Miho Saegusa

Violinist Miho Saegusa, a versatile chamber musician and orchestral leader, has built a multifaceted career that allows her to cherish the spirit of collaboration. She is a founding member of the Aizuri Quartet which is the 2017-2018 MetLiveArts String Quartet-in-Residence and winner of the First Prize at the 2017 Osaka International Chamber Music Competition. Her passion for chamber music was nurtured through summers at the Marlboro Music Festival and Ravinia’s Steans Institute. Ms. Saegusa is a member of the celebrated Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and for five seasons served as Concertmaster of the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia. Born in Kitakyushu, Japan, Ms. Saegusa received degrees from Yale University and The Juilliard School. She is very grateful to her principal teachers Masao Kawasaki and Dorothy DeLay for their generosity and for encouraging curiosity.