Lara is a classically trained musician and graduated from Sir Paul McCartney’s ‘Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts’ in 2016. She founded Echo Strings - a string ensemble who perform extensively at events around the UK, have appeared on Hollyoaks, Channel 4 & have been featured in OK Magazine. She also runs Sapphire String Trio - an electric/acoustic string ensemble who in 2019 completed a six month contract performing on the Carnival Conquest Cruise Ship in the Caribbean. Lara has appeared as a backing violinist on BBC1 show ‘I Can See Your Voice’ and she currently holds a solo residency at ‘City Vaults’ a 1920’s style bar in Liverpool City Centre as the resident electric violinist.

Lara is a member of critically acclaimed Electric Light Orchestra Tribute Band The ELO Show with whom she has played sold out shows across the UK and toured Europe. She also performs regularly with rock & roll band Ian Prowse & Amsterdam who have most recently supported Elvis Costello on his UK tour.

She has performed with orchestras & ensembles including; Hip Hip Orchestra, Ignition Orchestra, Gatecrasher Orchestra, Garage Classical, Incredible 11 Hip Hop Orchestra and the Northern Session Collective. In terms of musical theatre productions, Lara has performed in shows including; Keep The Change (Edinburgh Fringe Festival), The Last 5 years (Epstein Theatre), The Silence Between Us (Unity Theatre), Bring On Tomorrow (The Barbican), and many more.

Lara has provided the string arrangements for various projects including; The ELO Show, The Incredible 11 Hip-Hop Orchestra, The Christians’ album ‘Sings & Strings’, Echo Strings’ private commissions and Sapphire String Trio’s arrangements for Carnival Cruise Line & Princess Cruises. Lara works regularly with film composer Olly Gorman to produce string orchestrations for scores including French Film ‘Hortense’ recorded by session musicians from The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra to be aired on France 3.

As well as offering private music tuition, Lara currently works as a violin & piano tutor at Maestro Academy of Music & has previously worked at Aintree School of Music & Pulse Education. She has also delivered string arranging lectures for students at Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.

Lara is a classically trained musician and graduated from Sir Paul McCartney’s ‘Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts’ in 2016. She founded Echo Strings - a string ensemble who perform extensively at events around the UK, have appeared on Hollyoaks, Channel 4 & have been featured in OK Magazine. She also runs Sapphire String Trio - an electric/acoustic string ensemble who in 2019 completed a six month contract performing on the Carnival Conquest Cruise Ship in the Caribbean. Lara has appeared as a backing violinist on BBC1 show ‘I Can See Your Voice’ and she currently holds a solo residency at ‘City Vaults’ a 1920’s style bar in Liverpool City Centre as the resident electric violinist.

Lara is a member of critically acclaimed Electric Light Orchestra Tribute Band The ELO Show with whom she has played sold out shows across the UK and toured Europe. She also performs regularly with rock & roll band Ian Prowse & Amsterdam who have most recently supported Elvis Costello on his UK tour.

She has performed with orchestras & ensembles including; Hip Hip Orchestra, Ignition Orchestra, Gatecrasher Orchestra, Garage Classical, Incredible 11 Hip Hop Orchestra and the Northern Session Collective. In terms of musical theatre productions, Lara has performed in shows including; Keep The Change (Edinburgh Fringe Festival), The Last 5 years (Epstein Theatre), The Silence Between Us (Unity Theatre), Bring On Tomorrow (The Barbican), and many more.

Lara has provided the string arrangements for various projects including; The ELO Show, The Incredible 11 Hip-Hop Orchestra, The Christians’ album ‘Sings & Strings’, Echo Strings’ private commissions and Sapphire String Trio’s arrangements for Carnival Cruise Line & Princess Cruises. Lara works regularly with film composer Olly Gorman to produce string orchestrations for scores including French Film ‘Hortense’ recorded by session musicians from The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra to be aired on France 3.

As well as offering private music tuition, Lara currently works as a violin & piano tutor at Maestro Academy of Music & has previously worked at Aintree School of Music & Pulse Education. She has also delivered string arranging lectures for students at Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.