Leah Latorraca

Leah Latoracca has held acting positions in both the North Carolina Symphony and Charlotte Symphony Orchestra and was a member of The Phoenix Symphony from 2017-2021. She has performed as a soloist with the Madison Symphony Orchestra, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, the Music Institute of Chicago Academy Chamber Orchestra, and the McDuffie Center for Strings Orchestra. Chamber music performances have included collaborations with Lawrence Dutton, Hsin-­Yun Huang, Gary Hoffman, Ani and Ida Kavafian, and Robert McDuffie, among others. Leah has spent summers performing at the Santa Fe Opera, at the Colorado Music Festival, and as assistant concertmaster of the Sunriver Music Festival in Oregon. She has also performed frequently at the Rome Chamber Music Festival and Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival and has participated in the Yellow Barn Young Artist Program, masterclasses and orchestral sessions at the Banff Centre for the Arts and Creativity, the Heifetz International Summer Institute, and the National Repertory Orchestra. As a member of the Orchestra of the Americas, Leah toured Central and South America and served as a Global Leader for the organization. Leah received her Master of Music in 2017 from the Cleveland Institute of Music, studying with Stephen Rose, and her Bachelor of Music from the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings, where she graduated in 2015.