Monique Lapins was most recently Second violinist of the New Zealand String Quartet and Lecturer at New Zealand School of Music - Te Kōkī, Victoria University of Wellington. She is the violinist of the Ghost Piano Trio who, will tour with CMNZ in 2025, and performs regularly with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra and Orchestra Wellington. She has been a finalist twice in the Asia Pacific Chamber Music Competition and has performed in festivals throughout France, the Czech Republic, Holland, Japan, Hong Kong, Australia and at the Open Chamber Music Seminars in Prussia Cove directed by world-renowned cellist, Steven Isserlis. Monique has toured extensively in collaboration with the Australian Chamber Orchestra Collective, the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra and the Singapore Symphony Orchestra. Monique has performed with artists including Seiji Ozawa (conductor) in Japan, Philippe Herreweghe (conductor) in France, Jerusalem String Quartet in New Zealand (Adam Chamber Music Festival - ACMF), Dénes Várjon (pianist) in New Zealand (ACMF) and as a soloist with French violinist, Oliver Charlier in Japan. Monique has also collaborated across genres with artists including Horomona Horo; as guest violinist with Shades of Shakti; guest violinist with Krakerjack and in partnership with Irish guitarist, Dave Flynn. Monique Lapins is a recording artist with Naxos and Rattle Labels and performs on a 1883 Gand violin kindly loaned on loan from the Rin Collection in Singapore.