Cellist Nicholas Canellakis has performed throughout Europe and the US, and has participated in the festivals of Santa Fe, Ravinia, Music@Menlo, Verbier, Aspen, Music from Angel Fire, and Sarasota. Nicholas is a member of the prestigious Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society Two. A regular performer at Bargemusic in New York City, he has also appeared in venues such as Weill Recital Hall and Zankel Hall, Alice Tully Hall, the Kennedy Center, Jordan Hall, and Disney Hall. Nicholas was a founding member of the prize-winning Vertigo String Quartet, which made its New York debut in February 2008 and was Bargemusic's resident quartet for the 2007–2008 season. He graduated form the Curtis Institute and the New England Conservatory, studying with Orlando Cole, Peter Wiley, and Paul Katz. As part of his fellowship program, Nicholas teaches in the Manhattan at PS153M.