Laura Sacks

laura sacks with a violaLaura Sacks is a New York City-based violist who enjoys a multifaceted career. This season she performs with the Sarasota Opera, NOVUS, the Chamber Orchestra of New York, Metropolis Ensemble, the Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra, and the North/South Consonance Ensemble, as well as numerous performances with the High Line String Quartet.

Comfortable in many genres, Laura joined the Eagles on their North American tour in 2018 and was most recently the violist on the Broadway National Tour of Miss Saigon. She regularly records with the Grammy winning 8 Bit Big Band, has played violin and viola in the jazz ensemble for the NBC show Maya and Marty, and has performed in the house band on Saturday Night Live.

Laura holds degrees from New York University and the Manhattan School of Music, and is completing her doctorate at Stony Brook University.