At last. X Suite for Solo Violin. Performed magnificently by @alexikenney. Heart swelling with gratitude for this amazing soul to be the one to usher this work into existence, and for it to be accompanied by such a gorgeous film by @grittanicreative. 2 singles are now available on Alexi's Bandcamp/YouTube (link in bio), and the full album/film premieres on April 16. VIOLINISTS! Oh my goodness. I'm so moved by all of you who have already reached out from around the globe to share your enthusiasm about this piece with me...thank you...your encouragement is being channeled directly into some new music in the works ❤️ I'm happy to announce that the score for X Suite will be released on wianckoeditions.com at the same time that Alexis's album becomes available next week! 
Honor of a lifetime to get to know this man. Thank you, Chick. 💔 
A big reason I started writing music a few years ago was to attempt to pass along the joy and catharsis that music has gifted me my entire life. It's totally selfish too, of course--composing itself can be a joy and a catharsis (on good days), and the act of introducing something you love to someone who will love it too is intoxicating. Just wanted to explain why I'm feeling so meta-honored that @aizuriquartet's incredible recording of LIFT is included on this latest playlist by @nytimes. The entire reason LIFT exists is to be a conduit for joy. Thank you @hapacello for recognizing that...I'm so glad that NYT trusts your ears and heart as much as I always have ❤ 
Officially an urban park fishing weirdo now 
3rd work of 2020: A canon for 5 or 6 virtuosic but increasingly distant and inaudible horn players who oh wait just get David Byrd-Marrow a delay pedal. Tune in to the world premiere of "Reactor" Tuesday Nov 10 at 7pm ET, presented by @intcontemporary! 
Not used to having my actual thoughts captured on film. So honored to be invited to sit for the brilliant @darioshoots today. 
4th work of 2020: "Only Ever Us," a chaotic, anthemic love song to humanity in the form of a modular string quintet/sextet/septet for the legendary Kronos Quartet. All 7 permutations contain different challenges and flavors, but my hope is that they each provide a deep feeling of togetherness and catharsis for all who hear and play it. Hands down my favorite part about it, though, is that the music will soon be available for FREE for EVERYONE for THE REST OF TIME thanks to @kronos_quartet and @carnegiehall's amazing #FiftyfortheFuture initiative. Finally, an enormous and heartfelt thank you to all of you who have directly and indirectly inspired me to keep on writing these past few months. The slog is real, but so is our community. ❤️ 
These two gave me life today. 🖤 Please enjoy this unsanctioned, bootlegged snippet of @bryan.cheng and @silviecheng of @cheng2duo utterly crushing the premiere of my new sonata "Shifting Baselines" earlier this evening 💥 
AizuriKids, the @aizuriquartet's new series of incredible videos for music lovers of all ages, drops TODAY! Proud to contribute some @lego rain to episode 3, written and directed by @yanyanbears ❤️ 
Seriously though, I swear I didn't personally hack @musicfromangelfire's website last night to add my name to this list 
Your #momentofzen 
Red Hook sunrise trio 💙 
Decennial isoroom carpet change! Big Purple Box back in business ❤️🎙️🎶 
Burger night with the fam 
Why this has to feel like a political statement is beyond me. It is clearly a fashion statement. Adios, California. I still love you but please protect each other. #hateisavirus 
Join us tonight on @livingmusicshow! Stoked to get to shoot the breeze with @nadiasirota, share some of my music, and give the digital premiere of @juddgreenstein's radiant new viola/cello duo alongside the ever-amazing @yanyanbears! . Show airs at 9pm EST on Facebook Live--more info at livingmusicshow.com 🥂🧡🎶 
Quick break from composing to read some Couperin with my equally hairy twin brother. Shouldn't have let that idiot set up the tripod...hopeless 
Neighborhood appreciation pt. 4 + neighborcat staredown 
Hook love pt 3 
Beloved hook pt 2 
So proud of this one. Swapped the viola for a Singer and is churning out batches of beautiful masks for NYC hospitals ❤️ 
Home sweet home 
Arranged a few notes for @yanyanbears and me to play with @norahjones on her gorgeous new single, How I Weep. Link in bio but streaming everywhere :) Full album out on June 12 🧡 
2nd work of 2020: The piece I've been dreaming of writing since I was 10 years old—a 20 minute declaration of my love of the cello for the effortlessly virtuosic @cheng2duo 
Grateful to get to share some powerful, fun, devastating, and ethereal music by some brilliant minds from Yemen, Syria, Iran, and other Muslim-majority countries targeted by our own's xenophobic policies. Thank you, @kronos_quartet--your resolve to amplify the voices of the composers and artists you work with is as crucial as it is inspiring 🖤 . . . The next performance of "Music For Change: The Banned Countries" is on March 21 in Boston, MA. Paul Wiancko is performing as Kronos Quartet's guest cellist during Sunny Yang's maternity leave. 
