Elizabeth “Lizzie” Steiner is a sought-after solo and collaborative harpist with a vibrant and diverse career across genres. As an accomplished orchestral harpist, she has recently performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony, Chineke! Orchestra, Delaware Symphony, Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Orchestra 2001, Sphinx Symphony, and Sarasota Orchestra, among others. Elizabeth is a member of The Sinfonietta, an all-female-identifying ensemble that recently premiered Barbie the Movie in Concert live at the Hollywood Bowl and made its live debut presented by Carnegie Hall Citywide.

As a recording artist, she can be heard on the GRAMMY Award-winning track “Refuge” by Geoffrey Keezer and the recent release Unheard Bird with Ken Peplowski, among many others. A passionate advocate of new music, Elizabeth has recently performed with The Crossing and Arcana New Music Ensemble and presented a solo show of her own arrangements for Bowerbird New Music.

Elizabeth’s recent projects include an appearance at New York Fashion Week for designer Tia Adeola’s FW22 show and her film Le Noir Est Beau, which premiered on Vogue.com. Known for her versatility, she has performed and collaborated with artists such as Stevie Wonder, Raye, Tierra Whack, Moses Sumney, Brandy, Leslie Odom Jr., and Josh Groban.

Elizabeth holds a Master’s degree in Harp Performance from Temple University, where she studied under Elizabeth Hainen as a scholarship recipient, and a Bachelor’s degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music, where she studied with Yolanda Kondonassis. She was awarded an inaugural Sphinx Organization LEAD Fellowship (Leaders in Excellence, Arts, and Diversity) for 2019–2020, a Sphinx MPower Grant in 2021, and was a Fitler Club Fellow for 2020–2021.

A passionate advocate for equitable access to quality harp education, Elizabeth serves as a Teaching Artist for the Lyra Society at the Philadelphia High School for Girls, a non-profit organization providing weekly free harp lessons to 30 students in Philadelphia.