Lara is a Year 12 music scholar at Ravenswood, currently studying under Janet Davies on a Rising Stars scholarship at Sydney Conservatorium. Lara has had numerous successes at competitions, including winning the junior section of the KPO Concerto Competition in 2021, and being a finalist in both the 2022 and 2023 National Youth Concerto Competition, held in Brisbane. She was also selected as a finalist for the Bach competition, and performed at the Melbourne Recital centre. Lara has enjoyed the many orchestral workshops and summer schools she attended, including ones with the SSO Fellows, the AYO National Music Camp and ACO academy.