Biography
Emma Jardine is a violinist, chamber musician, and festival director whose work moves fluidly between the concert platform and the artistic leadership shaping it. Described by The Strad as an "eloquent, silver-toned violinist," she is recognised as one of Australia's leading chamber musicians and is the founder of the internationally acclaimed Streeton Trio.
Emma is Artistic Director of both the Oberon Chamber Music Festival and the Blue Mountains Chamber Music Festival. In 2026 she joins Musica Viva Australia as a touring artist, bringing her chamber music practice to audiences nationally.
She has performed extensively across Europe, the UK, Scandinavia, Asia, and Australia, including as a resident in the European Chamber Music Academy (ECMA), one of the continent's most prestigious platforms for emerging chamber ensembles. A former violinist with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, she has appeared as soloist with Camerata Menuhin (Switzerland), and has been engaged in Guest Principal positions with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, alongside performances with the Melbourne, Tasmanian, Adelaide and West Australian Symphony Orchestras. Her playing has been broadcast on ABC Classic FM, 3MBS, 2MBS, and Australian television.
A graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts, Emma studied with Alice Waten at the Australian National Academy of Music before completing her Master's degree with High Distinction at the Haute École de Musique de Genève under Mihaela Martin, following earlier studies with Pierre Amoyal, Gyulla Stuller, and Miwako Abe. She is the recipient of awards and scholarships from the City of the Arts Cultural Trust, Australia Council, the Ian Potter Foundation, IMS Prussia Cove, Salzburg Mozarteum and the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena.
A committed educator, Emma is currently Head of Chamber Music at the Sydney School of Music and Arts, was formerly Artistic Director of Bougy Music Camp in Switzerland, and continues to give masterclasses throughout Australia. She plays a violin commissioned for her in 2025 by French luthier Christian Bayon.
Emma is based in the Blue Mountains, Australia.
“Emma Jardine, the violinist, leads with immediacy, strength and daring.” — Nicholas Routley, Blackheath Chamber Music Festival
“The Streeton Trio... delivered a performance that would attract the highest acclaim from the planet’s most discerning and critical audiences.” — The Barefoot Review
“From the opening aching violin solo... it was clear that we were hearing one of the finest and best-seasoned ensembles of the piano trio genre in Australia.” — ArtsHub Australia