Kristin Chai is a graduate of Northwestern University, where she earned her Bachelor of Music in viola performance and Bachelor of Arts in Spanish.  While studying in Chicago, she has held the position of principal viola of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago as a Civic Scholar of the George L. Shields Foundation, Inc.  She holds a Masters of Music degree form the Yale School of Music and has studied in Barcelona.  Kristin is currently a student at the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance as a Leverhulme Arts Scholar.