Elizabeth Fayette (Violin '11) Named First Associate Concertmaster of The Cleveland Orchestra

Elizabeth Fayette (Violin '11)
The violin alumna will assume the position in May 2026.

Congratulations to Elizabeth Fayette (Violin ’11) on her recent appointment as first associate concertmaster of The Cleveland Orchestra. Fayette will assume the role as the Virginia M. Lindseth, PhD Chair in May 2026.

Praised by The New York Times for her “alluring, lustrous sound and seasoned virtuosity,” Fayette enjoys a multifaceted career as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral leader. From 2016 –2020, she served as first violinist of the Vega Quartet, quartet-in-residence at Emory University, and has performed as guest concertmaster with the Princeton Symphony Orchestra, Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo, and Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. She received her bachelor’s degree from Curtis in 2011, where she studied with Pamela Frank, Shmuel Ashkenasi, and Arnold Steinhardt.

Learn more about Elizabeth Fayette and her appointment to The Cleveland Orchestra.

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