Christina Stripling’s performances have taken her through top concert halls across the world, 
such as; Carnegie Hall, The National Auditorium in Madrid, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall, and Nation Center for Performing Arts in Bejing. Her playing has been heard on live National Public Radio and has been televised in Europe and China.
As a multifaceted and vibrant cellist, with an enthusiasm for all types of music, from western classical to djembe drumming, Christina captivates audiences with her musical charisma and newfangled programming.
Recently, named as an Ambassador for Peace from the Fundation Cultural de Praz in Santiago Spain, Christina believes that music has the power to break down boundaries between people. Her performances uniquely foster ways to overcome conflicts that arise from different geographic, political, economic, spiritual or ideological backgrounds.
This diverse interest in music has led her through many unique musical environments. She has performed as the cellist for the premiere production of Monkey: Journey to the West in the United States, as the cellist for the Nightingale String Quartet, as the principal cellist of The World Orchestra. She has participated in many high regarded music festivals around the world including; The Aspen Music Festival, The Spoleto Music Festival, The Aurora Chamber Music
Festival (Trollhättan, Sweden), and The Music Without Borders Festival (Teplice, Czech Republic). Christina has also collaborated with a variety of artists including: Bunita Marcus, Garrison Kellior, The Sun Palace, and The Orion String Quartet.
Ms. Stripling graduated with a Master’s of Music degree from The Jacob School of Music in Bloomington, Indiana. Through the years, her musical studies have been guided by many well known performers and teachers, including; Miles Hoffman, Janos Starker, John SantʼAmbrogio,Csaba Onczay, and Robert Hatten.
