Hailed as an "Impeccable cellist" by Montreal's La Presse, and "A superb cellist" by the Syracuse Post-Standard, Elinor Frey is an active recitalist and chamber musician. She is recognized for presenting dynamic and personal performances for her audiences. Upcoming highlights include performing the Elgar Cello Concerto with the Rogue Valley Symphony, and master classes and recitals at University of Illinois, Champagne-Urbana and Mesa State University. An advocate of new music, Elinor served as the cellist of the Aspen Music Festival Contemporary Ensemble in 2004/5 and is currently a guest artist with the Society for New Music (Syracuse, NY) and Ensemble KORE (Montreal, QC). With the New Juilliard Ensemble, she gave the New York premiere of Betsy Jolas's concerto, "Wanderlied" in Alice Tully Hall. She also gave the July 2007 world premiere of Steven Stucky's "Dialoghi", a solo cello piece written for her. In 2008 her appearances included 5 concerts in Turkey with New Paths New Music, a unaccompanied cello tour of central New York, including a recital at Cornell University and a master class at Ithaca College, a recital at the American Academy in Rome, Italy, and the release of her debut album of solo cello and duo works with pianist David Fung on the Yarlung Records label. As a touring chamber musician, Elinor has performed throughout the US and Canada, including solo appearances with the Edmonton and Bartlesville Symphonies.

Elinor is winner of the 2004 Ladies Musical Club of Seattle competition and the Virtu Foundation Scholarship. Through generous grants from supporters, Elinor plays on a beautiful 1962 Mario Gadda cello, a fine Louis Begin baroque bow, and a superb Charles Espey modern bow, which she recently commissioned.

Currently Doctor of Music candidate at McGill University, Elinor received a Master of Music degree from the Juilliard School in May 2005 and a Bachelor of Music from the Mannes College of Music in 2001. Her principal teachers were Bonnie Hampton, Hans Jensen, Orlando Cole, and Barbara Mallow. Elinor is an alumna of numerous festivals including Kneisel Hall, the Norfolk Contemporary Session, Fontainebleau Music Festival, and two long-term residencies at the Banff Centre. As a solo cello & chamber music educator with complete Suzuki teacher training, Elinor has served on the faculties of the Hudson River School, the Music Institute of Long Island, Guelph Youth Music Center, and the Ithaca College Summer Chamber Music Institute, CAMMAC Ontario, the Ithaca Suzuki Institute, and Orvieto Musicia in Italy.

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