Gillian Smith

Canadian violinist Gillian Smith is known across Canada as an enthusiastic advocate for new music and is excited to collaborate with composers of today whenever possible. She released her first album featuring works for solo violin, Into the Stone, which features works by Kati Agócs, Alice Ping Yee Ho, Veronika Krausas, Chantale Laplante, and Ana Sokolovi´c, on the Leaf Music label in 2019. This album was nominated for the 2020 Classical Recording of the Year at the ECMA’s. “Into the Stone is a stunning debut album by a rising star”—WholeNote magazine. “Gillian Smith demonstrates a great skill and mastery and magnificently appropriates Canadian repertoire”. —La Scena Musicale