Classical violist and North Carolina native, Aria Cheregosha made her debut in Carnegie Hall at the age of 13 as the youngest semi-finalist ever in the 2012 Viola Congress Competition. Aria continued her musical studies at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston under world-renowned violist and pedagogue Kim Kashkashian and under Roger Tapping at The Juilliard School where she worked with acclaimed artists such as Misha Armory, Atar Arad, Carol Rodland, Lawrence Lesser, Martha Katz, and Michael Tree.

Aria’s playing has been heavily influenced by her passion for collaboration and while at the New England Conservatory she studied chamber music under the guidance of Paul Katz and the Cleveland Quartet as a member of the former Ivani Quartet. The Ivani Quartet was awarded 1st prize at the Plowman Chamber Music Competition, was the fellowship quartet at Bowdoin Music Festival in 2017, and won 3rd prize at the prestigious Fischoff Chamber Music Competition. In addition to Aria’s extensive work with members of the The Cleveland Quartet, she has also studied chamber music under The Shanghai Quartet, The Ying Quartet, The Juilliard String Quartet, The Brentano String Quartet, The Borromeo String Quartet, and The Jupiter String Quartet. Professionally, Aria has performed with the North Carolina Symphony, The Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, and has collaborated with members of A Far Cry & the Thalea String Quartet.

Dedicated to collaboration, Aria appears regularly with renowned chamber ensembles such as Frisson & A Fry Cry.