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Maya Beiser is an American musician, cellist, performing artist and producer who lives in New York City. Beiser was raised on a kibbutz in Israel by her French mother and Argentine father, and graduated from Yale University School of Music. She has been described as "a force of nature"^[1], "a cello goddess"^[2] and "the reigning queen of the avant-garde cello"^[3]. Beiser is a 2015 USA Distinguished Music Fellow^[4] and the Inaugural Mellon Distinguished Visiting Artist at the MIT Center for Art, Science & Technology^[5].

Biography

Maya Beiser commissions and performs radical new work for the cello^[6]. She collaborated with composers Louis Andriessen, Steve Reich, David Lang, Tan Dun, Brian Eno, Philip Glass, Osvaldo Golijov, and Michael Gordon, among many others. Her TEDtalk^[7] performance has been watched by over a million people and translated to 34 languages.

Beiser has conceived, performed and produced multimedia concerts, including World To Come;^[8] Almost Human^[9], a collaboration with visual artist Shirin Neshat; and Provenance^[10], which forms the basis of her album of that name. Her production, Elsewhere: a CelloOpera^[11], which premiered at Brooklyn Academy of Music in 2012, is an imaginative retelling of the Biblical legend of Lot’s wife, created with theater director Robert Woodruff. All Vows, a show that reimagines rock classics such as Led Zeppelin's "Black Dog" and Nirvana's "Lithium"^[12], premiered at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco in 2014^[13] and was presented at BAM Next Wave Festival in 2015^[14].

Her discography includes ten solo albums, multiple studio recordings and film music collaborations.

Collaborating with film composer James Newton Howard, Maya is the featured soloist on several films' soundtracks including The Happening, The Great Debaters, Blood Diamond, Snow White and the Huntsman and After Earth.

Beiser was the founding cellist of the new music ensemble, the Bang on a Can All-Stars.

Projects

The Day
Spinning
Films For Cello
Uncovered^[15]
All Vows
Elsewhere: A CelloOpera^[16]
Provenance^[17]
World To Come

Discography

1994 The Cello Music of Gubaidulina and Ustvolskaya (KOCH International Classics])
1999 Oblivión (KOCH International Classics)]
2000 Caught by Sky with Wire The Maya Beiser / Steven Schick Project (oodiscs inc)
2000 Kinship (KOCH International Classics)
2003 World to Come (KOCH International Classics)^[18]
2007 Almost Human (KOCH International Classics)
2010 ^[19]Provenance (Innova)
2012 Time Loops with Michael Harison (Cantaloupe Music 21086)
2014 Uncovered (Innova)
2016 ^[20]TranceClassical (Innova)
2018 ^[21]The Day

Other contributions

1995 Industry, album by Bang On a Can All Stars, as solo electric cellist
2005 You Are (Variations)/Cello Counterpoint (Nonesuch Records), album by Steve Reich, as solo cellist

Filmography

Featured soloist on M. Night Shyamalan's The Happening (2008)^[22]
Featured Soloist on Edward Zwick's Blood Diamond (2006)
Featured Soloist on Denzel Washington's The Great Debaters (2007)
Featured Soloist on Rupert Sanders Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) Original Soundtrack
Featured Soloist on M. Night Shyamalan's After Earth (2013); James Newton Howard's Soundtrack

