Christina Pluhar

Christina Pluhar (born 1965, Graz, Austria) is an acclaimed theorbist, harpist, conductor, and the founder of the renowned early music ensemble L'Arpeggiata.

[1][2] She discovered her passion for early music while studying at the University of Graz and went on to specialize in the lute, theorbo, and Baroque guitar.

She refined her craft at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague and the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis,[2] studying under distinguished musicians such as Toyohiko Satoh, Eugen Dombois, Hopkinson Smith, Paul O'Dette, Pat O'Brien, and Jesper Bøje Christensen.

In 1992, as a member of Ensemble La Fenice, Pluhar won first prize at the Festival of Early Music in Malmö.

In 2000, she founded L'Arpeggiata, an ensemble that has since gained international recognition, performing at major festivals and producing acclaimed recordings.