DJ Cheek

DJ Cheek, 26, is currently a violist with the Alabama Symphony. In recent seasons DJ appeared as a guest principal with the Indianapolis Symphony, and as a substitute with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and Minnesota Orchestra. He has also performed at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum with A Far Cry and at the Yale Center for British Art with Cantata Profana. DJ has recently participated in festivals at Music@Menlo, Yellow Barn, the Perlman Music Program, Lucerne, Sarasota, and at the Olympic Music Festival. While studying in Boston, DJ performed as a guest artist with the Borromeo Quartet, with Donald Weilerstein and Kim Kashkashian as part of the Music for Food series, and in the prestigious First Monday series at Jordan Hall. DJ holds a master’s degree from New England Conservatory and a bachelor’s degree from Oberlin College-Conservatory. His primary mentors are Kim Kashkashian and Peter Slowik, and DJ has also worked closely with Laurence Lesser, Robert Levin, Roger Tapping, and Vivian Weilerstein.