2026 Festival Artists
Isabella Perron, violin
Isabella d’Éloize Perron is a multidisciplinary musician—violinist, violist, singer, and pianist—known for her expressive artistry and belief in music’s healing power. Originally from Montreal, she trained in Calgary with Bill van der Sloot and Glen Montgomery, later earning her Bachelor’s in violin performance at Toronto’s Glenn Gould School with Erika Raum. Though classically trained, Isabella embraces many genres and is devoted to improvisation, composition, and arranging.
She had her solo debut at age 7 with I Musici and has since performed with orchestras worldwide, including the Montreal Metropolitan Orchestra, Prague Radio Orchestra, and Royal Conservatory Orchestra. Isabella released her first album at age 12 and performed in over 80 shows of MusicMan with Gregory Charles. She’s received numerous awards, including first prizes at the National Music Festival of Canada and Concertino Praga, the Michael Measures Prize, and the Orford Musique Grand Prize.
A 2020–21 Radio-Canada Classical Revelation artist, she commissioned and recorded a new work by Métis composer Gregory Borton. In 2024, she toured North America performing Vivaldi’s and Piazzolla’s Four Seasons, including a debut on the Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall.
Outside of music she enjoys cooking, foraging, forest bathing, and practicing Qigong on British Columbia’s West Coast.
Madeline Hocking, violin
Hailing from Qathet, Canada, Madeline Hocking is a violinist, violist, composer, and artistic director committed to giving contemporary music the attention and passion it deserves. Her work centers on deeply collaborative and experimental approaches to creation – through chamber music, working with composers on world premieres of repertoire, and interdisciplinary performances that intertwine new music with visual art and dance. Madeline is a member of NYC based contemporary ensembles including Sixth Degree, Composer Performer (COPE) Collective, Infrasound, and New Chamber Ballet, and she co-hosts an interactive concert series with Trevor New as a performer and administrator at En.J.Inn Arts.
Recent roles have also included co-founding and co-artistic directing the award-winning collective ‘Noise Catalogue’, and playing as a member of Semiosis Quartet in Boston. As a soloist, Madeline has appeared with ensembles including American Composers Orchestra, San Francisco Conservatory Orchestra, Vancouver Philharmonic, Strathcona Symphony Orchestra, and Comox Music Centre Orchestra, as well as at IRCAM Forum and on the New York Philharmonic’s Nightcap series. Madeline has premiered countless new works for solo and chamber music at venues including Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, National Sawdust, the Banff Centre, and music festivals across North America and Europe. As a composer, her works have been performed at venues across the US, Canada, and Hungary.
Madeline received her Bachelor’s degree from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and a Master’s degree in contemporary violin from Manhattan School of Music.
Simon Gidora, viola/voice
Simon Gidora is a versatile British Columbia–born musician: violinist, singer, pianist, composer, conductor, and teacher. A recent graduate of the Artist Diploma in Voice Performance at Toronto’s Glenn Gould School, he studied under Welsh baritone Jason Howard and made his operatic debut as the Steward in the school’s 2023 production of Flight by Jonathan Dove. He also performed in masterclasses with Edith Wiens, Ema Nikolovska, and Warren Jones.
Before turning his focus to voice, Simon earned a BMus in Violin Performance with a minor in Orchestral Conducting from McGill University, and studied in Mount Royal University’s Advanced Performance Program. His teachers have included Axel Strauss, Bill van der Sloot, David Gillham, and John Mac Master, among others.
Passionate about music in all its forms, Simon is particularly drawn to chamber music and art song, where he values the intimate connection between performer and listener. A committed educator, he has over a decade of experience teaching voice, violin, piano, and theory, and served on the faculty of the Musical Arts Academy in Etobicoke.
Recently returned to the Sunshine Coast, Simon is excited to reconnect with the community where he grew up. In his ‘free-time’ he enjoys learning about consciousness, spending as much time as possible outdoors, hiking mountains and foraging wild mushrooms.
