Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Shanti Sivarulrasa is a composer and violinist based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She is in her final year of the Bachelor of Music program at Dalhousie University on a four-year Fountain Performing Arts Scholarship.
She made her professional solo debut with Symphony Nova Scotia in 2025 performing her composition Chrysalis for solo violin and orchestra. In 2025, she was also the Artist in Residence with the Ottawa New Music Festival. Her compositions have been championed by leading Canadian ensembles including Array Ensemble, Alkali Collective, and the National Arts Centre Orchestra. Shanti is a three-time winner of the Dalhousie Concerto Competition and served as Concertmaster of the Dalhousie Symphony Orchestra for two years. She is the recipient of more than a dozen scholarships from Dalhousie University and beyond.
Shanti is the co-creative director of the Nuovo Concert Series and the first violinist of the Rostova String Quartet.
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