About
Katherine Lukey is Deputy Concertmaster at the Opera Australia Orchestra, a position she has held since 2016.
Previously, Katherine served as Assistant Concertmaster of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and Principal 1st Violin of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. She is a member of the Australian World Orchestra with whom she appeared as concertmaster in 2021, and also frequently performs as a guest violinist with the Australian Chamber Orchestra.
As a soloist, Katherine has appeared with the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Metropolitan Orchestra, Sydney Conservatorium Orchestra, and Darwin Symphony Orchestra. She won the Hephzibah Menuhin and Kendall Violin Competitions and was an ABC Young Performers Award string finalist. Most recently, she has been featured in solo recital and chamber performances on Melbourne Digital Concert Hall.
Katherine frequently appears in guest leadership roles and has performed as Guest Principal 2nd Violin with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Other guest principal appearances include Orchestra Victoria, Auckland Philharmonia, and the West Australian, Tasmanian, and Adelaide Symphony Orchestras. Katherine was also a member of the Verbier Festival Orchestra.
An Australian National Academy of Music alum, Katherine completed her Masters with Alice Waten (Sydney Conservatorium). Other teachers include Tibor Varga and Silvia Marcovici (University of Music, Graz), and William Hennessy (University of Melbourne).
When not playing violin, Katherine indulges in her other passion: training for triathlons.