Emma is a Canadian-German violinist based in New York City, newly appointed Associate 1st Violin of the New York City Ballet. A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music and Yale School of Music, she studied with Ida Kavafian and Augustin Hadelich, she is currently pursuing her doctorate at CUNY with Mark Steinberg.

Lynn is a Canadian violist performing in the Pittsburgh Symphony. She has performed with NYPhil, Indianapolis Symphony, Jacksonville Symphony and many others. She received her bachelors and masters at the Juilliard School.

Diane is a Korean-Canadian violinist based in Toronto. A graduate of the Glenn Gould School, where she studied under Paul Kantor and Barry Shiffman, she has also trained with Marie Berard at the Royal Conservatory's Taylor Academy and is an active private teacher.

Astrid is a Canadian violinist and 2025/2026 Rebanks Fellow at the Royal Conservatory of Music, recently named one of CBC's "30 Canadian classical musicians under 30". A recent Master's graduate from Rice University under Kathleen Winkler, she is performing on a c.1830-1850 Georges Chanot I violin on loan from the Canada Council for the Arts Musical Instrument Bank.

Toby is a Canadian-American violist based in New York City, a recent New World Symphony fellow, and returns for his second Music Around the Corner appearance. He holds Masters and Bachelor of Music degrees from Manhattan School of Music, where he studied under Samuel Rhodes and received the Ruth Chatfield String Instrument Scholarship, and is also an active jazz collaborator, photographer, and filmmaker.

​Matthew joined the New York Philharmonic as Associate Principal Cello in January 2024. Originally from Toronto, he studied with Peter Wiley and Gary Hoffman at the Curtis Institute of Music, and has served as principal cello of the Curtis Symphony Orchestra, National Youth Orchestra of Canada, and Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra.

Christopher Ellis is an Irish cellist based in Houston, Texas, performing in the Houston Symphony Orchestra, Loop38, and Musiqa. A graduate of the Conservatoire Nationale Supérieure de Musique et Danse Paris and Rice University, he plays a 1764 C.A. Testore cello on loan from his mentor Aisling Drury Byrne, and off the stage is on a mission to find the best pint of Guinness in North America.