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 […]
We are thrilled to announce the winner of our inaugural call for scores! Selected from nearly 150 applicants from around the world, Luna Pearl Woolf will write an original score to Samuel Beckett’s mime play […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
October 3, 2016 Courtesy | Steph Mackinnon Genre-busting cellist Matt Haimovitz, who will give a recital, a master class and a couple of pop-up performances at the University of […]
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 […]
September 1, 2016 Recently named Pentatone’s Artist of the Season, Matt Haimovitz has never shied from making waves in performance or recording. The Montreal-based cellist has already proven his Bach […]
September 15, 2016 On Monday night, cellist Matt Haimovitz played a CD release show in a luthier space in Toronto. He was surrounded by instruments — cellos, violins, violas, he […]
August 31, 2016 On September 23rd, cellist Matt Haimovitz will give an intimate candlelight performance in the underground crypt beneath The Church of the Intercession in Harlem, part of Unison Media’s […]
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