Mairi Campbell

Mairi Campbell was born and raised in Edinburgh, attended local schools and had violin lessons with Miss Gavin, until she changed to viola aged 11 to form a string quartet with her three sisters. Playing Elgar’s Serenade for Strings at the Edinburgh competitive festival in 1976 was the highlight for the Campbell String Quartet! Mairi was 11 years old and her little sister Sarah was only 8 years.

She finished school at Broughton’s City of Edinburgh Music school having studied with Michael Beeston of the Edinburgh String Quartet.

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