October 19, 2017 For their latest CD release, called Troika, cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Christopher O’Riley knew they wanted to include the sonatas of Shostakovich, Prokofiev, and Rachmaninoff. They included shorter works by each, […]
PUBLIÉ LE VENDREDI 26 MAI 2017 L’altiste et chroniqueur Frédéric Lambert parle des melleures parutions et des concerts à venir en musique classique. Il est question de l’œuvre phare d’Olivier […]
June 1, 2017 “Recorded live, AKOKA drives home the gravity and impact of Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time and affirms its relevance in the 21st century. As the […]
April 14, 2017 Cellist Matt Haimovitz and clarinettist David Krakauer met at a klezmer gathering in Canada and discovered a shared interest in Henri Akoka, the Algerian-born Sephardic Jewish clarinettist who […]
April 7, 2017 AKOKA: Reframing Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time RECEIVES ITS FIRST INTERNATIONAL & REMASTERED SACD RELEASE ON THE PENTATONE OXINGALE SERIES First released in North America […]
February 9, 2017 We’re thrilled that OVERTURES to Bach has been nominated for a JUNO Award in the category of Classical Album of the Year: Solo or Chamber Ensemble 2017. […]
January 11, 2017 He asked contemporary composers to add “overtures” to Bach’s famed cello suites. Cellist Matt Haimovitz earned a reputation as a bit of a maverick in the classical […]
October 13, 2016 Matt Haimovitz, cello – “Overtures to Bach” – composed by PHILIP GLASS, VIJAY IYER, ROBERTO SIERRA, DU YUN, LUNA PEARL WOOLF plus The Six BACH: Cello Suites […]
November 21, 2016 What kind of music would speak to Bach today? Cellist Matt Haimovitz—who has been performing works by Bach in concert halls and clubs for the last three […]
The editors of Apple Music pick the best tracks each week. We’re thrilled that Philip Glass’ Overture from our most recent PENTATONE Oxingale Series release, OVERTURES to Bach is on […]
September 22, 2016 Matt Haimovitz‘s continuously-evolving and intense engagement with the Bach Cello Suites reaches a new zenith with Overtures to Bach, six new commissions that anticipate and reflect each […]
September 28, 2016 Overtures to Bach Matt Haimovitz Pentatone Oxingale Series (PTC 5186 561) The following is an excerpt from Strings Attached (October 2016) which can be read in its entirety […]
October 4, 2016 Matt Haimovitz had a big idea with the passion and the work ethic to see it through; all he was lacking was the funding. The inventive and […]
September 24, 2016 The Violin Channel recently caught up with Israeli-born cellist Matt Haimovitz – in Montreal, Canada. We sat him down for a fun game of VC 20 Questions – to […]
September 26, 2016 Matt Haimovitz at The Crypt Sessions The cellist Matt Haimovitz is one of the mavericks of his instrument, breaking new ground with each commission for solo cello […]
September 21, 2016 “Perhaps a handful of minds throughout history have had as profound an impact as Bach on future composers and thinkers,” muses Montreal cellist Matt Haimovitz. “Bach is […]
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