About Lydia

I am a professional violist and student living in New York City. I am currently finishing my undergraduate studies at the Juilliard School as a student of Hsin-Yun Huang and Misha Amory, and am continuing as a graduate student next year as a student of Misha Amory and Cynthia Phelps. I have been teaching for almost eight years now, and have experience with violinists and violists as well as tutoring music theory. As a teacher, my focus begins with building a strong foundation that is constantly improved upon over time, as opposed to learning lots of material quickly. Every student is different, so I intentionally try to avoid giving blanket advice to multiple students. I firmly believe that the experience of learning viola takes unique aspects from one's own life in order to inform their artistic choices.