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Praised for his “clarity and an approachable sensitivity” (The Boston Musical Intelligencer, 2019), cellist Joseph Gotoff is recognized as a thoughtful and passionate performer, scholar, and teacher. With a repertoire spanning the Baroque to the modern era, Dr. Gotoff has championed a  number of composers working today, and his performances as a member of the award-winning Petrucci String Quartet have garnered wide acclaim in the United States and abroad.

Dr. Gotoff appears frequently as a soloist and chamber musician in concert halls across Europe, Asia and the Americas. Some highlights of past seasons include a tour of China with the award-winning Petrucci String Quartet, recitals at the Harvard Musical Association, and a performance of Elgar’s Cello Concerto with the Thames Valley Youth Orchestra. A fixture in the Boston music scene, Dr. Gotoff was appointed assistant principal cellist of The Orchestra of Indian Hill in 2018, and serves as the principal cellist of the Unitas Ensemble, as well as assistant principal of the Cape Cod Chamber Orchestra. A dedicated teacher, Dr. Gotoff has taught at UMass Boston and Merrimack Colleges, and was recently appointed to the faculty at Levine School of Music in Washington, D.C.

Born in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, Joseph Gotoff began playing the cello at age 10. His former teachers include Ann Kindig, Orlando Cole, Tom Kraines and Barbara Stein-Mallow. Now based in Washington, D.C., Dr. Gotoff recently received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from New England Conservatory, studying with Yeesun Kim.