Lily Burton, Violin

Lily Burton is originally from Chattanooga, Tennessee. She began to study piano at age four and violin at age 12 in her elementary school strings class. She earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Cincinnati and a Masters degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music, both in violin performance. She has been a participant at Tanglewood, Blossom, and Cabrillo Music Festivals, and has been a member of the Honolulu Symphony, Atlanta Symphony, and the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra. She formerly taught strings classes in the public schools in Corvallis, Oregon and currently enjoys teaching private students. She and her husband Greg have three daughters and a cat.