Angela Dixon was appointed Chair of the RPS in May 2024, succeeding from John Gilhooly. She was previously part of the RPS Board of Trustees as Honorary Secretary since 2020.

Angela is Chief Executive of Saffron Hall, a 740-seat concert hall within Saffron Walden County High School. She was born in London, educated in Essex and Suffolk, and studied guitar, clarinet and piano. She went on to study Music at the University of London.

After a few years in the marketing and market research departments of major car manufacturers, Angela moved into the music industry touring orchestras. From 1999, she was classical music programmer at the Barbican Centre, principally working on festivals, commissioning projects and major orchestral residencies. In 2007, Traced Overhead – The Musical World of Thomas Adès won a South Bank Show Award, and Phases: Steve Reich at 70 was nominated for an RPS Award. In 2011 Angela became Head of Music at the Barbican Centre, heading up three major projects that formed part of the Cultural Olympiad in 2012 and leading on Barbican Britten in 2013, celebrating the composer’s centenary.

In 2014, Angela took up her current position as Chief Executive of Saffron Hall Trust and in 2016 was presented the Association of British Orchestras Concert Hall Manager of the Year Award. In addition to her work for Saffron Hall Trust, Angela also works with the composer, conductor and pianist Thomas Adès managing his performing engagements. She is a Trustee of YCAT (Young Classical Artists Trust), a board member of BACH (British Association of Concert Halls) and a member of the oversight group for Essex Music Education Hub.

In June 2025, Angela's outstanding services to music were recognised with an MBE in The King's Birthday Honours.

Angela lives in Cambridgeshire with her husband and three children.