Ross Snyder, violin
Michelle Lie, violin
Edwin Kaplan, viola
Serafim Smigelskiy, cello 

Dubbed “technically superb” by The Strad, the Tesla Quartet has garnered top prizes at numerous international competitions, including the Gold Medal at the 2012 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, Third Prize and the Best Interpretation of the Commissioned Work at the 6th International Joseph Haydn Chamber Music Competition in Vienna, Third Prize at the 2012 London International String Quartet Competition, and the Prize for the International Summer Academy for Chamber Music Niedersachsen at the 2013 Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition. The Tesla Quartet was formed at The Juilliard School in 2008 and quickly established itself as one of the most promising young ensembles in New York, winning Second Prize at the J.C. Arriaga Chamber Music Competition only a few months after its inception. The London Evening Standard called their rendition of the Debussy Quartet “a subtly coloured performance that balanced confidently between intimacy and extraversion.”

The quartet has enjoyed a busy performing schedule, both in the States and abroad, with recent international appearances in Austria, England, and France. During the 2015-16 season the Tesla Quartet will perform across the U.S., including Alabama, California, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Pennsylvania, and Vermont. The quartet will also begin a community residency in Hickory, North Carolina that will include performances and workshops at local colleges, universities, and in the public school system, as well as a dedicated chamber music series.