Rebecca Wishnia is an Oakland-based violinist and music educator. She is currently the violin/viola instructor at New World Music Academy, where she is also the director of the SoundArts Chamber Music Program. Additionally, she teaches chamber and orchestral music with Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra and with the non-profit organization Villa Sinfonia. Rebecca also works with enthusiastic violinists of all ages in her private studio. In 2017, her teaching was the subject of a short documentary produced by SFGovTv. When not teaching, Rebecca performs throughout the greater Bay Area as an orchestral and chamber musician. She is also a music critic for the San Francisco Classical Voice; her writing has also been featured in VAN Magazine and the San Francisco Chronicle, among others. 

More info at rebeccawishnia.com

Email: rwishnia@laspositascollege.edu