Artists

Violinist Annalee Patipatanakoon is a founding member of three-time Juno Award-winning Gryphon Trio. She can be heard on 22 recordings on Analekta, Naxos, and other labels.

Annalee maintains a busy touring schedule across North America and Europe. From 2007 to 2020, she served as Artistic Advisor to the Ottawa Chamber Music Society. Annalee is currently Associate Professor of Violin and Performance Area Chair of Strings at University of Toronto Faculty of Music. She and Gryphon Trio members Roman Borys and Jamie Parker are ensemble-in-residence at

the Isabel Bader Centre for Performing Arts in Kingston, Ontario and artists-in-residence at Trinity College, University of Toronto.

Equally in demand as a teacher of violin and chamber music, Annalee has conducted masterclasses at Rice University, Stanford University, Royal Conservatory of Music, Hochschule für Musik Mainz, Domaine Forget, Orford Music Academy, Tuckamore Festival and School, Mount Royal University, Villa Musica, Lviv Conservatory, and many more.

With Gryphon Trio members Borys and Parker, Annalee leads educational projects in music schools and communities across the country. These include the ensemble’s flagship Listen
Up! arts outreach program, with permanent hubs in Ottawa and Etobicoke (Ontario); Orford Music Academy’s Piano Trio Workshop; and the Classical Music Summer Programs at Banff Centre.