First Violin Alan Manson

Supported by The Hugh and Linda Bruce-Watt Chair

When did you join the RSNO?
I joined the RSNO in July 2010.

Where are you from?
I am from Banff in Aberdeenshire.

Where did you study?
I studied at the Trinity College of Music in London and the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (now the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland).

What do you enjoy most about being in the RSNO?
Playing music every day for a living.

Tell us your favourite RSNO story/memory so far.
My first tour with the Orchestra, to Europe, going to so many famous cities and concert halls.