A native of Oberlin, Ohio, Augusta McKay Lodge enjoys a flourishing career as an international violinist. A gold medalist in numerous international competitions, she appears regularly as concertmaster and soloist for The American Classical Orchestra, Washington Bach Consort, and Bach Akademie Charlotte, to name a few, and has performed in concertmaster and solo capacities under the baton of William Christie, Nicholas McGegan, Masaaki Suzuki and others. A resident of Paris, she regularly performs in renowned orchestras such as Les Arts Florissants and Les Talens Lyriques. As a creative director, McKay Lodge founded her own ensemble Voyage Sonique.
Her debut solo album Beyond Bach and Vivaldi (8.573893) was critically acclaimed by The Strad, Early Music America, and Diapason D’or among many others. McKay Lodge is an English Concert in America Fellow, a Mercury-Juilliard Fellow and a Kovner Fellow. At a record young age, McKay Lodge earned a Bachelor of Music from Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and postgraduate degrees from Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and The Juilliard School. She also studied at the Moscow Central Special Music School and the Conservatorium van Amsterdam. She performs on a 2014 Jason Viseltear violin.
For more information, visit www.augustamckaylodge.com.