Blythe Allers, violin

Blythe Allers, originally from Western Canada, is currently studying with Yehonatan Berick at the University of Ottawa. While in British Columbia, Blythe studied for several years under Michael van der Sloot at the Victoria Conservatory of Music, playing in multiple groups and ensembles, including the Greater Victoria Youth Orchestra. In 2013, Blythe represented strings for BC at the Nationals in Waterloo and placed first with his BC quartet as National Chamber Music winner that same year. In 2016, Blythe attended the National Arts Center Young Artists Program where he was fortunate to work with Arnold Steinhardt of the Guarneri String Quartet and Lawrence Dutton of the Emerson String Quartet. During the summer of 2017, he played with the National Youth Orchestra of Canada, both as an Award of Excellence winner and as concertmaster on the NYO’s 150th cross-country celebration tour. At camps, festivals and masterclasses, Blythe played for and worked with Christian Tetzlaff, Cho-Liang Lin, James Ehnes, Gary Karr, Patinka Kopec, Ian Svenson, and William van der Sloot, as well as others. Currently Blythe is a member of the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra and multiple school orchestras and ensembles. Blythe’s interests go beyond music, into rock climbing, playing squash, hiking, and reading. In everything he does, in music or otherwise, Blythe strives to communicate his passion for life and looks forward to the opportunities ahead.