The harpist Lindsay Buffington was born in Maryland, USA, and she has been based in Switzerland since 2005. She currently lives in Luzern. Lindsay completed her studies at the University of Maryland College Park, Conservatoire de Lausanne and Hochschule – Luzern Musik. She completed degrees in Bachelor of Music (summa cum laude), Master of Music Performance and Master of Music Pedagogy. Her main harp teachers included Rebecca Anstine Smith, Chantal Mathieu and Xenia Schindler.

Lindsay is a versatile performer who thrives on playing in diverse musical styles. She enjoys an active freelance career in Switzerland and abroad, and plays regularly both as a soloist and with ensembles. She has performed with the City Light Symphony Orchestra, Operettenbühne Vaduz, Zuger Sinfonietta, Bach Ensemble Luzern, Bach- Collegium Freiburg, Sinfonietta Basel, Sinfonietta de Lausanne, Sinfonieorchester Liechtenstein, Mädchenkantorei Basel, Lenzburger Kantorei and Luzerner Kantorei, among others.

An active chamber musician, Lindsay is the co-founder of several chamber music ensembles: Deux en Harpe, with harpist Céline Gay des Combes (2008), Cochlea Duo, with flutist Chelsea Czuchra (2013), Damselfly Trio, with Chelsea Czuchra and Liz Pearse, soprano (2017), Duo 51 B.C. with the double bassist Diego Caruso (2019).

In addition to her work as a performer, Lindsay teaches harp at the Musikschule Horw and Musikschule Hochdorf in Canton Luzern.