Geoff Nuttall, violin

Described as “provocative and brilliant” by the New York Times, violinist Geoff Nuttall studied at The Banff Centre, the University of Western Ontario, and the University of Toronto where he received his bachelor of arts degree. In 1989, he co-founded the St. Lawrence String Quartet and, as its first violinist, he has performed over 1700 concerts throughout the world and has a number of acclaimed recordings. Since winning the Banff International String Quartet Competition and the Young Concert Artist Auditions in the early 90s, the Quartet has become a regular at some of North America's most prestigious music festivals. Mr. Nuttall is currently on faculty at Stanford University.

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Livia Sohn violin

Violinist Livia Sohn has appeared as a soloist with over seventy orchestras on five continents and, as an avid chamber musician, has been a guest artist at numerous festivals. From her first public performance at the age of eight, to her solo appearances with many of the world's great symphonies and eminent conductors, she has impressed her audiences with her “remarkably lithe and transparent tone of exceptional purity” (Strad Magazine). At the age of twelve, she won First Prize in the Yehudi Menuhin International Violin Competition as well as the Audience Prize. She attended The  Juilliard School and has been on faculty at the Music Department of Stanford University since 2005.

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Barry Shiffman, viola

Canadian violinist and violist Barry Shiffman was a co-founder and member of the St. Lawrence String Quartet, and has appeared as a soloist with orchestras and in recitals throughout North America, Europe and Japan. His commitment to the composers of our time led him to become involved in the premieres of hundreds of new works, both with the Quartet and elsewhere. Among his many recent engagements are his debut with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at Disney Hall and his appearance as guest violist with the Gryphon Trio on their Canadian tour. Mr. Shiffman is currently director of music programs at The Banff Centre, and executive director of the Banff International String Quartet Competition.

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Matt Haimovitz, cello

A musical pioneer, Matt Haimovitz has performed and recorded with today's greatest orchestras, conductors, and chamber musicians, and with such artists as James Levine, Daniel Barenboim and Isaac Stern. He has been honoured with the Avery Fisher Career Grant, the Grand Prix du Disque, the Premio Internazionale “Accademia Musicale Chigiana,” the Trailblazer Award, and ASCAP's Concert Music Award. Haimovitz has recorded extensively for Oxingale Records and Deutsche Grammophon. He was in the final class of the legendary American cellist Leonard Rose, and is Professor of Cello at the Schulich School of Music at McGill University. Haimovitz plays a 1710 Matteo Gofriller cello.

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Christie Reside, flute

Christie Reside began studying the flute at the age of six, and is currently the Principal Flute of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. She has been an active participant in numerous competitions, winning the National Music Festival of Canada, and placing second at the Tunbridge Wells International Young Artists Competition. As an enthusiastic chamber musician, she has been invited to participate in numerous festivals around the world, and she has appeared as soloist with several orchestras, including the Montreal Symphony, Calgary Philharmonic and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestras. Ms. Reside is appearing for the second time at the Pender Harbour Chamber Music Festival.

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Roger Cole, oboe

Roger Cole, principal oboist with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, received his early musical training in Seattle, Washington, and then studied at Yale University and The Juilliard School on scholarship. He has performed in solo recitals and chamber music festivals, and as a soloist with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. From 1976 to 2008, he also served as principal oboist with the CBC Radio Orchestra. In addition to teaching at the University of British Columbia and the Vancouver Academy of Music, Mr. Cole is Music Director and Senior Orchestra Conductor of the Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra. His CBC Records CD is entitled “The Expressive Oboe”.

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Jeanette Jonquil, clarinet

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra's principal clarinetist, Jeanette Jonquil, has performed in chamber music festivals and with various orchestras in locations ranging from Germany and Japan to New Zealand and the USA. She was educated at Northwestern and Yale Universities and has been a fellow at Tanglewood where she was awarded the Gino B. Cioffi Memorial Prize for outstanding woodwind player. From 2005 to 2007, Ms. Jonquil was the principal clarinetist with the Colorado Music Festival Orchestra in Boulder during their summer season, and is making her second appearance at the Pender Harbour Chamber Music Festival.  

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George Zukerman, bassoon

Solo bassoonist, George Zukerman is one of the few artists in the world to achieve recognition on his instrument outside the ranks of the Symphony Orchestra. His many recordings and his performances for five decades in most of the world's major musical centres, have earned him the praise of critics around the globe. He is a leading exponent of the solo repertoire for the bassoon and an ardent spokesman for its standing as a recognized solo instrument. As one of Canada's leading Impresarios, he has specialized in community organization, particularly for remote and isolated venues. He was awarded the Order of British Columbia and the Order of Canada for his contribution to touring in Canada and abroad.

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Oliver de Clercq, horn

Born in Montreal, Oliver de Clercq began playing the French horn at the age of ten in Naples, Florida. He received his bachelor of music from Boston University, Magna Cum Laude, and was also a master's student at The Juilliard School. Mr. de Clercq has performed concertos with the Boston Pops, Vancouver, Okanagan, and Boston University Symphony Orchestras.  Since January, 2001, he has been Principal Horn of the Vancouver Symphony. In 2008 he was appointed Director of Brass Activities for the Boston University Tanglewood Institute.

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Alexander Tselyakov, piano and artistic director

Recognized as one of Canada's most outstanding musicians, internationally acclaimed pianist Alexander Tselyakov brings to us his breath-taking musicality for the fifth straight year. He has appeared as a recitalist at major festivals and concert halls around the globe and has distinguished himself as guest soloist with some of the world's most renowned orchestras. Top prizewinner at the prestigious Tchaikovsky International Competition, he has been described as a “phenomenal pianist” (Germany), as having “an intoxicating sound” (Israel), and as performing with “a perfect artistic individuality” (Russia). In his roles as concert pianist, teacher and chamber musician, Tselyakov collaborates with many leading Canadian musicians. His knowledge of the repertoire and exquisite sense of program balance make him a valuable artistic director. He is currently Professor of Piano at Brandon University School of Music.

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Stephen Chatman, composer

“Pender Harbour Suite” composer, Stephen Chatman, is Professor/ Head of Composition at UBC.  A 2007 Juno nominee, he also received the 2005 and 2006 Western Canadian Music Awards for “Outstanding Classical Composition”, three BMI Awards, the Dorothy Somerset Award, and a shortlisting for the BBC Masterprize. His works have been published by EC Schirmer and Boosey & Hawkes, among others, and have sold 350,000 copies.  Recordings include five Centrediscs collections and works on ATMA, Naxos, Crystal, Skylark, and CRI. Commissioned by major Canadian orchestras, Chatman's works have also been performed by orchestras throughout the world, including the Sydney and BBC symphonies.  

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