Ursula began playing the violin as an eight-year-old in Christchurch. With a strong connection to her German heritage, she was awarded a scholarship for postgraduate study in Germany in 1982. After spending eight and a half years there, she concluded her stay by working as a full-time violinist in the Essen Philharmonic Orchestra. In 1991, Ursula returned to New Zealand to join the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra's first violin section. Ursula continued her overseas experiences in later years. Accompanied by her family, Ursula moved to London in 2003 to pursue a Diploma in Continuing Professional Development at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. During her studies, she took weekly violin lessons with the late Brien Stait. In 2007, Ursula participated a player exchange with Agnes Bilowitzki, first violinist in the Philharmonic Orchestra of Augsburg, Germany. She enjoyed playing a diverse repertoire of opera, ballet and symphonic concerts. While living in Bavaria, she and her family enjoyed bike rides in the surrounding countryside and tramping trips in the Alps. Ursula returned to Germany when she was awarded a study bursary in 2015. She studied with Prof. Sebastian Hamann in Freiburg and Simon Fordham in Munich. She is also an active chamber musician and teacher.

Winner of the TVNZ Young Musicians Competition and the National Concerto Competition of New Zealand, James has performed as soloist with almost all of New Zealands leading orchestras. During his time in living in Berlin he performed regularly with many of Europe’s leading baroque orchestras including Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Concerto Köln and as principal cello of Al Ayre Español. James has also collaborated over many years with renowned dance company Sasha Waltz and Guests, performing from the Bach cello suites in 50 performances worldwide of the work Gezeiten. He has performed on recordings that have been released by SONY, Harmonia Mundi, Winter & Winter and Challenge Classics. Since returning to New Zealand, James has performed on numerous occasions with the Australian Romantic and Classical Orchestra, the Australian Haydn Ensemble and regularly as a guest with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.

Originally from Wellington, Malavika completed her Bachelor’s Degree at the University of Auckland with Mary O’Brien. In 2005, Malavika was awarded the prestigious Patricia Pratt Scholarship, which enabled her to study at the New England Conservatory in Boston with renowned instructors Miriam Fried and Masuko Ushioda. During her studies, she was loaned a beautiful French Vuillaume violin for a year. She was a founding member of the Excelsa Quartet, and they were invited to Europe to study with the world-renowned Alban Berg Quartet. In 2012, after several successes with the quartet in competitions throughout Europe, Malavika left the group and joined the famed Gewandhaus Orchestra in Leipzig, Germany. As a result of her numerous national and international competition successes, Malavika has appeared as a soloist with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, Auckland Philharmonia, University Orchestra, Wellington Youth Orchestra, and New England Conservatory Chamber Orchestra. She has also participated in various festivals, such as Sangat, Prussia Cove, and Schleswig Holstein, and has had the great privilege of collaborating with some of the world's leading conductors, soloists, and teachers.