Patrick Paradine, violin

Violinist Patrick Paradine, 21, is currently studying under Timothy Chooi at the University of Ottawa, as well as Olena and Sergei Vyhovskyi. He has worked with Yehonatan Berick, Shlomo Mintz, Violaine Melancon, and Anne Robert and has performed for Cho-liang Lin, Vadim Gluzman, Masao Kawasaki and Boris Garlitzky. Patrick has performed worldwide, touring Europe as a soloist and concertmaster of the De La Salle Orchestra under the direction of Jason Hutt, as well as playing in the Narva Symphony Orchestra and performing in a solo recital in Tallinn. His most recent accomplishments include a chamber concert with members of the NAC orchestra including current concertmaster Yosuke Kawasaki, and reaching the final round of the uOttawa Concerto Competition. Above all, he aspires to bring more classical music to Canada.