What we do
Stringers of London offers a comprehensive service for beginners to professionals. Whether you are just starting out or are a seasoned performer, we aim to deliver quality products combined with friendly and professional service. We keep an extensive range of violins, violas and cellos along with all the accessories that a string player might need, from shoulder rests, to strings, rosin and much more. We have an on-site workshop dedicated to repairing and restoring instruments, with a team of experienced luthiers and restorers.
Stringers of London has established an outstanding reputation amongst string players within London and the rest of the UK. If you would like to know more, or want to make an appointment to come and experience Stringers of London for yourself, please contact us.
Our Team
Ian Byrne Brito - General Manager
Since graduating from the Royal Academy of Music, Ian has developed a successful international performing career and has won several prestigious awards and scholarships. Ian joined Stringers as a Violin & Viola Specialist in 2013. He was appointed General Manager at Stringers London in 2015.
Enrika Uselyte - Violin & Viola Manager
Since completing postgraduate degrees in performance and pedagogy in both Lithuania and Sweden, Enrika has spent over a decade as an orchestral violinist, chamber music performer, and violin teacher. After extensive international touring during her career, she settled in London and joined Stringers in 2021. Enrika became Violin & Viola Manager in 2022.
Carlos Yeung - Educational Manager
Carlos studied music at Kings College London and completed his Masters degree at Codarts Conservatory in Rotterdam. He has played in professional orchestras, chamber ensembles, operas, musicals, and in pop recordings. He continues to teach and perform in the London area. Carlos joined stringers in June 2023.
Oliver Briggs - Operations Manager
Oliver began his career in music retail, working at his father’s general music shop in North London. He subsequently decided to specialise in stringed instruments, working in violin shops worldwide, most notably in Brisbane, Australia at Simply for Strings. Oliver joined Stringers in 2019.
Hilary Cheung - Workshop Coordinator
Hilary graduated from the University of New South Wales in Australia. Since completing her studies she taught violin and played in different ensembles in Hong Kong. She was a violin teacher and music administrator in the Hong Kong Children's Strings for a number of years before moving to the UK in early 2022. Hilary joined Stringers in July 2022
Henry Ashmall - Violin & Viola Sales Assistant
Henry started his musical journey at Junior RAM, eventually graduating from the Royal Northern College of Music in 2021. Henry has spent time playing in orchestras, operas and chamber groups and still teaches in the London area. He has also worked as a media specialist, recording and editing concerts and other materials. Henry joined Stringers in February 2023
Carwyn Jones - Cello Manager
After attaining his Degree from Royal Holloway, Carwyn turned his focus to contemporary classical music. He went on to complete his Masters in Composition, and also founded his own contemporary music group - The Epoch Ensemble - with fellow graduates of Royal Holloway. Carwyn joined the Stringers team in June 2021 and became Educational Manager in 2022.
Sebrina Lambert-Rose - Cello Sales Assistant
Meet our Workshop Team
Our Origins
Maureen Stringer-Morrison founded Stringers of Edinburgh in 1992 and opened Stringers of London in 2007.
As a professional cellist, teacher and parent of young string players, she wanted to create a centre of excellence for string players of all levels from beginner to professional in a pleasant, relaxed environment.
Maureen studied Cello at the Royal College of Music, London, and the Chigiana in Sienna. She subsequently became a member of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and the Scottish Baroque Ensemble.
