Linnhe Robertson MA BMus BA

Linnhe Robertson has worked extensively in the major music centres throughout the world as a vocal coach, repetiteur, accompanist and harpsichordist. Her career began on the music staff of the Australian Opera. After a period of study in Germany in Lied Accompaniment, Linnhe remained there working as an accompanist and as assistant to vocal Professor Kaiser-Breme at the Bayreuth International Wagner Festival. With her move to Great Britain, Linnhe changed music direction and pursued a high profile career as a harpsichordist throughout the U.K. and Europe. She performed and recorded as the resident harpsichordist with the Bournemouth Sinfonietta and with other notable early music ensembles, such as the English Baroque Soloists under John Eliot Gardiner. She also worked as repetiteur with the English National Opera under the Music Directorship of Mark Elder.

In 1989 Linnhe was invited to take up the position as Head of Music and Director of the Young Artists’ Programme at the Victoria State Opera based in Melbourne Australia, a position which continued with the merger of that company and the Sydney-based national company (renamed Opera Australia). Through the success of her work with the training and development of young opera singers, Linnhe was awarded a Churchill Fellowship in 1993, which she used for further research into varying world-wide training systems for young singers.

On returning to U.K. in 1999, Linnhe completed a Masters degree in Arts Management at City University, London. She then worked in London as an artists’ manager with a London based artists’ agency, and as General Manager of a contemporary classical music ensemble before accepting the position in 2002 as Deputy Head of Vocal Studies at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. She is now Head of Vocal Studies.

Linnhe continues to perform as recital accompanist with singers throughout Great Britain and Europe.