The Miró Quartet is celebrating 30 years of making music together, a testament to their artistry and dedication. Cellist Joshua Gindele, a founding member of the Miró Quartet, began his cello studies at the age of 3, playing a viola his teacher had ingeniously fitted with an endpin. As cellist for the Miró, Josh has taken first prizes at several national and international competitions, including the Banff International String Quartet Competition and the Naumburg Chamber Music Competition. In 2005, the Miró Quartet made history as the first ensemble ever to be awarded the coveted Avery Fisher Career Grant.

Josh has shared the stage with some of the classical world’s most legendary artists, including Yo-Yo Ma, The New York Philharmonic, Pinchas Zuckerman, Joshua Bell, Midori, Andre Watts, and Menahem Pressler. He continues to perform across four continents on some of the world’s most prestigious concert stages.

Beyond the concert hall, Josh has made his mark in the world of recorded music, earning two Grammy nominations—including one for his most recent album, Home. The Emmy-winning documentary Transcendence captures the journey of the Miró Quartet as they recorded this album.

In 2006, Joshua co-founded www.classicallounge.com, an online networking site for musicians to connect, discover new talent, share music, and promote performances. The site was sold to www.classicalconnection.com in August of 2009.

Deeply committed to music education, the Miró Quartet has been the Faculty String Quartet-in-Residence at the Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music at the University of Texas at Austin since 2003, and Josh maintains an active studio of cellists as a professor there.

When he’s not making music, Josh keeps things dynamic with his love for the gym. He also serves on the board of HAAM (Health Alliance for Austin Musicians), helping to ensure Austin’s musicians have access to affordable healthcare.

Josh and his wife, Rebecca Gindele, keep busy with their two wonderful children, George and Nora.