Leadership
Matthew Ho - Founder and President
Matthew studies cello under Clara Kim at Juilliard Pre- College. A 2025 YoungArts Winner with Distinction, he was also a prizewinner at the Johansen International Competition, a semifinalist in the Stulberg International String Competition, and a finalist in the MTNA National Competition. Recently, Matthew won 2025 Juilliard Pre-College Cello Concerto Competition and will perform as a soloist with the Juilliard Pre-College Symphony. He has been featured twice on NPR’s From the Top Daily Joy series and has appeared as a soloist with the Camerata New Jersey Orchestra, Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra, and New Jersey Intergenerational Orchestra, following wins in their respective concerto competitions. His additional honors include Grand Prize in both the Young Soloist International Music Competition and the New York Laureate International Music Competition, as well as First Prize in the Adelphi Young Artist Competition.
Matthew has served as principal cellist of the Juilliard Pre-College Symphony. An avid chamber musician, his ensemble, the Vivere Trio, was a finalist in the Coltman Chamber Music Competition. Over the past four summers, he has attended the Perlman Music Program and Morningside Music Bridge, where he studied with artists including Itzhak Perlman, Laurence Lesser, and Paul Katz, among others. Matthew is the founder and regional director of the NJ-Middlesex branch of the Back-to-Bach Project and serves as Director of Global Operations and a Cultural Committee member of the non-profit organization. He is also a member of his high school’s music volunteer group, Mockingbird Melody.
Natalie Oh - Co-founder and Vice President
Natalie is a 17 year old violinist from Oradell, New Jersey. She attends the River Dell High School and the Juilliard Pre-College. Currently, she studies with Catherine Cho and has studied with Francesca dePasquale, Ellen dePasquale, and Jungwon Yoon in the past. A precocious violinist, Natalie has won prizes in several competitions such the Chicago Violin Competition, Ensemble 212, Camerata Artists International Concerto Competition, Prima Volta Music Competition, the International Virtuoso Competition and the American Protégé International Competition. In spring 2023, Natalie’s chamber group from Juilliard played with members of the New York Philharmonic to premiere works of Thomas Flippin and will be performing again in February 2024. She also performed in many outreach chamber and orchestra concerts under the coaching of Stefan Jackiw. In addition to her solo repertoire, Natalie enjoys playing orchestral and chamber music and is a member of the Juilliard Pre-College Symphony. She has participated in master classes with Philip Setzer and in the summers, music programs and festivals such as the Kinhaven Music School and the Heifetz International Music Institute, where she attended the past 3 years.
