Iona Brown and David Murray

Iona Brown is the principal first violin for Royal Northern Sinfonia as well as guesting as a principal player with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and guest principal second with the Hallé Orchestra. As well as private teaching, Iona is a principal tutor at the Centre for Advanced Training at The Glasshouse, teaches for Durham University and has recently been appointed Head of Strings at Newcastle University.

Iona is also extremely dedicated to music education and was invited to adjudicate the preliminary rounds of Young Musician of the Year in Manchester in 2017 and 2015 . As well as private teaching, Iona is a principal tutor at the Centre for Advanced Training at The Glasshouse, teaches for Durham University and has recently been appointed Head of Strings at Newcastle University.

David Murray has had a long career as a musician working in the North East of England. He has combined a career in performance with a strong commitment to teaching over many years. He is well known as a solo pianist, chamber musician and accompanist, and he has also trained many accomplished pianists, now making their own way in the professional world.

Programme includes:

Vivaldi: ‘Spring' from the Four Seasons
Locatelli: Caprices
Kreisler: Miniatures
Dvorak: Romance

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