Matt Haimovitz (born 1970) is an Israeli-born cellist now based in the United States and Canada. He is known not only for his outstanding technical and musical skill, but also for his highly unusual concert career and repertoire choices. Haimovitz is as likely to be found playing Bach in a pizzeria or jazz club as in a concert hall, and is as likely to be performing in a small town in the American Midwest or South as in one of the major musical centers.
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Matt Haimovitz (born 1970) is an Israeli-born cellist now based in the United States and Canada. He is known not only for his outstanding technical and musical skill, but also for his highly unusual concert career and repertoire choices. Haimovitz is as likely to be found playing Bach in a pizzeria or jazz club as in a concert hall, and is as likely to be performing in a small town in the American Midwest or South as in one of the major musical centers. He is also as likely to be playing a piece by Jimi Hendrix as he is to be playing Bach or Dvořák. He mainly plays a cello made by Matteo Gofriller in 1710.
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