Background
She was born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales and studied at the New South Wales Conservatorium, graduating at age 17 with the prize for the most outstanding student.
senior lecturer classical violinist
She was born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales and studied at the New South Wales Conservatorium, graduating at age 17 with the prize for the most outstanding student.
Juilliard School; Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
Kaine furthered her studies at the Juilliard School in New York with Ivan Galamian. Recitals for the British Broadcasting Corporation followed both as a soloist and in chamber ensembles. Kaine was a professor at the Royal Academy of Music for twelve years and in 1983 was made a Fellow.
She was invited by Yehudi Menuhin to read at his school in Cobham, Surrey.
In 1990 Kaine took up the Senior Lecturer position at the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University and for five years was Head of Department. She also founded the Queensland Conservatorium Soloists, which has raised over $30,000 for the Conservatorium’s String Department.
Two years later, she spent a year as a member of the South Australian Symphony Orchestra. She was a member of the Academy of Saint Martin in the Fields for ten years, making solo recordings with the Academy and performing at major festivals throughout Europe.