Lisa Toth
(Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass, NYSSMA & Audition prep.)
Ms. Toth was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan and studied
privately with three Detroit Symphony violinists. She was appointed
concertmaster of the Detroit Civic Orchestra in its inaugural season,
and was privileged to play under the batons of Kenneth Jean and Maestro
Antal Dorati.
Since relocating to Rochester, NY in the 1980's,
Ms. Toth has been very active in the musical scene here. She has played
with the Greece Symphony, the U of R Orchestra, the Rochester
Philharmonic, and is a member of Rochester Morning Musicale and Fairport
Musicale. She graduated, cum laude, from Nazareth College in 1997 with
double majors in Violin Performance and Music Education. In 2000, Ms.
Toth founded and conducted her own orchestra, the Avon Symphony.
Several
years later, it became a regional orchestra and its name was changed to
the Livingston Philharmonic. It developed into a fine orchestra,
performing music from the standard repertoire to very appreciative
audiences for nearly a decade. Since 2001, Ms. Toth has also been
concertmaster of the Genesee Symphony in Batavia, under the baton of
Raffaele Ponti. For several years, she was also concertmaster of the
Genesee Valley Orchestra and Chorus. In October of 2010, she was posted
as Brighton Symphony’s concertmaster.
Additionally, Ms. Toth
has performed as violin soloist throughout Western NY with pianists Dr.
Kevin Nitsch and Sonja Shelton. She has also collaborated with
celebrated indie artists such as guitarist Gregory Paul and Celtic
harpist/singer/songwriter, Mary Shannon. In February of 2011, Ms. Toth
opened Toth Music Studio where she teaches violin, viola,
cello, bass, and piano to more than 50 private students. Ms. Toth is the
proud mother of a daughter and son who are also musicians.
