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Sarah zahorodni

Violinist, violist, and composer Sarah Zahorodni (she/her) puts her whole heart into every artistic endeavor she pursues. Her holistic and passionate approach to creative collaboration and chamber music has shaped her multifaceted career as a performer, creator, and arts administrator.

Sarah is a founding member of Formas, an imaginative Boston-based string quartet that draws upon the musical traditions of jazz, western classical, and improvisation, and centers itself around innovative collaboration and the commissioning and premiering of new works.

Sarah has performed in a wide array of venues and spaces for local communities in the Boston and New England area, and has also toured internationally in Ukraine, Hong Kong, South Korea, and Italy.

Sarah has earned a M.M. in String Performance at Boston Conservatory at Berklee and a B.M. in Violin Performance with a minor in Innovation & Social Enterprise from Gordon College. Her primary teachers have included Katie Lansdale, Sarita Kwok, and Katalin Viszmeg.