Lindsey Sharpe

Cellist, Lindsey Sharpe is an active performer, teacher, and administrator based in Chicago, IL.

Raised in Atlanta, GA, she began playing cello at age 7 and piano at age 10. In 2007, Lindsey was accepted into the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s Talent Development Program and studied with Martha Gerschefski until she graduated high school in 2015. Lindsey holds degrees from the University of Michigan and Rice University, studying with Anthony Elliott and Norman Fischer, respectively. Currently, she is a Fellow in the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and Chicago Sinfonietta.

An active orchestral musician, Lindsey has performed with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Chineke! Orchestra, Music of the Baroque, Grant Park Orchestra, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Chicago Philharmonic, New World Symphony, and Classical Tahoe. Lindsey has also performed alongside popular artists such as Chance the Rapper, Smokey Robinson, and Jonathan McReynolds.

With a passion for education, Lindsey is a faculty member for the Merit School of Music and coaches for Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra. Lindsey is also a mentor for the Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative. As an arts administrator, Lindsey has held positions with El Sistema USA, University Musical Society, University of Michigan School of Music, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and the Sphinx Organization. She currently works as Coordinator with Divisi Strings.

Lindsey plays a cello made in the workshop of William Harris Lee in 1994 by Gary Garavaglia.