References

^ "Otherworldly 'Labyrinth' of sound, vision at Gardner Museum - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
^ Burton-Hill, Clemency. "Maya Beiser: Making classical music sexy and smart". Retrieved 2018-02-20.
^ Brookes, Stephen (2014-11-09). "Avant-garde cellist Maya Beiser's daring hits full throttle". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
^ "Maya Beiser". United States Artists. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
^ "Maya Beiser - Arts at MIT". Arts at MIT. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
^ Beiser, Maya. "Maya Beiser | Speaker | TED". Retrieved 2018-02-21.
^ Beiser, Maya, A cello with many voices, retrieved 2018-02-20
^ Tommasini, Anthony (2003-11-01). "MUSIC REVIEW; An Evening's Adventure, With a Cellist and Her Voice". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
^ Shattuck, Kathryn (2006-03-09). "An Artistic Trek Across a Surreal Land of Sand and Self-Discovery". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
^ "Maya Beiser Returns The Cello To The Middle East". NPR.org. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
^ Maya Beiser (2013-06-05), Maya Beiser Elsewhere: A CelloOpera, retrieved 2018-02-20
^ "Maya Beiser review: Cellist casts a rockin' spell". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
^ "Maya Beiser: All Vows | Visit Yerba Buena". visityerbabuena.org. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
^ "All Vows". BAM.org. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
^ "Musicians revealed in 'Uncovered' - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
^ "Elsewhere". BAM. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
^ "Provenance". Maya Beiser. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
^ "Maya Beiser – Free listening, videos, concerts, stats and pictures at". Last.fm. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
^ "Provenance - Maya Beiser | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
^ "TranceClassical - Maya Beiser | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
^ "the day, by Maya Beiser & David Lang". David Lang. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
^ Dan Goldwasser (2008-03-15). "James Newton Howard scores * M. Night Shyamalan's The Happening". ScoringSessions.com. Retrieved 2008-03-15.

External links

[1] "Otherworldly 'Labyrinth' of sound, vision at Gardner Museum - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2018-02-20.

[2] Burton-Hill, Clemency. "Maya Beiser: Making classical music sexy and smart". Retrieved 2018-02-20.

[3] Brookes, Stephen (2014-11-09). "Avant-garde cellist Maya Beiser's daring hits full throttle". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-02-20.

[4] "Maya Beiser". United States Artists. Retrieved 2018-02-20.

[5] "Maya Beiser - Arts at MIT". Arts at MIT. Retrieved 2018-02-20.

[6] Beiser, Maya. "Maya Beiser | Speaker | TED". Retrieved 2018-02-21.

[7] Beiser, Maya, A cello with many voices, retrieved 2018-02-20

[8] Tommasini, Anthony (2003-11-01). "MUSIC REVIEW; An Evening's Adventure, With a Cellist and Her Voice". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-02-20.

[9] Shattuck, Kathryn (2006-03-09). "An Artistic Trek Across a Surreal Land of Sand and Self-Discovery". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-02-20.

[10] "Maya Beiser Returns The Cello To The Middle East". NPR.org. Retrieved 2018-02-20.

[11] Maya Beiser (2013-06-05), Maya Beiser Elsewhere: A CelloOpera, retrieved 2018-02-20

[12] "Maya Beiser review: Cellist casts a rockin' spell". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2018-02-20.

[13] "Maya Beiser: All Vows | Visit Yerba Buena". visityerbabuena.org. Retrieved 2018-02-20.

[14] "All Vows". BAM.org. Retrieved 2018-02-20.

[15] "Musicians revealed in 'Uncovered' - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2018-02-23.

[16] "Elsewhere". BAM. Retrieved 2014-08-19.

[17] "Provenance". Maya Beiser. Retrieved 2014-08-19.

[18] "Maya Beiser – Free listening, videos, concerts, stats and pictures at". Last.fm. Retrieved 2014-08-19.

[19] "Provenance - Maya Beiser | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-02-20.

[20] "TranceClassical - Maya Beiser | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-02-20.

[21] "the day, by Maya Beiser & David Lang". David Lang. Retrieved 2018-02-20.

[scoring-22] Dan Goldwasser (2008-03-15). "James Newton Howard scores * M. Night Shyamalan's The Happening". ScoringSessions.com. Retrieved 2008-03-15.

