About Tate

Canadian cellist Tate Zawadiuk is known for charming audiences around the world with his dynamic and zestful musicianship. He is a founding member of the Viano Quartet, in residence at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Bowers Program from 2024-2027. The ensemble won first prize at the 2019 Banff International String Quartet Competition and has performed internationally in venues such as Wigmore Hall, Berlin Konzerthaus, Flagey, and Bremen Die Glocke. As a soloist, Tate has performed with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, the Vancouver Philharmonic, New Westminster Symphony, Richmond Symphony Orchestra, and Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra. He has collaborated with world renowned artists such as Emanuel Ax, James Ehnes, Marc-André Hamelin, Inon Barnatan, Clive Greensmith, Scott St. John, Noah Bendix-Balgley, Ida Kavafian, Steven Tenenbom, and Johannes Moser. 

Tate is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, as a member of the Nina von Maltzahn String Quartet-in-Residence. He holds both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the Colburn Conservatory of Music, where he studied with Clive Greensmith and Ronald Leonard.