Daniel studied with Nigel Murray in Edinburgh then with Olivier Lemoine & Justine Watts at the RCS in Glasgow during which time he performed with the RSNO. Groups & projects he’s performed with include the Scottish Chamber Music Players, London Concertante, Manchester Camerata, the Ambassador Theatre Group, Colours Classical & Hacienda Classical. He currently freelances for Scottish Ballet & the BBC SSO and has worked with mainstream acts including Andrea Bocelli, Katherine Jenkins, Belle & Sebastian, Evanescence & Eddie Reader.

Anja studied privately with Uli Fenner before joining the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s Junior Conservatoire, where she was awarded the Nan Christie Memorial Prize. Following this she studied at the RCS with Gina McCormack, continuing to play in various projects including the Scottish Opera mentoring scheme. Anja is currently studying for her masters degree on viola with Andrea Gajic.

Elias David Rooney studied with Robert Irvine at the RCS before furthering his studies privately with Andreas Brantelid in Copenhagen and Natalie Clein in London. He has appeared with mainstream acts such as Ronan Keating, Alfie Boe, Katherine Jenkins and Belle & Sebastian. Elias works regularly with English National Opera, Scottish Ballet, the Ulster Orchestra and RTÉ Concert Orchestra.

Sasha is originally from Colorado USA, where she studied privately with Margaret Miller before studying at Boston University with Karen Ritscher and Daniel Dona. Currently, she is on the masters programme at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland on the American violist scholarship studying with Duncan Ferguson. She competed at the Cavatina Intercollegiate Competition in London, and played in master classes for the Borromeo and Muir Quartets, Paul Colletti, Jeffrey Irvine, David Dolan, Victoria Chang, and Susan Dubois.

Originally from Calgary Canada, Emily started playing the violin at the age of 4 before moving to study at the Colburn School in Los Angeles and later at the San Francisco Conservatoire with Ian Swensen. Since moving to Europe she has held orchestral positions in Berlin and Sweden and has now settled in Glasgow. Emily currently plays for the Irish Chamber Orchestra and Scottish Ballet.

Originally from Hungary, Balázs initially studied with György Déri at the Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest then with Robert Irvine at the RCS in Glasgow. He has performed concertos with several professional orchestras and has won various competitions including the Agimus for Premio Citta di Padova. At the age of 21, he was offered a trial for Principal Cello of Scottish Opera. Additionally he has appeared with the Scottish Ensemble at the Wigmore Hall and is currently on trial for Principal Cello No. 2 in the BBC Concert Orchestra, London. He is a beneficiary of the Suggia Award by Help Musicians UK.

Abigail is currently studying privately with Andrea Gajic. During her time at RCS she was awarded the Mabel Glover Chamber Music Prize, competed at the Cavatina Intercollegiate Competition in London & performed at the Leeds Chamber Music Series. She has recently performed at the Cantelina Music Festival, the NJO Muziekzommer in the Netherlands & with the BBC SSO. She has also worked alongside popular artists such as Phil Cunningham, Susan Boyle a& Mick Harvey.

Heather Lynn has studied with Betsy Taylor, David Connell, Aleksei Kiseliov & Alison Wells. Since graduating from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Heather maintains a busy freelance career including teaching and working with Live Music Now. Heather has worked alongside popular artists such as Katherine Jenkins, Phil Cunningham & Echo and the Bunnymen.