Holly Lacey studies the violin with Margaret Batjer at the Colburn School Music Academy in Los Angeles, CA. In June, she performed at The Walt Disney Concert Hall as The Music Center’s 2024 Spotlight Competition Grand Prize Finalist and winner in classical music. As a winner of the 2024 and 2023 Colburn Concerto Competition, Holly performed as soloist with the Colburn Youth Orchestra and the Colburn Chamber Orchestra. Holly was the 2024 national winner of the OPUS Music Competition and a semifinalist in the 2024 International Young Artists Concerto Competition. As a dedicated orchestral musician, Holly has served for 5 seasons as concertmaster of the Colburn Sinfonietta, Colburn Youth Orchestra, and Colburn String Orchestra. As an avid chamber musician and member of the Nth Trio, Holly was awarded the inaugural Horszowski Trio Prize at the 50th Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition in 2023 and first prizes at the 2023 California-wide MTAC VOCE chamber music competition, Camerata Artists International Competition, ENKOR International Music Competition, among others. Holly is an ardent advocate for giving back to her community. She is the co-Regional Director and founder of the Back to BACH Greater Pasadena region. Holly is also an inaugural fellow with National Public Radio’s From the Top Musicians and the Environment Initiative. For the past 4 summers, Holly has studied with Gerardo Ribeiro at the Meadowmount School of Music. Holly has also had the honor of participating in masterclasses with Alexander Kerr, Martin Beaver, Ivan Zenaty, Catherine Cho, Kikuie Ikeda, Almita Vamos, Kelly Parkins-Lindstrom, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, and Rieko Aizawa.