Sebastian began playing the violin at age seven while living in San Francisco. He pursued an early passion for the instrument at the Crowden School in Berkeley, California, where he focused on chamber music performance and studied violin with the school’s Director, Doris Fukawa. As a Presidential Honors student at New York University, Sebastian completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Theory and Composition and graduated with honors in 2011. 

After graduation, Sebastian spent a few years in a cubicle before remembering his love for the violin – he began a four year apprenticeship under Connecticut luthier, Constantin Popescu, concluding in January of 2018. After more than a decade of New York City living, he made the move to Raleigh in February 2018 so he could join us at Triangle Strings. He lives in Durham with his wife Brianna, their three children, and their (mostly) good dog Atlas.