Elly Winer,  a member of Tafelmusik since 1985, is proudly playing in his 24th season with the orchestra. With Tafelmusik he has performed solos and chamber music on both the viola and the viola d’amore. He has played, toured and recorded with many other early music ensembles, including the Toronto Consort, Theatre of Early Music, Carmel Bach Festival Orchestra, American Bach and Classical Soloists, Studio de Musique Ancienne de Montreal, and Apollo’s Fire. Before joining Tafelmusik, Elly lived in Halifax, serving as principal violist with the Symphony Nova Scotia. Away from the viola, Elly stays active by competing in triathlons. This summer he completed the Peterborough Half Ironman and the Muskoka Ironman 70.3. He is currently training for next summer’s Ironman USA in Lake Placid, NY.