Associate Professor Dr Andrew Brian Filmer
Associate Professor
Academic Qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy (Musicology)
Master of Music
Bachelor of Communications (Hons)
Areas of Interest
Dr Andrew Filmer is versatile in the arts, combining his musicology training with that of viola performance and a passion for teaching. Andrew has won commendations and prizes in teaching, public speaking, research, performance and leadership. He is an associate professor and coordinator of strings at the Institute of Music, UCSI University in Malaysia, and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy of the United Kingdom.
Andrew performs frequently as a chamber musician and narrator, with occasional roles as orchestra conductor and concerto soloist. Andrew has presented and performed at five International Viola Congresses in Thailand, was editor of the Journal of the American Viola Society, and is an advisor for the Australia and New Zealand Viola Society. His research has been presented twice at Cambridge University and he was a scholar-in-residence there in early 2023. Andrew has conducted the Penang’s Sinfonietta, Ensemble Virama, and the Selangor Symphony, twice at the Dewan Filharmonik Petronas.
With a dedication towards teaching, Andrew has facilitated string pedagogy workshops for Trinity College London and the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM). He was previously Sunway University, and Universiti Putra Malaysia.
Research
- Play and Interplay: Modelling Parameters of Interdisciplinary Collaboration of Music and Visual Arts. Article, Pulse: Journal for Music and Interdisciplinary Practices, 5(2), 79-104. 2025
- Miro in Music’s Wild West. Article: Revised Short Papers from the Lancaster University Education Conference 2024
- Collaborative Adventures in the Genesis of New Chamber Music for Viola. Article: Australian and New Zealand Viola Society Journal, No. 53. 2023
- Breaking Free: A New Conversation for Viola and Zhongruan. Article: Studia Instrumentorum Musicae Popularis (SIMP) VIII. 2023
- From Intersections to Crossroads: Navigating Interactions between Performers, Researchers, and Composers. Article: Series of Articles on Practice-Centred Research (CIMaCC 2021), Centre for Intercultural Musicology at Churchill College, Cambridge University.
Performances
- Guest Conductor, Selangor Symphony Orchestra and Daegu International Symphony Orchestra. Concert at Dewan Filharmonik Petronas, 2025
- Conductor, Euroasia Sinfonia. Concert at Dewan Filharmonik Petronas, 2024
- Festival Artist, International Viola Congress in Bangkok, Thailand. Concert at Prince Mahidol Hall, Mahidol University, 2023
- Conductor, Selangor Symphony Orchestra and Musica Sinfonietta Penang. Concerts in Selangor and Penang, 2022
- CROSSROADS | To the Last Brandenburg, composition by Chen Zhangyi. Performed by composer and Andrew Filmer. Virtual multimedia concert, Cambridge Festival, University of Cambridge, 2021
Workshops
- PowerPoint Workshops, Sunway University. Facilitator, consultancy, 2026
- String Quartet Workshop (Kuching). Facilitator, 3-star project, 2025
- String Ensemble Workshop (Kuching). Facilitator, 3-star project, 2025
- Orchestra Training for Bowed Strings (Kuching). Facilitator, 4-star project, 2025
Adjudication
- Euroasia Strings Competition (KL), Head of Jury, 2014-present
- Australian and New Zealand Viola Society Committee, Consultant, 2014-current
- Euroasia Association of Performing Arts. Advisor for Strings Competition, 2025
