Meet The Team
Founder & Director
Axel Krogness
Swedish classical guitarist Axel Krogness is the founder of Reverie Music Academy and he is teaching the classical guitar. Axel has a master's degree in classical guitar from the Royal College of Music.​
Violin Teacher
Joel Munday
British violinist Joel David Munday is currently undertaking an Artist Diploma at the Royal College of Music in London, where his studies are supported by the Orpheus Foundation.
Classical Guitar Teacher
Hope Cramsie
Hope Cramsie is a classical guitarist and teacher based in London. She studied at the Royal College of Music, Royal Danish Academy of Music and Royal Conservatory of Brussels.
Piano Teacher
Antonio Morabito
Antonio Morabito is an Italian pianist and graduate of the Royal College of Music in London.
He holds a Master in Piano performance. His studies at RCM were generously supported by
the Members of the Board of “Il Circolo”.
Piano Teacher
Mengyao Guo
Mengyao Guo holds an Artist Diploma in Collaborative Piano from the Royal College of Music, and a Master of Music in Piano Performance at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.
Double Bass Teacher
Daniil Margulis
Daniil Margulis studied at the Royal College of Music in London where he graduated with a first degree in his bachelor course. Daniil is now a Master of Performance student at the Royal College of Music.
Composition Teacher
Toby Longhurst
Toby is a versatile composer with a Masters in Composition for Screen from the Royal College of Music and a Bachelor’s degree in Composition and Piano from the University of Southampton.
Flute Teacher
Lucy Rowan
Lucy Rowan is a flautist at the Royal College of Music studying with Gitte Marcusson and Emer McDonough as a Leverhulme Arts Scholar.Originally from Moffat in Scotland, Lucy is a dedicated and enthusiastic solo, chamber and orchestralplayer.
Sibelius and Composition Teacher
Pierre Cathereine-Buffet
Pierre is a french composer, arranger, pianist based in London and currently studying at the Royal College of Music for a Master of Composition for Screen with the Michael Champion scholarship. Recent projects include scoring a silent film for live orchestral cine-concert; recording at Abbey Road Studios.
Piano Teacher
Fangwei Zhao
Fangwei Zhao, a Chinese pianist based in London, embarked on her musical journey at the China Conservatory of Music. She has a bachelor's from the Royal Northern College of Music and currently pursuing a master's at the Royal College of Music. Fangwei's performances have left an indelible mark on global stages.
Cello Teacher
Xavier Lowe
Xavier Lowe Díez did his Bachelor music studies at the Madrid Superior Conservatory of Music (RCSMM), in Historical cello, where he graduated in 2022. Simultaneously to his cello studies, Xavier was studying a degree in Musicology in the University Complutense of
Madrid (UCM), where he graduated in 2021.
Xavier is currently a Royal College of Music student, as a Linda Hill scholar.
Violin Teacher
Lara Bader
Lara Bader studied at the Toulouse Conservatoire before continuing her training at the prestigious Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse in Lyon, where she earned Bachelor's degrees in Violin and Musicology. In 2020, Lara moved to the UK to complete her studies at the Royal College of Music, where she graduated with Distinction with a Master’s in Performance.