Brisbane born James Cuddeford commenced violin and composition studies at age 7, subsequently becoming the youngest student at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music. At age 12 James won a full scholarship to study at the Yehudi Menuhin School in England, and he continued his studies at the Royal Northern College of Music and the University of Manchester, graduating with distinction. His principal teachers were Yehudi Menuhin, Wen Zhou Li and Gyorgy Kurtag.
James has won a series of important competitions including the first prize in the 1996 Charles Hennen International Chamber Music Competition in Holland, leading the Artemis Quartet.
James has performed extensively throughout Europe, Asia and Australia as both soloist and chamber musician. He has frequently appeared at major international festivals in many of the world's most prestigious halls. As a chamber musician, James has collaborated with artists such as Charles Rosen, Stephen Kovacevich, Christina Ortiz, Heinz Holliger and Michel Dalberto.
James has performed concertos with orchestras including the Camerata Lysy Switzerland, B.B.C. Scottish National, Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Queensland, Adelaide and Tasmanian Symphony Orchestras.
As a highly active and renowned interpreter of contemporary music, James has worked with and premiered the music of many of the most important composers of our time. James' own compositions have been performed and broadcasted in Europe, Asia and Australia by groups such as the Nash Ensemble, Australian String Quartet, Psappha Ensemble and the Queensland Philharmonic Orchestra.
James joined the Australian String Quartet in 1998 and is presently violinist with the Grainger Quartet and Sydney Soloists. He has also appeared as Guest Concertmaster with several orchestras and has given master classes at many major institutions around the world. James has recorded for ABC Classics and Melba Recordings.
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