Saif Bin Suleiman Bin Marhoon Al-Mayahi (The Leader)

Born in 1973, Saif joined the Royal Oman Symphony Orchestra in 1985 during the initial recruitment exercise.

Making quick progress, Saif fuethered his playing by studying with Malcolm Layfield, Roger Bigley and Rodney Slatford at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. he has been awarded the Advanced Recital Certificate and most recently the LRSM.And he won many prises. Also, he has been choesen to play with the world Fullharmonic Orchestra

Upon his return to Oman, Saif formally became the Leader of thr Royal Oman Symphony Orchestra and as result has worked with many international conductors and soloists. Recently, he successfully obtained ascholarship in Canford, Uk, where he was chosen by the Dean of the college as a Leader of the Orchestra.

The violin

The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello.The violin is sometimes informally called a fiddle. Someone who plays the violin is called a violinist or a fiddler. The violinist produces sound by drawing a bow across one or more strings (which may be stopped by the fingers of the other hand to produce a full range of pitches), by plucking the strings (with either hand), or by a variety of other techniques. The violin is played by musicians in a wide variety of musical genres, including Baroque music, classical, jazz, folk music, and rock and roll. The violin has come to be played in many non-western music cultures all over the world..The parts of a violin are usually made from different types of wood (although electric violins may not be made of wood at all, since their sound may not be dependent on specific acoustic characteristics of the instrument's construction), and it is usually strung with gut, nylon or other synthetic, or steel strings.