Annalee Patipatanakoon, Violinist

Violinist Annalee Patipatanakoon is one of Canada’s most respected performing artists. A graduate of Indiana University and the Curtis Institute of Music, she is a laureate of the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels and a first prize winner of both the Canadian Music Competition and Eckhardt-Gramatté National Music Competition. Ms. Patipatanakoon is a founding member of three-time Juno Award-winning Gryphon Trio. She can be heard on 22 recordings on Analekta, Naxos, and other labels, and maintains a busy touring schedule across North America and Europe. From 2007 to 2021, she served as Artistic Advisor to the Ottawa Chamber Music Society.

Ms. Patipatanakoon is currently Professor of Violin and  Chamber Music at the University of Toronto Faculty of Music. She, and Gryphon Trio members Roman Borys and Jamie Parker, has been Ensemble-in-Residence at the Isabel Bader Centre for Performing Arts in Kingston, Ontario and Artists-in-Residence at Trinity College, University of Toronto. Equally in demand as a teacher of violin and chamber music, Annalee has conducted masterclasses at Rice University, Stanford University, the Royal Conservatory of Music, Hochschule für Musik Mainz, Domaine Forget, Orford Music Academy, Tuckamore Festival and School, Mount Royal University, and many more.

With Gryphon Trio members Roman Borys and Jamie Parker, Annalee leads educational projects in music schools and communities across the country. These include the ensemble’s flagship Listen Up! arts outreach program that has reached 17 different communities in Canada, with permanent hubs in Ottawa and Toronto.

Ms. Patipatanakoon performs at CCCMF 2024 on October 16, 18, and 20