Evan Pyne, violin

Evan Pyne

Evan Pyne, violin

Evan Pyne started studying violin from the age of six.
He is currently a student at the Cleveland Institute of Music , studying with Ilya Kaler after graduating from Phil and Eli Taylor Performance Academy for Young Artists in the class of Marie Bérard and Barry Shiffman.

Since his concert debut at age 8 at the Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto, he has been recognized as a prizewinner of many national and international competitions including second prize of the 2018 “Noche en Madrid” music competition in Spain, first prize of the 2018 Canadian Music Competition in Montreal and  third prize at the Ilona Fehér International Violin Competition in Budapest in 2019

Evan has previously performed as a soloist with the Canadian Sinfonietta in 2017, in addition to the Cambridge Symphony Orchestra, Huronia Symphony Orchestra, Oakville Chamber Orchestra, Pacific Region International Music Association Orchestra and North York Concert Orchestra.

Evan has participated in six sessions of the InterHarmony International Music Festival in Italy and Germany, during which he played in masterclasses with renowned violinists Vadim Repin and Guy Braunstein.
During the 2023 Keshet Eilon International String Mastercourse in Israel, Evan had the opportunity to work with renowned pedagogue and violinists Shmuel Ashkenazi and Vadim Gluzman.

As a former member of the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra and National Youth Orchestra of Canada and as a soloist, Evan has performed on some of the major stages in Canada, including Koerner Hall, Roy Thomson Hall and George Weston Recital Hall. In its 2021 season, Evan earned one of NYO Canada’s Awards of Excellence.

Evan Pyne was a finalist of the 2020 International Grumiaux competition for young artist in Brussels, and the First price winner of the 2021 Ontario Music Festivals Association’s provincial competition and the second price winner of the 2021 Orchestre Metropolitan’s OMNI competition in Montreal.

Recently, Evan earned the 2023 Mark Zinger Memorial Foundation Scholarship, and participated in the Canadian memorial ceremonies in honour of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, with the Appleby College String Ensemble.

Evan plays on a violin by award winning Italian luthier, Maurizio Tadioli from 2014, which is a replica of the 1752 Lord Wilton Guarneri.