皮博迪音乐学院弦乐系的特色是拥有一批享誉国内外的杰出艺术家。授予音乐艺术博士学位的课程为学生提供有关音乐表演艺术或音乐创作工艺的最高水平的专业培训。为此，音乐学和音乐理论的广泛学术研究为该领域的应用研究提供了支持。音乐艺术博士学位证明其持有者是一位精通专业的人士，具有必要的技能和理解力，可以成为其领域的有效领导者。
The Strings Department at the Peabody Conservatory is distinguished by a faculty of exceptional artists who enjoy national and international careers.<br>Its members are dedicated to nurturing, inspiring, and guiding young musicians to develop the skills necessary to achieve the goal of a career as a vibrant, expressive, and versatile performing artist on the highest level. They are chamber artists, soloists, orchestral principals, and recording artists, and their commitment to excellence honors the great instrumental performing and teaching traditions of the past while helping their students to develop a core musicianship and technical mastery which also prepares them for the diverse array of styles and demands found in the music of today and into the future.<br>Under faculty guidance, Peabody students have won major competitions and positions in prestigious orchestras and ensembles throughout the world. Currently, Peabody graduates hold positions, including several principal and co-principal chairs, in the New York Philharmonic, National Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, St. Louis Symphony, Houston Symphony, Chicago Symphony, and Los Angeles Philharmonic among others. Top honors in competitions include the Tchaikovsky Competition, Queen Elisabeth of Belgium, Jacques Thibaud in Paris, Paganini in Genoa, Montreal International, and Washington International.