Eden Annesley

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New Colombo Plan scholar and winner of the Junior Category of the Queensland International Chamber Music Competition, Eden Annesley is a violinist based in Meanjin/ Brisbane, and Tokyo, Japan. With a diverse upbringing in regional NSW, she obtained her Bachelor of Music (Distinction) at the Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University, with Associate Professor Michele Walsh, winning the Rita Tetheridge Scholarship and Robert S Alva Memorial Award for Highest-Achieving third-year student.

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Accolades include invitations to perform at Sydney Recital Hall alongside the Australian World Orchestra and Regional Youth Orchestra String Quartet, and collaborations with Ensemble Q, including the Lisa Gasteen National Opera School, 4MBS Opera Gala, and Opera at Jimbour series. Eden has been invited to collaborate with esteemed Australian performers including Arcadia Winds and the Partridge Quartet, as well as being selected for programs with the Australian Youth Orchestra, Queensland Youth Symphony and Adam Summer School for Chamber Music. As part of the Scythian String Quartet, she was invited to undertake a masterclass with Guildhall School of Music Head of Chamber Music, Matthew Jones. As part of the Antipodes Quartet, she is excited to be engaging across Aotearoa throughout 2025 and 2026.

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Sponsored by the Australian Government’s New Colombo Plan, Eden undertook Honours research into Japanese cultural influences in the violin music of Tōru Takemitsu in 2024 in Yamanashi, Japan.

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Eden is also an award-winning author, alongside her keen addiction to coffee and outdoor adventures.

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