Isabel Aronin is a violist from Bethesda, Maryland. She began her musical journey on the violin at age 4 and transitioned to viola at 7. Aronin received her Masters of Music in 2026 from the University of Michigan, where she studied under Caroline Coade and served as the principal violist of the University Symphony Orchestra from 2024 to 2026. In 2024, she earned her Bachelor of Music in Viola Performance from Oberlin Conservatory, studying under Kirsten Docter. In her undergraduate years, Aronin was involved in several orchestral ensembles, including the Oberlin Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, Contemporary Music Ensemble, and Oberlin Sinfonietta, where she had the honor of serving as principal for multiple concerts. Notably, she performed at Carnegie Hall with the Oberlin Orchestra in December 2022 for the United Nations and January 2023. During high school, Aronin was a member of the National Symphony Orchestra Youth Fellowship, studying with Tsuna Sakamoto and Jennifer Mondie, and she participated in the Maryland Classic Youth Orchestra for ten years. Her summer experiences include programs at Interlochen, the Summer Music Institute at the Kennedy Center, Round Top, Aspen, and string programs at the Universities of Michigan, Maryland and Indiana. In addition to her primary instructors, Aronin has had the privilege of studying with notable musicians such as Christian Colberg, Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, Jonathan Vinocour, Jeffrey Irvine, Ayane Kozasa, Lawrence Dutton, Roger Myers, Susan Dubois, Brett Deubner, Christiano Rodriguez, Daniel Foster, and Bill Foster.