Peter McNeill was born in Scotland in 1998 Between 2016 and 2020 he studied at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland with David Flack, Christopher Gough, Beccy Goldberg and Hugh Potts, and later, as part of the Erasmus programme, with Jörg Brückner at the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt in Weimar. Since 2023, this young horn player has been studying for a master’s degree with Markus Maskuniitty at the Hoschschule für Musik Theater und Medien in Hanover. He has also completed masterclasses with Frøydis Ree Wekre, Saar Berger, Erja Joukamo-Ampuja and Felix Klieser.
Peter McNeill has been a member of the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland and has also gained experience in many other orchestras, including the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestra of Scottish Opera, the Scottish Ballet and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. In 2019, McNeill won the 1st prize of the prestigious Governors‘ Brass Prize and in 2020 the Head of Brass Prize of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. McNeill received his most recent award in 2023 at the Yamaha Dublin Brass Week Concerto Competition, where he won 1st prize. In addition to his main instrument, this enthusiastic chamber musician also plays the natural horn, the Wagner tuba and the bagpipes.
