Andrew Dunlop
Head of Music Staff and Principal Pianist

Andrew Dunlop is a versatile musician who has performed across the UK, Spain, France, Ireland, Switzerland, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Dunlop formerly served as the Head of Music for Northern Ballet, Principal Lecturer of piano at Leeds Conservatoire and as an Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music examiner. Dunlop received his Doctorate from the Eastman School of Music in New York as a Fulbright Scholar graduating first in his class. He previously studied on Full Scholarship at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, where he won all the major piano and chamber music awards. From 2011-2012, Dunlop was the John Wilson Junior Fellow in Collaborative Piano at the Royal Northern College of Music in addition to a Samling Scholar and Concordia Artist. During his student career, Dunlop was awarded scholarships from numerous organisations including Fulbright, Eastman, Royal Northern College of Music, Countess of Munster Musical Trust, Craxton Memorial Trust, Musicians’ Benevolent Fund (MBF), Sir James Caird Travelling Scholarship Trust and the Doris Strake Prize from the Worshipful Company of Musicians.
More recently, Andrew has regularly served as an adjudicator for the Royal National Mòd in both Scotland and Canada. He has published many compositions/arrangements with the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music and released a book of arrangements entitled Scottish Piano Vol. I. In 2020, in collaboration with his sister Joy Dunlop, Andrew released his CD recording Dithis, to critical acclaim. In 2024 Dunlop was awarded an MBA with distinction and made an Associate of the Royal Northern College of Music for his contribution to the music industry.
Professional Accolades
- Finalist BBC Young Traditional Musician of the Year
- Winner (Scotland) New Song and International Song Competition at Pan Celtic Festival
- Second Place (Scotland) International Harp Competition, Pan Celtic Festival