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Aisslinn Nosky

Born in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Aisslinn Nosky is known as a versatile musician who brings passion and fervour to every project she pursues. Since her solo debut with the CBC Radio Orchestra at the age of eight, she has performed in solo and chamber music recitals across North America, Europe and Asia. 

Aisslinn has been a member of Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra since 2005. As Canada’s period instrument orchestra, Tafelmusik is greatly in demand internationally.  With the orchestra, Aisslinn has toured the world and has been featured as a concerto soloist at many prestigious festivals including the Ravinia Festival, the Aspen Music Festival, Klang & Raum Musikfestival and the Seoul International Bach Festival. In 2009 Tafelmusik will be making its debut at Carnegie Hall.

Before joining Tafelmusik, Aisslinn was Assistant Principal Second Violin of the Canadian Opera Company Orchestra (from 2003-2005) and appeared as Guest Concertmaster with Symphony Nova Scotia on several occasions.

As Co-Artistic Director of I FURIOSI Baroque Ensemble, Aisslinn has helped to bring an enthusiastic new audience to baroque music. For almost a decade, I FURIOSI has presented its own flamboyant and inventive concert series in Toronto. In 2007, the ensemble became the first classical music group to headline Toronto's Pride celebrations. The rest of 2007 found ‘The Furious Ones’ appearing at the Henley Festival and the Tudeley Festival in the United Kingdom, and Tage Fur Alte Musik in Regensburg, Germany. In 2008, they will appear at the Galway Early Music Festival and The Lamèque International Baroque Festival. I FURIOSI released its first self-produced CD ‘Defiled Is My (Middle) Name’ to great critical acclaim in 2006. The group’s next disc is set to be released by Dorian/Sono Luminus in 2008.

Aisslinn's chamber groups are numerous and diverse. With the Eybler Quartet, she explores repertoire from the first century of the string quartet on period instruments. Their world premier recording of Joseph Leopold Eybler's Op.1 String Quartets is available on Analekta. As a member of the Kirby String Quartet, Aisslinn plays a wide range of eclectic repertoire. The Kirby Quartet can be seen playing recitals across Canada as well as serving as faculty at the Advanced Chamber Music Workshop in Langley, B.C. She can also be spotted playing after hours with such bands as The Hidden Cameras, Hunter Valentine, and Rock Plaza Central.

Aisslinn completed her studies with Heilwig von Koenigsloew at the Nanaimo Conservatory and with Lorand Fenyves at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto.

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