Eva Lymenstull

Los Angeles-based baroque cellist and violist da gamba Eva Lymenstull enjoys a diverse career that has taken her across North America and Europe as a soloist, chamber musician, continuo player and orchestral musician. She has performed as concerto soloist and principal cellist with the Lyra Baroque Orchestra, guest principal cellist of the Atlanta Baroque Orchestra, Apollo’s Fire, and Musica Angelica, and has also appeared with Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Tesserae, the LA Master Chorale, Bach Collegium San Diego, the Australian Haydn Ensemble, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, and Holland Baroque. A winner of the Voices of Music Bach Competition, she has performed at the Carmel Bach, Whidbey Island, and Pacific Baroque Festivals, and is a frequent performer on concert series throughout the US. Recent recordings can be heard on the Passacaille, Brilliant Classics, and Violet Ear labels. Eva teaches baroque cello and viola da gamba as a guest artist in residence at the University of Michigan, has served on the faculty of the San Francisco Early Music Society Baroque Workshop, and has given masterclasses at Michigan State, McGill, USC, University of Northern Colorado, and Interlochen Arts Academy. She holds degrees from the Royal Conservatory of The Hague, Rice University, and University of Michigan, and a doctorate in historical performance practice from Case Western Reserve University.