BioMARIO GOTOH (viola), is a Grammy Award-winning musician who has distinguished herself as an in an innovative violinist with a remarkably versatile performance style in all genres of music. Gotoh has been invited to perform worldwide at The White House, The Elbphilharmonie, Dresden Musikfestspiele, Kölner Philharmonie, Madison Square Garden, Het Loo Palace, National Centre for the Performing Arts, National Theater and Concert Hall, Taipei, Aix-en-Provence Festival, Ravinia Festival, Tanglewood Music Center, Banff Centre for the Arts, Aspen Festival and School, Boston Early Music Festival, Seoul International Computer Music Festival, Carnegie Hall, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Beacon Theatre, The Town Hall, United Palace, Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts. She is a member of The Knights, performs with Yo-Yo Ma and the Silkroad Ensemble, and will perform in William Kentridge’s upcoming The Head & The Load at the Tate Modern, Ruhr Festival Germany, and Park Avenue Armory. Gotoh is the original and current violinist-violist in the Broadway hit and soundtrack Hamilton: An American Musical. She has also performed on The Grammys, Saturday Night Live, Late Show with Stephen Colbert, David Letterman, The Today Show, CBS This Morning, and performs and records regularly with stars including Stevie Wonder, Roger Waters, Katy Perry, Adele, Sting, Sufjan Stevens, Jim James, Brian Wilson, Twenty-One Pilots, Perfume Genius, Nico Muhly, Bryce Dessner, and Joshua Redman. Gotoh holds two doctorates in violin and viola performance from Stony Brook University and is a passionate teacher. She is inspired by visual and culinary arts and is currently writing original music for several projects. www.mariogotoh.com