Keith Lizardo
Keith is an esteemed violin tutor and professional musician. His students have achieved numerous accolades, including several High Distinction Grades from AMEB exams, successful SYO auditions with a high orchestral seating placement, successful Rising Stars auditions, and various awards from String Competitions, most notably First and Second Places in an Open Age group category at the St. George Eisteddfod.
As a violinist, he studied at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music under the guidance of the distinguished, Professor Ole Bohn. Keith has performed with numerous orchestras including the Australian Chamber Orchestra, SCM Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Youth Orchestras and Penrith Symphony Orchestra. He was the concertmaster of Penrith Youth Orchestra from 2014-2016, and principal chairs of the Sydney Youth Orchestras from 2017-2019.
He has worked with renowned world class musicians and conductors including Richard Tongnetti, Marios Papadopoulos, Geoffrey Patterson, Charles Stegeman, Roger Benedict and Paul Terracini.