Biography
Born and raised in the Atlanta suburbs, Annalisa Robertson has been playing the cello since 2013. She participated in youth orchestras in Gwinnett and Hall counties as well as summer Suzuki and chamber group camps. After studying her pre-college years under Anne Hobbs, Annalisa pursued cello performance in college. She received her B.M. in Cello Performance from Middle Tennessee State University in May of 2025, studying under teachers Dr. Bryan Hayslett, Dr. Christine Kralik, Dr. Amber Den Exter, and Dr. Christine Kim.
While acquiring her bachelor's, she performed in school orchestras, acting as principal or assistant principal cellist, in addition to performing with outside orchestras such as the Nashville Praise Symphony and the People's Orchestra of Nashville. She frequently plays for weddings in the Middle and West Tennessee areas and started her teaching career in August of 2024 at Dow Street Community Music School in Murfreesboro, TN. In September of that same year, she joined the orchestra for the Getty's global Sing! Conference at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel.
In pursuit of her passion for teaching, she is a member of the Suzuki Association of America and is in the process of training through all ten Suzuki cello books, having completed Cello Units 1-7 as of 2026 with trainers Trina Carey Hodgson, Tanya Carey, Beth Cantrell, and Alice Ann O'Neill. She is based in Jackson, Tennessee, and performs for events throughout Middle and West Tennessee, and surrounding areas. Annalisa continues to perform regularly with a string ensembles for weddings, events, and other public performances, as well as substituting with the Nashville Praise Symphony and The Jackson Symphony.
Aside from music, Annalisa enjoys reading and discussion God's word, spending time with her husband, baking, and crocheting.