Elias is a founding member of Belfast Ensemble.  Originally from Belfast, he trained at the Royal Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and has made Scotland his home.   

Elias works regularly with the orchestras of English National Opera, Scottish Ballet, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, the Ulster Orchestra and RTÉ Concert Orchestra. As well as playing, he has produced recordings for Outlander S6 on behalf of Sony Pictures Entertainment. Outside of orchestral playing he has performed solo concerts and recorded with artists/ bands like Evanescence (Synthesis world tour), Ronan Keating, Katherine Jenkins, Alfie Boe, Foy Vance and Belle and Sebastian.