Christian Hebel has soloed with the Atlanta Symphony, Colorado Symphony, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic; toured with Barbra Streisand, Billy Joel and Josh Groban, and performed/recorded with James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen, Tony Bennett, Beyonce, Elvis Costello, Jay-Z, Rihanna, Diana Ross, Rufus Wainwright and many more. His recordings include multi-Platinum, Gold, Emmy, Grammy and Academy Award winning albums for Decca, Sony Classical, Universal, and Warner. He grew up in rural Michigan and has a Masters degree from Mannes College. Christian has played a Curtin violin since 1995.