Elizabeth Pitcairn
Elizabeth Pitcairn | |
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 Pitcairn in 2021 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | December 5, 1973 Bucks County, Pennsylvania |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Violin |
Elizabeth Pitcairn (born December 5, 1973) is a renowned American classical violinist who is noted for performing on the 1720 Red Mendelssohn Antonio Stradivari violin. In addition to a solo career, she is the President and Artistic Director of the Luzerne Music Center in Lake Luzerne, New York.
Background
Elizabeth Pitcairn was born into a musical family in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Her mother, Mary Eleanor Pitcairn (née Brace), is a
Pitcairn began to play the violin at the age of three, and credits her mother with the roots of her success. “I owe everything I am to my mother, who with extreme perseverance taught me and guided me musically.”[1]
After attending the Solebury School in New Hope, Pennsylvania, Pitcairn graduated from the University of Southern California where she later taught alongside her former teacher, the renowned violin professor Robert Lipsett. She also taught violin at the Colburn School in Los Angeles.
Career
Pitcairn debuted as a solo artist with the Newark Delaware Symphony at the age of 14, later appeared as soloist with the
Pitcairn performs on the 1720 Red Mendelssohn violin made by
Luzerne Music Center
In addition to a solo career, Pitcairn is the President and Artistic Director of the Luzerne Music Center located in Lake Luzerne, New York in the foothills of the Adirondack mountains. LMC provides music instruction for young musicians from all over the world in a summer camp environment.[4]
Pitcairn began her long relationship with LMC while attending as a camper during the summers of 1988-89.
Since its inception in 1980, the camp has maintained strong relations with musicians from the
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