Kirsten Williams is one of Australia’s leading violinists. Studying first at the New South Wales State Conservatorium of Music in Sydney, she continued her studies with Professor Igor Ozim in Switzerland. She has performed widely in Europe with such renowned ensembles as the Philharmonie Akademie of Bern and London’s Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields. In 1992 she returned to her own country to join the Australian Chamber Orchestra, both as associate leader and as a soloist.