Cecilia Belcher grew up in St. Louis, Missouri where she began playing the violin at the age of three. She was a member of the St. Louis Symphony for the 2010-2011 season and has been playing regularly with the orchestra since 2008. She has also performed with the Minnesota Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony, Houston Symphony, Verbier Festival Orchestra in Switzerland, and smaller ensembles including the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra, The Knights, and the IRIS chamber orchestra. She was a member of the New World Symphony serving as a rotating concertmaster and principal second violin. She has participated in summer festivals including the Banff Music Centre masterclass program, Tanglewood Music Festival, Beijing International Music Festival and Academy in China, Verbier Festival in Switzerland, and the Aspen Music Festival. Currently residing in New York, Ms. Weinkauff enjoys freelancing and teaching at the Turtle Bay Music School.
Mrs. Belcher received a Bachelor of Music degree with honors from the Cleveland Institute of Music studying with Paul Kantor, and a Master of Music degree from Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music studying with Kathleen Winkler.