Paul Wiancko leads an exceptionally multifaceted musical life as a composer and cellist, having collaborated closely with artists ranging from Yo-Yo Ma, Midori, and Mitsuko Uchida to Chick Corea, Max Richter, and Norah Jones.

Chosen as one of Kronos Quartet’s “50 for the Future,” Paul’s compositions have been described as “dazzling,” “compelling,” (Star Tribune) and “vital pieces that avoid the predictable” (Allan Kozinn). NPR writes, "If Haydn were alive to write a string quartet today, it may sound like Paul Wiancko's LIFT”--a piece that “teems with understanding of and affection for the string-quartet tradition” (New York Times) and is featured on the Aizuri Quartet’s Grammy-nominated album Blueprinting.

As a cellist, Paul has shared the stage with members of the Guarneri, Takács, JACK, Parker, Kronos, and Juilliard quartets, and tours regularly with Max Richter, the American Contemporary Music Ensemble, and his duo Ayane & Paul with violist Ayane Kozasa. His performances with Musicians From Marlboro have been described as "so full of earthy vitality and sheer sensual pleasure that it made you happy to be alive" (Washington Post).

Paul has been composer-in-residence at Caramoor, Spoleto, Angel Fire, Twickenham, and the Newburyport, Portland, and Methow Valley Chamber Music Festivals. Recent commissions include works for the Aizuri, Parker, St. Lawrence, Kronos, Calder, and Attacca Quartets, yMusic, Alexi Kenney, Tara O'Connor, Daniel Phillips, and the Raleigh Civic Symphony. A resident of New York City, Paul loves building things out of wood and never travels without a tenkara fly-fishing rod.