August 9, 2012
Matt Haimovitz is an American cellist who has a resume comparable to those of other leading cellists, but with a difference. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Andy Simionescu
The Chautauquan Daily: Haimovitz, Frank and friends play the contemporary classics
August 6, 2012
For cellist Matt Haimovitz, everything is chamber music.
“Even when I play by myself, it’s schizophrenic chamber music. I’ve got many voices going on at the same time,” Haimovitz said. Continue reading
New York Times: A Cozy Chamber Concert Buoyed by Lapping Water
April 17, 2011
Anyone who has never attended a Bargemusic concert may find it hard to believe that a converted old barge docked at the Fulton Ferry Landing in Brooklyn is an ideally intimate place to hear chamber music. It is.
Still, the weather can sometimes intrude on this floating concert hall. Damage from the rain and howling wind on Saturday night almost caused the cancellation of an enticing program on Sunday afternoon featuring three exciting artists: the pianist Ignat Solzhenitsyn, the violinist Andy Simionescu and the cellist Matt Haimovitz. Continue reading
The Kansas City Star: ‘It’s a String Thing’ benefit concert
March 15, 2010
Cellist Matt Haimovitz, 39, gained international fame by age 13. A few years later, he was making classical recordings and performing at Carnegie Hall.
This afternoon, he will perform a concert here with some close colleagues to benefit the Kansas City String Quartet Program, which for 17 years has nurtured local young musicians seeking excellence in classical music.
And if anyone knows how tough and competitive that quest can be, it is Continue reading
Lincoln Journal Star: Quartet didn’t need name to gain kudos
March 13, 2010
It was the no-name ensemble Friday night for the Lincoln Friends of Chamber Music series.
But the noted musicians in the group at the Abbott Auditorium in the Sheldon Museum of Art on Friday didn’t need one. Continue reading
Lincoln Journal Star: Cellist goes for diversity
March 11, 2010
Every time Matt Haimovitz plays Beethoven’s Opus 95, it takes him back to when he was 16 and auditioning for the Marlboro Music Festival in Vermont. Continue reading
Daily Nebraskan: World famous cellist to perform at Sheldon Museum
March 11, 2010
Listening to classical music is an emotion-soaked experience that leaves your heart racing one second and nearly lulls you into a state of euphoria the next.
On Friday, world renowned cellist Matt Haimovitz comes to the Sheldon Museum of Art, with a few friends, to demonstrate what live classical music can sound like in the hands of one of the imminent players of our time. Continue reading
Goulash!
Goulash!
Celebrating Bartk’s fascination with the folk music of Transylvania, Hungary, Romania and Turkey, cellist Matt Haimovitz delves into his own Romanian/Middle Eastern ancestry to create a sonic tapestry that bridges genres, geographic distances and Continue reading
