Charlotte Perkins is a violinist and teaching artist from New Hampshire, in the Northeastern United States. A passionate educator, Charlotte currently holds a teaching position with Sistema Scotland, and regularly works on Creative Learning projects with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.

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As a performer, Charlotte is particularly interested in Baroque and Classical repertoire, and is fortunate to have studied Historically Informed Performance Practice with David Watkin. Charlotte's primary violin teachers have been Alicia Casey, Timothy Kantor, and Maya Iwabuchi, and she plays a contemporary instrument made by Christoph Götting.​

 

When not practicing, performing, or teaching, Charlotte can often be found reading; she holds both an MMus in Violin Performance from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and an MA(Hons) in International Relations from the University of St Andrews.
 

Brianna Berman is a classically-trained violinist with a love for traditional music. She moved to Glasgow from New York, USA to study at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland with Angus Ramsay from 2016-2020 (BMus Hons) and subsequently completed an MA in Music Psychology. 

Brianna works extensively with community music groups in the Glasgow area, and in addition to performing, currently holds the role of  Project Manager at Beatroute Arts, working to widen inclusion in music education in the Northeast of the city.​

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Sagnick Mukherjee is a Glasgow-based musician from Kolkata. Since completing his postgraduate studies at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, he has worked across India and the U.K. in a range of traditional and unconventional settings. Passionate about exploring music from different places, styles, and times, Sagnick enjoys facilitating cross-cultural collaborations and encouraging wider audiences to engage with music.

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When not musicking, Sagnick is busy with experiments in the kitchen, enjoying a swim, or exploring the beautiful Scottish outdoors!

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Cellist Peter Phelan hails from Cincinnati, Ohio. He has performed with orchestras including the Orchestra of Opera North, BBC Philharmonic, and Cincinnati Ballet Orchestra. He teaches at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Juniors Department, Sistema Scotland, and St. Aloysius College.

Peter studied at the Royal Northern College of Music and the University of Cincinnati under Lee Fiser, Ilya Finkelshteyn, and Eduardo Vassallo. Outside of music, he enjoys making homemade granola and staying up late to root for the Cincinnati Bengals.