Tilman Sandvoss, viola
Tilman Sandvoss is a Canadian violist recognized for his luscious tone, profound musicality & artistic curiosity. Equally at home as a soloist, chamber & orchestral musician, he has appeared in major concert halls around North America & Europe including Carnegie Hall, Tonhalle Zurich, Koerner Hall, Bella Concert Hall, & the Stadtcasino Basel.
Tilman has worked closely with some of today’s most distinguished violists & pedagogues, including Tabea Zimmermann, Lawrence Power, Kim Kashkashian, Antoine Tamestit & Maxim Rysanov. He has performed alongside members of the Eroica, Chiaroscuro, Chilingirian & the Arditti Quartets, and has soloed with the Kensington Sinfonia and Sinfonieorchester Basel. These collaborations reflect his engagement with historically informed performance, as well as contemporary repertoire – leading him to commission, collaborate with & perform works by composers including Vincent Ho, Peter Jancewicz, Brian Current, Jörg Widmann, Julian Anderson & Huw Watkins.
Tilman has participated in international festivals including the Festival Academy Budapest, the Domaine Forget Academy and its Chamber Music Intensive program, as well as the International Musicians Seminar at Prussia Cove, Schiermonnikoog Festival and the Goslar Internationale Konzertarbeitschwochen.
Tilman is the founder & artistic director of Chisel Creek Classical, an international chamber music festival in Western Canada that brings together a new generation of leading artists from around the world to teach & perform over a two week period.
Tilman received his Bachelor of Music (Honours) Degree from The Glenn Gould School with Steven Dann and is currently completing his Master Degree at the Hochschule für Musik Basel with Silvia Simionescu. He performs on a viola made by his father, Christopher Sandvoss.
Daniel Hamin Go, cello
The first time Daniel Hamin Go picked up the cello, he was 12.
As he drew the bow across the open C string, the cello’s vibrations resonated throughout his entire body. He remembers being moved and filled with light – a light that has guided his desire to explore the truth that lies in life, in music, and in himself. It’s the light that fuels his need to connect with audiences and to share interpretations that demand a full commitment to emotional expression – and it’s what’s propelling his international career as a soloist and chamber musician.
Go has performed across three continents, making appearances at the Berliner Philharmonie, Cadogan, Carnegie Hall, Flagey Studios, and Konzerthaus Berlin. As an avid chamber musician, Go has received invitations to festivals including the Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival, IMS Prussia Cove, Kronberg Academy, Krzyzowa Music, Mendelssohn on Mull, Music Academy of the West, Ravinia’s Steans Institute of Music, Tsinandali Festival, and Yellow Barn, and his chamber partners include Jonathan Biss, Glenn Dicterow, Miriam Fried, Ida Kavafian, Richard O’Neill, Daniel Philips, Rachel Podger, and Fazil Say.
Go’s education took place in six institutions across five countries, regularly participating in masterclasses with Steven Isserlis, Ferenc Rados, and Rita Wagner. Go received a Bachelor of Music from the Manhattan School of Music under the tutelage of Julia Lichten and David Geber, Master of Music at the Hochschule für Musik ‘Hanns Eisler’ Berlin in the class of Nicolas Altstaedt, and as a recipient of the prestigious Bicentenary Award and the Drake Calleja Trust Award, Go completed an Advanced Diploma at the Royal Academy of Music. During the 2021-22 season, Go was an artist-in-residence at the coveted Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel working closely with Gary Hoffman. During the 2022-23 season, Go held a fellowship position at the Royal Conservatory of Music’s Rebanks Family Fellowship and International Residency Program.
In 2025, Go released his debut album, ARIRANG, on Orchid Classics with the generous support of Canada Council for the Arts and Ontario Arts Council. He performs on a cello made by Antonio & Rafaelle Gagliano, Naples ca. 1830, generously on loan by CANIMEX INC., from Drummondville (Quebec), Canada.
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