Born and raised in Detroit, MI, Lisa Toth studied privately with three Detroit Symphony violinists. Appointed concertmaster of the Detroit Civic Orchestra in its inaugural season, she played under the batons of Kenneth Jean and the great Antal Dorati.
Since moving to Rochester, NY in 1980, Ms. Toth has played with Greece Symphony, U of R Orchestra, Finger Lakes Symphony, and the Rochester Philharmonic. In 2000, she founded and conducted the Avon Symphony which performed works from the standard repertoire for nearly a decade.
From 2001-2013, Ms. Toth was concertmaster of Genesee Symphony in Batavia under Raffael Ponti. She was also concertmaster of Genesee Valley Orchestra and Chorus under Ponti and concertmaster of Genesee Chorale Orchestra under Ric Jones.
Since October 2010 to the present, Ms. Toth has been concertmaster of Brighton Symphony Orchestra, whose current conductor is Ric Jones.
As a soloist, Ms. Toth has collaborated with pianists Dr. Kevin Nitsch, Linda Shapiro, Sonja Shelton, and Ines Draskovic.
In addition to her busy performing schedule, Ms. Toth is instructor of strings and piano at Toth Music Studio in Pittsford, NY. Ms. Toth is the proud mother of a daughter and son (who are also musicians), and adoring grandmother of two darling grandchildren.