TMA149 Members

Tobias Elser received his bachelor’s degree in Violin Performance from Oberlin Conservatory, and his Master’s of Music degree and Performer’s Diploma in Chamber Music from Indiana University. When he was concertmaster of the Oberlin Chamber Orchestra he realized he had an affinity for chamber collaboration and ever since he has devoted his musical focus to the art of chamber music. In the Fall of 2018, Tobias formed the Dior Quartet along with classmates from the Jacobs School of Music, at Indiana University. In the Fall of 2021 they began their residency at the Glenn Gould School at the Royal Conservatory of Music, in Toronto. The Dior Quartet has won prizes at several competitions, including the Chesapeake Chamber Music Competition, Fischoff Chamber Music Competition, and Plowman National Chamber Competition. A passionate proponent of new music, Elser has performed with the International Contemporary Ensemble in California, and the soundSCAPE Festival in Italy.