b'Solo ArtistMZWANDILE TWALA was born in 2000 and was brought to Buskaid at the age of three by his foster grandmother, with whom he lived in another suburb of Soweto. He was one of the youngest children to start learning the violin at Buskaid, and was initially taught in a group setting. His first individual teacher was Keabetswe Goodman, one of Buskaids assistant violin teachers. At the age of six, he started showing signs of prodigious talent, and was then taught by Rosemary Nalden, who has been his teacher ever since. In 2018, he gained his DipABRSM with Distinction and is now the leader of the Buskaid Ensemble, as well as an assistant teacher at Buskaid. In 2019, Mzwandile was given a scholarship to attend a Musicworks chamber music course in the UK. He very much enjoys playing chamber music, as well as experimenting with jazz improvisation. He is currently receiving online lessons from the distinguished British violinist Paul Barritt. Mzwandile wishes to study abroad, but the pandemic has obliged him to put his plans on hold.princetonsymphony.org/ 10'