Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Tutors and Staff (A to Z)
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Michael Pushkin
Language Tutor (Russian)
Michael Pushkin taught Russian Language and Literature at the University of Birmingham for 35 years, and has since taught at the Universities of Bath , Bristol , Manchester and Nottingham . He has been External Examiner in Russian at seven universities (most recently Cambridge ). His special areas of interest are...
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David Quigley
Piano Tutor
Since his early successes in major competitions including BBC Young Musician of the Year, the Royal Over-Seas League music competition and his selection as the UK鈥檚 representative for the ECHO Rising Stars concert series, Irish pianist David Quigleyenjoysa varied international career as a recitalist, concerto soloist,...
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Daniel Raven
Head of Props / Senior Technician
Daniel works in RBC/91猎奇鈥檚 Production Department as Head of Props and teaches prop making, sourcing and application to students on our Stage Management BA course. Prior to joining the university in 2020, Daniel worked in commercial theatre and the entertainment industry for twenty-six years, where he gained experience in all...
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Rose Redgrave
Viola Tutor
Rose Redgrave was born in London in 1974, daughter of an artist and a viola player. After her studies at the Royal Northern College of Music and the Royal Academy of Music, she spent some years gaining valuable experience playing in most of the London and UK orchestras in all of the major concert halls in Europe and worldwide,...
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Jonathan Rimmer
Flute Tutor
Jonathan Rimmer is a freelance chamber musician and Principal Flute with RPS-nominated Ensemble Cymru, promoting new and contemporary music by Welsh composers. He聽has been a guest tutor at specialist flute courses in the USA and Mexico, and was Associate Director of the International Summer School in Stratford for聽six years. ...
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Dr Helen Roberts
Postdoctoral Research Fellow / Research Assistant
Helen Roberts is a teacher, researcher and historical performer bringing fifteen years of professional freelance playing work to her developing international research profile. She is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Managing Editor of Septenary Editions, and a member of His Majestys Sagbutts and...
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Hannah Roberts
Visiting Artist in Cello
Hannah Roberts is one of the outstanding cellists of her generation and was privileged to have studied with William Pleeth and Ralph Kirshbaum. Having won prizes in numerous prestigious competitions and awards such as Shell LSO, BBC Young Musician, Jacqueline Du Pre Memorial and Pierre Fournier awards Hannah has gone on to...
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Professor David Roberts
Professor of English
David's research interests are in theatre and the history and practice of life writing. Publications include monographs for Oxford University Press, Methuen, Palgrave, and Cambridge University Press. He has also worked on major editions of classic texts, most recently of Congreve's The Way of the World (Methuen, 2020) and...
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Daniele Rosina
Orchestral Conducting
Daniele Rosina is a UK-based conductor who has performed at some of the world鈥檚 most prestigious music festivals including the Beijing Modern Music Festival, Cheltenham Music Festival and the BBC Proms.聽 In the theatre he has worked as assistant conductor for San Francisco Ballet both in the United States and on tour at the...
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George Rowley
Tutor of Piano
George Rowley began his studies at the age of seven in his hometown of Kidderminster. He later received a scholarship to the Junior Royal Birmingham Conservatoire to work with Magdalena Nasidlak, before embarking on his undergraduate studies with James Kirby at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Whilst at RWCMD,...