Christina Guillaumier

Dr. Christina Guillaumier teaches the Global Conservatoire course “Music and Words”

Dr. Christina Guillaumier is a historical musicologist and pianist at the Royal College of Music in London, where she serves as Reader and Research Fellow in Music & Cultural Practice. Recognized for her insightful work as a writer, teacher, and broadcaster, Dr. Guillaumier engages audiences worldwide on music, the arts, and education, with publications in multiple languages. Alongside her role at RCM, she holds visiting appointments with international institutions and co-convenes the Slavonic and East European Music Study Group. Her contributions to the field are recognized through fellowships with the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA) and the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA). She also serves as a peer reviewer for academic journals and publishing houses and as an editor at Bärenreiter, specializing in critical editions of piano music. Her latest publication, characterized as a “brilliantly insightful biography” of Prokofiev with Reaktion Press, underscores her expertise in Slavonic music.

Dr. Guillaumier has received numerous awards for her research, including those from the AHRC, the Higher Education Funding Council of England, the European Union, Erasmus, the American Musicological Society, and the Russian Federation. Previous research posts include those at Princeton University and the Paul Sacher Foundation in Basel. Her research spans two key areas: cultural practice and musicology, as well as conservatoire practices, training, and pedagogy. Dr. Guillaumier supervises a wide range of dissertations, including studies in Slavic and East European music, piano music and pedagogy, the classical music industry, and disability studies.

Awards, Experience & Expertise

Dr Guillaumier is the recipient of several research awards including from the AHRC, the Higher Education Funding Council of England, the European Union, the American Musicological Society and the Russian Federation. She is a highly sought-after expert in music education, curriculum reform and digital learning. Her expertise lies in Higher Education curriculum innovation, design, and implementation; quality assurance and enhancement as well as academic management; research project development and implementation. She has worked in the UK and EU conservatoire sector for well over a decade. She continues to serve on undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programme and exam boards both in the UK, Europe, Singapore and the Middle East.

Selected publications