It all began in 2012 with a group of best friends. we played in our violinist’s family wedding just for fun and the idea took off from there.

from having solos at carnegie hall to performing in the countryside in kenya, and touring with bands to teaching private music lessons, our group of musicians not only have a wide array of professional music experience with each having played their instrument for 20+ years, but we are also the absolute best of friends having played around the world together for over a decade, and that makes all the difference.

sharing music with you is not our job — it’s our passion.

montalvo strings wedding music san francisco bay area

throwback: a photo from our very first wedding at montalvo arts center in saratoga, ca in 2012 — hence, our name, montalvo strings.

we’ve come a long way since then :)

meet our musicians

  • A woman playing a cello outdoors with white flowers and greenery in the background.

    rachel

    founder & cellist

  • Woman playing violin outdoors with greenery and white flowers in background.

    annie

    violinist

  • Young woman playing a violin outdoors with greenery in the background.

    coco

    violinist

  • A man wearing a formal suit playing a violin outdoors near a body of water with palm trees in the background.

    matt

    violinist

  • janie

    janie

    violinist

  • Smiling woman with long dark hair, wearing a black lace top, outdoors with blurred greenery and stone background.

    mei

    cellist