Roman Borys

cello

For more than two decades, cellist and producer Roman Borys has distinguished himself as one of Canada’s leading artistic voices. A founding member of the acclaimed Gryphon Trio, Mr. Borys has toured internationally since 1993 and has broken new artistic ground through cross-genre collaborations and multimedia performances. Having released 22 recordings, Gryphon Trio’s honors include 11 nominations and three Juno Awards for Classical Album of the Year, and in 2013, the Canada Council for the Arts presented Gryphon Trio with the prestigious Walter Carsen Prize for Excellence in the Performing Arts.

In 2015, Mr. Borys received an Honorary Doctorate from Carleton University in recognition of his contributions to the Ottawa community. As Artistic Director of the Ottawa Chamber Music Society from 2007 to 2020, Mr. Borys programmed the summer Ottawa Chamberfest, a highly successful fall-winter concert series, and a suite of community engagement and education initiatives, which included sensory-friendly concerts for families with children on the autism spectrum.

Deeply committed to classical music outreach and audience development, Mr. Borys conceived, developed, and produced the Gryphon Trio’s flagship educational program Listen Up! in communities across Canada. Listen Up! now has permanent hubs in both Ottawa and Etobicoke, Ontario. With Gryphon Trio members Annalee Patipatanakoon and Jamie Parker, Mr. Borys leads Orford Music Academy’s Piano Trio Workshop and the Classical Music Summer Programs at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. Gryphon Trio is the ensemble-in-residence at the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts in Kingston, Ontario, and the trio members are artists-in-residence at Trinity College, University of Toronto.

Sponsor: Sallie Bell