Andrea Gajic

Andrea Gajic is a Lecturer in the Strings Department at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, renowned for her international performing career as a violinist and her dedication to music education. She began her studies at St Mary’s Music School in Edinburgh before pursuing advanced training at institutions including the Peabody Conservatoire, Gnessin Russian Academy of Music, and the Royal College of Music. Her academic roles include teaching at the Yehudi Menuhin School and the Benedetti Foundation, where she collaborates with Nicola Benedetti.

As a performer, Gajic specializes in solo and chamber music, with notable performances of works by Beethoven, Brahms, Prokofiev, and Sibelius. She has recorded for BBC Radio, Bavarian Radio, and others, and leads the Fibonacci Sequence ensemble and the violin-accordion duo Ab Libitum. Her teaching emphasizes nurturing talent, with students achieving success in competitions like the Queen Sophie Charlotte International Violin Competition and securing roles in major orchestras such as the RSNO and BBC orchestras.

Awarded the First Prize in the American String Teachers Association Violin Competition early in her career, Gajic continues to engage in pedagogical innovation through workshops at institutions worldwide, including the Sydney Conservatorium and Sistema Scotland.