What does a string quartet do when one of its members is too sick to play? If they’re lucky enough to be at a music festival, they can ask someone else there to substitute. That’s just what happened ...

Get poetic on Sound Currents as we explore the art of the haiku with this week's guest: composer and cellist Paul Wiancko. The seemingly simple art form of just 17 syllables has inspired poets, but ...

Paul Wiancko has lived the double life of composer and performer for a long time. Deeply inspired to excel at both by the late jazz giant Chick Corea — with whom he collaborated — Wiancko often looks ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with David Harrington, Gabriela Díaz, Ayane Kozasa, and Paul Wiancko about being the Kronos Quartet. One of the great delights of working at NPR, aside from B.J. Leiderman ...

Musicians performing in the 2024 Chamber Music series. Credit: Spoleto Festival USA Internationally celebrated cellist Paul Wiancko made his debut last year as the leader of Spoleto Festival USA’s ...

Paul Wiancko will be fine. The cellist, a member of the much-admired Kronos Quartet, has officially taken the helm of Spoleto Festival’s chamber music series at the Dock Street Theatre. He’s amiable, ...

Spoleto Festival USA announced that cellist and composer Paul Wiancko will become the next Charles E. and Andrea L. Volpe Director of Chamber Music, debuting in the role in the 2024 season. Wiancko's ...