Education
BM University of Michigan
MM Peabody Conservatory
About
Hailing from Flint, Michigan, the Lott's cellist joined the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra in 2013, previously holding a position in the Lansing Symphony Orchestra.
Rachel has participated in a variety of festivals and projects including the Sinf贸nica de Miner铆a in Mexico City, the Castleton Festival Orchestra, the YouTube Symphony with Michael Tilson Thomas, the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, the AIMS Festival Orchestra in Graz, Austria, and the National Repertory Orchestra.
Since moving to New Orleans, Rachel has had the opportunity to appear as a cellist on the television shows NCIS: New Orleans and On Becoming a God in Central Florida.
Rachel received her bachelor鈥檚 degree in cello performance at the University of Michigan where she studied with Erling Bl枚ndal Bengtsson. A recipient of the Gregor Piatigorsky Scholarship, Rachel earned a master鈥檚 degree and graduate performance diploma at the Peabody Conservatory under the tutelage of Alan Stepansky, former Associate Principal Cello of the New York Philharmonic.