MUSIC STAFF

Each EUYO rehearsal period is run by a team of highly experienced and distinguished professors and music tutors who coach the players individually, as sections, in chamber groups and as an orchestra. The contact that the musicians have with these professionals is vital not only to create the level of performance the EUYO is known for, but also for the players' individual, professional and social development.

'Leading the ECYO helped me to get my first job with the Vienna Philharmonic. Having played under Claudio Abbado with the ECYO he invited me to the St. Moritz Musiktreffen - it was a key turning point in my career. It's now great to be invited back as a tutor and to have the opportunity to pass on what I have learnt to the next generation.'
Professor Daniel Gaede, Professor of Violin at the Music University, Nuremberg and Violin Tutor, EUYO

Vladimir Ashkenazy
Music Director

Professor David Strange
Director of Studies, Member of the Audition Panel, Cello and String Tutor

Peter Stark
Rehearsal Conductor, Member of the Audition Panel

Rien de Reede
Woodwind Tutor and Chamber Music Tutor, Member of the Audition Panel 

Section Tutors

Recent section tutors include:

VIOLIN

Margarete Adorf, Co-Principal of the Radiosymphony Orchestra Saarbruken; Principal of the Concerto Koln, Nova Stravaganza, Das Neue Orchester; Member of the Ensemble Explorations and Epoca Barocca

Michael Davis, Soloist and Chamber Music Director; masterclass teacher to professional and advanced students

Ulrich Edelmann, Concert Master of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra

Daniel Gaede, Professor of Violin at the Music University, Nuremberg

David Greed, Leader of the Orchestra of Opera North; Principal Conductor of the Cleveland Philharmonic Orchestra (Middlesborough); soloist, recording artist and violin coach

Oliver Kipp, Principal 2nd Violin in at the NDR Radio Philharmonie; Member of the Hyperion Trio

Carmine Lauri, Co-Leader London Symphony Orchestra and Guest Leader of the London Philharmonic Orchestra; Orchestral coach at Guildhall School of music and Royal Academy of Music, London

Aleksandar Pavlovic, Professor of Music at the University of Arts in Belgrade; Conductor and Artistic Director of the Belgrade Strings

VIOLA

Roger Benedict, Principal Viola of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Martin-Albrecht Rohde, Principal Viola, Munchner Philharmoniker

Karel Spelina, Former Principal Viola of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Professor of Viola and Chamber Music at the Prague Conservatoire

CELLO

David Strange, Head of Strings and Professor of Cello at the Royal Academy of Music, London

Johannes Nauber, Member of the Gurzenich-Orchester Koln; Chamber musician and soloist

DOUBLE BASS

Peter Puehn, Principal Double Bass of the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

Enno Senft, Principal Double Bass of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Principal Bass of the London Sinfonietta

WOODWIND

Eckart Huebner, Professor of Bassoon and Chamber Music at the Universitat der Keunste, Berlin; Principal Bassoon of the SWR Symphony Orchestra, Baden-Baden

Rien de Reede, Former Flautist of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam; Former Professor of Flute and Chamber Music at the Royal Conservatory Den Haag; Member of the Audition Panel

FRENCH HORN

Jeff Bryant, Professor of Horn at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London; Professor of Horn at Trinity College of Music, London

Hugh Seenan, Professor of Horn at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London

TRUMPET

Pierre Dutot, Soloist; Professor of Trumpet at the Lyon Superior Conservatoire and the Bordeaux Conservatoire

John Miller, Director of Brass Studies at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester

LOWER BRASS

Peter Gane, Head of Wind, Brass and Percussion at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London

Chris Houlding, Professor of Trombone and Brass Ensemble at the Folkwang Hochschule, Essen; Senior Brass Tutor at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester; Vice-Chairman of the International Trombone Association Executive Board

PERCUSSION

Simon Carrington, Principal Timpanist of the London Philharmonic Orchestra; Professor of Timpani at the Royal Academy of Music, London

Kurt-Hans Goedicke, Head of Department and Distinguished Fellow of Timpani and Percussion at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama; Principal Timpanist Emeritus, London Symphony Orchestra

Gert Mortensen, Soloist; Professor of Timpani and Percussion at the Royal Academy of Music, Copenhagen

Rainer Seegers, Principal Timpani of the Berliner Philharmoniker

HARP

Gertrud Chiochetti, Professor of Harp at the Monteverdi Conservatoire, Bolzano

Fabrice Pierre, Professor of Harp at the Conservatoire Nationale Superieur de Musique, Lyon