Ioana Missits joined The Cleveland Orchestra’s second violin section in 2000, after serving as a violinist in the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. She previously was a member of the Michigan Opera Theatre Orchestra and the Grant Park Symphony Orchestra in Chicago. Born in Cluj, Romania, Ms. Missits has been a soloist for the National Young Artist Gala in Romania and with the Cluj Philharmonic Orchestra. She holds a bachelor’s degree in music performance from Bowling Green State University and a master of music degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.