Biography:

Violinist Elizaveta Saul has given recitals throughout the UK, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, France and Norway, with UK appearances at venues including the Wigmore Hall, the Royal Festival Hall and the Royal Albert Hall. She holds awards from a number of national and international competitions and festivals, and has participated in masterclasses with well-known musicians such as Maxim Vengerov, Alexander Markov and Tatiana Samouil. Her concerto engagements include Croydon Symphony, Guildford Symphony, Chetham’s Symphony and Belarussian Symphony and Chamber Orchestras.

Elizaveta is a recent graduate of the Royal College of Music, where she completed both her Bachelor of Music and Master of Performance degrees with Alexander Gilman and Jan Repko, achieving First Class and Distinction respectively. While at the RCM, Elizaveta was the Hamilton-Stewart Scholar supported by the Lydia Napper Award, and she has held scholarships from the ABRSM, the Stephen Bell Charitable Trust, Help Musicians UK, and the Drake Calleja Trust. 

As an active chamber music performer, Elizaveta has collaborated with world-class musicians such as Peter Frankl, and has worked alongside the Carducci and Harlem quartets, as well as being a member of LGT Young Soloists. She has appeared as the leader of the RCM Symphony, Opera and Philharmonic orchestras on numerous occasions, and has recorded at Abbey Road Studios.

Elizaveta is performing on a 1775 Landolfi violin on a generous loan from the Harrison-Frank Family Foundation.

Biography:

Based in London, Japanese-American pianist Ayane Nakajima has given performances at prestigious venues such as Steinway Hall London and New York, Scandinavia House, Alice Tully Hall, Rose Studio at Lincoln Center, Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, and the New World Center. She is currently pursuing her Master’s at the Royal College of Music, where she is studying with

Danny Driver as a Big Give Michael Whittaker Scholar. A native New Yorker and graduate from Rice University, she received her Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance studying with Dr. Jon Kimura Parker.