Noel Vine | VIOLIN
British violinist Noel Vine studied with Frederick Grinke, Manoug Parikian, Beth Spendlove and Glyndwr Parfitt. He has performed with many of the UK's leading symphony orchestras, chamber ensembles and session orchestras including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, City of London Sinfonia, Manchester Camerata, London Concert Orchestra, Orchestra of St Johns Smith Square, London Soloists Chamber Orchestra, Musical Solutions Ltd,National Symphony Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sinfonia of London and London Session Orchestra.​ He is leader of City Strings Orchestra, The Universal Film Orchestra and EA String Collective and has been guest leader for Millennia Ensemble, London Concert Ensemble, London String Soloists and the Academy of St Thomas. 

A prolific session musician, his recording credits are vast, from major film and TV soundtracks, to pop, rock and dance records and has worked with a diverse array of high-profileartists such as Madonna, Goldie, Spice Girls, Take That, Morcheeba, David Gray, Oasis, Paul Weller, Gabrielle, Brand New Heavies and many more. 

In 2018 he began a new recital concert series #ClassicalChill bringing short, tailored concerts to a new audience to provide a perfect soundtrack to 'take time out from busy lives' and stop for a moment accompanied by cool abstract mood lighting and projections to enhance the experience.  Works from Bach, Vaughan Williams, Grieg and more, plus new contemporary works from Nicolas Brittel, Philip Glass, Arvo Part, Nico Muhlyand Max Richter. Music for the mind and soul.  You can find out more at classicalchill.com​

A musician who refuses to be defined by a single genre and with an imaginative and adventurous approach to presentation and programming, Noel has a wide-ranging musical background from Trip Hop collaborations with Dave Tipper (The Critical Path) to Drum and Bass mixes with Goldie with further string fusion projects with Pressure Drop, Mo Wax, Asian Dub Foundation and Way Out West.   He is an advocate of contemporary and experimental music and equally at home with the core classical repertoire as well as enjoying fresh new improvised works including a special Classical Chill outdoor concert at Leiston Abbey in Suffolk containing a 45 minute totally improvised soundscape.
Collaborating with concert pianist Andrew Quartermain, they created the album Classical Chill VOL 1.  Nine tracks totally improvised in 1 take. 2021 -2022 saw the #ClassicalChill series continue in residence at Leiston Abbey in Suffolk, together with performances at the Ludlow Festival and Leeds International Concert Season at the prestigious Leeds Town Hall.  He was shortlisted for a Royal Philharmonic Society award in 2021 for the ClassicalChill series which was one of the first concerts to resume in the UK after lockdown, helping bring classical music to an audience that had been unable to attend concerts.
He made his debut at the First Light Festival in 2023, headlining the Moonlit Soundscapes Sessions and is due to return to perform in 2024.  He also made his debut at Benjamin Britten's house in Aldeburgh performing an exclusive recital.  Further recitals to be announced including at Anteros Arts in Norwich, and soloist for Vaughan Williams' Lark Ascending with The Mozart Orchestra in July.
Juan Gabriel Rojas is a passionate and enthusiastic violinist, educator, and performer who consistently infuses his performances with warmth and originality, spanning Classical and Baroque traditions, as well as Latin-American, contemporary, and popular genres. As a soloist and chamber musician, Juan Gabriel has captivated audiences across Europe and South America, showcasing his artistry in diverse settings, including traditional venues, art galleries, schools, conference centers, cafes, and intimate house concerts, making classical music accessible to a broader audience.

A gifted collaborative artist, Juan Gabriel has shared the stage with renowned musicians such as Mikhaïl Bezverkhny, the Spirale Piano Trio, Gidon Saks, and conductors Dirk Brossé, Michel Tilkin, and Rodolfo Saglimbeni. He is driven by a passion for exploring new music and has premiered works such as Beyond the Notes, a suite for violin solo by the Turkish composer Firdevs Eke, and the Belgian premier of the Venezuelan composer Paul Desenne's Solo Sonata and Venezuelan Suite.
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Born in Venezuela, Juan Gabriel began his musical journey in El Sistema, a revered Venezuelan music program for children and youth orchestras. He earned his Master's Advanced Studies in Performance from the Conservatoire of Ghent (Belgium), studying under the guidance of Prof. Mikhaïl Bezverkhny and Roberto Valdés. From 2017 until January 2023, Juan Gabriel Rojas served as the Musical Director of Sistema in Norwich, where he shared his passion for music and his belief in its transformative power. Juan strongly believes that music can foster personal, intellectual, spiritual, and social development. As a result, he has collaborated with music education programs across Europe and South America, inspiring and educating the next generation of musicians.

Juan Gabriel Rojas | VIOLIN

CAroline Speca |
​Violin

Caroline Speca is a classical violinist, community musician and music educator. She was a member of the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House for fourteen years, working with celebrated conductors such as Sir Tony Pappano, Sir Bernard Haitink and Sir Simon Rattle. She now oversees a music enrichment programme at Norwich School, and she teaches violin to children of all ages. Inspired by the connections between music, memory and movement, she designs and delivers outreach programmes on behalf of Wigmore Hall and Britten Pears Arts, harnessing the power of musical improvisation to communicate with those living with long term health conditions. Caroline is a graduate of the Guildhall School of Music, and she holds postgraduate certificates in Music for Dementia and Collaborative Music Practice for Health.

Katharina RussLand
​Viola

Katharina Rußland (*1992) is a German violist. In 2013 she started studying viola at the University of Music Saarbrücken with Jone Kaliunaite, later at Sibelius Academy Helsinki with Teemu Kupiainen and the University of Music Karlsruhe with Johannes Lüthy.
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As a freelancer, she performed with orchestras such as Philharmonic Orchestra Heidelberg, National Theater Orchestra Mannheim, the Baden-Baden Philharmonic, Southwest German Chamber Orchestra Pforzheim, Schleswig-Holstein State Orchestra and Hamburg Symphony Orchestra. She is teacher for violin and viola at the music schools in Rendsburg and Schleswig.

Clare Larkman
Double Bass

Clare began playing the double bass aged twelve, primarily under the tutelage of Tony Hougham. She played with the Suffolk Youth Orchestra before studying at Goldsmiths. Clare has since enjoyed playing a variety of music including opera, ballet, symphonic, chamber and even film scores.
 
She has performed with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Britten Sinfonia, Royal Northern Sinfonia, English National Ballet, Royal Opera House and most recently the BBC National Orchestra of Wales among many other symphony and chamber ensembles.
 
Clare is passionate about education and enjoys working on projects to spread the joy and benefits of both music and the creative arts to all age groups. For a number of years she has worked with the charity Kidenza, whose aim is to dispel the preconception of orchestral music as being stuffy and elitist and to provide affordable and inclusive opportunities for all young children to hear and take part in music making.