The Leader Board - look at 'em now…
Here are just a few of our alumni who are leaders or principals of both national and international orchestras with the first course that they participated in at the alumni as students, guest teachers or course directors.
(New entries are marked with an asterix)
*Gonzalo Acosta (Felix Andrievsky Masterclass for violinists, 1986) is the Associate Leader of the English National Opera Orchestra.
David Alberman - Principal 2nd Violin LSO: member of the Snape Maltings Training Orchestra with Rostropovitch conducting, 1978.
Emily Beynon - Principal flute of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra: guest teacher, French Song and Chamber Music of the 20th Century, 2003.
Rostropovich leads a cello masterclass with
Claus Kanngiesser, Christina Shillito, Gillian Thoday
and David Waterman, 1976
Ivor Bolton is the Chief Conductor of the Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg: Bach and Handel course, 1982.
John Chillingworth - Principal cello English National Opera: 3rd Academy of String Quartets as the Guadagnini String Quartet with Richard Muncey, Jennifer Nickson, and Julie Taylor, 1979.
Malcolm Critten - Principal Viola Northern Sinfonia: member of the original Snape Maltings Training Orchestra, 1977.
Florian Donderer is concertmaster of The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen: String Quartets with the Borodin Quartet, other members of the Tetra Quartet were Egidius Streiff, Mariana Doughty and Juliet Welchman, 1991.
Margaret Faultless - Co-Leader of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment: member of the BPO for Owen Wingrave, 1984. 4th International Academy of Piano Trios with Artur Balsam, other trio members were Gabriel Amherst and Jacqueline Leveridge, 1985.
Tim Gill - Principal cello, London Sinfonietta: 4th International Academy of Piano Trios with Artur Balsam as the Egarr Piano Trio with Richard Egarr and Andrew Manze, 1985. Artaria String Quartet, 14th International String Quartet Academy with Martin Burgess, Claire Hayes and Nikos Zarb, 1990.
Eiko Furasawa - Leader, Tonhalle Orchester: Max Rostal masterclass for solo violin, 1976.
Stephanie Gonley - Leader of the English Chamber Orchestra: Shostakovich String Quartets Course as the Vellinger Quartet with Leo Phillips, James Boyd and Sally Pendlebury, 1991.
David Greenlees - Section Leader viola, Tonhalle Orchester - student, 11th International String Quartet Academy as the White Quartet with Christopher White, Angus Gibbon and Pauline Dowse, 1987.
Gareth Hulse - Principal oboe of the London Sinfonietta - Guest Teacher, Wind ensemble course, 2001.
Kyra Humphreys - Co-Leader of the Northern Sinfonia: BPO member for the 43rd Festival, 1990. String Quartets Course as the Humphreys Quartet with Jake Rea, Claire Smith and Emma Black, 1991.
Katherine Hunka - Leader, Irish Chamber Orchestra. Masterclass for violin with Ira Haendel, 1993.
Where are they now?
*Laurence Jackson (Felix Andrievsky Masterclass for violinists, 1986) is the leader of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.
Jonathan Kelly - Principal Oboe, Berlin Philharmonic: BPO member for 'Il re pastore' at the Aldeburgh Festival, 1991.
Peter Manning - Leader of the Royal Opera House Orchestra: Artur Balsam Piano Chamber Music masterclass, 1978.
Barnaby Robson - Principal clarinet of the Philharmonia Orchestra: BPO 'Turn of the Screw', 1993 and BPO member, 1994.
Jackie Shave - Leader of the Britten Sinfonia: 2nd Academy of Piano Trios with the Beaux Arts Trio, other members were Ofra Harnoy and Robert Lockhart, 1981.
Morag Stewart - Principal Cello for The Ulster Orchestra: William Pleeth's cello masterclass for solo string players, 1984.
Nicola Sweeney - Assistant Leader Irish Chamber Orchestra. BPO leader, Albert Herring, 2005.
Andrew Storey - Principal 2nd violin, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Piano Chamber Music masterclass in the Jaaken Trio with other members Kate Gould and James Brawn, 1991.
Michael Thompson - Principal horn, London Sinfonietta - Guest Teacher Solo and Chamber Horn Music, 2001.
Markus Tomasi - Concertmaster of the Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg - student, Chamber Music II, with Norbert Brainin, 1982.
Edward Vanderspar - Joint Principal viola, The London Symphony Orchestra -Max Rostal's masterclass for solo violin and viola, 1976.
Vicci Wardman - Principal viola, the Philharmonia Orchestra; String Quartets course with the Borodin. Member of the Sorrell Quartet with Emma Young, Catherine Yates and Helen Thatcher, 1991.
*Christopher Yates (Bruno Giuranna Masterclass for viola players, 1986) is the Co-Section Leader for violas of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.