Duo (with pianist John Perry). Staryk served as the first Canadian adjudicator for the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow in 1982. His discography of over 190 compositions ranks him as one of the most prolific recording violinists on the world stage and the most recorded classical Canadian musician to date. (James Creighton: Discography of the Violin) In 1987, Staryk appeared as the adult composer/violinist in the two-hour docu-drama film Vivaldi. In 2000 he co-authored a book with Thane Lewis about his life as a professional musician in Fiddling With Life: The Unusual Journey of Steven Staryk. The prestigious Gramophone of London provides a succinct summary: "Staryk is among the great ones." In 2007 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and in 2008 received an Honorary Fellowship from the Glenn Gould School of The Royal Conservatory of Music (Toronto). As of March 2009, Staryk has started distribution of his recently completed 30-CD anthology of his performances from 1952 to 2003. References External links 1932 births Living people Canadian classical violinists Male classical violinists Musicians from Toronto Canadian people of Ukrainian descent Officers of the Order of Canada Fellows of the Royal Conservatory of Music The Royal Conservatory of Music alumni Vancouver Academy of Music faculty Players of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra University of Western Ontario faculty University of Ottawa faculty University of Washington faculty University of Toronto faculty 21st-century classical violinists 20th-century Canadian violinists and fiddlers 21st-century Canadian violinists and fiddlers Canadian male violinists and fiddlers Centaur Records artists