Christina Ebersohl-Van Scyoc - 🇺🇸 USA

Violist

Violist Christina Ebersohl is widely recognized for performances that combine fearless imagination and warm maturity. Joël Belgique, principal violist of the Oregon Symphony, has praised Christina as a new generation of musician: “her talent alone is not enough….she’s inspiring.”

Christina has been the recipient of numerous scholarships and acknowledgements, including the Gilman International Study Scholarship, the National Federation of Music Clubs Scholarship, the National Federation of the Blind Pearson Scholarship, and in 2022, she was named a Pat Tillman Scholar for her continuing service to the music community. Christina’s charismatic presence also lends to the stage as a lecturer and motivational speaker; most recently, she spoke at the 2017 PDXTalks on perseverance in her talk “How to change a lightbulb.” Furthermore, Christina is a respected musicology writer. In 2018, she was named one of the top seven research papers in world as The Undergraduate Awards’ Regional Winner.

A passionate advocate, Christina mentors young students and educates institutions on music education for those with disabilities. Inspired by her own experiences as a blind musician, she has been invited to speak at the New Music Gathering, the Lamont Colloquium, the Music Library Association, and the College Music Society National Conference on accessibility and opening doors for musicians with disabilities.

In addition to her performance and advocacy work, Christina is also an LBME, a Licensed Body Mapping Educator. She works directly with students to develop healthy movement practices to prevent injuries and promote long, sustainable careers.

Christina studied under Joel Belgique, Kenji, and Basil Vendryes. Currently she is pursuing her Doctorate in Viola Performance and Literature at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with Liz Freivogel of the Jupiter Quartet and is the Editor for the Journal of the American Viola Society.