Cassandra Lynne Richburg, Viola
Cassandra Lynne Richburg has been a member of the New Century Chamber Orchestra
in San Francisco since 1992 and an active studio musician in Los Angeles since
1998.
Lynne has performed on more than two hundred motion picture soundtracks including “Steel Magnolias” and “Spiderman”, and been a member of the Academy Awards and Emmy Awards Orchestras on several occasions.
Ms. Richburg started playing the viola at the age of 10, and in 1982, was chosen a Presidential Scholar in the Arts. She has won many competitions across the nation including 1st prize in the William Primrose National Viola Competition, and awarded a special prize in the Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition.
Lynne was the youngest violist featured in the video-taped “Master Viola Series” by Donald McInnes while a student at the University of Michigan. She received a Bachelor and Masters degree from the University of Southern California under the guidance of Donald McInnes and Alan DeVeritch.
She has been a featured soloist with several orchestras including the Lansing
Symphony Orchestra, Calgary Philharmonic, Savannah Symphony, Sacramento Symphony and the New Century Chamber Orchestra.
Lynne has also held positions of Assistant Principal and Principal Violist with the Sacramento Symphony, Principal Violist with the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra, and was a member of the Lansing Symphony Orchestra. Additionally, Lynne has performed with the New York Philharmonic and participated in tour across the United States, and has also performed with the San Francisco Symphony and attended both a United States and European tour.
Lynne has enjoyed many summers in Sun Valley, Idaho, as a member of the Sun
Valley Summer Symphony, and is involved in teaching young violists in Sacramento, CA, where she currently lives.