Christopher Collins studied violin and composition at Curtis and Julliard, earned a Doctorate degree, was a Fulbright Scholar, and has been awarded four Honorary Doctorate degrees. He has received top prizes in International violin competitions: the Carl Flesch, Tibor Varga, J.S. Bach, amongst others. One of his recordings was chosen to represent human culture on the Voyager Time Capsule. According to The Strad Magazine, “He is a communicator. He draws each listener into the world of each composer, and distills a kind of musical essence”.
The Daily News, “His playing was a joy as always.” He plays the celebrated 1771 “Accardo” violin made in Turin, Italy by
Giovanni Baptista Guadagnini.
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TIMOTHYMYALLViolin
Timothy Myall was born in England and studied violin at Trinity College of Music in London where he graduated in 1994. He is the winner of numerous awards, including the Sir John Barbirolli Prize for String Quartet, The Byram Jeejeebhoy prize and the Alfred Gibson Memorial Prize. He has worked with orchestras such as The Brunel Ensemble, The BBC Concert Orchestra and Doyle Carte Opera. Tim also participated in Musicals of West End such as The Phantom of the Opera, Miss Saigon and Beauty and the Beast.
He has been a member of the Symphony Orchestra of Yucatan since 2013, and is Assistant Concertmaster.
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NIKOLAYDIMITROVViola
Nikolay Dimitrov was born in Sofia, Bulgaria into a family of musicians and began studying violin at the age of 4 years. He earned his Master's Degree in Viola in the National Academy of Music. Nikolay was the winner of the Special Prize of the International Competition of Chamber Music in Sofia, Bulgaria in the year 1998 with a string quartet.
He joined the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Bulgaria, where he worked as violist until 2002 when he was appointed Principal Viola of the Symphony Orchestra of Yucatan.
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NADEZDAGOLUBEVACello
Nadezda Golubeva was born in the ancient Russian city of Kostroma. In 1994 she entered the cello faculty at St Petersburg Conservatory to study with professor S. Roldugin. In 1999 'Nadia' performed with the Theatre Orchestra of Mariinsky Opera and Ballet of St. Petersburg. Subsequently she joined the Philharmonic Orchestra of St. Petersburg where she remained for 3 years. In 2003 she joined the cello section of the newly-formed Symphony Orchestra of Yucatan as Co-Principal.