About Us

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We are also experienced teachers and  give online lessons worldwide with Zoom. And you can buy cello and violin lesson gift vouchers from us. Email info@fedorastrings.com to find out more.

Roger Stimson – Violinist

Roger studied at The Royal Academy of Music where he was awarded the Orchestral Prize. He has worked as a principal with the Welsh National Opera  and as co-principal with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.Roger has played in most of the major concert halls in the UK and toured in America, Canada, Quatar, Hong Kong, Istanbul and Norway. He’s led the orchestra of the Vienna Festival Ballet and been a solo violinist with the London Balalaika Ensemble. Roger has written many of the arrangements on this website and his compostions Lunchtime Blues and Tangerine Tango can be listened to and bought here.

Joanna Borrett – Cellist

Joanna studied in London and Moscow. She toured North America as principal cellist with the Scottish Baroque Ensemble and shortly afterwards gave a recital at the Wigmore Hall, where the Daily Telegraph commented on her “bright impetuous personality” and “ardently responsive style”. She was the founder and artistic director of  Peterborough String Orchestra, which The Guardian reviewed as having “the responsive precision of a string quartet. The real emotional stuff of music making”. Joanna has recorded Bach’s first, third and 5th unaccompanied cello suites and also composes. Her cello and piano pieces can be listened to and bought here . Her opera aria arrangements are published by SJ Music and her cello duet compositions –Inspiration Cello! – are published by United Music Publishers.