Gloria Yip is a Toronto-based violinist and educator, known for her musicality, versatility, and engaging performances. Born in Toronto to a musical family, she began piano at age four and violin at six. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including First Prize at the Prix Ravel Competition, a Canada Council for the Arts grant, the Palmason Graduate Fellowship at the University of Toronto, and the Ihnatowycz Emerging Artist Scholarship at the Glenn Gould School.
Gloria has performed in Toronto’s most celebrated venues, including Koerner Hall, Roy Thomson Hall, the Four Seasons Centre, and Rogers Centre. She has appeared with ensembles such as the Canadian Opera Company, Strauss Symphony of Canada, Nexus Percussion Ensemble, FilmHarmonic Orchestra, and Mandle Philharmonic. She has served as guest concertmaster and principal violinist with the North York Concert Orchestra and Toronto Festival Orchestra, and has appeared as a soloist with Cast Philomusica and the Toronto Sinfonietta.
Alongside her classical work, Gloria enjoys collaborating across genres and performance formats. She has performed with Pharrell Williams and Voices of Fire at the 2025 MLB World Series Opener, appeared with Carly Rae Jepsen, and performed for Alibaba chairman Joe Tsai. She also brings music to museums, galleries, hospitals, and community spaces throughout the Greater Toronto Area, and frequently performs in Candlelight Concerts, and at weddings and private events.
A passionate advocate for musician wellbeing, Gloria has lectured at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Music, curated a benefit concert for the mental health charity Hats On for Awareness, performed in Soul Care Sunday, and completed a doctoral dissertation exploring wellbeing and fulfillment among graduate-level string musicians.
Gloria earned a Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of Toronto, studying as a full scholarship student with Dr. Timothy Ying. She holds an Artist Diploma from the Glenn Gould School, where she studied as a full scholarship student with Paul Kantor and Barry Shiffman, a Master of Music from Indiana University studying with Mauricio Fuks, and an Honours Bachelor of Science from the University of Toronto, where she double-majored in psychology and music.
tldr: award-winning violinist. teacher. advocate for musician wellbeing. plays classical, pop, and everything in between. she brings music to big halls, small spaces, and a few unexpected places.