Jackie Kaminski is a senior Cello Performance major studying at Baldwin Wallace University with Dr. Khari Joyner. She previously studied with Alan Harrell of the Cleveland Orchestra. Her notable performances include playing in masterclasses for artists including Andrei Ionita, Sterling Elliot, John Sharp, the Jerusalem Quartet, and the Cavani Quartet. At BW, Jackie serves as principal cellist of the BW Symphonic Orchestra, and has played in the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, and the Motet and Treble Choirs. She also plays in the Cleveland area with the Firelands, Ashland, Mansfield, and Youngstown Symphonies and the Erie Philharmonic. Jackie remains active in the summer by attending music festivals such as the Kent Blossom Music Festival and Eastern Music Festival. Notably, Jackie won the Three Arts Club Competition and a prize at Tuesday Musical. She was named a finalist of BW’s Lauria Competition and completed a research project as a Riemenschneider Bach Institute Scholar.
Watch Jacqueline Liberty Kaminski perform Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra by Samuel Barber on the cello for the 2025 Finale Music Competition as part of the Charleston International Music Competition.