Lucy Woodward began playing the violin from the age of 5, piano from the age of 7 and the viola from age 16. During her early musical studies Lucy has earned Grade Eight piano with Distinction from the Royal College in London, and Grade Eight Violin from Trinity College in London. She subsequently earned her undergraduate degree in viola from the University of Auckland, followed by a Master’s Degree from Penn State University, and completed the Performance Residency Program at Carnegie Mellon University where she studied with renowned violist Toby Appel. Other important teachers who have influenced Lucy include Randolph Kelly, Timothy Deighton and David Nalden. In addition to her formal education, Lucy was awarded an internship with the Auckland Philharmonia, a post which she held for a year and a half.

Since moving to the United States in 2002, Lucy Woodward has maintained an active career as an orchestral musician, chamber musician, recitalist and teacher. She is a tenured member of the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra and serves as an extra musician for the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, a group with which she performed in Carnegie Hall in 2012. Past experience includes a tenured position with the Youngstown Symphony Orchestra, and frequent appearances with the Pittsburgh Opera, Auckland Philharmonia, Auckland Chamber Orchestra, Chattanooga Symphony, Westmoreland Symphony, and Wheeling Symphony. She was also the violist with the Westminster College Faculty String Quartet from 2007 to 2008.

Lucy has also performed with several prestigious festival orchestras, including Principal Viola with the Spoleto Festival, USA. She has also participated in the American Institute of Music Festival in Graz, Austria where she gave chamber music recitals and served as Assistant Principal Viola. Additional engagements include Music of Penns Woods Festival, Ohio Light Opera, Festival de Musique Pontlevoy, France and Cours International de Musique, Switzerland.

Lucy has over 15 years of teaching experience, including a post as Teaching Assistant at Penn State University where she also taught undergraduate string classes. While in Pittsburgh she taught at Noteworthy music, Music Innovations, and Fox Chapel High School. Lucy currently has a large private teaching studio in Birmingham, where she resides with her husband Viktor and their two children.