Jonathan Cheskin

Jonathan Cheskin is a professional cellist and cello teacher living in Portland, OR. He holds an M.M. in Cello Performance from the University of Idaho, a Ph. D. in Music History from the University of Chicago, and an Oregon K-12 public school teaching credential. Mr. Cheskin is principal cello of the Willamette Falls Symphony in Oregon City, OR and cellist with Portland Chamber Music in Portland, OR. He has also performed with the Vancouver Symphony in Vancouver, WA, the Washington-Idaho Symphony in Pullman, WA, the Portland Columbia Symphony in Portland, OR, the Woodstock Chamber Orchestra in Woodstock, NY, the Greater Newburgh Symphony in Newburgh, NY, and the Prometheus Symphony in Berkeley, CA. He served as conductor of the Hyde Park Youth Symphony in Chicago, and as Teacher Coordinator of the Palouse Suzuki Strings in Pullman, WA, and as an orchestra teacher at the Alliance Charter Academy in Oregon City, OR. He is a certified Suzuki Cello Instructor and has served as faculty at the Idaho Suzuki Institute. Mr. Cheskin currently teaches and does administrative work for the Community Music Center in Southeast Portland and has a private studio in Southeast Portland.