Nicholas Canellakis (born 1984 in New York City) is an American cellist. [1] [2] [3] He made his Carnegie Hall concerto debut in 2015 with the American Symphony Orchestra. [4] [5] He has performed as soloist with the Albany Symphony [6] as his sister Karina Canellakis conducted, as well as the Delaware, [7] New Haven, [8] Lansing, [9] and Bangor [10] 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). [3] [11] [12] He regularly performs duo recitals with pianist Michael Brown. [2] [3] He is the Artistic Director of Chamber Music Sedona in Arizona. [13] [14]
Nicholas Canellakis is also a filmmaker and actor. [15] He created and stars in the web series “Conversations with Nick Canellakis.” [1] [16]
Nicholas Canellakis is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music and New England Conservatory [16] [1] where he studied with Orlando Cole, Peter Wiley, and Paul Katz.