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PRIMAVERA I the wind composer spotlight: Gabriella Smith | bare
bare is inspired by the seasonsnot the archetypical seasons or the seasons I grew up with, but the new seasons…

Matt Haimovitz 09.Jun.21

Matt Haimovitz plays Lisa Bielawas Missa Primavera

Were thrilled to share the next Primavera Project music video: Lisa Bielawas Missa Primavera, filmed in Terlingua, TX. Missa Primavera incorporates influences from Renaissance…

Matt Haimovitz 08.Jun.21

PRIMAVERA I the wind composer spotlight: Chloe Sizemore | Six Graces

I sought to portray the interaction of the characters in both paintings by creating dense, ethereal textures. This is achieved through extended techniques such as plucking the…

Matt Haimovitz 07.Jun.21

PRIMAVERA I the wind composer feature: Laura Schwendinge

Laura Elise Schwendinger Composer Opera, Chamber Orch Music Prof UW Madison writes about her Primavera Project work, Fluorescenza: Fluorescence is the act, state, or period of…

Matt Haimovitz 06.Jun.21

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PRIMAVERA I the wind composer feature: Inti Figgis-Vizueta // Composer
inti figgis-vizueta describes her own musical practice as physical and visceral, attempting to reconcile…

Matt Haimovitz 05.Jun.21

Matt Haimovitz and Laura Colgate

Next Thursday, June 10: Cellist Matt Haimovitz performs works from The Primavera Project on a program framed by duos by Philip Glass and Rebecca Clarke. World premieres of works…

Matt Haimovitz 04.Jun.21

Cellist Matt Haimovitz is taking The Primavera Project on the road this summer! Join him for in-person and virtual performances ...

Cellist Matt Haimovitz is taking The Primavera Project on the road this summer! Join him for in-person and virtual performances at summer festivals across the country and discover…

Matt Haimovitz 03.Jun.21

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Some extra-musical dispatches from Texas, courtesy of The Primavera Project co-directors Cellist Matt Haimovitz and Jeffrianne Young: a pre-recording session run, and with their…

Matt Haimovitz 28.May.21

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While we gear up for the release of PRIMAVERA I the wind, THE PRIMAVERA PROJECT continues! Co-directors Cellist Matt Haimovitz and Jeffrianne Young and Charline von Heyl are in…

Matt Haimovitz 26.May.21

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PRIMAVERA I the wind
Out June 11, 2021 on the PENTATONE Oxingale series
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Matt Haimovitz 24.May.21

Zoom Workshop: Matt Haimovitz & Nkeiru Okoye

Out now! Nkeiru Okoye - Composer's Eubas Dance from PRIMAVERA I the wind: (Link)
Check out this clip from Cellist Matt Haimovitzs Zoom workshop with Nkeiru Okoye, where they…

Matt Haimovitz 21.May.21

THE PRIMAVERA PROJECT

Out today! The first singles from PRIMAVERA I the wind: (Link)
Vijay Iyers Equal night is inspired by the spring equinox, when night and day are of equal lengths.
Cellist Matt…

Matt Haimovitz 21.May.21

PRIMAVERA I the wind - out June 11th on PENTATONE Oxingale Series. Recorded by Cellist Matt Haimovitz at Charline von Heyls art...

PRIMAVERA I the wind - out June 11th on PENTATONE Oxingale Series. Recorded by Cellist Matt Haimovitz at Charline von Heyls artist studio near downtown Marfa, TX.
Framed by…

Matt Haimovitz 19.May.21

Introducing The Primavera Project Co-directed by multi-Grammy nominated Cellist Matt Haimovitz and Jeffrianne Young, MD, The P...

Introducing The Primavera Project
Co-directed by multi-Grammy nominated Cellist Matt Haimovitz and Jeffrianne Young, MD, The Primavera Project is a new commissioning initiative…

Matt Haimovitz 17.May.21

Cellist Matt Haimovitz at the LMMC | my/maSCENA

Beyond thrilled to be performing in a concert hall tomorrow afternoon for the first time in a year! Thanks to Arthur Kaptainis for the conversation and for discovering the uncanny…

Matt Haimovitz 11.Apr.21

Looking forward to playing…

Looking forward to playing solo Bach and world premieres from the The Primavera Project for Eugene, OR and beyond!

Matt Haimovitz 01.Apr.21

Classical Album of the Week: Early 20th-Century French Masterpieces for Cello and Piano

Thank you to Philadelphias WRTI for choosing MON AMI, Mon amour as Album of the Week!

Matt Haimovitz 08.Mar.21

OUT NOW | Cellist Matt Haimovitz' New CD: "Mon ami, mon amour"

More "amour" for my French new album with pianist Mari Kodama on the PENTATONE Oxingale Series, from The Violin Channel - thank you!

Matt Haimovitz 20.Feb.21

MON AMI, MON AMOUR

"[The musicians] introduce us in an exquisite sonic world where there is a constant conversation between the two instruments, evoking the deepest feelings of the human being."…

Matt Haimovitz 10.Feb.21

New Classical Tracks: Matt Haimovitz welcomes back his cherished cello

Thank you Julie Amacher and MPRs New Classical Tracks for the feature on MON AMI, Mon amour with Mari Kodama! Ive loved this show for a long time; wonderful to be invited, even if…

Matt Haimovitz 03.Feb.21

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PRIMAVERA I the wind composer…

Matt Haimovitz plays Lisa Bielawas Missa Primavera

PRIMAVERA I the wind composer spotlight: Chloe Sizemore | Six Graces

PRIMAVERA I the wind composer feature: Laura Schwendinge

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Matt Haimovitz and Laura Colgate

Cellist Matt Haimovitz is taking The Primavera Project on the road this summer! Join him for in-person and virtual performances ...

Photos from Cellist Matt Haimovitz's post

Photos from Cellist Matt Haimovitz's post

Cellist Matt Haimovitz's cover photo

Zoom Workshop: Matt Haimovitz & Nkeiru Okoye

THE PRIMAVERA PROJECT

PRIMAVERA I the wind - out June 11th on PENTATONE Oxingale Series. Recorded by Cellist Matt Haimovitz at Charline von Heyls art...

Introducing The Primavera Project Co-directed by multi-Grammy nominated Cellist Matt Haimovitz and Jeffrianne Young, MD, The P...

Cellist Matt Haimovitz at the LMMC | my/maSCENA

Looking forward to playing…

Classical Album of the Week: Early 20th-Century French Masterpieces for Cello and Piano

OUT NOW | Cellist Matt Haimovitz' New CD: "Mon ami, mon amour"

MON AMI, MON AMOUR

New Classical Tracks: Matt Haimovitz welcomes back his cherished cello

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