About
Eliza Scott is an in demand Australian violinist, educator, and presenter, and serves as a first violinist with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra.
Raised in a musical family in Armidale, Eliza began her violin studies under the watchful eye of her Aunty at the age of three. Many hours of practice later, she pursued her undergraduate studies in Violin Performance with Michele Walsh at the Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University, graduating with First Class Honours and the University Medal.
In 2020, Eliza was awarded a Masters of Performance from the Royal College of Music in London, supported by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts.
A passionate orchestral musician, Eliza has appeared with the Sydney, Melbourne, and Tasmanian Symphony Orchestras and was Principal Second Violin of the Australian Youth Orchestra in 2018 and 2019. Alongside her performance career, she is a dedicated educator, having taught at the New England Conservatorium of Music and for the Griffith University Young Conservatorium program.
Eliza’s long-standing relationship with the Australian Youth Orchestra began in 2009, and she is delighted to now be leading the AYO Momentum ensemble for this project.