Collette Overdijk, violin, & Ian Anderson, viola

Viola, Violin

Colette Overdijk grew up in the Netherlands in the beautiful city of Amersfoort where she started playing the violin when she was seven years old. Currently she is a member of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Previously she held positions at the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and Stavanger Symphony Orchestra in Norway. Besides her full-time job she plays as much chamber music as she can, works regularly with Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, teaches at Birmingham University, is involved in Music Exchange (an initiative aimed at relieving dementia through music) and translates for the online music library IMSLP. In the past year she guest-led Scottish Ballet. Her Master Degree was obtained at the Royal College of Music, learning with Jan Repko. In the Netherlands she received her Bachelor Degree, studying at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague, learning with Ilona Sie Dhian Ho. Besides music, she loves cooking (and watching cooking shows) and exploring new places! Read more

Emma Purslow (Violin)

Musician, Violin

Passionnée par l’idée d’offrir des performances en direct à tous, Emma Purslow est une violoniste et altiste qui se produit en tant que soliste, chambriste et joueuse d’orchestre au Royaume-Uni et à l’étranger. Elle est premier violon du Alkyona String…

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Jonathan Martindale

Musician, Violin

Jonathan Martindale enjoys a varied career as a chamber musician, soloist, and orchestral principal. He is the Assistant Leader of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and has appeared with the orchestra throughout China and Japan as well as at…

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Oliver Cave, violin

Musician, Violin

Oliver enjoys a diverse career as a chamber and orchestral musician, performing on both modern and period instruments. Since 2017, he has played second violin in the Ruisi String Quartet, who perform across the UK and Europe. The quartet have…

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Philip Saudek

Musician, Piano, Violin

Philip Saudek began to learn piano at an early age from his father and from Frederick Bailey and later took up the violin. After graduating in philosophy from Oxford University he studied violin at the RAM, London with Sydney Humphreys….

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