Classical Musicians of African Descent

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Lucinda Ali-Landing, viola

Classical 91.5 WXXO-FM | By classical intern

Published August 4, 2017 at 9:28 AM EDT

African woman with short hair holding her violin

Lucinda E. Ali-Landing, violinist and founder of the Hyde Park Suzuki Institute, began her studies at age six, with her father, James Holland, a violinist/violist. She began with Suzuki studies, which was still relatively new in North America in the early 1970s. After studying for one year with her father, she then studied with Sarah Deneen and later Donna Ross. As a child, Lucinda was the concertmaster of the orchestra at the Music Center of the North Shore for three consecutive years. Lucinda is a member of the Chicago Sinfonietta.