Stay tuned for exciting updates about HIMA USA’s new Saga String Quartet Institute, beginning in 2025-26!

Co-founder and Artistic Director: Sibbi Bernhardsson

Co-founder and Executive Director: Sally Takada

An intensive string quartet training program on the Lake Erie shore in Northeast Ohio. Inspired by our sister festival in Reykjavik, Iceland, Harpa International Music Academy USA (HIMA USA) celebrates the art of chamber music through intense and immersive chamber music training amidst beautiful settings in nature.