Artist in Residence at The Soraya and at USC's Brain and Creativity Institute, Etienne is a French-Hungarian graduate of the New England Conservatory, and ended his student career of more than 11 years at USC with Midori Goto. Since then, he enjoys concertizing internationally and gathering artists from different backgrounds around creative projects, and goes skydiving when he runs out of ideas. His dearest memories, beside the time spent with Delirium Musicum musicians, are from playing under the baton of John Adams with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and recording his debut album on a 1714 Stradivarius. His strongest trait of character: French.

Evan Hjort is a Seattle-based violinist who recently returned to his native Washington after several years in Boston. As a passionate composer and interpreter of new music, Evan has premiered pieces by Ryuichi Sakamoto, Caroline Shaw, Tan Dun, and Wayne Shorter, among others. When not flying down to LA to perform with his delirious friends, Evan enjoys curating for a film studies group, drinking beers while hiking in the great PNW, and constructing elaborate Halloween costumes. Evan is slated to release his first full-length album of original music in 2024.

As a quiet introvert girl, Sheng-Ching wanted to be a musician when she realized it is a way to communicate without actually speaking. Born and raised in Taiwan, S-C earned all her degrees in New York (Mannes, Juilliard and Stony Brook) and moved to Los Angeles after performing Lincoln Center Stage on cruise ships all over the world for a few years. During the pandemic, “S-C Sidewalk Performance” brought weekly live music to the street corners of West LA. The performances brought comfort and hope to many people during the time of isolation, and were featured on KTTV Fox 11 Los Angeles. S-C enjoys baking, organizing, and drinking coffee. She shows her delirious love to her DM colleagues by baking one thing for them every cycle.

Violinist Mann-Wen Lo performs extensively throughout the world in some of the most prestigious venues as a soloist and chamber musician. Originally from Taipei, she has lived in the United States in different cities including Boston, New Haven, Los Angeles, Indianapolis, and Honolulu. She enjoys a wide array of reading including books by Franz Kafka and mangas by Toshihiro Togashi, as well as playing board games with her “Delirious” family. To inspire and encourage everyone to lead a creative life through performances and teaching is Mann-Wen’s personal mission; she is a violin faculty at the University of Houston.

Originally from South Korea, YuEun graduated from USC with Midori Goto. Next to her concertizing career, she is entangled in a relationship with a French boyfriend and goes skydiving to release the pressure. Her next goal is bungee jumping. She likes to think of herself as elegant, and is the social media guru of DM.

Canadian violinist Sophia Szokolay graduated from Juilliard and is currently pursuing her Doctorate at the New England Conservatory. She enjoys playing with ensembles like the Cape Cod Chamber Orchestra, Delirium Musicum, Palaver Strings, and the Phoenix Orchestra, and coaching chamber music at NEC’s Preparatory School. Based in Boston, she spites the cold weather by cycling to all her engagements, rain or snow. Sophia is delighted to be in sunny LA where she can more comfortably continue training for the Boston Marathon.

Misha Vayman is a professional violinist, educator, and dog lover. He has performed in a wide variety of contexts, from opening for Dorian Electra to soloing with various orchestras in the United States, Mexico, Russia, and China. With his genre hopping band Astral Mixtape, Misha has been featured at a variety of venues across Los Angeles and at multiple international music festivals. After 10 years of school at the USC Thornton School of Music, Colburn Conservatory, and the Cleveland Institute of Music, Misha is good, and doesn’t need to practice at all. Animals have been known to enjoy his playing, as do some people.

Violist Nao Kubota is a sought-after chamber and orchestral musician based in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Before moving to California, she lived in Boston, Michigan, Ohio, and Japan. A graduate of New England Conservatory and USC Thornton School of Music, Nao has won numerous chamber music competitions, performing in venues across North America, Europe, and Asia. She prides herself in being a supposedly rare “purebred violist” who has never played the violin. When not playing viola, Nao enjoys eating and traveling, exploring cute cafes, and is a passionate environmentalist and animal advocate.

Sung Jin Lee, of South Korea, is an avid chamber musician and soloist, having collaborated with artists including Gidon Kremer, Steven Isserlis, Nobuko Imai and many others. She graduated from Curtis and Juilliard, and now she is pursuing a DMA at StonyBrook. She has appeared with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Sejong soloists and many other groups. When not playing viola, Sung Jin loves to cook all kinds of pasta and watches Italian chefs cooking pasta, even though she does not understand Italian.

Joo is an LA based cellist who loves to balance performances and life. She plays with many ensembles such as Delirium Musicum, and plays for orchestras including San Bernardino and Santa Barbara Symphony orchestras, and LA Opera. Joo has recorded for media like Family Guy, American Dad, Star Trek series, League of Legends, Onward, and The Call of the Wild. She has been invited to teach masterclasses and to judge for numerous competitions. Joo enjoys hiking and running. She received honors at Juilliard School Prep., BM from New England Conservatory, and MM from University of Southern California.

Born in Madrid, Spain, Javier has lived in the United States since 2010. He studied at the Peabody Conservatory, New England Conservatory, and a Doctorate in Musical Arts at USC with Ralph Kirshbaum. His love for chamber music is only matched by his passion for soccer, which he enjoys both watching and playing. Outside of music and sports, he believes in the healing powers of good Spanish food followed by a siesta. Javier is the official paella chef of Delirium Musicum and also the cello professor at Pepperdine University.

Born in Los Angeles, Nathan Ben-Yehuda completed his masters degree at Juilliard. Passionate about new music and embracing a variety of keyboard traditions, Nathan especially enjoys the open mindedness and risk taking that playing in Delirium Musicum encourages in himself, and all its entities. He’s been lucky to work closely with some of the leading composers of our time, like Thomas Ades, Kaija Saariaho, George Lewis and Oliver Knussen. A connoisseur of funky synth bass grooves, he often experiments with electronic soundscapes, and is a member of classical-crossover band Astral Mixtape. Catch Nathan after a Delirium show and he might make you extra delirious with a whisky based cocktail.

Hailing from Rochester, NY, Sarah was introduced to the double bass in public school at age 10. She graduated from Boston University and the USC. She has attended summer festivals including Domaine Forget, Music Academy of the West, Sarasota Music Festival, Artosphere Festival Orchestra, and the Lucerne Contemporary Music Festival. She has appeared with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, the San Diego Symphony, and won Associate Principal Bass of the Hawai’i Symphony Orchestra. Currently, she is on contract with the Phoenix Symphony. Sarah has recently gotten into rock climbing and is fascinated by the real similarities between climbing a wall and playing a piece of music (trust on this one).