Steven Tenenbom is the violist of the Orion String Quartet, the quartet-in-residence of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Indiana University’s Jacob School of Music, Mannes College of Music and the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival.  He is also a co-founder of the exciting piano quartet, OPUS ONE.

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Be sure to hear all of Steven Tenenbom’s 2012 Festival performances listed below

Wednesday, August 8, 2012, 6:00 PM at St. Francis Auditorium
Strauss / Kreisler / Schoenberg

Thursday, August 9, 2012, 6:00 PM at St. Francis Auditorium
Strauss / Kreisler / Schoenberg

Sunday, August 12, 2012, 6:00 PM at The Lensic Performing Arts Center
Bach / David Del Tredici / Strauss

Monday, August 13, 2012, 6:00 PM at The Lensic Performing Arts Center
Aaron Jay Kernis / Prokofiev / Amy Beach

Steven Tenenbom’s impeccable style and sumptuous tone have combined to make him one of the most respected violists performing today.  He has appeared as guest artist with the Guarneri and Emerson string quartets and the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson and Beaux Arts trios.  As soloist, he has appeared with the Utah Symphony, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and the Brandenburg Ensemble.

Mr. Tenenbom is the violist of the Orion String Quartet, the quartet-in-residence of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Indiana University’s Jacob School of Music, Mannes College of Music and the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival.  He is also a co-founder of the exciting piano quartet, OPUS ONE.

Mr. Tenenbom is a member of the viola faculty of the Juilliard School and the Bard College Conservatory of Music.  He is also the coordinator of string chamber music of the Curtis Institute of Music.  His recent recordings of the complete Beethoven quartets with the Orion String Quartet are available on Koch International.

Born in Phoenix, Arizona, Mr. Tenenbom’s teachers have included Max Mandel, Heidi Castleman, Michael Thomas at USC, and Michael Tree and Karen Tuttle at the Curtis Institute of Music.  Married to violinist Ida Kavafian, the Tenenboms live in Connecticut where they breed, raise and show champion vizsla purebred dogs.