Beth Guterman Chu, viola

Beth Guterman Chu is one of the most sought after young violists of her generation. Before joining the St. Louis Symphony in 2013 as Principal, she was a member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and enjoyed a varied career as a chamber musician and recitalist. Playing chamber music, Chu collaborates with many artists including Gil Shaham, Itzhak Perlman, Orli Shaham, Joseph Kalichstein, Menahem Pressler, Jaime Laredo, and members of the Guarneri, Emerson, and Orion quartets. As a recording artist, she recorded for Deutsche Grammophon, Tzadik, Naxos, and the CMS Studio Recordings. Chu has been a member of the East Coast Chamber Orchestra since 2008 and the Iris Orchestra since 2001.