Rahel Lulseged

Rahel Lulseged was born in Dallas, Texas with origins from Ethiopia. She started on cello at age 12 in the sixth grade, truthfully to go to Six Flags at the end of the year, but ended up finding a real passion for music. She went on to study at the prestigious Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, after applying in secret from her parents. She went on to receive her Bachelor of Arts from the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, under the tutelage of Alan Stepansky with the Rose and Leon J. Neiburger and the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Performing Arts scholarships. Rahel also received a Masters in Orchestral Performance from the Manhattan School of Music on a full tuition scholarship.

Rahel has performed and appeared alongside Solange Knowles, Future, Kevin Hart, MIGUEL, Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert, and Jay-Z. Her Broadway experience includes Hamilton, The Wiz, and Suffs. She has had the opportunity to hold the chair with the Philip company of the Hamilton National Tour and the Radio City Christmas Spectacular Orchestra, starring the Rockettes.

Currently, Rahel holds a Broadway chair at the Tony Award winning Best-Musical, Schmigadoon.