Josephine Vains

Josephine Vains is a versatile and engaging performer, heard regularly in concert around Australia and overseas as a cellist and chamber musician. She has worked with myriad artists on diverse projects including piano trio / quartet / quintet, string quartet, opera, baroque ensembles, contemporary and electronic music, and Argentine tango music. She is a passionate educator, currently training the next generation of musicians at Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School and the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music at the University of Melbourne. She is a regular tutor for Melbourne and Australian Youth Orchestra, Mt. Buller Chamber Music, Clunes Music, Pettman Academy (NZ) and for iartschool (China). Currently, Josephine can be heard performing in Australia on modern and period instruments with Firebird Trio, Accademia Arcadia, Genesis Baroque, Gryphon Baryton Trio, CellOZ, and with Ensemble Old and New (EON) amongst others. With the Gryphon Baryton Trio she performs on a Thomas Dodd Cello made in 1800 (London).