Laura Sacks is a New York City-based violist who enjoys a multifaceted career. This season she looks forward to performances with the Knights, New York City Ballet, NOVUS, Experiential Orchestra, The Harlem Chamber Players, Brightmusic chamber ensemble, Wordless Music Orchestra, Albany Symphony, Vermont Symphony and Chamber Orchestra of New York. She has recently performed a season with the Sarasota Opera, and a summer at June in Buffalo. Her chamber music ensemble, Crystalline Chamber Collective has performed on the series Downtown Music at Grace and Saugerties ProMusica, and looks forward to four concerts at Bargemusic this spring.
Comfortable in many genres, Laura joined the legendary Eagles on their North American tour in 2018 and held the viola chair on the Broadway National Tour of Miss Saigon- she has also subbed on Broadway in NYC. Highlights of this past year include performing NBC’s X-mas tree lighting with Laufey, recording with Maxwell and Cynthia Erivo, performing alongside Barry Manilow at Radio City Music Hall, Andrea Bocelli at People’s Bank Arena, Lake Street Dive at Madison Square Garden, Lea Michelle at Carnegie Hall and Halsey at NJ PAC. She regularly performs and records with the two time Grammy winning 8 Bit Big Band and can be seen on Jimmy Kimmel Live performing with Chelsea Cutler as well as performing in the house band on Saturday Night Live. Laura can also be heard frequently performing candlelight concerts with the Highline String Quartet all throughout the tristate area.
Laura holds a bachelor’s degree from New York University, a master’s degree from the Manhattan School of Music, and a doctorate from Stony Brook University. Laura is on faculty at Harlem School of the Arts and has previously enjoyed teaching at Special Music School, and the Lucy Moses School.