Our Teaching Team
Alex Chalabi - BMus GSMD, ESA Level 3
Alex started playing the violin aged 4 with Suzuki method following his older brother's footsteps (now a concertmaster in Australia). Learning with Felicity Lipman, Alex attended Junior Guildhall School of Music, led the London Schools Symphony Orchestra and played in many London venues with both Guildhall and Dulwich College ensembles, including solo concertos at St John's Smith Square and the Royal Albert Hall. He studied Violin and Viola at RNCM and Guildhall School of Music (with Jon Morton and Mark Knight) and has freelanced with various ensembles since.
For enquiries, please contact: alexander.chalabi@gmail.com or 07708626441.
Charlotte Clemson – BA (Hons), ESA Level 5
Charlotte began learning the violin at the age of 3 with her mother, Heather Clemson, who studied with Dr Suzuki in Japan. Charlotte read Music at Oxford University, and is a qualified Level 5 ESA Suzuki Teacher. She has taught on Suzuki courses and workshops including Bryanston International Summer School, Dunfield House Suzuki Course, Culford Suzuki Course, and Surrey Suzuki Workshop. Alongside teaching, Charlotte has gained experience in the world of arts management, and has worked for the National Youth Orchestra and the London Symphony Orchestra.
Charlotte teaches Suzuki Violin in West London; for enquiries, please contact: charlotteclemsonsuzuki@outlook.com or 07912214646.
Clare Raybould - BMus(Hons) RAM, LRAM, ESA Level 5
Clare studied violin at the Royal Academy of Music and has been teaching the violin for over 20 years. After being introduced to the Suzuki method in 2007 she began training, completing Level 5 in 2012. Clare has taught for a number of London schools including Thomas' London Day Schools where she was Head of Strings and Hill House International Junior School. International Suzuki teaching includes Bryanston International Summer School and Cellofest International Summer School.
As a freelance violinist, Clare has performed with numerous orchestras including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia and Northern Sinfonia. She also works with string quartets and on pop, film and TV sessions.
Clare teaches in South East London. For enquiries, please contact: 07973 631242 or suzukiclare@gmail.com
Claire Sterling - BMus(Hons) Univ. of Melbourne, MMus (Advanced Instrumental Studies) GSMD, ESA Level 1
Australian-born Claire completed a BMus in Music Performance at the University of Melbourne and a Masters in Advanced Instrumental Studies at Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, where she studied with Krysia Osostowicz.
Currently Co-Principal Second Violin with English National Opera, Claire enjoys a varied performing career as an orchestral and chamber musician. Claire is invited regularly as a guest principal with UK orchestras including RPO, Philharmonia, BBC Scottish, BBC Welsh, BBC Philharmonic, Welsh National Opera and Royal Northern Sinfonia.
Seeing the joy and success of the Suzuki method with her own two children, Claire was inspired to become a Suzuki teacher herself and joined the DSG team in September 2020.
Individual lessons take place in South-East London SE6. Enquiries: 07813113698 or clairesterling@yahoo.co.uk
Karina MacAlpine - BMus(Hons) TCM, ESA Level 5
After graduating from Trinity College of Music in London, Karina trained as a Suzuki violin teacher and has taught Suzuki method for over 10 years. All individual lessons take place in Penge, SE20. Pupils range from pre-twinkle to post-grade 8 and are between 4 and 18 years old.
Karina co-runs the Dulwich Suzuki Group with Clare Raybould and works alongside the other teachers of the London Suzuki Group. International teaching includes the 15th World Suzuki Convention in Melbourne Australia, the Whitsun Workshop in the Haag, Netherlands and Bryanston International Summer School. The other side to Karina's working life is performing with the Blond String Quartet.
For enquiries, please contact: karina@blondquartet.com
eD BRUGGEMEYER - DipTCL, ESA LEVEL 1
Ed’s 20 years of professional performance experience has been varied. Trained as a violinist at Trinity College of Music, London, classical music has been the foundation for other styles of performance. Alongside the more familiar classical worlds of orchestras, quartets and recording sessions, Ed has been a proud busker and street performer. His work with groups such as Bowjangles, Pluck and Graffiti Classics – all originating from busking, has taken him into the cabaret circuit and on to tours in many places around the world. It has also created opportunities to learn and develop a career as an actor.
Ed’s Suzuki journey started when he was inspired by a conversation about movement and memory in music and how it works with the Suzuki method. This conversation, on a chance encounter with an old friend and colleague, led him to join the BSMA course where he has recently completed his Level 1 course.
Enquiries: ed@bruggemeyer.com
FRAZER SCOTT - MMus mperf GSMD, Bmus (hons) Birmingham
Scottish Bass-Baritone, Frazer Scott studied with Prof. Susan McCulloch on the Guildhall School of Music & Drama’s Opera Course. As an undergraduate, he was awarded a First Class Honours BMus Degree from Birmingham Conservatoire, where he studied with Henry Herford. Frazer has performed a wide range of Operatic repertoire internationally and to great acclaim. He also enjoys singing French Mélodie, Oratorio and English Song. He recently won the Schubert Society Lieder Prize at the 2019 London Song Festival. In the summer, he will join Garsington Opera as an Alvarez Young Artist.
Frazer currently leads the singing programme at Southbank International (Westminster) and teaches from his home in S.E. London. He believes in a holistic approach to teaching, identifying specific needs which students have and responding accordingly in an inspiring, encouraging and fun way. Further information can be found on www.frazerbscott.co.uk