Violist Caitlin Lynch’s vibrant musical career taken her around the globe in collaboration with artists ranging from Itzhak Perlman to Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood. She is violist of the Aeolus String Quartet and a member of the Grammy-nominated conductorless chamber orchestra A Far Cry, and has performed with the Cleveland Orchestra, Alarm Will Sound, members of the Tokyo, Cleveland, Juilliard, Guarneri, and Cavani Quartets, and the Weilerstein Trio. An advocate for contemporary music, she is a member of the critically acclaimed American Contemporary Music Ensemble. Ms. Lynch has performed in fourteen countries across five continents, from Carnegie Hall to the Sydney Opera House to the United Nations, and has toured North America and Europe as a concerto soloist.

Passionate about collaborations with other art forms, she has performed with dancers such as Wendy Whelan and the Mark Morris Dance Group, musicians from other genres such as Bjork, Ryn Weaver, and Emily Wells, and in the Darren Aronofsky film Mother! Ms. Lynch is the Artistic Director, founder, and violist of Project Chamber Music: Willamette Valley. She was Artist in Residence at Cleveland’s Judson Manor senior living community from 2010-2012, an intergenerational relationship that continues today and has been lauded by CBS and NBC News, The Plain Dealer, and The New York Times. Recent and upcoming season highlights include Lincoln Center’s Great Performers Series and the Chamber Music Society at Lincoln Center with the Aeolus Quartet, the Lincoln Center Festival, and BAM’s Next Wave Festival. Ms. Lynch performs on an 18th century viola made by English luthier William Forster.