About Trellis:

Formed in August 2023 for the University of Delaware’s Graduate String Quartet Fellowship, the Trellis String Quartet is composed of violinists Dallas Noble and Leo Matsuoka, violist Zach Levin, and cellist Priscilla Kim. Together, they represent four countries (with each of the members holding dual citizenship) and many well-known institutions, including the Colburn Conservatory, Eastman School of Music, University of Michigan, Dalhousie University, and the Aspen Music Festival, among others. The four members of Trellis are currently pursuing Masters Degrees in Performance under the mentorship of the Calidore String Quartet. 

In the spring of 2024, Trellis was selected as a finalist at the Saint Paul String Quartet Competition and a semifinalist at the 2024 Coltman Chamber Music Competition. They are deeply engaged with their community in Delaware, having given interactive concerts at Brandywine Baroque Society and Newark Charter School and fostered relationships with local food justice organizations. They have been honored to work with and be mentored by many illustrious artists such as Jinjoo Cho, Elicia Silverstein, and members of Quatuor Ebène and the Emerson, Cleveland, Pacifica, Miró, New Orford, Michelangelo, Cavani, and Ariel String Quartets. At the 2024 ENCORE Chamber Music Institute, they had the privilege of collaborating with the Verona Quartet on a performance of Danish composer Niels Gade's String Octet in one of the festival's mainstage concerts.

The group takes their name from the architectural structure – trellis – which is a framework of interwoven materials upon which plants grow. Like a trellis, the quartet hopes that their group will provide a foundation on which to help each other grow, and that collectively, their work and music will help the community around them to grow too. 

Trellis Members