovich (Viola)
Paul Watkins (Cello)
James Ehnes (Violin)

Quartet in Residence

The Emperor String Quartet

Visiting Chamber Music Ensembles

The Eroica Quartet
The Wihan Quartet
The Gould Piano Trio
The Angell Piano Trio