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Martin Burgess - Violin Martin was originally trained as a chorister at New College, Oxford. Discovering that his main interest lay with the violin, he applied to study at the Royal Academy of Music. There, he studied violin with Emmanuel Hurwitz and chamber music with the Amadeus Quartet, winning prizes for both solo and chamber music playing along the way. Since leaving the Royal Academy in 1992, Martin has devoted the majority of his time to leading the Emperor String Quartet. Away from the Quartet, Martin enjoys a wide variety of playing, from Directing the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields to playing for Film Tracks. When at home, he’s mainly to be seen repairing the damage caused by his 4 year old twin boys!
Clare Hayes - Violin After receiving a sixth form scholarship to St. Paul’s Girls School, Clare studied at the Royal Academy of Music, with Winifred Roberts and Erich Gruenberg. As well as performing with the Emperor String Quartet, she freelances with a number of ensembles, appearing regularly with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields and the City of London Sinfonia, of which she is a member. She lives in Hertfordshire with her husband, the violinist Simon Smith, and their two young children.
Fiona Bonds - Viola Fiona was born in Essex, to non-musician but very encouraging parents. She won a scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Music and then went to live and study in Berlin, as the wall was coming down! Fiona has always given the quartet priority but is also much in demand as a chamber music player, having recently joined the Wakeford Ensemble, and as a guest principal with various chamber and symphony orchestras. She is also co - principal Viola with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields. When not playing, Fiona enjoys time at home with her young family and runs a music club at her son's school. She teaches at the Royal Academy of Music junior department.
William Schofield - Cello William was born in London to Australian and Italian parents. He read music at Edinburgh University and went on to study with Radu Aldulescu in Rome and at the Menuhin Academy in Gstaad, Switzerland. He now lives in Hertfordshire with his wife and two young children.
Since 1992 William has been cellist with the Emperor Quartet and he combines this with membership of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields. He has appeared as a guest with the Allegri String Quartet, the Schubert Ensemble of London and with Emma Johnson and Friends. He has played for film soundtracks as diverse as "The English Patient" and "Rugrats Go Wild".
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