FACULTY
MEET OUR ACADEMY FACULTY
With a team of experts forming the faculty, each student is assured the best learning opportunity taught by professionals. These teachers have also had many students who have won both national and international competitions. We will nurture each student as a person and develop his or her individual strengths and interests. We have a team of experienced teachers, committed to adapting their teaching to each and every individual.
RAMP ACADEMY DIRECTOR
CINDY YAN
Ms Cindy Yan is the Founder and Academy Director of RAMP Violin Academy, and the Festival Director of the Singapore Raffles International Music Festival (SRIMF). She is a professional violinist with extensive experience in solo performance, chamber music, and orchestral.
Her professional career includes performing as a violinist with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Wellington Sinfonia, Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra. She has also been invited as Concertmaster to lead orchestras in Seoul, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and China.
As an educator, Ms Yan has held teaching and coaching roles with the National University of Singapore Symphony Orchestra, served as Violin Faculty at NAFA School of Young Talents, and worked as a Conductor for MOE School String Ensembles.
Over the past decade, Ms Yan has guided many students to achieve top prizes in local and international competitions, as well as high distinctions in ABRSM examinations, with several students progressing into advanced music pathways and specialised music programmes.
Ms Yan is also frequently invited to serve as a jury member and adjudicator for local and international music competitions across Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and China.
RAMP ACADEMY ADVISOR
ZHANG ZHEN SHAN
Mr Zhang Zhen Shan is a highly respected violinist, conductor, and master teacher in Singapore and China. He served as Second Principal Violinist of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra for over 40 years, contributing significantly to the orchestral and educational music scene.
Currently, Mr Zhang is the Resident Conductor of the Xiamen Philharmonic Orchestra. As an educator, he has guided generations of students who have gone on to graduate from leading music institutions and establish careers as professional musicians worldwide, including within major orchestras.
His teaching emphasises solid fundamentals, discipline, and consistent musical growth, providing students with a strong and reliable foundation.
MEET THE RAMP FACULTY
CINDY LEE
A member of First Violin in Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Ms Cindy Lee works extensively with young musicians of the Singapore National Youth Orchestra and School Ensembles. Born in Taipei Ms Cindy lived in USA for about five years and She is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music.
ANA SALLAVUARD
Mrs Ana studied piano in England and received her music degree (BA and MA) from the University of Cambridge, King’s College. Ana performed as a soloist and chamber musician at venues such as The Royal Albert Hall, The SouthBank Centre and The Fairfield Halls in the UK, as well as concerts in the U.S.
NICHOLAS LOO
Mr. Loo has been teaching violin lessons since year 2013. He holds LTCL diploma in piano and graduated Music performance on Violin from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA). Mr Loo finds joy in imparting his knowledge and passion to his students.
CHARMAINE TEO
(Theory & Musicianship)
Ms. Charmaine graduated from the New England Conservatory in Boston, USA with a Masters Degree in Harp Performance with Academic Honors. She earned her Bachelor Degree in Harp Performance at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music in National University of Singapore.
RYAN YEE
Mr. Ryan graduated music performance on Violin in London Royal College of Music and Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. He is the Prize Winner of Thailand Int’ Strings Competition and Concerto Competition winner in NAFA.
KIM KYURI
Ms KyuRi is currently 2nd violinist in the newly formed Concordia Quartet, a professional string quartet based in Singapore.
She has received her Bachelor of Music from the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music and went on to pursue her Master at Mannes School of Music with renowned pedagogue Lucie Robert.
LOI SI XIAN
Ms Loi has had a great passion for the Violin and received her ARBSM
Diploma & Licentiate in Violin performance at age 13. She has
participated and placed in various national and international
competitions. Ms Loi is President and Concertmaster of the NUS Symphony Orchestra. She believes that one should be exposed to the culture of playing music together at a young age.
RAMP INTERNATIONAL ADVISORS
PROF MO YI
Professor at the University of Arts Berlin
Concertmaster of Danish Sinfonietta
Concertmaster of Danish Sinfonietta
PROF MIN-YEN CHIEN
Soloist and Professor at Taipei National University of the Art
PROF DONALD MAURICE
Professor of Music at Victoria University in New Zealand
Director of Research, Musicology and Classical Performance
Director of Research, Musicology and Classical Performance
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8699 8917 / 91002797
RAMP VIOLIN & DEL ANGEL:
9 Oxley Rise, 02-01
Singapore 238697
(Somerset MRT Exit A or B)
9 Oxley Rise, 02-01
Singapore 238697
(Somerset MRT Exit A or B)
