About this Artist

Rebecca Reale joined the first violin section of the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 2017 and was appointed to her current titled position in 2021. Prior to joining the LA Phil, she served as principal second violin of the Houston Symphony and a member of the New World Symphony. She has also performed with the Cleveland Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Mercury Baroque Ensemble, and Mainly Mozart Festival Orchestra. She has appeared at the Schleswig Holstein Festival and Spoleto Festival.

Reale is a passionate chamber musician and frequent performer on the LA Phil's chamber music series and its new music series, Green Umbrella. She has led masterclasses and coached sectionals at New England Conservatory, Boston University, Princeton University, YOLA, and New World Symphony.

Originally from upstate New York, Reale began studying the violin when she was two-and-a-half years old. Her love of music led her to Walnut Hill School for the Arts in Boston when she was 14, where she studied with Boston University professor Peter Zazofsky. She received her Bachelor's Degree in violin performance from Rice University, where she studied with Kathleen Winkler. Reale and her husband reside in Hollywood with their two dogs: a spunky boxer mix named Mowgli and a sassy frenchie named Callisto.