About Us

Irish violinist Darragh Morgan has appeared as a soloist and chamber musician at The Wigmore Hall, Aldeburgh Festival, Maerzmusik Berlin, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, BBC Proms, Osterfestival Tirol, Bang on a Can Marathon New York, National Sawdust, Philips Collection Washington DC, Beijing Modern Music Festivala and Shanghai Oriental Arts Centre. He has performed concertos with National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Ulster Orchestra, Johannesburg Philharmonic, Istanbul Symphony and European Union Chamber Orchestra. 

Darragh has been invited as Concertmaster with London Sinfonietta, Ensemble Modern, Les Siecles, The Philharmonia and Aurora Orchestra. He has recorded 50+ albums many of which have received Diaspon D'or and Gramophone Awards. Darragh has collaborated with as diverse composers as Scanner and Mira Calix, to Gerald Barry, Donnacha Dennehy and Michael Finnissy. He is violinist in the renowned Fidelio Trio and a former member of The Smith Quartet. Darragh plays an 1848 violin by Giuseppe Rocca.

Petra is in high demand as a soloist, choir accompanist, orchestral and chamber musician, performing regularly on the Continent as well as in the UK, with leading ensembles such as the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, London Mozart Players, National Symphony Orchestra, European Union Chamber Orchestra, Piccadilly Sinfonietta and many more. She has performed at the Royal Albert Hall, Royal Festival Hall, St Martin in the Fields, St James Piccadilly and St John’s Smith Square.

Petra is also active in the world of opera which enabled her to visit Brazil to perform in a production of Monteverdi's L'incoronazione di Poppea with Ensemble OrQuesta.

During her career as a performer, she has made numerous radio and television broadcasts, including a live appearance on BBC Radio 3 and recording the soundtrack for BBC's Wolf Hall (Debbie Wiseman), the ITV period drama series Victoria (Ruth Barrett) and Netflix series Decameron (Ruth Barrett). She featured on a CD of music by the Moravian composer Gottfried Finger with The Harmonious Society of Tickle-Fiddle Gentlemen. Petra has been recently involved in filming of the music by Yu-peng Chen for Genshin Impact, the internationally successful computer game (60 million live users) with the London Symphony Orchestra.

In addition to performing, Petra enjoys teaching harpsichord at Canterbury Christ Church University and at London Performing Academy of Music. She has participated in several educational projects for children across England and teaches piano at schools and music establishments.

Since 2017, Laura Virtanen-Amin has been the principal 2nd violinist of the Cairo Symphony Orchestra which she also guest leads regularly. In 2020 she was appointed a professor of chamber music in Cairo Conservatoire. Laura is a founding member of the Cairo Classical Ensemble along with oboist Wessam Amin performing chamber music across all the major venues in Egypt. Between 2009 and 2017 Laura was a member of the European Union Chamber Orchestra. Her solo performances have taken her to the Cairo and Alexandria Opera Houses in Egypt, Auditorio Nacional in Madrid, Palau de la Musica in Valencia and Auditorio de Zaragoza in Spain and St Martin-in-the-Fields in London as well as many other concert venues in the UK. As well as Cairo Symphony Orchestra, Laura regularly plays with orchestras such as the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and London Contemporary Orchestra. As a violin and chamber music teacher Laura has worked in several international schools in the UK and in Egypt since 2008.

Born in Finland, Laura first studied violin at the Tampere Conservatoire with Petri Aarnio, graduating with distinction in 2005. She continued her studies in England under the guidance of professor Lydia Mordkovitch and gained her post-graduate diploma at the Royal Academy of Music, London, in 2007 with distinction. Laura was also awarded a Diploma of the Royal Academy of Music for an outstanding final recital.  She studied chamber music with both the New Helsinki and Chilingirian Quartets and has participated in masterclasses with the Juilliard Quartet, Amadeus Quartet,  Ilja Grubert, Stephanie Gonley and Ian Brown to name but a few. 

Natalie Rozario is known for her versatility as a multi-genre cellist. Classically trained at the Royal Academy of Music, she studied with David Strange and was a masterclass pupil of William Pleeth. She has toured with internationally acclaimed dancer Akram Khan and performed with stars such as Take That, Gregory Porter and Jamie Cullum. Recent recordings include tracks for Sam Redmore’s album Universal Vibrations and Colin Riley’s star-studded lockdown project Isolated Pieces, and she was principal cello for West End hit musicals Fiddler on the Roof (2019) and the 50th anniversary production of West Side Story.  As an improvising musician Natalie plays with several jazz groups including Paul Higgs’ Pavane, Duncan Eagles’ Partikel, Gypsy Dreamers and she was a member of Rory Simmons’ dream team Fringe Magnetic.

Georgina Pennewaert´s education began at the age of 17 when she transitioned to full-time study at the Royal Conservatory Antwerp, earning her Bachelor's degree with Alissa Margulis. She then ventured to Germany, achieving her German Bachelor Degree with Joshua Epstein in Saarbrücken. Her journey continued with a Master's degree at the University of Leipzig under the mentorship of Erich Höbarth.

 Georgina's artistic skills have graced the stages of prestigious orchestras, including the National Orchestra of Belgium, the Young Belgian Strings, the European Union Chamber Orchestra, the Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen, and the Philharmonie Leipzig.

 Beyond classical music, she has collaborated with renowned German DJ Christian Löffler and the Detect Ensemble, touring esteemed venues such as the Rudolfinum in Prague, Casa Da Musica in Porto, Centro Cultural de Belém in Lisbon, and iconic clubs like the But in Madrid and the Apollo in Barcelona.

Georgina has been finalist and earned first prizes in prestigious national and international competitions, including the Belfius Classics, the Rotary Breughel in Brussels, the Knopf Competition in Düsseldorf and Flame in Paris. She has also honed her chamber music skills through masterclasses with musicians like Juan Miguel Hernandez and Herbert Kefer.

 Georgina Pennewaert's journey as a violinist exemplifies her dedication, commitment to excellence, and a boundless passion for music, bridging classical virtuosity and contemporary versatility on every stage she graces.

Violinist Reggie Clews has been based in London since 2021, as first violinist with the National Symphony Orchestra UK, after serving 10 years as co-leader of the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra. He also performs with Regent Opera, and frequents as guest leader with Marcel Sinfonia and Mellos Ensemble. 

Reggie is a graduate of McGill University in Montreal, Canada under distinguished pedagogues Mauricio Fuchs (now head of strings at Indiana University), and Richard Roberts, Concertmaster of the Orchestre Symphonie de Montreal. In addition to countless live performances, Reggie has also recorded several Oscar-winning film scores and Grammy Award-winning albums.