Ylvali Zilliacus

Swedish violist Ylvali Zilliacus enjoys an international career of chamber music, solo performances and orchestral playing. In recent years she has performed as a soloist in Sweden, Brasil, Switzerland, Greece, England and Cyprus and has taken part in many major international chamber music festivals across Europe. Between 2009 and 2013 Ylvali was principal violist of the Musica Vitae Chamber Orchestra in Växjö, Sweden; she has also worked as a guest principal with the Philharmonia, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and Umeå Symphony Orchestra, and regularly plays with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra.  Ylvali studied at the Royal College of Music with Simon Rowland Jones, and in Berlin as a DAAD scholar with Tabea Zimmermann at the Hans-Eisler Hochschule für Musik. Between 2003 – 2007 Ylvali played with the period instrument ensemble English Concert in London, directed by Andrew Manze, and with them frequently recorded for Harmonia Mundi as well as giving extensive tours of the USA. Ylvali plays on a Lorenzo Storioni viola built in 1767, kindly lent to her by the Swedish Musical Instrument Foundation. Alongside music, Ylvali is also committed to practicing Ashtanga Yoga.