Lily Sullivan, violin

Meet Lily

Lily appears on Show 459.

Lily Sullivan (violin), 17, is a merit scholarship Fellow at the Music Institute of Chicago’s Academy. She studies violin with Grigory Kalinovsky. Lily began studying violin at the age of five at the OCU Children’s Performing Arts Program with Karén Khanagov. She made her solo orchestral debut at age seven and has performed with orchestras such as the Ann Arbor and Indianapolis Symphony Orchestras. Lily was named third prize winner at the 10th International Louis Spohr Competition for Young Violinists in Weimar, Germany, and first place winner of the 2023 Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Michael Ben & Illene Komisarow Maurer Young Musicians Contest. Lily was also a Young Laureate of the Chicago International Violin Competition for two consecutive years and first prize winner of the Grand Prize Virtuoso Brussels and London International Competitions. Her chamber music accolades include first place and grand awards in the Barnett, Rembrandt, and Chicago National Chamber Music Competitions. Lily was honored to be selected as a Young Steinway Artist and to perform in the North Shore Chamber Music Festival’s Onstage/Offstage Series. She has attended festivals such as the Heifetz International Music Institute, Yellow Barn Young Artists Program, and Music@Menlo Young Performers Program. She has performed in masterclasses for Mauricio Fuks, Mihaela Martin, Vadim Gluzman, Itzhak Rashkovsky, Ilya Kaler, and Midori, among many others.