Gina DiBello

Music of the Baroque concertmaster Gina DiBello joined the first violin section of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in April 2013. She was previously principal second violin of the Minnesota Orchestra and a member of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. In addition to her orchestral work, she enjoys an active career as a soloist and regularly appears in numerous series around Chicago.

During her tenure with the Minnesota Orchestra, Gina DiBello performed Mozart’s 3rd and 5th concertos with the orchestra under the batons of Stainslaw Skrowaczewski and Andrew Litton, respectively. A Chicago area native, Gina DiBello grew up in a musical family. Both her parents had 40-plus-year careers with the Chicago Symphony and Lyric Opera orchestras.

Gina DiBello attended the Cleveland Institute of Music and the Juilliard School. Her principal teachers include Desirée Ruhstrat, David and Linda Cerone, and Joel Smirnoff. She lives on the north side of Chicago with her family.

Gina DiBello appears as soloist in "Birds, Frogs, Crickets, & Dogs" on April 14 and 15.