Winner of the Junior Category of the Queensland International Chamber Music Competition, Eden Annesley is a violinist raised in Grafton, regional NSW. She studied under Associate Professor Michele Walsh at Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University, graduating with First Class Honours and the University Medal.

In 2025 she was a founding member of the Antipodes Quartet, working under the close mentorship of the New Zealand String Quartet. With the Antipodes Quartet, Eden undertook an extensive national tour across New Zealand and in 2026 and will appear at the Adam International Chamber Music Festival.

Eden also played as a Guest Artist with the New Zealand String Quartet. Eden has performed as part of some of Australia’s best ensembles, notably the Australian World Orchestra’s AWO 6 project, Ensemble Q, Arcadia Winds, the Partridge Quartet and the Australian Youth Orchestra.

Alongside her artistic pursuits, she was also selected as one of Australia’s top undergraduate students for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade New Colombo Plan Scholarship, leading her to spend a year in Japan researching cultural influences in Tōru Takemitsu’s music. Her passion for music as a tool of cross-cultural exchange led her to co-found Duo Aki with saxophonist Lola Schuele, where she represented Australia at the Cultural Pavilion at the Osaka World Expo.