Carl Pini - is a musician of international reputation, beginning his career in London in 1960 as Leader of the London String Quartet. From 1968 he spent six years in Sydney, forming the Carl Pini Quartet which made three world tours with Musica Viva, as well as recording extensively for EMI. From 1975 he was concertmaster of the Philharmonia in London and played major concertos with Riccardo Muti, Sir Adam Boult and Zdenek Macal. In 1983 he returned to Sydney as Artistic Director of the Australian Chamber Orchestra and is now concert master of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

Gerard van der Weide - was born in the Netherlands and started playing the violin when he was seven years old. His main teacher was Jacques Holtman, former leader of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and the Amati String Quartet. Other teachers included Igor Ozim, Davina van Wely, Lev Markiz and Lucy van Dael. He graduated from the Royal Conservatorium of Music in the Hague in 1986 where he led the Dutch student orchestra. From 1986 until 1991 he played in the first violin section of the Brabant Symphony Orchestra. He also performed chamber music with his wife, Melbourne born pianist Julie Haskell. Gerard and his family then migrated to Australia where he then became a first violinist in the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. He also worked in Australia Pro Arte and the Academy of Melbourne.

Jane Hazlewood - began her professional life as a violinist with the Australian Chamber Orchestra. In 1978 the opportunity arose for Jane to play viola within the ACO and after studying in Sydney, she furthered her studies in Berlin with Wolfram Christ. She worked regularly in the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under such conductors as von Karajan, Muti and Maazel. While in Europe she also played with the London String Quartet. Jane returned to Australia in 1986 to become principal violist in the Australian Chamber Orchestra. She has played several series encompassing all the Mozart and Brahms’ two viola quintets with the Australia Ensemble. As a member of the Bergonzi Quartet she performed all the late Beethoven quartets in the New Zealand International Festival in 1988. Now resident in Melbourne, Jane teaches at the Victorian College of the Arts, plays regularly with Australia Pro Arte and as guest artist with the Australian Chamber Soloists.

Arturs Ezergailis was born in 1957 in Adelaide. He took cello lessons with James Whitehead and later with Kurt Hess. For three years he was a cellist with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and was soloist in the Saint-Saens cello concerto. For two years he was a member of the Adelaide String Quartet. From 1980 to 1985 he furthered his studies in Switzerland under Stanislov Apolin (Prague) and Marek Jerie, completing a performance diploma with distinction in 1984. In the same year he was awarded the Edwin Fischer Prize. He was a member of the Festival Strings Lucerne under Rudolph Baumgartner, touring through Western and Eastern Europe as well as China and Japan. In 1985 Arturs returned to Australia to take up a position in the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. He is a regular performer at Music-in-the-Round and has been active in chamber music with prominent musicians such as Marc Neikrug, Jean-Bernard Pommier and Pinchas Zukerman. He is a member of the Chagall Ensemble.