Victoria Mavromoustaki
Victoria leads a varied career both as a performer and an educator. In addition to her solo engagements and her regular collaborations with pianist Eleni Mavromoustaki, Victoria is also a founder member of the newly formed Isolde piano trio whom she has been busy recording with, since summer 2016.
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 "Albert's Band."
She is the founder of Cyprus Music Makers, an organisation aiming to provide high quality music performances as well as mentoring for young children, in Cyprus. Victoria is also the founder of Phos Music Festival in London and Glissando children's Course and Pianomania.
Eleni Mavromoustaki
Eleni has been hailed as ‘…an extremely accomplished pianist, an artist of determination, accuracy and supreme expression.’
Eleni has given performances in Greece, Cyprus, Italy, Iceland, South Korea, the UK and USA, appearing in venues such as the Megaron in Athens and Thessaloniki, The Rialto Cyprus, St. Martin-in- the-Fields, The Queens Hall Edinburgh and The Seoul Concert Hall.
She has collaborated on numerous occasions with Cyprus Symphony Orchestra, the Patras Chamber Orchestra, the state orchestra of Thessaloniki, the Scottish Ensemble, the Hyperion Ensemble and performances have been broadcast on CYBC radio and television.
After completing her studies at the Royal College of music andthe Royal Scottish Conservatoire, Eleni went on to win prizes at the Maria Callas Grand Prix in Athens, the Mozart International Competition Salzburg, the EU Piano Competition in Prague and the Royal Overseas League Competition. Her mentors have included Yonty Solomon, Fali Pavri and Martino Tirimo.
Eleni resides in London and enjoys a varied career as a soloist, chamber musician and teacher. Future engagements include numerous collaborations with her sister Victoria and the Isolde Piano Trio.
Eleni is an Artistic Advisor for Cyprus Music Makers, a non- profit organization based in Limassol, which aims to bring high- level classical music performance and tuition to pupils from the city and surrounding areas.
Joe Zeitlin
"… I also particularly liked the sound of the cellist Joe Zeitlin, who offered some deep burnished tones throughout the afternoon…" -David Mintz
Joe started the cello at the age of nine. He obtained music scholarships to Wells Cathedral School, The Purcell School and The Royal Academy of Music. Graduating from the Academy with a first class Hons 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. More recently, with the Eeden Quartet, Joe studied intensively for 3 years with Prof. Hatto Beyerle, founding member of the Alban Berg Quartett.
Joe is currently a member of the Isolde Piano Trio as well as cellist of The Eeden Quartet, both with whom he performs regularly. 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 Eeden Quartet now performs regularly across the U.K and Europe. In November 2015, they made their full recital debut at the Wigmore Hall, to critical acclaim.
Joe works regularly with both the Philharmonia orchestra and the Academy of St. Martin and the Fields, and also appeared recently as principle cellist in the Oscar-nominated score for 'Jackie' in 2017.
