August 24, 2011 After some minutes of civilized mingling and schmoozing outside on the plaza grounds of the Hidden Valley Music Seminars, attendees of last Friday’s very first performance of […]
August 22, 2011 For the second evening in the inaugural season of Philip Glass’ DAYS AND NIGHTS FESTIVAL, chamber music was again presented at Hidden Valley Music Seminars Theater, which, […]
August 22, 2011 CARMEL VALLEY — Having composed umpteen operas, along with Hollywood scores and songs for Mick Jagger and Rufus Wainwright, Philip Glass apparently needed a new challenge. At […]
August 16, 2011 Bruegel’s Tower of Babel turning to a heartbeat is the opening sequence to Naqoyqatsi – Life as War – the third Qatsi collaboration between director Godfrey Reggio […]
May 13, 2011 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 […]
June 11, 2011 Shows at alternative venues abounded this past season. Local groups like Musaica, the Faubourg Quartet and Nolacelli enriched the scene with smartly programmed concerts — and I […]
June 5, 2011 WASHINGTON —Strings are the heart of an orchestra, and David Commanday and the Heartland Festival Orchestra’s fascinating and fun Saturday concert at Five Points Washington explored some […]
May 31, 2011 Du Yun has made a name for herself as a versatile composer and theatrical performer working in a variety of mediums, from orchestra music to art installations. […]
May 24, 2011 On Thursday evening, May 18, I had the pleasure of hearing a chamber music program featuring the “crossover” Grammy nominee cellist Matt Haimovitz. Appearing with Mr. Haimovitz […]
May 23, 2011 WASHINGTON —Cellist Matt Haimovitz, who performs June 5 at Five Points Washington with Heartland Festival Orchestra and who has just won a Grammy for new CD, has […]
May 9, 2011 HYANNIS — There are many views of America. They range from those given to perfervid patriotism and steadfast faith in America’s exceptionalism to skeptics who believe we […]
May 5, 2011 Matt Haimovitz plays cello in nightclubs, coffeehouses, dives and roadside joints. And also in concert halls, as he will Saturday and Sunday with the Cape Cod Symphony […]
April 29, 2011 Next weekend, May 7 and 8, the Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra performs the last concert of the season, “The Fabric of America,” with William Schuman’s New England […]
Matt Haimovitz and Uccello perform at SXSW from their Grammy Nominated album, 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 […]
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 […]
Oxingale Records 