Welcome to the Piano Department

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Rosalind Wilks studied violin with Gillian Findlay at Trinity College of Music, ending the course in 2009 when she then went on to study her Masters in Piano Accompaniment at the Royal Academy of Music with Andrew West. She plays violin and viola regularly with various different ensembles and bands such as Abraxas Ensemble, Sensation Band and The Lady Godiva’s for private functions and events. She has played in orchestras and ensembles all over the world, touring in China, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore along with places closer to home such as Italy and France. She deputised on keys in the musical ‘Jersey Boys’ in the West End for 8 years until the show closed and performed with Gorillaz at the 02 and Birmingham Arena.

After her move to Royal Arsenal in September 2015 she set up her teaching practice Royal Arsenal School of Piano. In 2021 Rosalind and Sally Wragg co-founded Royal Arsenal School of Music and she now teaches 30 students a week. She has 20 years teaching experience and has worked with her students from beginners through to Grade 8 and Diploma level, with a 100% pass rate for the ABRSM exams. 

Graham Salvage A.R.A.M. L.R.A.M. A.R.C.M.

Graham was born in Stowmarket, Suffolk and was a chorister before attending the Colchester Institute to learn piano, singing, organ and bassoon.

He was then at the Royal Academy of Music in London studying bassoon with Gwydion Brooke and piano with Hamish Milne and later moved to Germany to be a member of two Opera Orchestras for 6 years as Associated Principal Bassoonist. During this time he played piano for a Ballet School as well as teaching both bassoon and piano.

Graham then became the very long standing Principal Bassoonist of the Hallé Orchestra, (Manchester) during which time he toured extensively throughout the world and made solo

recordings, - Elgar Romance for Bassoon & Orchestra with Sir Mark Elder and an English Bassoon Concerto disc as well as many chamber music recordings. He has had many pieces

composed for him and was often invited as a guest Principal Bassoonist with the major London Orchestras.

During his Hallé tenure he tutored at the renowned Chetham’s School of Music, the Royal Northern College of Music and Manchester University. Graham was also an Associated Board Examiner for Grades and Diplomas, setting the syllabuses for many years, and mentored teachers for an AB qualification in teaching. He examined and adjudicated both in the UK and abroad and has given recitals and masterclasses in various parts of the world including France, Russia, Japan, Hong Kong, China and South America.

Graham enjoys teaching at all levels and loves to share his experience.

Diana has played the piano since the age of 5 and started her study of music at the Ukrainian Specialist College of Music in Yalta at the age of 15 for 4 years where she graduated with a distinction in music teaching. Diana further went on to study at the Russian State University where she completed a 5-year programme and achieved a Specialist Diploma in Music teaching under the tutelage of Professor and Composer Sergei Rostislavovic Zubkovski. 

In addition to her classical training in piano and music, Diana is experienced in choral singing from a young age and has conducted choirs at university as part of her specialist training. She has also lectured at Ukrainian music colleges for three years on Musical Pedagogy. Diana has worked in schools in the UK for over 20 years teaching music, leading and accompanying both school and local choirs in London and has facilitated both music and piano lessons for children with special needs in the primary school where she teaches.

Diana is experienced in teaching both ABRSM and Trinity College London syllabuses with a 100% pass rate among her current students in both performance and theory exams. She teaches students of all ages and abilities encouraging them to achieve their full potential as a musician and aims to provide an enjoyable and rewarding experience for her piano pupils.

Eirini Diamantouli is a doctoral candidate in the Faculty of Music at the University of Cambridge, and a graduate of the University of Oxford where she completed her masters with Distinction. Prior to her current focus on the scholarly analysis of music, she received instrumental tuition at the Royal Academy of Music during the course of her bachelor’s degree at King’s College London.

She is a keen and enthusiastic teacher with 10 years’ experience preparing young people and adults for excellence in performance and ABRSM and Trinity examinations. She is committed to cultivating a love for music in her students, working with them to realise their ambitions and become independent and well-rounded musicians.

Usually praised for his poetical, intense and original performances, Víctor Braojos obtained his BMus (Hons) at Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya (Barcelona), and his Master in Piano Performance (Distinction and Concert Recital Diploma) and Artist Diploma at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Furthermore, he has completed his musical formation working with world-acclaimed performers such as Dame Imogen Cooper, Sir Stephen Hough or Paul Lewis CBE.

Top prize-winner at several international piano competitions –such as the Catalunya Piano Competition, the Barcelona Competition or the prestigious “El Primer Palau” Music Competition– he has performed in renowned venues throughout Europe and the UK, such as Palau de la Música Catalana, National Auditorium in Barcelona, London Steinway Hall or the Frédéric Chopin Museum in Warsaw.

His commitment to combine classical repertoire with contemporary music has led him to world-premiere works by some of the most renowned Spanish composers such as Benet Casablancas, Joan Magrané, Marc Migó or Josep Maria Guix. Such juxtaposition of styles is perfectly visible in his latest solo piano CD, Shreds of light (Sheva Collection, 2022).

Currently, Víctor combines his teaching role at Royal Arsenal School of Music with a busy international performing career and a Junior Fellow position at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama.

Joshua grew up in North Wales and was passionate about creating more music opportunities in the area. He founded his school's first music society and started a teaching business offering affordable lessons to children in rural areas, and now has several years of experience teaching piano and saxophone to all ages. Having become an Associate of the Royal Schools of Music upon completing his diploma in piano performance, Joshua moved to London to gain more experience in musical theatre. 

Joshua has conducted and directed multiple musical productions at the Bloomsbury Theatre, and recently composed an operetta which premièred at the Bloomsbury Studio. Joshua focusses on students' wishes and goals, always keeping the joy of music central to every lesson. Passionate about contemporary, theatrical and world genres, Joshua is keen to nurture students' creativity and expression through sound.