Eriko Sato

Eriko Sato is a leading violinist on the New York City chamber music scene and a co-concertmaster of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, the Orchestra of St. Luke's and the Washington Square Music Festival. She made her solo debut at age 13 and has performed as soloist with orchestras in Louisville, San Francisco and Tokyo. Ms. Sato was the winner of the Tibor Varga International Competition, the Young Musicians Foundation Competition and three Japanese National Competitions. Ms. Sato has participated in the Mostly Mozart, Aspen, Sitka, Angel Fire, Gretna, Affinis and Kuhmo Music Festivals, and has appeared regularly with Bargemusic, Chamber Music Northwest, The American String Project, Music From Japan, and Caramoor. A founding member of the Aspen Soloists and Salon Chamber Soloists she is also a member of the Elysium, Strathmere and American Chamber Ensembles. She is a longtime faculty member of the Hoff-Barthelson Music School and the Mannes College Of Music, where she teaches violin and chamber music. A regular performer of the David Oei Classical Salon, a monthly chamber music series at St. John's in the Village, she lives in New York City with her husband, pianist David Oei, and their Shepherd/Husky mix Mama Bear.