Best String Quartet in Tampa for Weddings and Special Events

Julia Tretyakova began her studies at the age of 7 in her hometown of Bryansk, Russia, and completed her undergraduate studies at Maimonides State Academy in Moscow. She received her Master’s in cello performance and chamber music from the University of South Florida.  Upon acceptance into the Masters's Program at the University of South Florida, Julia was awarded the assistantship as a member of the President’s Piano Trio.

The trio attended the Cincinnati Young Artist Chamber Music Festival and Brancaleoni Chamber Music Festival as a guest ensemble and was awarded full scholarships for both festivals.

During her time in Russia, Miss Tretyakova participated in performances with numerous orchestras and ensembles. She performed with the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra, and Concert Symphony Orchestra of the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Baroque Ensemble “Magnificat”.

Before moving to the States Julia successfully worked as a founding member of the Fiore String Trio for 6 years with several five-star cruise lines that traveled around the world from Europe to America.

Currently, Julia performs with orchestras on multiple occasions including the Sarasota Orchestra and The Florida Orchestra. She is also an assistant principal cello at the Venice Symphony Orchestra.

Nina Kim, a native of Kamchatka, Russia, has performed widely as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestra artist in Russia, Europe, and the United States. She won multiple competitions, including "21st Century Art" International Competitions in Vorzel, Ukraine, and Jyvaskyla, Finland. As a winner of two concerto competitions, Kim has recently performed with FSU Symphony Orchestra and USF Symphony Orchestra. She also collaborated solo with The Seasons Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Lakeland Symphony Orchestra, and Kamchatka Chamber Orchestra, among others.

Kim's recent chamber music performances include Brancaleoni International Music Festival (Italy), Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival (Vermont), and recitals with the President's Trio, Meriggiare String Quartet, Mirage Piano Trio, and the Eppes Quartet. As an orchestra artist, Kim has served as Assistant Principal Second for The Seasons Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Principal Second for the Venice Symphony Orchestra, and the Ocala Symphony Orchestra, among many others. She is currently a Concertmaster for the Lakeland Symphony Orchestra. Kim received her Doctoral and Master's Degrees from Florida State University and the University of South Florida respectively. During her graduate studies, she was a teaching assistant of Dr. Shannon Thomas and Dr. Carolyn Stuart, as well as a violinist with the Eppes Quartet and the President's Trio.

Rafael Ramirez (Viola/mandolin), Principal Violist of the Imperial Symphony and founder of Music Educational Tools, was born in Caracas- Venezuela, where he began musical studies through El Sistema (a famous Venezuelan music program) in 1992. After immigrating to the United States, he studied at the New World School for the Arts/University of Florida where he earned his Bachelor's degree with Honors. Rafael Ramirez holds a Master's Degree from Florida International University, an Artist Diploma, and a Doctorate in Musical Arts from the University of Miami. As a music educator and active performer, Dr. Ramirez has created didactic tools to aid string performers to acquire the necessary skills to develop technique.

A native of Argentina, Alvaro started his musical studies at the age of nine. His violin instructors include Symsia Bajour in Argentina; Prof. Julia Bushkova at the University of North Texas, and Dr. Lin He at Louisiana State University, and has also been coached by Vladimir Tsypin from the New York Philharmonic. He has performed for violin and chamber music masterclasses with accomplished violinists such as Pinchas Zukerman. He has been the recipient of multiple academic excellence scholarships, including the Dr. and Mrs. Horace Brock Merit Scholarship, the Dr. and Mrs. William W. Winspear Merit Scholarship, the LSU Undergraduate Tuition Waiver Award, the Louisiana Music Award, and a United Nations Cultural Award. Alvaro obtained his Bachelor’s in Violin Performance, magna cum laude, and Master’s degrees with honors from Louisiana State University.
 

He has collaborated with some of following world-renowned artists such as Shlomo Mintz, Renée Fleming, Cho-Liang Lin, Sarah Brightman, Johnny Mathis, Natalie Cole, Audra McDonald, Lang Lang, Dave Brubeck Quartet, and Marie Osmond, among others. Along with members of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, he recorded the soundtrack for the film “A Madea Christmas”, directed by Tyler Perry. His Broadway experience as a violinist includes Ragtime the Musical at SUNY-Sullivan in New York; Sweeney Todd and Bridges of Madison County with Lakeland Community Theatre. Featured five times as a soloist, he has been a member of the following professional orchestras: Buenos Aires Philharmonic (the most prestigious Argentinian symphony orchestra, based in Colón Theatre), Buenos Aires Lyrica, La Ribera Tango Ensemble, San Isidro Opera Orchestra (all these in his home country Argentina), South Louisiana Virtuosi and Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra. He currently serves as Associate Concertmaster at Lakeland Symphony Orchestra in Lakeland, FL, and Venice Symphony since 2021.