Ellie is 11 and began learning the violin at the age of six and currently studies at the Royal College of Music Junior Department with Viktoria Grigoreva, where she also pursues piano as a joint first study and guitar as a second instrument. She has won numerous awards, including first place in the Youth Concerto Class at the Richmond Festival, the Senior Violin Cup at the Ealing Festival, and was the winner of the Cambridge Community Music Festival (CCMF) 2025. Ellie is an active chamber and orchestral musician who enjoys performing with other young players in a wide variety of ensembles.

Sam is 14 and began learning the cello with Rosemary Cumming in Cambridge. In 2022 he was admitted to the Royal College of Music Junior Department, where he now studies cello with Robin Thompson-Clarke and composition with Jonathan Pitkin. Sam’s compositions have been performed by acclaimed ensembles and performers such as Steve Bingham, Jane Chapman and the Riot Ensemble.