Aki Blendis started learning the violin at the age of four with Elisabeth Waterhouse. He was a pupil of Felicity Lipman for six years, and now studies with Ivo Stankov at the Junior Guildhall. He is a member of the National Youth Orchestra and is also an enthusiastic chamber musician, regularly participating in chamber music courses. Away from the violin, he is a keen sportsman, playing football for his school and for a local club, as well as representing both his school and his borough at athletics.