Adviser Profiles
Philippa Paige – Strings Adviser
Philippa Paige was a student of Robert Pikler at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music
and of Bela Katona and Eli Goren in London. She was also a participant
in masterclasses with Igor Ozim, Sandor Vegh, Kato Havas, Edouard Melkus,
Gerald Fishbach and Nannie Jamieson. She is a graduate in Music Performance
from the University of Sydney and was awarded a Licentiate in Teaching
by the Royal Academy of Music in London.
Philippa has extensive experience as a player having worked as a free-lance
violinist in London and as a member of the Bilbao Symphony Orchestra in
Spain. She has been a permanent member of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra
since 1986.
A longstanding interest in teaching has led to many teaching positions
in England, Spain and Australia. Philippa has been a member of the String
Staff at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music since 1985 and is the current
Strings Adviser to the AMEB in NSW. She gives frequent masterclasses,
lectures and workshops as part of her involvement with the SSO’s
extensive Education Program as well as for the Conservatorium’s Access
Centre, the AMEB and the Australian Strings Association. Philippa has
adjudicated at a number of eisteddfodau in Sydney and regional areas.
Australian repertoire is of particular interest to Philippa who has done
many years of research in this field. She has devised a graded list of
Australian violin music for the Australian Music Centre and has edited
a number of pieces. She received the 1999 Australian Music Centre Education
Award for her recent publication Australian Violin Music, Concert Pieces.