Welcome to SuperStrings
Important Dates
Special Event! PACO Holiday Extravaganza
Sunday December 8, 2024 – 3pm
Venue: Carrington Hall, Sequoia High School
Concert 1:
Sunday January 26, 2025 – 12pm
Venue: Palo Alto Art Center
Concert 2:
Sunday June 1, 2025 – 12pm
Venue: Palo Alto Art Center
Instructor Bio
Violinist Natasha Makhijani holds a Bachelor of Music from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and a Master of Music from the Eastman School of Music. Her principal teachers include Bettina Mussumeli, Zvi Zeitlin, and Charles Castleman. Natasha has appeared as concertmaster of numerous orchestras, including the Oakland Symphony, the San Jose Chamber Orchestra, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, the Eastman School of Music, and the Eastern and Las Vegas Music Festivals. Natasha has appeared as soloist with the Oakland Symphony, San Jose Chamber orchestra, One Found Sound, the National Repertory Orchestra and while at Eastman was invited to be a member of the Graduate Chamber Music Society.
She is a founding member of the Chamber Music Society of San Francisco, the Associate Concertmaster of the Oakland Symphony, a member of the Santa Rosa Symphony, the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra, and the Magik Magik Orchestra, and can also be seen performing with the San Francisco Opera and San Francisco Ballet orchestras.
Equally dedicated to teaching as she is to performing, Natasha has held teaching positions at the Eastman School of Music, the San Domenico School Conservatory, and The Crowden Music Center, is on the faculty of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music’s Pre-College Division, is a member of the chamber music and conducting staff of the Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra, and maintains a private teaching studio
Natasha Makhijani
