Nicholas Canellakis Explained

Nicholas Canellakis (born 1984 in New York City) is an American cellist.^{[1] [2]} He made his Carnegie Hall concerto debut in 2015 with the American Symphony Orchestra.^{[3] [4]} He has performed as soloist with the Albany Symphony^[5] as his sister Karina Canellakis conducted, as well as the Delaware,^[6] New Haven,^[7] Lansing,^[8] and Bangor^[9] Symphonies. He is an artist at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and is a former member of CMS Two (now known as the Bowers Program).^{[10] [11]} He regularly performs duo recitals with pianist Michael Brown. He is the Artistic Director of Chamber Music Sedona in Arizona.^{[12] [13]}

Nicholas Canellakis is also a filmmaker and actor.^[14] He created and stars in the web series “Conversations with Nick Canellakis.”^{[15] [16]}

Nicholas Canellakis is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music and New England Conservatory where he studied with Orlando Cole, Peter Wiley, and Paul Katz.

References

1. Bargemusic Nicholas Canellakis And Michael Brown. The New Yorker. en. 2019-05-09.
2. News: Cellist Nicholas Canellakis, pianist Michael Brown at Wolf Trap Barns. Reinthaler. Joan. January 24, 2015. The Washington Post.
3. Web site: Cellist Nicholas Canellakis to Make Carnegie Hall Debut with American Symphony Orchestra & Leon Botstein, 4/19. BWW News Desk. BroadwayWorld.com. en. 2019-05-09.
4. Web site: Biography. Sciolino Artist Management. en. 2019-05-09.
5. Web site: Symphonic Siblings Play with the Albany Symphony. www.hvmag.com. en. 2019-05-09.
6. Web site: Cellist Nicholas Canellakis joins Delaware Symphony for season finale. WHYY. en-US. 2019-05-18.
7. Web site: Rebecca Miller to conduct NHSO in Russian music program March 22. Amarante. Joe. 2018-03-13. New Haven Register. 2019-05-09.
8. Web site: LSO announces upcoming season. Lansing State Journal. en. 2019-05-09.
9. Web site: Shostakovich, Schumann performance challenges Bangor symphony audience. Bangor Daily News. en-US. 2019-05-09.
10. News: From New York Youth Symphony and the Chamber Music Society, Odes to Experience. Tommasini. Anthony. 2015-11-23. The New York Times. 2019-05-09. en-US. 0362-4331.
11. Web site: Nicholas Canellakis The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.. www.chambermusicsociety.org. en-US. 2019-05-09.
12. Web site: New director says 'hello' with performance - Sedona Red Rock News - Sedona News, Jobs, Things to Do. redrocknews.com. 2019-05-09.
13. Web site: Chamber Music Sedona selects new artistic director. Verde Independent. en. 2019-05-09.
14. Web site: Nick Canellakis. IMDb. 2019-05-09.
15. Web site: At Olympic Music Festival, a cellist with a 'thirst' for comedy. 2012-08-10. The Seattle Times. en-US. 2019-05-09.
16. Web site: Nicholas Canellakis plays Parlance Chamber Concerts. Reich. Ronni. 2014-03-28. nj.com. en-US. 2019-05-09.