Jessica Pasternak
Violist Jessica Pasternak Ingersoll joined the Columbus Symphony in June 2023. Previously she was a fellow of the New World Symphony. Jessica has also performed with The Cleveland Orchestra as a regular substitute and has joined them on multiple tours and recordings. She has also performed as a substitute with the Pittsburgh Symphony. In 2022, Jessica won the 2nd prize at the American Viola Society Excerpt Competition.
As a chamber musician Jessica has been praised by the South Florida Classical Review for her “dark-hued resonance” and “rich viola.” She has had the opportunity to perform chamber music with renown artists including Atar Arad, Martin Chalifour, Timothy Eddy, Ralph Kirshbaum, Sharon Robinson, Tamás Varga, Robert Vernon, and Tabae Zimmerman at the Sarasota Music Festival, Heifetz Institute, and New World Symphony. She has also attended the Quartet Program and Kent/Blossom Music Festivals.
Jessica studied at the Cleveland Institute of Music in their Young Artists Program where she was a student of Lembi Veskimets. She continued her studies with Robert Vernon and received Bachelors and Professional Studies degrees as well as the Robert Vernon prize from the Cleveland Institute of Music.