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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, 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, 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 is the Coordinator of String Chamber Music of the Curtis Institute of Music and was a visiting professor at the Yale School of Music.  His recent recordings of the complete Beethoven quartets with the Orion Quartet are available on Koch International.

Born in Phoenix, Arizona, Mr. Tenenbom’s teachers have included Max Mandel, Heidi Castleman, Milton 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