Violist Eva Stern has been a member of the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra since 2000. She has given recitals and taught master classes across the United States and Eastern Europe. She has served on the music faculties of Eastern Michigan University, Bowling Green State University, Virginia Commonwealth University and Longwood College. Previously she has been a member of the St. Louis Symphony, Richmond Symphony and Louisville Orchestra, and plays as a substitute musician with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. As a chamber musician, Eva has performed with ensembles including the Chautauqua String Quartet, the Muse Ensemble, the Michigan Chamber Players, Chamber Music Ann Arbor, Chamber Music at the Scarab Club and the American Romanian Festival. Eva is featured on a recording of works for viola, clarinet and piano released by Fleur de Son Classics. She has been praised for having “a rich, juicy tone and an agile technique” (Ann Arbor Observer, Allmusic.com). She studied the viola at Purchase College- State University of New York and the Eastman School of Music.

Eva became a certified Pilates teacher and Franklin Method Educator when she discovered how much her daily movement practice was supporting her music career. Now Eva is the founder of Forte Movement: a practice combining music and creative movement. She works with professional, student and amateur musicians, as well as creatives of all kinds to help them move with ease and feel inspired to create their best work.