About
Kendra Grittani

With years of experience performing solo, chamber and orchestral works, Kendra Grittani is dedicated to providing breathtaking and enchanting music for any occasion. Described as playing with “authority, grace and artistry…” following her most recent performance of the Haydn Cello Concerto in D with the Oakville Symphony Orchestra, Kendra Grittani is a up and coming young cellist performing in venues across Canada and the United States. Kendra has completed her Masters in cello performance at McGill University with accomplished symphonic and chamber musician, and cello professor, Elizabeth Dolin. 

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Kendra has performed with various orchestras including the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, The Hamilton Philharmonic, The Toronto Live Orchestra, the McGill Symphony Orchestra, the McGill Opera Orchestra, the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra, and the National Youth Orchestra of Canada. She most recently held a full time position with the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony cello section, prior to the symphony's closure due to bankruptcy

 

Following the Covid-19 pandemic, Kendra has dedicated her time to her duo ensemble Duo Thalia, performing in recitals across Ontario and showcasing female and BIPOC composers. The duo received a generous grant from the Ontario Arts Council which allowed them to tour their 2024 all female composer programing at several venues in rural Ontario.

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Kendra Grittani has a passion for connecting modern audiences with all forms of Classical music. In a world where Classical music is becoming more and more unaccessible, attending a concert organized and curated by Kendra means experiencing a historically informed musical performance, while receiving insight into how a musician reads, prepares and performs Classical music, along with other genres.