Patricio Flores, violin
Patricio Flores is a multifaceted musician who engages in solo, chamber, and orchestral playing, as well as performance research and education. He has performed as a member of various prestigious performing organizations, such as Magisterra Soloists, the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra, and the National Youth Orchestra of Canada. Patricio is the recipient of several performing prizes, such as the Thomastik-Infeld Outstanding String Player Award and the Kiwanis Foundation Award. His passion for sharing music has led him to co-create and perform in the Toca Chamber Collective, with his main administrative role being to organize performance logistics. Having begun his violin studies at the age of 8 with Sebastian Kwapisz, Patricio is currently studying with Professor Annette-Barbara Vogel at Western University as a recipient of the Gordon Jeffery Endowment.