Canadian violinist Lynn Kuo is assistant concertmaster of the National Ballet of Canada and founder and CEO of Violin with Dr. Lynn, an online program that motivates violinists to become stronger, more fearless performers. She launched her Summer Violin Bootcamp in June 2020, during the Covid pandemic, and also reaches students through YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram.

Lynn performs as a concert violinist and guest concertmaster with many Canadian orchestras, including the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, National Arts Centre Orchestra, Opera Hamilton, Ontario Philharmonic, Quebec Symphony Orchestra, Canadian Sinfonietta, Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra, Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra, and Mandle Philharmonic, as well as the Canadian Opera Company. She also serves as an adjudicator, guest artist, and lecturer at festivals and universities, and was visiting assistant professor of violin at Memorial University of Newfoundland in Winter 2020.

An internationally renowned soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician, Lynn has performed with the Tainan Symphony Orchestra, Thirteen Strings, Brandon Chamber Players, NEXUS percussion ensemble, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (Bulgaria), Cantus Ensemble (Croatia), Lviv Philharmonic, and Lviv Virtuosi (Ukraine), and as guest soloist with Hungary’s gypsy orchestra, Rajkó Band.

In demand as an interpreter of new music, Lynn has given numerous world premieres in North America, Europe, and Asia of acoustic and electroacoustic solo and chamber works written by international composers.

Lynn’s performances have been broadcast on Canadian, Serbian, and Hungarian radio and television and can be heard on the NAXOS label (Works of Nino Rota) and on her self-produced CD with pianist Marianna Humetska, LOVE: Innocence, Passion, Obsession, available on iTunes, Spotify, CD Baby, and Amazon.

Lynn received her doctor of musical arts degree from the University of Toronto. Her research focused on holistic health and injury prevention in orchestral string musicians.

When not playing the violin, Lynn can be spotted on social media posting violin tutorials or perfecting her karate kicks or salsa-dancing turn patterns.

Visit Lynn’s website for more content and to sign up for her Violin Bootcamp and other classes.