December 2, 2016 “We’re looking for the event in the crypt,” I announced. “Where is the crypt?” Four alarmed eyeballs stared back at me. It was the second day of […]
November 27, 2016 “There is no Nobel Prize for Music, so this award is significant to me.” As Philip Glass graced the National Arts Centre Stage Saturday night (November 26) […]
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 […]
October 5, 2016 John Pitman’s CD Reviews Matt Haimovitz plays “Overtures to Bach” Cellist Matt Haimovitz, who started his career nearly 30 years ago on the DG label, recording the […]
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 5, 2016 CHOREOGRAPHER/DANCER DOUG ELKINS considers himself a creative magpie; collecting various appealing things and bringing them back to his nest where he transforms them into something different. “I’m […]
