❧ Duo Mycelia ~ Isabella Perron & Simon Gidora
- Aug 12
- 3 min read
Saturday, February 6, 2027 at 7:00 pm
Sunday, February 7, 2027 at 2:00 pm
$35 per ticket
The 61st and 62nd concerts the York Place Musical Salon.
❧ About the Concert
Discover the unique artistry of Isabella Perron and Simon Gidora, both passionate violinists, pianists, and singers, as they perform together as Duo Mycelia.
The program will include...
Duo Mycelia takes its name from the mycelial network found throughout the world’s forests – a vast subterranean system of highly intelligent symbiotic connections. Isabella and Simon believe that music, much like mycelium, connects all living beings, allowing us to nourish each other through shared experiences and visions.
The complete concert program will be announced before ticket sales commence.
❧ Get Tickets
Tickets will be available on Sunday, December 6, 2026 at 9:00 am on this page.
~ Read more... About Tickets and the Waiting List
~ Sign up for our mailing list and never miss a concert announcement.
We gratefully acknowledge a generous donation from an anonymous patron who has sponsored the York Place Musical Salon since 2024. This support helps further our goal of presenting performances of the highest caliber. Thank you.
❧ About The Musicians
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 seven 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.
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.