Born and raised in Louisiana, violinist Erina Buchholz is currently pursuing a Performer’s Diploma at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music with Professor Kevork Mardirossian. She earned her Bachelor of Music in violin performance from IU in 2022 as a Herman B Wells Scholar.

Erina has performed as a soloist with the Gulf Coast Steinway Society Orchestra (Mobile, AL), the Acadiana Symphony (Lafayette, LA), and the Louisiana Youth Orchestra (Baton Rouge, LA).

Prior to being appointed Concertmaster of the Terre Haute Symphony, Erina served as Principal Second Violin of the THSO for the 2021-2022 and 2022-20223 seasons. In addition to her leadership with the THSO, Erina also serves as assistant concertmaster of the Columbus Indiana Philharmonic and section violinist with the Owensboro Symphony. She was previously a member of the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra.

Erina holds prizes from the Music Teachers’ National Association Competition, Gulf Coast Steinway Society Competition, and New Orleans ChamberFest. She has performed in masterclasses for many world-famous violin soloists, including Midori, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, and Mauricio Fuks among many others.

An avid chamber musician, Erina has greatly benefitted from coachings with members of the Pacifica, Brooklyn Rider, and Harlem quartets, duo526 (Kerry DuWors and Futaba Niekawa), and many others. She has participated in the Bowdoin International Music Festival, Madeline Island Chamber Music, Domaine Forget, Orford Music, International Violin Akademie Saar, and the Ferme de Villefavard Summer Music Academy.

Erina enjoys yoga (especially hot yoga), reading, and traveling to Japan to visit family – she is a dual citizen of Japan and the United States.