Elizabeth Pitcairn is a celebrated American violin virtuoso who has earned a stunning reputation as one of America’s most beloved soloists. Ms. Pitcairn made her New York debut at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall in 2000 with the New York String Orchestra and she appeared as soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra at the Academy of Music. The signature artist performs in partnership with one of the world’s most legendary instruments, the Red Mendelssohn Stradivarius of 1720, said to have inspired the Academy award-winning film The Red Violin. Ms. Pitcairn collaborated with Lionsgate Films for the The Red Violin DVD – Meridian Collection in special feature documentary interviews by Pitcairn and Oscar-winning composer John Corigliano. She was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania in 1973 into a closely knit musical family: her mother is a Juilliard-trained cellist.
She began playing the violin at age three and made her debut with orchestra at 14. Her path led her to Los Angeles to study at the University of Southern California. She is an artist in residence at the Luzerne Chamber Music Festival and is currently a member of the distinguished faculty at the Colburn School in Los Angeles, California, where she resides. Elizabeth will play her renowned violin at a private performance for participants of The Essentials.
