Aimee Lopez, violin

A native of the Washington DC area, violinist Aimee Lopez officially became a Texan when she joined the San Antonio Symphony in 2008 after completing a coveted four year fellowship with The New World Symphony under the direction of Michael Tilson Thomas. She is also a violinist with The Colorado Music Festival Orchestra in Boulder, Colorado. She has performed on stages throughout Europe, performing a month-long residency of Gershwin's Porgy and Bess at L'Opera Comique in Paris and The Alhambra in Spain. Aimee has given solo recitals and collaborated on chamber concerts in Washington DC, Baltimore, Houston, Boulder and Santa Cruz. Aimee has a passion for nurturing young minds and hearts through music. She directs a busy private violin studio where she actively develops the talents of young people on a weekly basis. Prior to her engagement in San Antonio, she earned degrees from The Peabody Institute and Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music where she studied under Elisabeth Adkins, Violaine Melancon, Shirley Givens, and Kathleen Winkler. Aimee lives in San Antonio with her husband, Dave, stepson, David and the newest addition to the family: two year old son, Gus.