Gavin Reid has been Chief Executive of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra since 2016.

Born and educated in Edinburgh, he studied trumpet at the Royal Northen College of Music and Guildhall School of Music and Drama, before pursuing a wide-ranging freelance career performing, teaching and managing. He was General Manager of Manchester Camerata from 2002-2006, having previously been the orchestra’s Principal Trumpet. He subsequently moved to Glasgow spending ten years as Director of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.

Gavin is a Trustee of IMPACT Scotland (International Music and Performing Arts Charitable Trust), the organization established to create a new mid-scale performance venue – and home for the Scottish Chamber Orchestra – in the heart of Edinburgh City Centre, serving as Co-Chair from 2020-2023. He is also a Trustee of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Trusts, a Governor of ABRSM (Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music) and a former Chair of the Association of British Orchestras. He is a Fellow of both the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and Clore Leadership Programme and a former member of the RCS Academic Board and Board of Governors.

Gavin was appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order by His Majesty The King in recognition of his role as Music Advisor for the Honours of Scotland Service of Thanksgiving at St Giles’ Cathedral in July 2023.