Joshua Gindele

Joshua Gindele is a cellist and founding member of the two-time GRAMMY®-nominated Miró Quartet, widely recognized as one of the leading chamber ensembles of its generation. For more than three decades, he has helped define the quartet’s artistic voice while also providing sustained institutional leadership behind the scenes, guiding the ensemble through award-winning recordings, major commissioning initiatives, and long-term national and international visibility. In addition to his work as a performer, Gindele is recognized as a collaborative leader who connects artists, boards, donors, institutions, and audiences, delivering complex, mission-driven projects. He has been named Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival’s Associate Artistic Director for the 2026 season before assuming the role as Artistic Director in 2028.

As both a performer and producer, Gindele has played a central role in shaping the Miró Quartet’s artistic output and recorded legacy. He has negotiated all of the quartet’s recording contracts with the record label PENTATONE and served as Executive Producer of the Quartet’s most recent critically acclaimed album, Hearth, as well as Producer on multiple recent releases, overseeing artistic vision, budgeting, contracting, and delivery. He conceived and led a large-scale commissioning initiative that raised $100,000 to commission 15 composers, managing all associated contracting and label coordination. He also played a key role in establishing a cross-organizational partnership with the choral ensemble Conspirare, which resulted in the GRAMMY-nominated album House of Belonging. His creative leadership extends beyond audio production: he originated, storyboarded, and produced the Miró Quartet’s Over the Rainbow video, shepherding the project from concept to publication.

Alongside his work with the Miró Quartet, Gindele maintains an active and wide-ranging performance life. He is a founding member of the Butler Trio and appears regularly as a concerto soloist with orchestras; most recently, he performed Beethoven’s Triple Concerto with the Austin Symphony Orchestra. His performance career also reflects a longstanding interest in collaboration across genres and artistic disciplines, including work with street dancer and choreographer Lil Buck. When based in New York City earlier in his career, Gindele was an in-demand freelance cellist, performing and recording with artists such as Sting, Billy Joel, Paul McCartney, and others—experiences that continue to inform his flexible, audience-centered approach to music-making.

In parallel with his artistic work, Gindele is the founder and president of Summit Artistic Partners, through which he brings together professional performance, artistic direction, and long-term artistic vision. His work centers on creating meaningful performance experiences and collaborative programming that deepen the connection between artists, audiences, and the communities they serve. Gindele has established and maintained long-term industry partnerships that have increased arts organizations’ visibility and sustainability, including collaborations with the American Artist Project, Thomastik-Infeld, Kun Shoulder Rest, and GEWA. He also collaborates extensively with media and presenting partners, including planning album release events and developing ongoing promotional and content partnerships with Austin’s KMFA radio.

Gindele has extensive experience in nonprofit leadership and fundraising, with a longstanding commitment to donor stewardship and organizational sustainability. Together with his wife, Rebecca, he has mobilized significant funding for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and single-handedly raised $1.1 million to complete the $6 million capital campaign for the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians headquarters, where he has served for four years on the board and as Chair of Development. He has also worked closely with the Dean of the College of Fine Arts at the University of Texas at Austin on major fundraising initiatives benefiting both the university and community-based quartet programs, and maintains enduring relationships with supporters across the country who advance dozens of arts and nonprofit organizations, including the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival, where the Miró Quartet serves as Quartet-in-Residence.

Frequently invited to serve as a juror, curator, and advisor for major competitions and festivals worldwide, including the Banff International String Quartet Competition and Michigan’s M-Prize, Gindele is deeply committed to mentorship and to supporting the next generation of classical musicians.