Julian Lee De Vita has performed at major concert halls across Germany, Sweden, and Canada,
including the Elbphilharmonie, Koerner Hall, the Orpheum Theatre, Palais Montcalm, and the
Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts. He is an alumnus of the Banff Centre for Arts and
Creativity, O/Modernt’s New Generation Symphony Orchestra, the National Youth Orchestra of
Canada, the Scotia Festival of Music, and the Tuckamore Festival Trio Tour.
He has performed in masterclasses for Johannes Moser, Sung Won Yang, Nina Lee, Mats
Lidström, Ariel Barnes, and the Viano and Brentano String Quartets, and in chamber music
settings has collaborated with Jonathan Crow, Ian Parker, Rena Sharon, and Timothy Kantor.
Locally, he has performed at festivals and concerts presented by the Vancouver Metropolitan
Orchestra, the Pacific Baroque Orchestra, Wedding Strings International, Turning Point
Ensemble and Music on Main.
He holds a Bachelor of Music from the Vancouver Academy of Music, where he studied under
Joseph Elworthy and Henry Shapard, and is currently pursuing a Master of Music at the
University of British Columbia with Janet Steinberg. He has received full-tuition scholarships
throughout his post-secondary studies.
He has performed and worked with conductors Sascha Goetzel, Hugo Ticciati, Naomi Woo,
Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser, and Jonathan Girard. He is a three-time recipient of the Early
Music Scholarship sponsored by Early Music Vancouver.
Julian aims to create an environment where students are given the tools to practice effectively
and excel in their progress. He prioritizes developing a tension free play style and for students to
foster a love for music and positive relationship to the cello.