Additional Instruments

Together with the harp, other instruments can also be considered. Jacob frequently collaborates with violinists Emese Toth, David Lang and cellist Frank Camilleri. They are all members of Cordia String Quartet. Together they have performed in numerous events, be it matrimonial, inaugurations, in prayer spaces and other occasions. Their versatility is admirable, able to perform any pieces you desire, ranging from traditional to more popular repertoire. One can just have a harp and violin as a duo, or else a harp and a cello. The combination can go up to a string trio accompanying the harp (2 Violins and Cello).

Violinist

Emese Tóth studied in Hungary at the Kodály Specialised Secondary School of Musical Art in Kecskemét then at the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest where she obtained her Masters degree as a violinist and violin teacher. As a student she won a scholarship at the World Youth Symphony Orchestra in Interlochen (USA) and the 1st prize at the Weiner National Chamber Music Competition in Budapest in String Trio category. Then she continued her post gradual studies at the Academy of Music in Graz and “Mozarteum” Academy of Music in Salzburg. Emese played regularly in various chamber music formations in Hungary and Austria. 2002- 2007 she was a violin and chamber music teacher at the Széchenyi University in Gyor (Hungary). 2008- 2011 she was a member of the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra. Currently she is a violin teacher at the Johann Strauss School of Music and the Gozo School of Music.

Flutist

Maltese-born flutist Fiorella Camilleri is the sub principal flutist of the Malta Philharmonic Orchetsra since 2004. Since then she has been an active chamber musician with different ensembles playing a varied repertoire ranging from the classical to the contemporary. Her latest chamber music achievement led her to Shizuoka and Tokyo in Japan, where she led a research based project merging Maltese and Japanese traditional music (2017).Fiorella believes in constant personal development through practice and education by participating in masterclasses with principal orchestra players such as (most recently) Ms Emily Beynon at the Aurora Intrenational Musical Festival 2018 Sweden. Previously she has attended a number of master-classes; namely with Andreas Blau, Peter Lukas Graf, Marina Piccinini and Nicola Mazzanti. In 2007, she won the Young Musician Award, which enabled her to go and study at the Thames Valley University at the London College of Music, studying with Christine Hankin. Fiorella holds both ATCL and LTCL diplomas with distinction. Furthermore in April 2012, she finished the two year Masters degree “Biennio Specialistico” in Flute performance at the conservatory of music ‘Orazio Vecchi Tonelli’ in Modena, under the guidance of Michele Marasco, Andrea Oliva, Gabriele Betti; and Salvatore Vella, in Catania. For the past 12 years Fiorella has been holding the sub principal flute/ piccolo chair with the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra. Fiorella plays on a 14K Muramatsu flute and on a Philip Hammig granadilla wooden

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