Elizabeth Pitcairn


Elizabeth Pitcairn is an American classical violinist and heiress to the PPG fortune. She has concertized widely as a soloist and is noted for performing on the 1720 Red Mendelssohn Antonio Stradivari violin that is said to have inspired the film The Red Violin.

Childhood

Elizabeth was born in the Tinicum Township. When she was three years old, she asked her mother if she could play the violin. Her mother, Mary Eleanor Pitcairn, unsuccessfully attempted to get her to play the cello.

Career

She played with the Newark Symphony Orchestra by the age of 14. She also played for the Philadelphia Orchestra, and she played at the Ainay-Le-Viel festival in France.
She made her debut in New York at the Alice Tully Hall in 2000.