Cellos

Alexandra studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where she graduated with a BMus (First Class Hons.) a performance diploma and prizes including the Patten Award and Carr Prize. She gained a Masters degree and Artists Certificate from the Manhattan School of Music. She has participated in many music festivals including Tanglewood, Sarasota, Yellow Barn and Ravinia.

Alexandra has toured throughout Europe, North America and Asia as a soloist, recitalist and chamber musician. She has performed with numerous orchestras in New York and Europe.

An avid chamber musician and passionate supporter of new music she performs at the 'Conversational Concerts' series at the Warehouse, London. Alexandra can frequently be heard on National Public Radio in New York and has played for Classic FM, Radio 3, the World Service and German National Radio.

She has recorded for VOX records, SONY records, NAXOS and Oxford Classics. The latter of which includes a set of Mozart String Quartets. Alexandra has notably appeared at Carnegie Hall, Weill Hall, Alice Tully Hall, The Royal Albert Hall and the Southbank.

She has recorded with artists as diverse as Michael Jackson, Ghostface Killah, the 'Choir Boys' and renowned jazz vocalist Abbey Lincoln. In her work with the London Symphony Orchestra she was part of the backing tracks for the best selling album of the year in the US - Josh Groban's 'Noel'.

Alexandra plays on a Matthew Hardy cello, made in 1818, purchased with help from the Foundation for Sports and the Arts.

Julia studied at both the Royal Academy and Royal College of Music - she was the recipient of multiple prizes at both institutions. Having held positions with English National Opera, English Sinfonia and the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Julia currently enjoys an active career as a freelance cellist - playing regularly with the English Chamber Orchestra and the London Chamber Orchestra among others.

As a recording artist, Julia has wide experience in many genres, having appeared on countless film soundtracks, pop and rock recordings, computer game soundtracks as well as more serious classical chamber releases.

Anna enjoys a busy freelance career in London. She has performed extensively giving solo recitals at the City of London Festival, "Live" on Classic FM, Rye Festival, and gives an annual concert at the Pump Rooms, Bath.

Anna freelances with numerous orchestras and ensembles including the London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic and the BSO. Anna has played as guest Principal cello with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and RTE National Symphony Orchestra, Dublin. She is also a keen chamber musician and has appeared on recordings for EMI, Decca and Naxos.

Whilst a student Anna was Principal cello of the European Union Youth Orchestra touring with Sir Colin Davis, Vladimir Ashkenazy and Paavo Jarvi. Anna was a scholarship student (including the Suggia Scholarship) at the Royal Academy of Music where she won numerous prizes and graduated with a first class honours degree whilst studying with Mats Lidstrom.

Tony Woollard studied with David Smith and Raphael Wallfisch at the Guildhall School of Music in London and later won a Swiss government scholarship to study for four years with the great British cellist Robert Cohen in Lugano, Switzerland.

After winning several competitions including the John Lill award and the South East Music Award, he was a finalist at the European Beethoven competition and represented Britain at the International Tchaikovsky competition in Moscow.

As a chamber musician he has played with the Fitzwilliam and Alberni string quartets and for many years was the principal cellist of the European Union Chamber Orchestra. During this time he toured Europe and the Far East.

He has given live radio broadcasts of solo contemporary British music in Switzerland and New Zealand.

He plays a British cello made by Viola Ziessow in 2000.