Catharine Lester

Catharine is a former NYIO violin tutor who supports NYO's main administrator, Paula, behind the scenes part-time. Her role involves organising trips, events, music workshops and marketing. She had a career in educational marketing for a music publisher before moving to Nottinghamshire, where she's based as a freelance orchestral violinist. She is responsible for writing the content, and design brief, for NYO's new website launched in January 2023.