June 13, 2012
Someone just asked me which has the better classical music scene – London or New York. It’s a tough call, Continue reading
Tag Archives: Meeting of the Spirits
Superconductor: Concert Review: Smoke on the Water, Matt Haimovitz’ Uccello play jazz at Bargemusic
June 12, 2012
On Sunday afternoon, the Uccello ensemble visited Bargemusic, the floating chamber music venue on a coffee barge tucked under the Brooklyn Bridge. Led by Matt Haimovitz, the the Grammy-nominated unit of “eight cello warriors” brought some unusual repertory: Continue reading
McGill News: The Adventurous Virtuoso
Spring-Summer 2011
Nobody really knows what recent Grammy Award nominee Matt Haimovitz is going to do next. And he likes it that way.
Matt Haimovitz has a knack for the unexpected. One of the most widely admired cellists of his generation, Haimovitz takes a certain delight in performing in places where classical musicians of his stature simply aren’t expected to turn up. Like pizza parlours and punk rock clubs, for instance.
And, while Haimovitz can handle works by the canonical composers of classical music with tremendous verve, it isn’t too surprising to find him tackling a piece of rock ’n’ roll now and then, or collaborating with a hip-hop artist like Montreal’s Socalled.
“When you hear that cellist Matt Haimovitz is coming to town, Continue reading
The Magazine of Yoga: Practices: Matt Haimovitz
May 13, 2011
photo: Martin Laporte
Cellist Matt Haimovitz made his debut at the age of 13 as a soloist with Zubin Mehta and the Israel Philharmonic. At age 17 he made his first recording with James Levine and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (on Deutsche Grammophon). He made his Carnegie Hall debut when he substituted for his teacher, Leonard Rose in Continue reading
CNN: Turn up the cello at SXSW
Matt Haimovitz and Uccello perform at SXSW from their Grammy Nominated album, Meeeting of the Spirits.
DownBeat: Meeting Of The Spirits
April 20, 2011
Like maverick violinist Nigel Kennedy, cello virtuoso Haimovitz is as au fait with Jimi Hendrix as J.S. Bach. This highly eclectic program features his groundbreaking cello octet with guests John McLaughlin, Matt Wilson Continue reading
CNN: Cellists kick out the jams at SXSW
March 19, 2011
When Matt Haimovitz and Uccello take the stage, they sometimes work their cellos more like guitars, or drums, or or any other instrument that might be chucked across the room in a fit of rock-rage musical passion.
“I do not condone what we are about to do,” Haimovitz quietly told an audience Continue reading
All About Jazz: Matt Haimovitz: Celebrating the Connection Between Music
March 16, 2011
It’s a fairly audacious idea for a cello octet to interpret the music of jazz icons such as bassist Charles Mingus, trumpeter Miles Davis and saxophonist Ornette Coleman, never mind the Mahavishnu Orchestra, but clearly, as seen on the compelling Meeting of the Spirits, cellist Matt Haimovitz loves a challenge. Challenge is something he’s used to, since Continue reading
NOLA.com Kronos Quartet, Matt Haimovitz concerts showcase new sound of classical
March 12, 2011
Winds of change are blowing through the world of classical music — and the unsettled weather will make for some wild times at two New Orleans concerts this coming week.
On Sunday, one of the world’s most acclaimed classical cellists will lead his string octet, Uccello, at Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro — a tour stop on the way to South by Southwest, Continue reading
San Antonio Express: Night After Night
March 10, 2011
Matt Haimovitz & Uccello at San Antone Café & Concerts. “Meeting of the Spirits,” a CD by cellist Haimovitz, the Uccello group and featured guests, was nominated for a Grammy for Continue reading
