Lindsey Sharpe

Cellist and 2022 Grant Park Music Festival String Fellow, 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 a Freeman Fellow with Chicago Sinfonietta.

An active orchestral musician, Lindsey has performed with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Music of the Baroque, Grant Park Orchestra, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Chicago Philharmonic, New World Symphony, Chicago Sinfonietta, and Civic Orchestra of Chicago. Other recent performances include the 2020 BET Awards and recent “Child of God” debut with Chance the Rapper at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago. Lindsey’s most recent performances include joining Chineke! Orchestra’s North American tour in March 2023.

With a passion for education, Lindsey is a faculty member for the Merit School of Music and coaches for Chicago Symphony Youth Orchestra. Lindsey is also a mentor for the Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative. As an arts administrator, Lindsey has held positions with the University Musical Society, University of Michigan School of Music, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and the Sphinx Organization. Currently, she is the Business and Memberships Manager for El Sistema USA.

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