Timothy Jones

Timothy Jones is the Deputy Principal and Professor at the Royal Academy of Music (RAM), part of the University of London. He oversees educational, artistic, research, and international relations at RAM. Born in Cardiff, he studied Music at Christ Church, Oxford, earning a DPhil in analytical studies of Mozart’s piano concertos. His career spans 30 years in higher education, with roles at Oxford colleges, the University of Exeter, and the Royal Northern College of Music.

His research focuses on Viennese classical music, Schenkerian analysis, and Mozart’s late style, including completing over 70 of Mozart’s unfinished works. He authored Beethoven: The ‘Moonlight’ and Other Sonatas and is writing a book on expressive density in Mozart’s music. Public engagement includes BBC Radio 3 contributions, NHK TV lectures, and talks at major London venues.

Teaching spans undergraduate and postgraduate levels in conducting, composition, and piano, with supervision of doctoral research. Current projects explore reciprocity in Mozart’s instrumental music, examining performance dynamics and expressive meaning. He has mentored students on topics such as Beethoven’s Bagatelles and French symphonic poetry.

• Key Achievements: Distinguished Visiting Professorship at Tokyo University of the Arts (2015), author of Cambridge Handbook Series publication.
• Labs/Teams: Engages with RAM’s academic and performance programs, contributing to interdisciplinary research initiatives.
• Future Work: Continuation of Mozart’s reciprocity project and further explorations into 19th-century French chamber music.