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+'''Maya Beiser''' is an American [[musician]], [[cellist]], [[performing artist]] and [[Record producer|producer]] who lives in New York City. Beiser was raised on a [[kibbutz]] in [[Israel]] by her [[France|French]] mother and [[Argentina|Argentine]] father, and graduated from [[Yale University]] School of Music. She has been described as "a force of nature"<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2016/02/07/otherworldly-labyrinth-sound-vision-gardner-museum/kdDEBf8sqkXCm0vdF8VUfN/story.html|title=Otherworldly ‘Labyrinth’ of sound, vision at Gardner Museum - The Boston Globe|work=BostonGlobe.com|access-date=2018-02-20}}</ref>, "a cello goddess"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20140227-making-classical-sexy-and-smart|title=Maya Beiser: Making classical music sexy and smart|last=Burton-Hill|first=Clemency|language=en|access-date=2018-02-20}}</ref> and "the reigning queen of the avant-garde cello"<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/avant-garde-cellist-maya-beisers-daring-hits-full-throttle/2014/11/09/4b8cd7e2-683d-11e4-bafd-6598192a448d_story.html|title=Avant-garde cellist Maya Beiser’s daring hits full throttle|last=Brookes|first=Stephen|date=2014-11-09|work=Washington Post|access-date=2018-02-20|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286}}</ref>. Beiser is a 2015 USA Distinguished Music Fellow<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://usartists.squarespace.com/fellows/2015/maya-beiser|title=Maya Beiser|work=United States Artists|access-date=2018-02-20|language=en-US}}</ref> and the Inaugural Mellon Distinguished Visiting Artist at the MIT Center for Art, Science & Technology<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://arts.mit.edu/artists/maya-beiser/#about-the-residency|title=Maya Beiser - Arts at MIT|work=Arts at MIT|access-date=2018-02-20|language=en-US}}</ref>.
 ==Biography==
-Beiser has been creating new music for the cello, commissioning and performing many works written for her. She has collaborated with composers [[Louis Andriessen]], [[Steve Reich]], [[David Lang (composer)|David Lang]], [[Tan Dun]], [[Brian Eno]], [[Philip Glass]], [[Osvaldo Golijov]], and [[Michael Gordon (composer)|Michael Gordon]], among others. Her TEDtalk performance has been watched by close to a million people and translated to 33 languages.
+Maya Beiser commissions and performs radical new work for the cello<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ted.com/speakers/maya_beiser|title=Maya Beiser {{!}} Speaker {{!}} TED|last=Beiser|first=Maya|access-date=2018-02-21|language=en}}</ref>. She collaborated with composers [[Louis Andriessen]], [[Steve Reich]], [[David Lang (composer)|David Lang]], [[Tan Dun]], [[Brian Eno]], [[Philip Glass]], [[Osvaldo Golijov]], and [[Michael Gordon (composer)|Michael Gordon]], among many others. Her TEDtalk<ref>{{Citation|last=Beiser|first=Maya|title=A cello with many voices|url=https://www.ted.com/talks/maya_beiser_s_and_her_cello_s|language=en|accessdate=2018-02-20}}</ref> performance has been watched by over a million people and translated to 34 languages.
+Beiser has conceived, performed and produced multimedia concerts, including ''World To Come;<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/01/arts/music-review-an-evening-s-adventure-with-a-cellist-and-her-voice.html|title=MUSIC REVIEW; An Evening's Adventure, With a Cellist and Her Voice|last=Tommasini|first=Anthony|date=2003-11-01|work=The New York Times|access-date=2018-02-20|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>'' ''Almost Human<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C03E6DB1231F93AA35750C0A9609C8B63|title=An Artistic Trek Across a Surreal Land of Sand and Self-Discovery|last=Shattuck|first=Kathryn|date=2006-03-09|work=The New York Times|access-date=2018-02-20|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>'', a collaboration with visual artist [[Shirin Neshat]]; and ''Provenance''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/2010/05/28/127218632/maya-beiser-returns-the-cello-to-the-middle-east|title=Maya Beiser Returns The Cello To The Middle East|work=NPR.org|access-date=2018-02-20|language=en}}</ref>, which