Christine Grossman – Orchestra Repertoire, Viola

Born to a musical family and raised in New York City, Christine Grossman began playing the violin at the age of 5, piano at the age of 10 and viola at 16. She received both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in viola performance from the Juilliard School.

Before moving to Kansas City, Grossman previously held positions with the Pacific Symphony in Southern California, Delaware Symphony and the New World Symphony in Miami Beach, Fla. She has also performed as a substitute violist with the New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra and St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.

An avid chamber musician, Grossman was formerly in the California Quartet, based in San Diego. Notable performances and festival appearances include Portland (Maine) Chamber Music Festival, Laguna Beach (Calif.) Music Festival, Great Lakes Music Festival in Michigan, Festival Mozaic in California, Emerald City Music Festival in Washington, Breckenridge (Colo.) Music Festival, Colorado Music Festival, Hamptons Festival of Music in New York, Kingston (R.I.) Chamber Music Festival and Missouri River Festival of the Arts in Boonville, Mo.

Grossman served as principal violist with the Kansas City Symphony from 2008-19. She enjoyed several solo appearances with the orchestra, including Berlioz’ Harold in Italy, an arrangement of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” (featuring solo viola as Freddie Mercury) and Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante with Concertmaster Noah Geller. Recent collaborations include a sold-out performance at Carnegie Hall with Ensemble Ibérica, as well as solo appearances with the Kansas City Chamber Orchestra and Kinnor Philharmonic.

Grossman was a viola professor in the International Center for Music at Park University from 2013-19, and restarted her position as faculty for Orchestra Repertoire / viola this season. She continues to teach violin and viola privately in Kansas City.