Robert Turrell lives in Tuscany, Italy but commutes back to London each week to teach at the Royal Academy of Music.  His career has taken him to most European countries, the USA, China, Cyprus and Australia. Also an orchestral conductor, Robert is the musical director of The Philomusica of London, one of the longest established chamber orchestras in the world, and the principal conductor of The Soloists Ensemble, Kent Sinfonia and guest conductor of many others.

Since early success as a student, winning all his music college competitions for string and chamber music playing, he remains a dedicated musician having worked with more than 30 symphony and chamber orchestras performing all over the world.  Robert is in the process of setting up a chamber music school in Tuscany to enable him and his colleagues to pass on their wealth of experience to the next generation. His passion for the viola, teaching and communicating with his students is the hallmark of his success.