Dimitry Khakhamov (violin) studied at the Gnesin music college in Moscow, the Tchaikovsky Moscow State conservatory and in Lausanne. He is currently on his 2nd year Postgraduate course in the Royal Academy of Music working with Professor Gyorgy Pauk. He is a laureate of international violin competitions such as A.Postacchini violin competition in Fermo, Italy(grand-prix), D.Oistrakh violin competition in Moscow, Russia, Sallieri-Zinetti chamber music competition in Verona, Italy etc. He recently won a scholarship from the Khodorkovsky foundation.

Yi-Shing Cheng (piano) is from Taiwan, and in her second year of postgraduate at Royal Academy of Music, where she studies with Michael Dussek. She is a very active soloist and chamber musician, with repertoire ranging from early music to contemporary, as well as several world premiere performance. She is also a composer, who was invited to compose a 10-minutes piece based on the theme of Taiwanese folksong called "Tao Hua Guo Du" for Academy of Taiwan Strings. It was premiered in Taiwan National Concert Hall in October, 2009.

Maria Florea was born in Barcelona in 1993, and gave her first concert with orchestra when aged 7. She attended the Reina Sofia Music School in Madrid, Spain from 2010 to 2014 studying with Zakhar Bron and Yuri Volguin, and is now studying with Gyorgy Pauk at the Royal Academy of Music. She has performed concerts throughout Europe, and has won several awards in international competitions. She plays a Gagliano violin on loan from the Royal Academy of Music.

Juan Barahona was born in Spain in 1989 and studied in Madrid. In 2010 and 2012 he was awarded the “Outstanding Piano Student Award” given by the Queen of Spain, on a postgraduate student at the Royal College of Music, studying with Dimitri Alexeev, supported by an “Leverhulme Postgraduate Studentship” Award. He has performed with several orchestras in Spain and South America, given concerts throughout Europe, and won several prizes in piano competitions.

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