Appointed in 1997, Laura Hilgeman Miller is currently Co Concertmaster of the Palm Beach Opera. Prior to her appointment with the PBO, Ms. Miller held positions with the Florida Philharmonic, the Honolulu and Charleston Symphony Orchestras. She has also performed with the National, the Indianapolis and Jacksonville Symphony Orchestras. Ms. Miller has held the position of Concertmaster with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, the New World Symphony under Michael Tilson Thomas, the Spoleto Festival of Two Worlds, and the Colorado Music Festival. Ms. Miller has traveled extensively throughout Japan, Russia, Italy, Europe and Central America.

As a member of the New World Symphony, Ms. Miller appears on the Grammy nominated recording Tangazo, in addition to The Music of Paul Schoenfeld and Defining Dahl, all on the Argo Decca Label. She also appears with the pop Latin group Mana, on their album entitled Unplugged.

Ms. Miller graduated in 1988 with high distinction from the Indiana University, Bloomington, having studied with Josef Gingold and Henryk Kowalski. In 1989, she graduated from Roosevelt University with her Master’s Degree with honors.

Ms. Miller maintains an active schedule during the summer as a member of the Wolf Trap Opera Orchestra, outside of Washington, DC. She makes her homes in both Silver Spring, Maryland and Boca Raton, Florida with her husband, french hornist, Gregory Miller and their six children.