Shiry Rashkovsky began playing the violin aged 5 under the guidance of her father, Itzhak Rashkovsky. Previously a student of Natasha Boyarska, Shiry is now undertaking her Masters with Ian Jewel at the RCM, where she is a member of the Amaryllis Fleming Quartet. Her performances have taken her across the globe and have included chamber collaborations with Vadim Gluzman, Ani Schnarch, Shlomo Mintz and Shmuel Ashkenasi. She has participated in master classes with Gyorgy Pauk, Atar Arad, Kim Kashkashian and Ida Haendel, at festivals such as the Keshet Eilon International Mastercourse and Prussia Cove Open Chamber Music Sessions. Shiry recently completed a BA in Social and Political Sciences at St Catharine’s College, Cambridge, where she was concertmaster of the St Catharine’s College Orchestra, the University Symphony Orchestra ‘CUSO’, Principal Violist of the university orchestra ‘CUMS I’, and laureate of the University Concerto Competition. She is kindly supported by the MMSF, the Countess of Munster Trust, and the St Catharine’s Alumni Association.