Sandy Baratoff holds a Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in Cello Performance from the University of Maryland in College Park. She studied under esteemed instructors Evelyn Elsing, Steve Geber, Nathaniel Rosen, and David Soyer, and collaborated with the renowned Guarneri and Maine String Quartets. She has been a frequent performer in a variety of chamber music ensembles and orchestras across southern Germany.
With over three decades of experience, Sandy has honed her teaching skills, instructing cello students of diverse ages in private lessons and at music schools across the United States, Germany, and Korea. Her comprehensive curriculum encompasses individual lessons, group classes, and cello sectionals, employing both traditional and Colourstrings methods.