Toby Saks (January 8, 1942 – August 1, 2013) was an American cellist, the founder of the Seattle Chamber Music Society and a member of the New York Philharmonic.
[1][2] However, over the years, Saks grew to dislike playing in an orchestra and, in 1976, accepted a faculty position in the University of Washington's music department, where she replaced the retiring Eva Heinitz.
[1][2] In response, Saks founded the Seattle Chamber Music Society, which hosts summer festivals that feature some forty artists every season.
In 2013, Saks was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer after persistent abdominal problems.
Hoping to attend the Society's festival, she chose to forgo treatment and, on August 1, died at the age of 71.