About
Durham String Trio
The Durham String
Trio was founded and
is managed by Kevin
and Michelle Odorico
(siblings). Natives of
Pickering, Ontario,
they have been
playing music
together and with
other musicians for
many years.
Michelle Odorico
(violin)
Michelle began her musical training at the age of 4 under violin
teacher, Jane Plewman. She went on to participate at the Young
Artist Performance Academy of the Glenn Gould School at the
Royal Conservatory in Toronto studying under Joan Barrett, Sarah
Fraser and David Zafer. In 2012 she completed her Bachelor of
Music in Violin Performance from the University of Ottawa where
she studied under David Stewart and was the winner of the 2010-
11 concerto competition. She has been a member of the Ottawa
Symphony Orchestra, Le Orchestre Francophonie and the Toronto
Youth Orchestra. Michelle completed a Masters degree at the
University of Toronto under Jeanne Lamon and Patricia Ahern of
Tafelmusik, where she studied historical performance on period
instruments. Michelle is currently teaching part-time and is a
freelance violinist performing mostly in the Toronto area with
numerous ensembles and also is also a member of local indie band
LYON.
Kevin Odorico (cello)
Kevin first began his studies in music on the violin at the age of 4.
After playing the violin for six years, he decided to switch to the
cello and began his studies with Joowon Kim. Between 2004 and
2011, Kevin has been an active member in numerous local youth
orchestras, which include: The Durham Youth Orchestra, The
Academy Symphony Orchestra at the Royal Conservatory in
Toronto, and the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra. During that
time, he was a part of numerous chamber ensembles which
performed at concerts, weddings, and charity functions. To further
his studies in music, between 2006 and 2009 he attended the
Young Artists Performance Academy at the Royal Conservatory. He
has participated in many local music festivals as well as the Ontario
Provincial Music Festival where he has won numerous awards and
scholarships. Kevin completed his Bachelor of Music in 2015 at
Western University in London, Ontario, where he studied cello
performance under Professor Thomas Wiebe. He is currently
performing and preparing for auditions for a Masters program.
Providing beautiful string music to your event in:
Toronto & GTA : Burlington - Markham - Mississauga -
Newmarket - Oakville - Richmond Hill - Vaughan - Woodbridge
Durham : Pickering - Ajax - Whitby - Oshawa - Bowmanville -
Clarington