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Originally from Ottawa, violinist Elspeth Durward is Assistant Principal Second of the Kitchener Waterloo Symphony. She holds a Bachelor of Music from the University ofToronto and a Masters of Music from the Hartt School of Music. Prior to returning to Canada, Elspeth was a Fellow with the New World Symphony under the direction of Michael Tilson Thomas. Highlights of her time with the NWS include residencies with MTT at Rome’s National Academy of Saint Cecilia and New York’s Carnegie Hall.

As an orchestral performer, Elspeth has appeared with the Pacific Music Festival in Japan, Spoleto Festival USA, the Britt Festival Orchestra, the Elora Festival Orchestra, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, the Toronto Symphony and the National Arts Centre Orchestra. She has been featured in concert with the Emerson String Quartet, participated in masterclasses and chamber music at the American Conservatory in Fontainebleau, France, and attended the Pinchas Zukerman Young Artists Program in Ottawa.

Since 2005, Elspeth has been a Faculty member of the Suzuki String School of Guelph where she teaches private lessons and group classes to students of all ages and abilities. A firm believer that Every Child Can, Elspeth completed long-term Suzuki Teacher Training with Linda Fiore at Hartt.

Prior to pursuing a career in music, Elspeth earned a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Queen’s University. She lives in Guelph with her husband and two children.