KARINA SCHMITZ

Karina Schmitz

Associate Principal Viola

Karina Schmitz,
Associate Principal Viola

Home Town: Allston, Massachusetts

Karina is principal viola of Apollo’s Fire, the contemporary ensemble Callihumpian Consort, the Gardner Museum Chamber Orchestra, and principal second violin of Tempesta di Mare. She received her MM from the New England Conservatory and BM from the Cleveland Institute of Music. Past affiliations include substitute violist with the Boston Symphony and National Symphony orchestras. Karina has CDs on Chandos, Eclectra, Koch and Tzadik labels. She performs on a 1987 Hiroshi Iizuka viola made in Philadelphia.

Performance: Orchestra : Strings : Viola