Emma-Jane is the Principal ‘Cello of the RTÉ Concert Orchestra. She began studying the ‘cello at the Royal Irish Academy of Music. Having attended the prestigious Yehudi Menuhin School, she studied at the Royal College of Music. During this time she was awarded the coveted ‘Tagore Gold Medal’ for the most outstanding student. Murphy has performed and broadcast throughout Europe and Australia with orchestras such as the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Ulster Orchestra, Philharmonia, the Berliner Symphoniker, the Royal Northern Sinfonia and the Australian Chamber Orchestra. Collaborations include Peter Sculthorpe’s Cello Dreaming for Chandos, Peter Weir’s film Master and Commander and Stephen Baynes’ ballet Constant Variants with the Australian Ballet Company. In 2006, she co-founded the Australian piano trio, TriOz.