Beth joined the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra in 2013 as Principal Viola. Previously, she was a member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and enjoyed a varied career as a chamber musician and recitalist. Beth is still an avid chamber musician, and has collaborated with many artists including Mitsuko Uchida, Gil Shaham, Itzhak Perlman, Joseph Kalichstein, Ida Kavafian, Menahem Pressler, Augustin Hadelich, and James Ehnes. As a recording artist, she has recorded for Deutsche Grammophon, Tzadik, Naxos, and the CMS Studio Recordings.
During the summer Beth performs and teaches young musicians at the Aspen Music Festival and School, National Youth Orchestra-USA, Taipei Music Academy and Festival, and at the Marlboro Music Festival. In recent years, she has performed at Seattle Chamber Music Society, Chamber Music Northwest, Bridgehampton Chamber Music, and Salt Bay Chamberfest. Beth has also performed as concerto soloist with many distinguished conductors including Hannu Lintu, Nicholas McGegan, Bramwell Tovey, Leonard Slatkin, and James DePreist.
As a teacher, many of her students have won principal or section jobs all over the world and the younger ones have been accepted to the most prestigious conservatories. She taught a year at New England Conservatory on faculty and has taught both lessons and masterclasses at Juilliard, Manhattan School of Music, NEC, and Indiana University.
Beth received her Artist Diploma at the New England Conservatory studying with Kim Kashkashian, and her Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees from the Juilliard School studying with Masao Kawasaki and Misha Amory. She lives in St. Louis with her husband Jonathan, a violist and lawyer, and their three children.
