VICTORIA MAVROMOUSTAKI - VIOLIN & FOUNDER OF CMM

In addition to her solo engagements and her regular collaborations with pianist Eleni Mavromoustaki, Victoria is also a founder member of Isolde piano trio. 

Victoria has made both solo and chamber appearances in Europe, Africa and Middle East and has been on stage at some of the most prestigious venues, including London's Wigmore Hall and Cadogan Hall. As a soloist she has performed with several orchestras including the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra, and Oxford Philomusica. 

Born in Limassol, Cyprus, Victoria began studying violin at the age of three with Andreas Konstantinou and made her début recital at the age of seven. She won numerous awards and prizes including, in 1999, a scholarship to study at the Purcell School of Music in the UK with Maciej Rakowsky. She, later, went on to study at the Royal College of Music under the guidance of Itzhak Rashkovsky. 

As well as being a Royal College of Music Scholar, she also received many awards including the MBF Myra Hess award, the Kit and John Gander Award and the Joan Weller Award. In 2006 she won the Philip Crawshaw memorial prize at the ROSL competition and in 2008 she received an award at the Carl Flesh International Violin Competition. 

Victoria is involved with many educational projects in London such as London Music Masters "LMM Learning" and the Albert Hall ensemble "Alberts Band". She was also recently appointed teacher of violin at Junior Trinity College of Music. 

She is the founder of "Cyprus Music Makers" an organisation that aims to bring high quality performances and mentoring in Cyprus. Future projects involve the annual CMM chamber music festival as well as the CMM children's course. Victoria's newest projects are"Phos Music",a Classical Music Festival in Brixton as well as"Glissando & Pianomania" a children's chamber Music Course based in Herne Hill. 

Future engagements include solo and chamber appearances appearances in Cyprus, England, Greece and Ireland. 

Victoria plays on a fine instrument by Andrea Guarneri made in Cremona in 1680.

HARRY KERR - VIOLIN 

Harry Kerr was born in London and began learning violin at the age of seven. Four years later he was accepted into the Purcell School of Music on a full scholarship from the Yamaichi Foundation. At eighteen he went on to the Royal College of Music (RCM) to study with Professor Itzhak Rashkovsky.

Whilst studying at the RCM, where he was awarded prizes such as the Constant and Kit Lambert Studentship, the Countess of Munster Soloists, and the KPMG Martin Musical Award, Harry was invited to perform not only in the major recital venues in London but also in Greece, Cyprus, Israel, Iceland, South Korea and Bermuda.

A Senior Exhibition Scholarship enabled him to further his studies as a postgraduate at the RCM, after which he moved to the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama – now known as the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland - where he completed his Masters Degree and where he was awarded the Schubert Recital Prize. At this time he began collaborating with his duo partner, pianist Eleni Mavromoustaki, with whom he has toured extensively.

Harry Kerr is currently working with the major London orchestras. In addition to performing regularly on the worlds most most prestigious stages, such as Carnegie Hall New York, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Musikverien Vienna, Royal Festival Hall London, La Scala Milan to name a few, he enjoys participating in recording soundtracks for film and teaching as part of London Music Masters Bridge Project. 

 JOE ZEITLIN - CELLO 

Joseph started the cello at the age of nine. He obtained musicscholarships to Wells Cathedral School, The Purcell School and The

Royal Academy of Music. 

Graduating from the Academy with a first class Honors Bmus in 2005 under David Strange, he was the recipient of the Reginald Thatcher Award for achievement. Joe then achieved a DipRAM (Distinction) qualification in his Post-graduate Diploma under Colin Carr, Felix Schmidt and David Strange, which was funded by both The Fishmonger's and Laura Ashley scholarship awards. 

During this time he won the May Muckle cello competition, reached the final of the RAM Club prize, and won the Moir Carnegie award for the best post-graduate final recital. He has since taken part in masterclasses with Steven Isserlis, Gary Hoffman and Steven Doane. 

Joe is currently a member of the Eeden Quartet and performs regularly with them across the world. Performances have included London's Wigmore Hall, King's Place, St Martin in the Fields, Holywell Music Rooms, The Paris Conservatoire, The Arnold Schoenberg Centre and ORF Radiokulturhaus in Vienna, and the National Concert Hall in Beijing. The Quartet now performs regularly across the U.K and Europe.

 They recently made their full recital debut at the Wigmore Hall, to critical acclaim. 

 ELENI MAVROMOUSTAKI - PIANO & CMM ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 

Her successes include prizes at the Maria Callas Grand Prix in Athens, Mozart International Competition Salzburg, the EU Piano Competition in Prague, the Royal Overseas League Competition, the Patras International Piano competition and the George Themis Pan-Hellenic Piano Competition.

Eleni has performed concerti with orchestras including the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra, the Patras Chamber Orchestra, the state orchestra of Thessaloníki, and collaborated with the Scottish Ensemble and the Hyperion Ensemble. Performances have taken her to Greece, Cyprus, Italy, Iceland, South Korea, the UK and USA, appearing in venues such as the Megaron in Athens and Thessaloníki, The Rialto Cyprus, St.Martin-in-the-Fields, The Queens Hall Edinburgh and The Seoul Concert Hall. She has also recorded for CYBC radio and television on several occasions.

She is renowned as an artist of ‘…determination, accuracy and supreme expression.’

Outside her solo activities Eleni is an enthusiastic chamber musician performing with her sister, violinist Victoria Mavromoustaki, and violinist Harry Kerr. Eleni has a keen interest in contemporary music and has collaborated with composer Constantinos Stylianou on a number of occasions.

Born in Cyprus  Eleni began piano lessons aged five and later trained at the Royal College of Music and Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. Her mentors have included her mother Novia Mavromoustaki, Pitsa Spyridaki, Yu Chun Yee, Yonty Solomon, Fali Pavri and Martino Tirimo. During her studies Eleni was generously supported by the Leventis Foundation.