Timothy Paek
Cellist Timothy Paek is an enthusiastic musician with a passion for chamber music. He believes in and champions an ideal: chamber music can better the world. His current appointments include, principal cellist of the Cape Cod Chamber Orchestra, as well as section cellist of the Boston-based Phoenix Orchestra. Aside from those, he also shares the stage as a guest with other New England ensembles such as the Unitas Ensemble, Cape Symphony, New Bedford Symphony, and the CODA Ensemble.
Recent highlights of Timothy’s career include concerts with the Cape Cod Chamber Orchestra, the Unitas Ensemble, sponsored by the Celebrity series of Boston, as well as self procured Groupmuse performances with various artists on the eastern seaboard. Other past highlights include a fellowship to the Toronto Summer Music Festival, numerous concerts with Symphony NOVA as the 2017-2018 artist fellow. He has also been a featured guest musician on numerous series, including: faculty recitals at the Cleveland Institute of Music, Pittsburgh Chamber Music Society, Carnegie Concert Series, Brookline Library Music Association, Caroga Lake Music Festival, Spectrum in NYC, and Music for Food.
Timothy was a founding member of the Meadowlark Piano Trio from 2012 - 2020, which advanced to the semi-final round of the Fischoff International Chamber Music Competition. In 2018, the trio served as artist fellows for the Music for Food organization, a musician-lead initiative to fight hunger in our local communities. Highlights of the final season included a 3 concert series of all three Brahms Piano Trios paired with other incredible works.
A native of New Jersey, Timothy began the study of the cello at age nine. His childhood teachers include Andre Emelianoff and Jerome Carrington at the preparatory division of the Juilliard School. At age 13, Timothy began to explore the realms of chamber music at a special place called Greenwood music camp. His mentors include the members of the Cavani, Cleveland, Chiara, Orion, and St. Lawrence String Quartets.Timothy completed degrees at Carnegie Mellon University, the Cleveland Institute of Music, and the University of Nebraska—Lincoln; his primary teachers were Anne Martindale Williams, Melissa Kraut, and Gregory Beaver.
As an educator, Timothy finds great pleasure in helping everyone cultivate a love for music. Timothy, currently is on faculty at the Community Music Center Boston, and the MusiConnects. His recent appointment includes the Josiah Quincy Orchestra as director of the Vivaldi Chamber Orchestra. He also completed Suzuki teacher training and certification at the Cleveland Institute of Music. His interest for teaching sparked at the St. Margaret’s School for the Art’s summer music programs, where he taught as a chamber music coach, private cello instructor, and eurhythmics professor. Aside from music, Timothy loves to pursue culinary interests, golfing, tennis, dancing, basketball, playing board games, and exploring the most incredible scenic views of this world.