Marina Kifferstein (born July 19, 1989) is a violinist, composer, improviser, and educator based in New York City.
She is a member of contemporary classical quintet TAK ensemble, The Rhythm Method string quartet, and electronic noise project xbucket.
[1] Born and raised in Manhattan, Kifferstein attended New York City's School for Strings and went on to major in both violin performance and English as part of Oberlin College and Conservatory's double degree program, where she studied with violinist Milan Vitek.
[2] She is currently pursuing a doctorate of Musical Arts at the Graduate Center, CUNY.
[10] Kifferstein teaches at the United Nations International School[11] and is on faculty at The Composers Conference summer festival.