Peter Kolkay

Current position(s): Associate Professor of Bassoon, Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University; Member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Previous position(s): University of South Carolina, West Virginia University

Education: DMA, MMA: Yale University (study with Frank Morelli); MM: Eastman School of Music (John Hunt); BM: Lawrence University (Monte Perkins)

Recordings: Red Maple: Music for Bassoon and Strings, Calidore String Quartet (Bridge Records), Christopher Rouse: Bassoon Concerto, Albany Symphony (Albany Records); BassoonMusic: 21st Century American Works for Bassoon, CAG Records; Michael Torke: West for bassoon and chamber orchestra, Albany Symphony

Chamber music recordings on Sony (The Soldier’s Tale with Roger Waters narrating), Bridge, Blue Griffin, and Tzadik Records.

Solo appearances: Concertos with the Albany Symphony, South Carolina Philharmonic, Waukesha Philharmonic, Westchester Philharmonic, San Francisco Chamber Orchestra, and Green Bay Symphony; Recitals at Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall, Merkin Hall, Symphony Space, Ollin Yolitzli Cultural Center in Mexico City, Bargemusic, Wolf Trap, Teatro Nacional in Panama City, Panama, Chicago Cultural Center.

Notable performances/accomplishments:  Appearances with the Calidore and Shanghai Quartets, PUBLIQuartet, and the Horzowski Trio. Commission and premiere of works by Judah Adashi, Gordon Beeferman, Elliott Carter, Katherine Hoover, Tania León, Harold Meltzer, Russell Platt, John Fitz Rogers, Joan Tower, and Mark-Anthony Turnage. Summer chamber Music festivals: Bravo! Vail Valley, Bridgehampton, Maverick, Music@Menlo, Sarasota, Spoleto. Winner of a 2004 Avery Fisher Career Grant from Lincoln Center, First Prize, 2002 Concert Artists Guild Competition.

Teaching Opportunities: Classes throughout the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

Upcoming Events: Recital and performance classes in Seoul, South Korea; appearances at La Jolla Summerfest, and a tour with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in Spring 2026.

Instrument: Fox Model 601

For more information on Peter Kolkay, visit his website here.