The UVM Lane Series Presents Cellist Matt Haimovitz

Friday, March 2, 7:30pm, UVM Recital Hall

The UVM Lane Series presents the innovative solo cellist Matt Haimovitz in recital.  Haimovitz has inspired classical music lovers and countless new listeners by bringing his fresh artistry and music, both familiar and new, to concert halls, clubs, outdoor festivals, and coffee houses.  At thirteen, he made his debut as soloist for Zubin Mehta and the Israel Philharmonic.  At seventeen, he made his first recording with James Levine and the Chicago Symphony.  He made his Carnegie Hall debut when he substituted for his teacher, the legendary Leonard Rose, alongside Isaac Stern, Schlomo Mintz, Pinchas Zukerman, and Mstislav Rostropovich.  He has since played with orchestras worldwide, including the Berlin and New York Philharmonics, the Boston and Montreal Symphonies, and many more.  He is currently Director of the award-winning cello studio at McGill’s Schulich School of Music.

His program, “Beyond Bach,” brings works by Bach, Ligeti, Golijov, Carter, Kodaly, Dutilleux, Spratlan, and his own arrangement of Jimi Hendrix’s “Star-Spangled Banner” to the stage.  Anchoring the concert with one of the spectacular Bach suites, Haimovitz engages the audience, introducing his program from the stage, creating unexpected epiphanies and fostering a new intimacy with the music.