Tate Zawadiuk

Canadian cellist Tate Zawadiuk is known for connecting with audiences through his dynamic and zestful musicianship. He is a founding member of the Viano Quartet, recipients of the 2025 Avery Fisher Career Grant and current members of CMS’s Bowers Program. The quartet won first prize at the 2019 Banff International String Quartet Competition and has performed on some of the world’s most iconic stages, including Wigmore Hall, the Berlin Konzerthaus, and Flagey. As a soloist, Tate has performed with orchestras like the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, and Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra. He has also collaborated with incredible musicians like Emanuel Ax, James Ehnes, Marc-André Hamelin, and Johannes Moser. He studied at the Curtis Institute of Music as part of the Nina von Maltzahn String Quartet in Residence and earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Colburn Conservatory of Music, where he trained with Clive Greensmith and Ronald Leonard.