Sandy Yamamoto

Violinist Satoko Sandy Yamamoto has been a member of the Miró Quartet since 1996. At age 11, Sandy made her solo debut with the North Carolina Symphony and has since performed with various orchestras including the Winston Salem Symphony, the Durham Symphony, the Asheville Symphony Orchestra, the International Music Program Orchestra, and the Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra. At age 13, she won the North Carolina National Bank Music Competition, which gave her a full scholarship to attend the North Carolina School of the Arts for high school to study with Elaine Richey. She continued her studies at the Cleveland Institute of Music where she earned both her Bachelor and her Masters degrees studying with Donald Weilerstein and David Cerone. She has performed to great acclaim, both as a soloist and chamber musician, in many of the world's most recognized concert halls.

Most recently, she was invited to be a guest speaker and role model for the winners of the 2003 Glamour Magazine's Top Ten College Women, which is an annual scholarship competition that recognizes outstanding women in their field.

Sandy teaches both violin and chamber music at the University of Texas at Austin. Even amidst her busy schedule, she finds time to enjoy being at home with her husband Daniel Ching (also a member of the Quartet), their son Adrian, and their two cats, Pon and Poko.