Leana Rutt

cello

Leana Rutt holds the position of principal cellist of the Canadian Opera Company. After completing her studies at McGill University and the Juilliard School, she moved to Winnipeg and spent six years as the assistant principal cellist of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. Rutt has been a guest artist at the Ritornello Festival, Music by the Sea, Festival Pontiac Enchanté, Virtuosi Concerts, Kaimerata, and the Lunenburg Academy, and has mentored students of the National Academy Orchestra, the Lunenburg Academy, the Winnipeg Youth Symphony Orchestra, and Sistema Winnipeg.