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Zoë Tweed serves as Horn Professor within the Brass department of the Faculty of Music at the Royal College of Music. She brings extensive professional orchestral experience to her teaching role.
Born in Wells, Somerset, Zoë began her musical journey at age 6 with Euphonium, transitioned to trombone, and settled on French Horn at age 9. She studied under Simon de Souza at Wells Cathedral School before moving to London in 2017 to attend the Royal Academy of Music. Her professional career includes winning Principal Horn trials with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, and BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. In December 2023, she joined the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra as their 3rd Horn, becoming the youngest member of the orchestra. She has performed with major ensembles including the Philharmonia Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonia of London, London Sinfonietta, and Royal Scottish National Orchestra.
Zoë demonstrates remarkable versatility across musical genres, with recording credits for film and television as well as album contributions for artists like Alison Sudol and Cody Fry. Her compositional work spans solo horn and piano pieces, wind quintets, brass quintets, and arrangements for her chamber groups Connaught Brass and Quartet Menine. This diverse performance background informs her teaching approach at the Royal College of Music, where she trains the next generation of brass musicians.
