Richard McNicol

For the past 28 years, Richard McNicol has initiated and led hundreds of education projects and concerts throughout the UK, France, Spain, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Scandinavia, Israel, Canada and the USA.

He is frequently brought in as a consultant when orchestras begin their own education programmes, a role that has taken him to many countries. In 2002 McNicol was invited by Simon Rattle to create an education programme for the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. The ensuing and enormously influential programme Zukunft continues to have a significant impact both within the city and throughout Germany.

In 2004, Richard McNicol was awarded Honorary Membership of the Royal Philharmonic Society in recognition of his pioneering work in music education.