String QuartetBay Area · Est. 2025

TELL.

Four voices.
One story.

Begin listening

01 About

Music is a story
we tell together.

A quartet is a conversation without small talk. Four independent voices meet in the same room—questioning, answering, interrupting, and finding their way toward a shared idea.

Tell Quartet brings curiosity and close listening to music old and new. We believe the most memorable performances feel both inevitable and alive: precise in their aim, spontaneous in their telling.

02 Rehearsal & performance

Where the story
comes alive.

Tell Quartet rehearsing together with strings and music stands
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Tell Quartet performing together before an audience
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03 The players

Four parts,
fully present.

Four Bay Area musicians, each with a life beyond rehearsal and a shared appetite for close listening.

Lynn Gerber, Tell Quartet

01

Lynn Gerber

A Bay Area violinist and concertmaster of the Stanford Medicine Orchestra, Lynn studied at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and with Geoff Nuttall. Away from the stand, she is an anesthesiologist and clinical instructor.

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Leyan Lo, Tell Quartet

02

Leyan Lo

An avid violinist who is happiest playing chamber music with friends, Leyan has performed widely at the St. Lawrence String Quartet Chamber Music Seminar. His other lives are in technology and speedcubing.

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Tyson Mao, Tell Quartet

03

Tyson Mao

A violinist and pianist with roots in the California Youth Symphony and Caltech ensembles, Tyson now serves as president of the CYS board. Beyond music, he is a technologist, entrepreneur, and speedcubing pioneer.

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Eric Kim, Tell Quartet

04

Eric Kim

A cellist and former member of the Yale Cellos, Eric brings a lifelong musical perspective to the quartet. Outside music, he is the co-founder and managing partner of Goodwater Capital.

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04 On the stand

A repertoire
in progress.

  • 01Classical foundationsHaydn to Ravel
  • 02Living voicesMusic of our time
  • 03Unexpected storiesArrangements & collaborations

05 Contact

Tell us
everything.

Performance ideas, collaborations, and friendly hellos are all welcome.