Olivia Walsh

Upon graduation, Olivia began a career as a teacher, a conductor and a freelance musician. She has conducted a number of student string orchestras, taking an orchestra to Montreal and Ottawa to perform at a national youth orchestral festival. Olivia has had the opportunity to study cello, chamber music and play under the baton of outstanding teachers and musical icons, including Mistislav Rostropovich, Janos Starker, and Amanda Forsyth.

Olivia moved to Kelowna with her family in 2006. She enjoys making music with her colleagues as well as working with students of all ages. Olivia teaches in Kelowna, Kamloops and Penticton, and is a happy section cellist in both the Okanagan Symphony and the Kamloops Symphony Orchestra.