Professional Background:
Dr. Miranda Wilson was recently appointed Professor of Cello and Double Bass at the University of Idaho.

Born and raised in Wellington, New Zealand, Dr. Wilson made her soloist debut at the age of 16, when she was invited to perform Elgar's Cello Concerto with the Wellington Sinfonia. She was also principal cellist of the New Zealand National Youth Orchestra.

Following undergraduate studies at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand, Dr. Wilson moved to England, where she completed a Master of Music degree at Goldsmiths' College, University of London, studying with Natalia Pavlutskaya and Alexander Ivashkin. She then attended the University of Texas as a Fulbright Scholar and International Peace Scholar, where she completed a Doctor of Musical Arts degree with Phyllis Young.

Dr. Wilson returned to New Zealand in 2005, where she became a founding member of the Tasman String Quartet, the first all-New Zealand chamber ensemble to feature prominently on the international competition and concert stage. From 2007-2009 the Tasman String Quartet was quartet-in-residence at the University of Colorado, as assistants to the Takács Quartet. The quartet held further residencies at the Aspen Music Festival, Auburn University (Alabama), the Banff Centre (Canada), and the University of Illinois, and won top prizes at the Plowman Chamber Music Competition (Missouri), the Rutenberg Chamber Music Competition (Florida), and the Asia-Pacific Chamber Music Competition (Australia).

Dr. Wilson also has a strong interest in musicology, and has published scholarly articles on Shostakovich and given papers at musicological conferences in Britain and America. She has performed as a soloist, chamber musician and orchestral player in New Zealand, Britain, America, the Middle East and Asia, and played in the Chandos recording of Sofia Gubaidulina’s cello works alongside her former teachers Alexander Ivashkin and Natalia Pavlutskaya, and Australian String Quartet cellist Rachel Johnston.