Friday, September 11, 2009

Just announced: Matt Haimovitz w/ Du Yun on Oct. 12

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Renowned as a musical pioneer, cellist Matt Haimovitz has inspired classical music lovers and countless new listeners by bringing his artistry to concert halls and clubs, outdoor festivals and intimate coffee houses, any place where passionate music can be heard. Through his visionary approach – bringing a fresh ear to familiar repertoire, championing new music and initiating groundbreaking collaborations, innovative recording projects for Oxingale Records, a tireless touring schedule as well as mentoring an award-winning studio of young cellists at McGill University’s Schulich School of Music in Montreal – Haimovitz is re-defining what it means to be an artist for the 21st century.



Aside from composing notated music for concert halls, Du Yun’s music also spans from writing for art shows, experimental theatres, modern dance, to improvising/performing actively at avant-garde venues on the amplified/processed Chinese zither (zheng), piano, laptop, and with her own voice. Propelled by the kernel of genre-defying, her approach to music, regardless its formation, has always aimed to be ultimately visceral; to evoke a sense of corporeality distilled from a stripped-down spirituality. Cast as the leading role of her own hour-long music-theatre, Zolle, she was seen on stage at the Performance Space 122 for a week-run in October 2005, with ICE and director Lydia Steir. Recently signed with Tag Team Records as a songwriter and singer, her first "electronic cabaret" LP is scheduled to release in US and China in early 2010. Her performing persona is known as 'duYun.'

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