So very, very pleased to be on @ymusicnyc's brand new record along with @carolineadelaideshaw, @missymazzoli, and @gabriella.coati. Thanks to @icareifyoulisten for the thoughtful remarks. Ecstatic Science is out today!! 
This beautiful soul, Joan Jeanrenaud, cellist of the @kronos_quartet from 1978 to 1999, was waiting to meet me after seeing me perform with her old quartet tonight. I could barely hold it together. Thank you, Joan, for inspiring me to go down the path that I am on today. #hero 
Very special performance alert: This Sunday at 4pm at @bklynlibrary, Ayane & Paul (a.k.a. me and @yanyanbears) will give the world premiere of a gorgeous new piece by one of our all-time favorite composers, @juddgreenstein. Judd has written a thought-provoking and absolutely radiant piece for us in honor of his and @michiwiancko's beautiful baby daughter (my beautiful niece 😊) Zohara. We will be joined by our dear friends @melissareardon and Raman Ramakrishnan, and the program will also include my pieces American Haiku and Vox Petra for 2 violas and 2 celli. As an added bonus, Melissa and Ayane will go head-to-head on some George Benjamin after Raman and I take a loving stroll through some Couperin together. And it's free! (RSVP at bplchamberplayers.com) . . First & last 📷 by @saladjockey 
No better way to end an insane month than a 24 hr stop at #sundancefilmfestival for a quick nap (the 90-minute version of SLEEP) with @maxrichtermusic & the gang 💟 ![Not everyday your mama gets to see you play Reich, Riley, Glass, Mazzoli, Gordon, Dessner, Mochizuki, and Wu Man with the @kronos_quartet at @carnegiehall {❤️ explosion x 1000}
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[Paul Wiancko will perform as the Kronos Quartet’s guest cellist during Sunny Yang’s maternity leave.]](https://scontent-frt3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/82145060_893573741061858_3684349405760358970_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=8ae9d6&_nc_ohc=fpBh6jOzM80AX-pNrxl&_nc_ht=scontent-frt3-2.cdninstagram.com&oh=c6ae1a908463c8b2127b763abc2f7c43&oe=6097AF14)
Not everyday your mama gets to see you play Reich, Riley, Glass, Mazzoli, Gordon, Dessner, Mochizuki, and Wu Man with the @kronos_quartet at @carnegiehall {❤️ explosion x 1000} . . [Paul Wiancko will perform as the Kronos Quartet’s guest cellist during Sunny Yang’s maternity leave.] 
1st work of 2020: A story of immeasurable devotion and defeat for Grammy-winning sweetie pies the @attaccaquartet ![Deeply joyous and love-filled jams tonight with Terry, Gyan, Wu Man, and the boys 🎶🌈🪐
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[Paul Wiancko is performing as the Kronos Quartet’s guest cellist during Sunny Yang’s maternity leave]](https://scontent-frt3-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/83186683_481662949200352_7638163018823598464_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=8ae9d6&_nc_ohc=i0CwX68EuyoAX9Y3yiE&_nc_ht=scontent-frt3-1.cdninstagram.com&oh=17ebc479a7a9492d385042f304c5fb34&oe=6097DB5D)
Deeply joyous and love-filled jams tonight with Terry, Gyan, Wu Man, and the boys 🎶🌈🪐 . . [Paul Wiancko is performing as the Kronos Quartet’s guest cellist during Sunny Yang’s maternity leave] ![My incredible journey with the @kronos_quartet continues. Still pinching myself every time I get to walk on stage with these guys 💙 @carnegiehall in 5 days!
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[Paul Wiancko is performing as the Kronos Quartet’s guest cellist during Sunny Yang’s maternity leave]](https://scontent-frx5-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/80849039_128774441950587_4664106482309109790_n.jpg?_nc_cat=105&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=8ae9d6&_nc_ohc=anom9j_vO5UAX9-Cty7&_nc_ht=scontent-frx5-1.cdninstagram.com&oh=6d7834a965a31d816d3683403a20c15b&oe=6096C2A0)
My incredible journey with the @kronos_quartet continues. Still pinching myself every time I get to walk on stage with these guys 💙 @carnegiehall in 5 days! . . [Paul Wiancko is performing as the Kronos Quartet’s guest cellist during Sunny Yang’s maternity leave] 
Today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😍 ![Brussels!
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[Paul Wiancko will perform as the @kronos_quartet’s guest cellist during Sunny Yang’s maternity leave.]](https://scontent-frt3-2.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/67952354_566907260536188_672501361553960553_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=8ae9d6&_nc_ohc=IHFErsDqmWYAX9WmGNu&_nc_ht=scontent-frt3-2.cdninstagram.com&oh=53d9804f3949ff2af194ac421bc16974&oe=6099745B)
Brussels! . 📷: Geert Vandepoele . [Paul Wiancko will perform as the @kronos_quartet’s guest cellist during Sunny Yang’s maternity leave.] 
Someone finally said it . . #preach #truthbomb