Rebecca Christainsen is from Palo Alto, California and graduated from Williams College in 2021 with bachelor’s degrees in chemistry and music. While at Williams, they studied viola with Ah Ling Neu and played in the Berkshire Symphony, Chamber Orchestra of Williams, I/O New Music, Axxea Quartet, and many other chamber music ensembles. Together with the Axxea Quartet, Rebecca performed at Bargemusic and Lincoln Center in New York City. Since graduating, Rebecca has returned to Williams on numerous occasions, performing the complete Bartok Viola Concerto with the Berkshire Symphony and collaborating with the Williams Chamber Players.

Rebecca began taking piano lessons at age three and viola lessons at age nine, eventually studying with Susan Bates at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. They have spent previous summers at the Aspen Music Festival, Manchester Music Festival, Madeline Island Chamber Music Festival, and Verbier Festival. After graduating from college, Rebecca briefly worked as an options trader in New York City before joining the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra in 2022.