Justina Repking has appeared in concert throughout the United States, Europe, and Russia. She made her Carnegie Hall debut in 2005 with the American Youth Symphony as principal second violinist of the prestigious youth orchestra. She made her solo debut with the Long Beach Mozart Festival Orchestra at the age of twelve after winning the Long Beach Mozart Festival Concerto Competition. Other notable solo appearances include performances with the Long Beach Symphony Orchestra, Saint Petersburg (Russia) University Orchestra, and Rome (Italy) Orchestra.
A native of Long Beach, California, Justina is a proud graduate of California State University Long Beach. She was a scholarship student of Linda Rose and Dr. Chan Ho Yun, earning her Bachelor of Music degree with a concentration in violin performance in the spring of 2007.
Justina was awarded Grand Prize in South Bend, Indiana’s “America’s Youth on Parade” international talent competition. She has also captured top prizes at the Long Beach Bach Festival, the Southwestern Youth Festival, Young Artists Guild of California, as well as being a seven-time prize winner of the Music Teacher’s Association of California music competition for both violin and piano.
In the fall of 2007, Justina recorded the second violin part to the Jewish documentary film “Swimming in Auswitch”. This documentary won numerous film festival awards, including the Santa Monica Film Festival award.
Justina has collaborated with renowned artists Josh Groban, Sarah Chang, John Williams, Laura Hall, Michael Kamen, Yundi Li, and Charice Pempengco. She has also had the honor and privilege to participate in master classes conducted by Adele Anthony, Elmar Oliveira, Corey Cerosek, Mark Robertson, and the Alexander String Quartet.
Orchestral performances have always been a strong passion for Justina. She has held principal second violin positions with American Youth Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic Youth Symphony, and Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra. With the Long Beach Symphony and San Diego Symphony Orchestras, she has held substitute positions. Section first violin positions held were with Golden State Pops Orchestra, Southern California Philharmonic Orchestra, Southeast Symphony Orchestra, and Bellflower Symphony Orchestra. Additionally, she was concertmaster for Filipino American Symphony Orchestra and California State University Long Beach Orchestra among numerous other orchestras she has had the privilege to concertmaster in the south lands of California. Most recently, she has captured a section violin position with Fort Collins Symphony Orchestra and just begun as Concertmaster with Boulder Symphony Orchestra.
