Elly Winer,  a member of Tafelmusik since 1985, has performed solos and chamber music with Tafelmusik on both the viola and the viola d’amore. He has played, toured, and recorded with many other early music ensembles, including the Toronto Consort, the Theatre of Early Music, the Carmel Bach Festival Orchestra, the American Bach and Classical Soloists, Studio de Musique Ancienne de Montreal, and Apollo’s Fire. Before joining Tafelmusik, Elly served as principal violist with the Symphony Nova Scotia in Halifax. Away from the viola, Elly stays active by competing in triathlons. He has completed the Ironman USA in Lake Placid as well as several Ironman 70.3 races, including the World Championships in Clearwater, Florida. In August 2012, he will race Ironman Canada in Penticton, BC with his wife, Jane Hargraft.