Lillian Klotz has performed in venues throughout the United States and Central America including Carnegie Hall, Philadelphia's Academy of Music, Cleveland's Severance Hall, Panama City's Teatro Anita Villaz, the Phoenix Jewish Film Festival, and “Good Morning Arizona.” Though a native of Philadelphia, she resides in Central Pennsylvania where she is a graduate assistant and candidate for a Master’s degree in violin performance at the Pennsylvania State University. At Penn State University, Klotz performs in the first violin sections of the Philharmonic and Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Maestro Gerardo Edelstein. She also plays in the first violin section of the Pennsylvania Centre Orchestra, in State College. Outside of the university, she teaches private and group violin classes with the State College Suzuki Program. Prior to pursuing graduate studies, Klotz taught middle school orchestra in Tempe and Phoenix, Arizona for two years.
Lillian Klotz began violin at age 7, at the Academy of Children’s Music (Fort Washington, PA). Her early studies took place at the Settlement Music School, and Temple Music Prep, where she was a student of Charles Parker. During high school, she was a summer participant at Interlochen Arts Camp and Luzerne Music Center. Klotz is a graduate of Oberlin Conservatory of Music where she studied music education and violin as a student of Andrew Jennings. During her studies at Oberlin, Klotz traveled annually to Panama City, Panama with her quartet as a guest teacher and performer in the country’s annual music camp and festival. In Oberlin, she was actively involved in teaching violin in the community and served as the collegiate president for the Music Education Association of Oberlin.
In addition to classical training, Klotz began performing Klezmer music at age 12 with her father in their synagogue band. At Oberlin, she was a founding member of “Oberlin Klezmorim: Spontaneous Oy.” She performed with and managed “OK-SO,” playing at weddings, Bar Mitzvahs, parties, and events throughout the Cleveland area. She has worked with some of the world’s leading Klezmer musicians at Living Tradition's KlezKamp. Klezmer music has led Klotz to other non-classical experiences, collaborating for recordings with pop and rock artists, and playing an occasional tango or blues number.