Playing the violin since the age of three, Christina Castelli has garnered international acclaim for her concerto and recital performances throughout the U.S., Europe, Canada and South America. A Laureate of the prestigious 2001 Queen Elisabeth International Violin Competition in Brussels and Grand Prize winner of the 1997 William Primrose International Viola Competition, she has been a featured soloist with orchestras worldwide, including the Cleveland Orchestra and the Atlanta, Seattle, Colorado, Pittsburgh, New Jersey and Alabama symphonies. As a recitalist, she has been presented in such venues as the Vancouver Chamber Music Festival, the Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall, where she made her critically acclaimed recital debut in 2004.