Seven players · Fairfax County, Virginia
Seven students in grades 9 and 10, from schools across the county. They rehearse around orchestra, marching band, cross country and homework — and then they play for free.
one colour per part — look for it on every card
01 Autumn 2023
Founded in the fall of 2023 by Sophia, Clive, Andrew and Joel — four friends from the same youth orchestra — and named after their middle school, Frost.
Sophia began piano and violin at age five and studies with Emil Chudnovsky. She is a member of the American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras and of the 2025 and 2026 All-Virginia Orchestra. She founded Frost Quartet with fellow orchestra members.
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Clive started violin at age nine and studies with Dr. Laura Kobayashi. He plays in the Philharmonic Orchestra at Woodson High School and is an active member of the American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras.
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Andrew began piano at five and viola at nine, and studies with Fang Qi. He has held principal chairs across four American Youth Philharmonic ensembles and is Principal Viola of the 2026 All-Virginia Orchestra. His outreach work focuses on elderly and disabled communities.
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Joel is a ninth-grade student from Fairfax, Virginia with six years of cello study. He is an active member of several ensembles and youth orchestras, and performs both as a soloist and in community service settings.
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02 2026
Micaela, Mina and Hyunseo joined the founding four. More players means more rooms, more repertoire, and concerts that can run when school schedules collide.
Micaela plays in her school’s Symphonic Orchestra and was recently accepted to the American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras.
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Mina began Suzuki violin at age four. She was a finalist in the 2025 Misbin Chamber Music Competition and served as concertmaster of the Symphony Orchestra at the 2024 Spring String Thing at James Madison University. She has performed at Washington National Cathedral and George Mason University, and is also an advanced percussionist.
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Hyunseo started violin in fourth grade and is concertmaster of his school’s Symphony Orchestra. He took First Prize in the Strings Solo Division of the American Masters Music Award in January 2026.
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03 Playing
One photograph of each musician actually playing. The wall is laid out from the known shape of every picture, so nothing moves as they load.
Faculty guide
Strings Instructor & Faculty Guide. She helped four friends turn rehearsals into a plan, and the quartet has been guided by her ever since.
guiding them since 2023
How the seven work
Micaela, Mina and Hyunseo joined the founding four. More players means more rooms, more repertoire, and concerts that can run when school schedules collide.
No fee, ever
If you would like the quartet to perform at your facility, share your openings and your favorite music genre or pieces. There is no fee.
Who we play for
the music comes to you