Instruments Taught: Violin

Born and raised in Buffalo, Claire Fisher attended SUNY Fredonia where she studied violin performance.  Claire has enjoyed an active and diverse life as a freelance violinist since her full return to Buffalo after college, and has performed with artists such as Johnny Mathis, Mannheim Steamroller, Frank Sinatra, Jr., and has recorded with the Goo Goo Dolls. 

She has performed with the Western New York Chamber Orchestra since 2011, Nickel City Opera Company since 2014, Opera Sacra since 2015, the Clarence Summer Orchestra since 2015, and has performed as a substitute with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra since 2015. 

Claire also has a love for musical theater, and has performed in dozens of productions of musicals throughout the region.  Since 2006, Claire has been a private instructor of violin, and hopes to help each of her students discover themselves through music, as she continues to do.