Ellis Yuen-Rapati

viola

Ellis Yuen-Rapati is a 29 year old London-based violist. He began his musical education on violin at the age of four under the guidance of Yvonne DeRoller in Halifax, Nova Scotia. After deciding to pursue a career in music, Yuen-Rapati has had the privilege to study at McGill University (BMUS, GDP), at The Royal Conservatory of Music (ADP), and is currently completing his master's in viola performance at Western. Through his studies at McGill, RCM, Western, and various summer programs, including six years as a member of the National Youth Orchestra of Canada, he has had the pleasure of working with prominent musicians including Professors Steven Dann, Sharon Wei, André Roy, Maestros Micheal Francis, Gabor Takacs-Nagy, The Gryphon Trio and Cho-Liang Lin. Music has taken Yuen-Rapati all across Canada, from his hometown in Dartmouth, Nova-Scotia, to up north in Iqaluit, Nunavut. He has had the opportunity to perform at the Konzerthaus in Berlin, Usher Hall in Edinburgh and Ruinas do Carmo in Lisbon. Yuen-Rapati is currently living in London and substitutes for the Thunder Bay Symphony and the National Arts Centre Orchestra. Yuen-Rapati is also the newly appointed violist of the Listeso quartet which performs in London under the Candlelight concert series.