In addition to western classical music, Lanzilotti studied Hawaiian language, culture, and dance at Hālau Hula O Maiki.

As a performer, Lanzilotti is known for her collaborations with living composers such as Dai Fujikura,[10] Ted Hearne,[11] Andrew Norman,[12] Caroline Shaw,[13] Anna Thorvaldsdottir,[14] Jagoda Szmytka, Scott Wollschleger,[15] and Nina C.

[16] Lanzilotti premiered Dai Fujikura's Viola Concerto, Wayfinder, at the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre during the 2022 Born Creative Festival.

[24] In her role as Curator of Music at The Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC),[25][26] she invited artists such as Ethan Heard & Heartbeat Opera,[27] Sarah Hennies,[28] Ken Ueno,[29] and in 2020–21 season commissioned Maria Chavez,[30] Lesley Flanigan,[31] Bora Yoon,[32] Pamela Z,[33] Caroline Shaw and Vanessa Goodman, King Britt and Saul Williams, Miya Masaoka, and Mary Kouyoumdjian and Alarm Will Sound.

“Lanzilotti’s score brings us together across the world in remembrance, through the commitment of shared sonic gestures.” (Cities & Health)[41] The 2022 Pulitzer Prize in Music committee noted that her work "distinctly combines experimental string textures and episodes of melting lyricism.

In 2022 Lanzilotti's work with eyes the color of time, commissioned by The String Orchestra of Brooklyn and premiered at Tenri Cultural Institute in New York City, was selected as a Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Music.