Performer

Aliayta Foon-Dancoes is an award-winning Canadian violinist, composer, and interdisciplinary collaborator based in New York. As a violinist, she has performed with the London Symphony Orchestra, the BBC, and 12 Ensemble, appearing at venues including the Musikverein, Wigmore Hall, the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, the Philharmonie de Paris, Aliayta Foon-Dancoes is an award-winning Canadian violinist, composer, and interdisciplinary collaborator based in New York. As a violinist, she has performed with Caroline Shaw and the Attacca Quartet, PUBLIQuartet, the London Symphony Orchestra, the BBC, and 12 Ensemble, appearing at venues including the Musikverein, Wigmore Hall, the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, and the Philharmonie de Paris, as well as the BBC Proms. Her performance credits also include appearances on Saturday Night Live and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. In fall 2026, she will perform with the Philip Glass Ensemble in the role of Einstein for the 50th anniversary production of Einstein on the Beach at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. the BBC Proms. Her performance work has also included appearances on Saturday Night Live with Harry Styles and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.