forms the basis of her album of that name. Her production, ''Elsewhere: a CelloOpera<ref>{{Citation|last=Maya Beiser|title=Maya Beiser Elsewhere: A CelloOpera|date=2013-06-05|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK45_xajD74|accessdate=2018-02-20}}</ref>,'' which premiered at Brooklyn Academy of Music in 2012, is an imaginative retelling of the Biblical legend of Lot’s wife, created with theater director Robert Woodruff. ''All Vows'', a show that reimagines rock classics such as Led Zeppelin's "Black Dog" and Nirvana's "Lithium"<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/music/article/Maya-Beiser-review-Cellist-casts-a-rockin-spell-5350985.php|title=Maya Beiser review: Cellist casts a rockin' spell|work=San Francisco Chronicle|access-date=2018-02-20}}</ref>, premiered at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco in 2014<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://visityerbabuena.org/events/maya-beiser-all-vows/|title=Maya Beiser: All Vows {{!}} Visit Yerba Buena|website=visityerbabuena.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-02-20}}</ref> and was presented at BAM Next Wave Festival in 2015<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bam.org/allvows|title=All Vows|website=BAM.org|language=en|access-date=2018-02-20}}</ref>.
-Beiser has conceived, performed and produced multimedia concerts, including World To Come; Almost Human, a collaboration with visual artist [[Shirin Neshat]]; and Provenance, which forms the basis of her album of that name. Her latest production, Elsewhere: a CelloOpera, premiered in 2012, is an imaginative retelling of the Biblical legend of Lot’s wife, created with theater director Robert Woodruff.
+Her discography includes ten solo albums, multiple studio recordings and film music collaborations.
-Her discography includes seven solo albums, studio recordings and film music collaborations. Her 2012 recording, Time Loops, was selected among NPR’s top 10 recordings of the year.<ref>{{cite web|last=Huizenga |first=Tom |url=http://www.npr.org/blogs/bestmusic2012/2012/12/04/166505256/top-10-classical-albums-of-2012 |title=Top 10 Classical Albums Of 2012 : Best Music Of 2012 |publisher=NPR |date=2012-12-13 |accessdate=2014-08-19}}</ref>
 Collaborating with film composer [[James Newton Howard]], Maya is the featured soloist on several films' soundtracks including ''[[The Happening (2008 film)|The Happening]]'', ''[[The Great Debaters]]'', ''[[Blood Diamond]]'', ''[[Snow White and the Huntsman]]'' and ''[[After Earth]]''.
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 ==Projects==
+* The [https://hancher.uiowa.edu/2016-17/maya-beiser Day]
-* All Vows<ref>[http://www.ybca.org/maya-beiser ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131118184820/http://www.ybca.org/maya-beiser |date=November 18, 2013 }}</ref>
+* [https://www.peakperfs.org/event/spinning/2018-05-12/ Spinning]
+* [https://orphanfilmsymposium.blogspot.com/2013/08/maya-beiser-in-films-for-cello-indiana.html Films For Cello]
+* Uncovered<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/2015/09/26/musicians-revealed-uncovered/nzcpnfWO6S4dGaphGmvwkJ/story.html|title=Musicians revealed in ‘Uncovered’ - The Boston Globe|work=BostonGlobe.com|access-date=2018-02-23}}</ref>
+* [https://www.chron.com/entertainment/arts-theater/article/Cellist-Maya-Beiser-takes-cutting-edge-approach-6540404.php All Vows]
 * Elsewhere: A CelloOpera<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bam.org/music/2012/elsewhere |title=Elsewhere |publisher=BAM |date= |accessdate=2014-08-19}}</ref>
 * Provenance<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mayabeiser.com/music_live/provenance/ |title=Provenance |publisher=Maya Beiser |date= |accessdate=2014-08-19}}</ref>
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 ==Discography==
-* 1994 ''The Cello Music of Gubaidulina and Ustvolskaya'' (KOCH International Classics])
+* 1994 [https://www.amazon.com/Gubaidulina-Croce-Violoncello-Preludes-Ustvolskaya/dp/B000001SHJ ''The Cello Music of Gubaidulina and Ustvolskaya''<nowiki> (KOCH International Classics])</nowiki>]
-* 1999 ''Oblivión''   (KOCH International Classics)]
