Manti Poon
After moving to Vancouver in 1993, Manti Poon furthered his studies in viola performance with Professor David Harding at the University of British Columbia as a full scholarship student. Since then he has become a much sought-after musician in British Columbia as a soloist, orchestral musician and chamber music collaborator. Apart from holding the position of principal violist with the Vancouver Island Symphony Orchestra and the Canada West Chamber Orchestra, he also performs with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, the Victoria Symphony Orchestra, the Vancouver Opera Orchestra, the CBC Vancouver Orchestra and the North Shore Sinfonia, to name a few. Mr. Poon had been appointed part-time faculty instructor at Douglas College, Kwantlen University College and he also coaches regularly the Surrey Youth Symphony Orchestra. He performs on a fantastic copy of a 1600 Giovanni Paolo Maggini contralto viola by Viseltear and Young, New York.