As a very active cellist, Miriam performs frequently with the San Francisco Ballet and Opera orchestras, the San Francisco Symphony, and is involved in a wide variety of chamber music and recording projects.  Miriam co-founded Stratos — a conductorless chamber orchestra integrating multiple art forms into live performance.  Stratos’ acclaimed CD is on Warner Bros. Records.  In addition, she co-founded the New Century Chamber Orchestra in 1992 and was the founder of the Modern Arts Trio, a piano trio known for premiering works by composers from around the world.  She has also performed with the San Francisco Cello Quartet.

Miriam’s other orchestra and festival appearances include the Grand Teton Music Festival, Sun Valley Summer Symphony, Midsummer Mozart Festival, and Principal Cellist of the San Francisco Opera Center, San Francisco Chamber Orchestra, and Lake Tahoe Music Festival.

Miriam studied at Indiana University with Fritz Magg, and received her Masters of Music from Yale University, studying with Aldo Parisot.  She has participated in master classes and studied chamber music with Janos Starker, Laurence Lesser, Rostislav Dubinsky, Menahem Pressler, Josef Gingold, Gilbert Kalish, Gyorgy Sebok, Lorand Fenyves and the Tokyo String Quartet.  She frequently records film and video game scores at Skywalker Ranch, and in addition to numerous other recordings, can be heard on two CD volumes of the Yale Cellos on Delos Records, both of which were nominated for a Grammy Award.

Miriam enjoys a full private teaching studio.  As a sought-after chamber and orchestra ensemble coach, Miriam has worked with the cello sections of the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra, San Francisco Conservatory, Marin Symphony Youth Orchestra, Oakland Youth Symphony and Symphony Parnassus.