Emma Purslow is a violinist and violist working as a chamber musician, educator, soloist and orchestral player in the UK and abroad. “A born performer, she corralls her ensemble with great skill and enthusiasm." (A Youngish Perspective 2024)

She is first violin of the Alkyona String Quartet, and a member of O/Modernt Chamber Orchestra. She is a regular guest of the Ligeti Quartet, Sacconi Quartet and Explore Ensemble, as well as many chamber festivals at home and abroad, and gave the London premier of Dobrinka Tabakova’s ‘Patience of Trees’ violin concerto as a guest director of Sinfonia Smith Square in 2024. She appears regularly with many orchestras at home and abroad including City of London Sinfonia, London Philharmonic, BBC Symphony, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, and Netherlands Chamber Orchestra.

Emma is a sought-after teacher and educator, with a position teaching at Chetham's School of Music. She coaches for the National Children's Orchestra and Royal College of Music Junior Department, and enjoys outreach collaborations with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Classical Music Rocks and London Mozart Players amongst others. She is active on the folk music scene in London as a member of Anglo-Chilean band Quimantu, and works closely with them creating opportunities for people of all cultures to express themselves through music.