Ahmad Aliff has been playing and performing music since his schoolboy days. Growing up mostly in Penang, his formative music years were spent in his school's marching band, as a violinist for a traditional dance troupe in Jabatan Kebudayaan dan Kesenian Negara Pulau Pinang, and in the Penang Symphony Orchestra. He later became a founding member of the Malaysian Philharmonic Youth Orchestra.

Even before graduating with an honours degree in music performance at the top of his class, Aliff was racking up experience as a paid performer in the industry, a violin teacher, and a coach for school orchestras. He left his government job as a tutti violinist in a local broadcast orchestra to pursue his musical goals. The culmination of both his desire for knowledge and interest in conducting saw him attend a Symphonic Conducting Master Course in Moscow with Professor Vladimir Ponkin in 2017.

Prior to being married, Aliff and Rini created a brand called Cerita Muzik, starting out as music service providers, but with the real goal of spreading the art, culture, and values that come from doing good music. Under Cerita Muzik, they managed to organise a total of seven orchestra and chamber concerts over three years, which were all completely independent and self-funded.

Now, the husband-and-wife team continues to be full-time musicians who wish to keep collaborating with like-minded people to promote a higher standard of living through music.

The Violin Circle is an initiative by Ahmad Aliff that aims to serve as a vibrant platform for violinists of all levels—students, teachers, amateurs, and professionals—to connect, learn, share experiences, and be inspired by the world of music. Our mission is to cultivate a community of lifelong music enthusiasts who are passionate about exceptional music, with events presenting a unique music-sharing session that blends the elements of a concert with insightful talks about music.

Our lives changed after learning and performing art music. It turned us into discerning listeners, sharpened our minds, broadened our perspectives through meeting different people and discovering new places, and made our lives more colourful. We are truly blessed by all the experience we have gained. We hope that through our performances and events, we can inspire others and remind people of the beautiful things in life.