Robert Opoku is a freelance keyboardist and singer.

As a keyboardist, he works as a freelance parish church organist in the Windsor and Maidenhead area.

As a singer, Robert was a principal cantor at Douai Abbey from 2023 to 2026. Recent engagements have included two recital appearances in Maidenhead and Wimbledon with pianist Hana Arita; performances as bass soloist in David Lang’s Little Match Girl Passion with the Oxford-based Jubilate chamber choir; and Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius with the Harrow School Choral Society. At Douai Abbey, he also performed the role of narrator for the Passion liturgies on Palm Sunday and Good Friday.

Robert was also recently a member of the Choir of New College, Oxford. Highlights of his time there included singing the role of Jesus in Bach’s St John Passion (March 2025), appearing as bass soloist in Bach’s Cantata BWV 128 with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment under John Butt at the Sheldonian Theatre, touring Sweden with the choir, and participating in a recording of music by Tallis which is scheduled for release in 2026.

Upcoming performances in 2027 include singing the role of Jesus in Bach's St John Passion with the Harrow School Choral Society. 

Robert received his formative musical training as a chorister — later Head Chorister — at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle (1998–2004). He was subsequently a music scholar in piano and violin at Harrow School (2004–2009), where he also received an honorary academic scholarship in the sixth form. He later became a choral scholar at Christ Church, Oxford (2009–2012), graduating with an honours degree in musicology.

Alongside his musical work, Robert is a dual-qualified chartered accountant, having trained in the private sector from 2013 to 2018. He has worked in government finance since 2018.