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“One of Canada’s most inventive Cellists today” CBC Radio 2

Kirk Starkey performs regularly throughout Canada and the United States as a member of Platinum selling crossover ensemble Quartetto Gelato. As a creative soloist, Kirk’s recordings Little Gidding (2011), Songs of Sudbury (2016) showcase his original style of integrating extended cello techniques and digital processing into a compelling and accessible medium.

In the role of Producer, Kirk Starkey specializes in the capture and production of acoustic music. His recent clients include in the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, The Toronto Consort, Quartetto Gelato, Valerie Tryon, Suzanne Shulman, Bud Roach, Capella Intima, Paul Marleyn, and Shoshana Telner. A frequent contributor to television programs, Kirk can be heard on Anne with an e (CBC/Netflix), X Company (CBC), Flashpoint (CTV), Hannibal (NBC) and Orphan Black (BBC America). His collaboration with Tonmeister/composers Daniel Dettwiler and Ramon de Marco (Basel, Switzerland) is in permanent installation in the BMW Museum in Munich, Germany. Kirk Starkey’s cello has been featured in numerous international advertising campaigns, including Mercedes-Benz, Kaldewei, Royal Bank of Canada, Edeka, and TD Canada Trust.

Kirk performs and records on a newly restored Bohemian cello (c.1775) on generous loan from Hildegard Battista.