“If you were assembling an all-star chamber group, you couldn’t do much better than the Rosamunde String Quartet… The ensemble has a uniformly rich sound from top to bottom.” (clevelandclassical.com) 

The Rosamunde String Quartet is comprised of musicians of some of the world’s leading orchestras: Noah Bendix-Balgley, first concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic; Shanshan Yao, member of the Kammerakademie Potsdam and former violinist in the New York Philharmonic; Teng Li, principal viola of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra; and Nathan Vickery, cellist in the New York Philharmonic. Celebrated for its “uniformly rich sound from top to bottom” (Cleveland Classical), the quartet formed in 2015 as a passion project of its all-star members. By uniting their experiences as internationally touring soloists and orchestra musicians, they create a distinctive sound and unanimity of expression. 

The Quartet’s 2024–25 season includes performances at Curtis Institute of Music and University Musical Society at the University of Michigan. Recent seasons have included appearances in Asheville, N.C.; Bloomington, Ind.; Boston, Mass.; Cincinnati and Cleveland, Ohio; New York City; Pittsburgh, Pa.; Washington, D.C.; and Toronto, Ontario. The group has performed collaboratively with artists such as Benjamin Hochman and Peter Wiley. Masterclasses and residencies at music schools and festivals such as Curtis, Carnegie Mellon University, Cleveland Institute of Music, Morningside Music Bridge, and the University of Toronto are an important part of the quartet’s touring activities.  

The Rosamunde String Quartet’s members studied at renowned schools including Curtis Institute of Music, Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, and the Juilliard School.