He has premiered his original music at the First World Cello Congress, the American Cello Congress, and the New Directions Cello Festival. Selections from his published collections are now considered standard repertoire, appearing in the curriculums of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music and the American String Teachers Association. Particularly known for bridging the gap between classical and popular music for cello, Minsky founded the Von Cello Band, the first cello-fronted rock power trio, which features a unique blend of hard, alternative, and jam rock.