Violinist Elizabeth Beck, is a recent graduate of the Manhattan School of Music in New York City (B.M. ’18, M.M. ’20), where she studied with renown Russian pedagogue, Issac Malkin. She has performed on live radio broadcasts of “What Makes It Great” with Rob Kapilow at the Kaufman Center in New York and has played with the International Orchestra of New York and the MSM Symphony Orchestra in Carnegie Hall’s Perlman/Stern Auditorium to sold-out audiences.

As an Academy Fellow at the Talis Chamber Music Festival in Switzerland, Elizabeth collaborated with contemporary composers to present concerts of old and new works, including string quartets, multi-media presentations, and live film scores; performing with artists from the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Vienna Philharmonic. As a violinist in the highly acclaimed Chelsea Music Festival, Elizabeth performed in a variety of traditional and contemporary music concerts which garnered praise from the New York Times.

At the Manhattan School of Music, Elizabeth held Principal/Associate Concertmaster chair positions in all three orchestral ensembles and worked closely with conductors Leonard Slatkin, Kurt Masur, Ken-David Masur, George Manahan, Kent Tritle, and Pierre Vallet.

Performing with her sister as the Beckthoven Duo has lead to numerous concerts, tours, and recitals throughout the United States. The Beck sisters’ debut CD, released on the Bolo Classique label, has been featured on major classical music radio stations in the US, Europe, and Australia.

Currently, Elizabeth is pursuing post-graduate studies in Dallas, TX with Alexander Kerr, Concertmaster of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. During the 2020-21 season, she enjoyed playing section violin in concerts with the Shreveport Symphony, and presenting chamber music with the Carrefour Chamber Music Project.

Elizabeth performs on a Giuseppe Marconcini violin from 1805 and is grateful to be back home in the South where baking three desserts a week is standard practice and exercise is always optional.