+* 1999 [https://www.amazon.com/Oblivion-Music-Astor-Piazzola-Joaquin/dp/B00000J8QM/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1519420950&sr=1-1&keywords=Oblivion+maya+beiser ''Oblivión''<nowiki>   (KOCH International Classics)]</nowiki>]
-* 2000 ''Caught by Sky with Wire'' ''The Maya Beiser / Steven Schick Project'' (oodiscs inc)
+* 2000 [https://pulsearch.princeton.edu/catalog/3514851 ''Caught by Sky with Wire'' ''The Maya Beiser / Steven Schick Project''] (oodiscs inc)
-* 2000 ''Kinship'' (KOCH International Classics)
+* 2000 [https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/kinship-mr0001413943 ''Kinship'' (KOCH International Classics)]
-* 2003 ''World to Come'' (KOCH International Classics)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.last.fm/music/Maya+Beiser |title=Maya Beiser – Free listening, videos, concerts, stats and pictures at |publisher=Last.fm |date= |accessdate=2014-08-19}}</ref>
+* 2003 ''[https://www.amazon.com/World-Come/dp/B0000CABC4 World to Come]'' (KOCH International Classics)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.last.fm/music/Maya+Beiser |title=Maya Beiser – Free listening, videos, concerts, stats and pictures at |publisher=Last.fm |date= |accessdate=2014-08-19}}</ref>
 * 2007 ''[[Almost Human (Maya Beiser album)|Almost Human]]'' (KOCH International Classics)
+* 2010 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/provenance-mw0001989891|title=Provenance - Maya Beiser {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=2018-02-20}}</ref>''Provenance'' (Innova)
-* 2010 ''Provenance'' (Innova)
-* 2012 ''Time Loops'' with pianist [[Michael Harrison (musician)|Michael Harrison]] ([[Cantaloupe Music]] 21086)
+* 2012 ''T[https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/time-loops/564920705 ime Loops]'' with Michael Harison ([[Cantaloupe Music]] 21086)
-* 2014 ''Uncovered'' (Innova)
+* 2014 ''[https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/uncovered/902497791 Uncovered]'' (Innova)
+* 2016 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/tranceclassical-mw0002945164|title=TranceClassical - Maya Beiser {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=2018-02-20}}</ref>''TranceClassical'' (Innova)
-* 2016 ''TranceClassical'' (Innova)
+* 2018 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://davidlangmusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-day|title=the day, by Maya Beiser & David Lang|website=David Lang|access-date=2018-02-20}}</ref>''The Day''
 ==Other contributions==
+* 1995 I[https://www.amazon.com/Industry-Bang-Can/dp/B000002ATJ/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1375737014&sr=1-1&keywords=bang+on+a+can+industry ndustry], album by [[Bang on a Can All Stars|Bang On a Can All Stars]], as solo electric cellist
-* 2005 ''You Are'' (Variations)/''[[Cello Counterpoint]]'' (Nonesuch Records), album by [[Steve Reich]], as featured cellist
+* 2005 ''You Are'' (Variations)/''[[Cello Counterpoint]]'' (Nonesuch Records), album by [[Steve Reich]], as solo cellist
 ==Filmography==
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 * [http://www.mayabeiser.com Maya Beiser Official Website]
 * {{IMDb name|2191428}}
+* [https://twitter.com/cellogoddess?lang=en Maya Beiser on Twitter]
-* [http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20140227-making-classical-sexy-and-smart bbc.com culture story: making classical sexy and smart]
+* [https://www.facebook.com/TheCelloGoddess/ Maya Beiser on Facebook]
-* [http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/Maya-Beiser-review-Cellist-casts-a-rockin-spell-5350985.php San Francisco Chronicle Review: Maya Beiser Cellist Casts A Rockin Spell]
+* [https://www.instagram.com/thecellogoddess/?hl=en Maya Beiser on Instagram]
 * [http://www.npr.org/event/music/193895301/maya-beiser-tiny-desk-concert Maya Beiser on NPR Tiny Desk Concert]
 * {{TED speaker}}
+* [http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20140227-making-classical-sexy-and-smart bbc.com culture story: making classical sexy and smart]
+* [http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/Maya-Beiser-review-Cellist-casts-a-rockin-spell-5350985.php San Francisco Chronicle Review: Maya Beiser Cellist Casts A Rockin Spell]
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