Equally comfortable on the stages of Carnegie Hall and on the set of Saturday Night Live, violinist Keats Dieffenbach has established herself as a unique artist with infinitely varied interests and abilities. Keats has appeared as soloist with the North Carolina Symphony, Winston–Salem Symphony, and Lake Placid Sinfonietta. She performs regularly with Orchestra of St. Luke's, A Far Cry chamber orchestra, and Argento Chamber Ensemble; and her chamber music partners have included Paula Robison, Roger Tapping, Donald Weilerstein, and indie–rock sensation Vampire Weekend. She has served as concertmaster under many of the world's leading conductors and has worked closely with composers Steve Reich, Shulamit Ran, Nico Muhly, and many others. Keats holds degrees from The Juilliard School, where she studied with Robert Mann, and New England Conservatory, where she served as Donald Weilerstein's teaching assistant. As part of her Academy program, Keats teaches in Queens at PS 63Q.