Seth Parker Woods

Hailed by The Guardian as “a cellist of power and grace,” Grammy-nominated cellist Seth Parker Woods has established his reputation as a versatile artist and innovator across multiple genres. His projects delve deep into our cultural fabric, reimagining traditional works and commissioning new ones to propel classical music into the future, inspiring The New York Times to write, “Woods is an artist rooted in classical music, but whose cello is a vehicle that takes him, and his concertgoers, on wide-ranging journeys.” 
 Highlights of recent seasons include the premieres of Difficult Grace at 92NY, UCLA, and Chicago’s Harris Theater; curating a program honoring the centennial of George Walker at The Phillips Collection in Washington D.C.; premiering Freida Abtan’s My Heart is a River, commissioned by the Seattle Symphony; and a world premiere by Anna Thorvaldsdottir at Carnegie Hall. He is also a member of celebrated new music ensemble Wild Up, with which he is nominated for a 2023 Grammy Award. Woods’ debut solo album, asinglewordisnotenough, was released on London-based Confront Recordings in 2016. A fierce advocate for contemporary arts, Woods has collaborated and worked with a wide range of artists and premiered concertos by Rebecca Saunders and Tyshawn Sorey. 
 Seth Parker Woods is a Pirastro Artist and endorses Pirastro Perpetual Strings worldwide. sethparkerwoods.com