Caeli Smith

Caeli Sithis a violinist/violist with an eye towards the future. A stunning, award-winning performer, she breaches the frontiers of classical music by incorporating a variety of styles, including jazz and tango, into the traditional repertoire. She is committed to bringing classical music to all audiences.

Caeli is a fellow at Carnegie Hall’s Ensemble Connect, a two-year program for the finest young professional classical musicians in the United States. In addition to concertizing throughout the US, Caeli is a New York Philharmonic Teaching Artist working with children in New York City public schools. She is on the violin/viola faculty of HeifetzPEG, an innovative three-week intensive summer program for gifted young string musicians, ages 9-13. She is the Associate director and violist of Frisson, a nine-piece chamber ensemble featuring NYC’s finest young classical musicians. She is also a member of Noree Chamber Soloists and the New York Classical Players. 

She has collaborated with a wide range of musicians in recital and chamber music settings, including Leon Fleisher, André Watts, Ani Kavafian, Carmit Zori, Natasha Brofsky, Donald Weilerstein, Roger Tapping, Catherine Cho, Christopher O’Riley, Tim Ribchester, Julianne Baird, and didgeridoo artist Howard E. Smith.

As a soloist and recitalist, she performs in venues such as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, and BBC Proms. She holds two degrees from The Juilliard School: a bachelor’s degree in violin performance and a master’s degree in viola performance.