Caterina is an accomplished violinist with extensive orchestral experience across the UK and Europe. She has performed with leading ensembles including the BBC Philharmonic, The Hallé, Opera North Orchestra, Manchester Camerata, Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra among others. She leads in the second violin section for orchestras such as New Sinfonia, Manchester Film Orchestra, and the City of Stoke-on-Trent Symphony Orchestra. She also lead RNCM Symphony Orchestra, Monferrato Classic Orchestra and many others. She is currently 360° Fellow with Manchester Camerata for the 2025/2026 season. She was part of the Grafanegg Academy and the Luzern music Festival in August 2025.
She has collaborated under the baton of esteemed conductors such as Sir Mark Elder, Riccardo Muti, Gábor Takács-Nagy, Martyn Brabbins, Donato Renzetti, Enrico Onofri, and Domingo Hindoyan, among many others.
She completed a Postgraduate Diploma with Distinction (94%) and a Master’s in Music Performance at the Royal Northern College of Music with a full scholarship for her studies, studying with Callum Smart, Pavel Fischer, and Yair Kless. Her earlier studies include a Bachelor’s Degree from G. Lettimi Conservatoire and advanced training at the Santa Cecilia and Bruno Maderna Academies in Italy.
She recently performed at the Wigmore Hall with the Hera Piano Trio and she is a
prize-winner at the Zanuccoli and Mariánské Lázně competitions, she has performed as soloist with the West Bohemian Symphony Orchestra and has been
mentored by artists such as Augustin Hadelich, Ning Feng and James Eens.
She has been playing on a violin Gaetano Santagiuliana 1790, Vicenza, Italy. This is a generous offer from the Harrison-Frank Family Trust.