Augusta McKay Lodge is a historically informed violinist, globally established at a young age as leader, chamber musician, and soloist. McKay Lodge has appeared as soloist with Voices of Music, Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien, The American Classical Orchestra, Juilliard415, Jupiter Ensemble, Les Arts Florissants, and more. McKay Lodge regularly performs as concertmaster with Les Arts Florissants, Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien, La Chapelle Harmonique, and others. She has appeared as guest concertmaster for Opera Fuoco, The American Classical Orchestra and the Irish Baroque Orchestra, and has guest directed the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra Chamber Players as a substitute for Richard Egarr. McKay Lodge’s solo discography includes Beyond Bach and Vivaldi (Naxos), Corelli’s Band (Naxos), and a disc with her sister (violist) Georgina McKay Lodge, J.G. Graun: Chamber Music from the Court of Frederick the Great (Brilliant Classics). McKay Lodge performs on a Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume (1867) and a baroque-copy Jason Viseltear (2014).
