Mira Benjamin is a Canadian violinist, researcher and new-music instigator. She performs new and old music with an experimental outlook, and is interested in how the human body holds and experiences knowledge. After growing up in Vancouver, British Columbia, Mira spent 10 years in Montréal, where she was a member of the Bozzini Quartet. Since 2014 she has resided in the UK, where she performs regularly as a violinist with Apartment House and Plus Minus Ensemble, and is Lecturer in Performance at Goldsmiths, University of London.
Aisha Orazbayeva is a Kazakh-born London-based violinist, she has released two critically acclaimed solo albums on Nonclassical and PRAH recordings, and has performed in venues such as New York’s Carnegie Hall.
Marcus Barcham Stevens is co-leader of the Britten Sinfonia and a member of the Fitzwilliam String Quartet. He has played with Ensemble Modern, Musikfabrik and BCMG, also plays in recital with his wife, pianist Christina Lawrie and composes.