The Magazine of Yoga: Practices: Matt Haimovitz
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 […]
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San Francisco Classical Voice: Matt Haimovitz: Crossover Cellist Up for a Grammy
December 13, 2010 Matt Haimovitz is finishing off a landmark birthday year, and so is his instrument. The Montreal-based cellist, celebrated for his spirited approach to genre-bending and performance, is […]
The Hailifax Herald: Bach’s Goldberg Variations: the brain boils
June 11, 2010 Wednesday night’s Scotia Festival concert in the Sir James Dunn Theatre exhausted the attentive listener with, among other things, exhilaration. The big piece on the program was […]
The Halifax Herald: Cellist Matt Haimovitz is a loner. Musically he goes his own way.
June 6, 2010 Cellist Matt Haimovitz is a loner. Musically he goes his own way. That is true of all the Scotia Festival of Music master artists, in a way. […]
JewishLedger.com: Q & A with Matt Haimovitz – Cellist’s repertoire spans Bach to Hendrix
April 22, 2010 Israeli-born cellist Matt Haimovitz — an acclaimed virtuoso whose eclectic repertoire spans Bach to Bartók to Jimi Hendrix — will grace the stages of two local venues […]
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.
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 […]
CityMusic Cleveland: Talkin’ ‘Bout My Generation: Cellist Matt Haimovitz goes solo with CityMusic
February 8, 2010 Virtuoso cellist Matt Haimovitz has made a career of bringing classical music to people who don’t hear it much. In the mid-’90s, having played as soloist with […]
GatheringNote.org: Review: Matt Haimovitz plays the Tractor Tavern
January 25, 2010 Celebrating the 300th birthday of his cello, the concert adventurer Matt Haimovitz returned to Seattle’s Tractor Tavern Wednesday night for a one-man show that sold out the […]
Joe’s Wine: What wine to pair with Bach?
January, 25, 2010 Our good friends Mark and Sandra invited me to Montreal’s Bach Festival…for a wine tasting! A very intriguing concept – what wine to pair with Bach’s Goldberg […]
Seattle Arts Weekly: Classical: Have Cello, Will Travel
January 20, 2010 Country, hip-hop, metal—cobblers in certain genres pretty much stick to their lasts and aren’t known for exploring music outside their boundaries. (Go ahead, deny it. With counterexamples.) […]
Seattle Times: A man and a cello walk into a bar: Matt Haimovitz plays the Tractor
January 19, 2010 The Tractor Tavern’s stage is no stranger to vintage instruments, but for Matt Haimovitz, the notion of a classic ax takes on a decidedly longer perspective. The […]
Montreal Gazette: What’s On Your iPod?
November 12, 2009 Crossover poster boy and McGill University prof, Matt Haimovitz will happily clamp a mike on his 1710 Gofriller cello and play it in clubs that don’t normally […]
Montreal Mirror: Wine bottles, wedding bells and warrior women
November 5, 2009 The exciting eccentricities of November’s classical music programming at eXcentris McGill music professor and renowned cellist Matt Haimovitz—who now adds artistic advisor and artist-in-residence at the recently […]
Star Tribune: Psst: Avant-cello act at the Dakota
October 27, 2009 Matt Haimovitz is loose in Minneapolis again. The thirtysomething avant-cellist, equally at ease in clubs and concert halls, was last here in January of ’08 for performances […]
Time Out Chicago: Figment – CD Review
October 16, 2009 In the ’80s, a teenage Matt Haimovitz studied at Juilliard under the tutelage of Leonard Rose. In 2002, the Israeli-born cellist booked the first classical gig at […]
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