Lisa Saito, a 13-year-old student at Palo Alto’s JLS Middle School, began her musical education in Japan at age 3. After moving to the Bay Area in 2018, she continued her violin studies under Robin Sharp. Saito made her orchestral debut at age 10 with the Stanford Summer Symphony at Bing Concert Hall. She won the 2022 and 2023 Golden State Youth Orchestra (GSYO) Concerto Competitions, and in 2022, performed as the youngest member of the GSYO Senior Symphony. Lisa now serves as a first violinist with the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra. In addition to winning several violin awards, Saito was selected to perform at the Junior Bach Festival for six consecutive years, and was chosen for the 2025 Honors Concert, which featured the highest-scoring festival participants. Lisa has attended numerous music programs including Music@Menlo for three consecutive years, the Heifetz Institute of Music, and Tateuchi Institute of Music.