November 27, 2013 Head bobbing and curls flying, Matt Haimovitz plays the cello like a rock star, leaning into his instrument to conjure forth a bold sound that captures your […]
November 6, 2013 The Ontario Philharmonic led by Marco Parisotto is developing into a must-hear orchestra. Maestro Parisotto has shaped his players into a fine music-making instrument, fully capable of […]
November 5, 2013 Cellist Matt Haimovitz prepares to perform with the Ontario Philharmonic on Tuesday night at Koerner Hall (John Terauds phone photo). The Ontario Philharmonic made a powerful statement […]
November 5, 2013 Cellist Matt Haimovitz gets his kicks out of mixing it up, playing Arcade Fire at a pop-up concert one day, then restringing his instrument with gut strings […]
October 17, 2013 “There.” “Do you hear it?” At the beginning, there is only the voice of Jeremy Irons. Then, the sound of strings: high, sparkling filaments of sound that […]
October 16, 2013 ST. PAUL, Minn. — “There! Do you hear it? There is a whispering of wings in the silence of the night. They’re coming. With features as white […]
October 7, 2013 Lullabies and bedtime stories are usually close to the top of the list of most treasured early childhood memories. Few things can comfort an infant or toddler […]
October 6, 2013 After all the hundreds of musicals that have gone down the pike, take heart, there are still unlimited ways to tell a story in music. A very […]
October 3, 2013 Back in the late 1980s, when Spoleto USA was only about a decade old, I was enjoying one of the programs in the chamber music series that […]
October 3, 2013 Matt Haimovitz is 42 and a world-renowned cellist. He rushed into the classical music scene at age 10 after Itzhak Perlman, the famed violinist, heard him play. […]
September 30, 2013 The terrific Matt Haimovitz is back with another fascinating CD, this time featuring the Cello Concerto No.2 “Naqoyqatsi” by Philip Glass (Orange Mountain Music OMM 0087). Long-time […]
September 25, 2013 There is so much more to a cello than meets the eye. Anyone considering this stringed instrument may stereotype it as low and slow, but cellist Matt Haimovitz proved […]
September 25, 2013 If you close your eyes and listen to the music, you can picture the onscreen action: the young mother unnerved by the sudden departure of her baby’s […]
September 24, 2013 What happens when a pair of music professionals set out to create a CD to share with their kids? In the case of composer Luna Pearl Woolf […]
September 20, 2013 Cellist and multiple Grammy winner Matt Haimovitz has inspired classical music lovers and countless new listeners by bringing fresh music to concert halls and clubs, outdoor festivals, intimate coffee […]
September 19, 2013 Matt Haimovitz talks about his collaboration with Christopher O’Riley on Shuffle.Play.Listen and the release of Angel Heart, a music storybook. Main Street’s Ashley Thornberg talks about her impromptu […]
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