Elizabeth Baker, violinist, joined the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 1987 and has been particularly acclaimed for her performances of contemporary music.  In 1992 she was the violin soloist in the Philharmonic’s performances of Tippett’s Triple Concerto, conducted by Andre Previn.  In 1997 she presented the Los Angeles premiere of Janacek’s Violin Concerto, conducted by Sian Edwards.  She has given numerous West Coast and/or world premieres of works by composers such as Arvo Part, Philip Glass, Don Davis, Vincent Plush, William Bolcom, Donald Crockett, and Charles Amirkhanian.  She performs on the Philharmonic’s Chamber Music Society and Green Umbrella series.  She was a member of the LA-based contemporary ensemble, Xtet, for sixteen years and continues to perform throughout the western United States with the baroque ensemble, Bach’s Circle.  She is featured in recordings on the Hanssler Classic, Delos, New World, and Crystal Records labels.  Prior to joining the Los Angeles Philharmonic, she was a member of the San Francisco Symphony for ten years.  She received her Bachelor of Music degree from Oberlin Conservatory as a student of Andor Toth.  Further study with Josef Gingold at Indiana University led to a Master of Music degree as well as the coveted Performer’s Certificate.  She has been on the faculty at the California Institute of the Arts since 1993.