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The New York Times reviews Maya Beiser x Terry Riley: In C

"The intrepid cellist Maya Beiser has reimagined the piece ingeniously. The result is transfixing….moody and introspective, but also, by...

“mesmerizing and graceful…supremely exhilarating…” NPR All Things Considered Album Review

“This album is a musical journey for mind and body — both a stimulant and a sedative. It offers many engaging stopovers, from an oasis of...

NPR reviews Maya Beiser x Terry Riley: In C Features "In C 3" on their "running list of the year's best songs".

"Cellist Maya Beiser offers a remarkable interpretation of Terry Riley's In C on her latest album" Armed with a looping machine and a...

Maya Beiser x Philip Glass Live in Los Angeles, featuring cellists Jeffrey Ziegler, Andrew Yee, Christine Lamprea and Laura Metcalf

Sat, Mar 30, 2024 8 pm Center for the Art of Performance UCLA The Nimoy BUY TICKETS “A fresh and absorbing approach to the music of...

Maya Beiser Releases 'TERRY RILEY: IN C'

On April 5, 2024, cellist and producer Maya Beiser will release her newest solo album, Maya Beiser x Terry Riley: In C, on her Islandia...

Maya Beiser's Tidal Magazine Interview: ‘Bach is where everything started’

The fearless cellist on Infinite Bach, Bowie’s everlasting influence and the art of recording falling rain. "The cellist Maya Beiser has...

Van Magazine reviews Maya Beiser's "InfInIte Bach" album

"If anyone would give serious thought to what they had to say in recording a work like Bach’s Cello Suites, it would be Maya Beiser…"...

Maya Beiser features on All Things Considered with Arun Rath

"There are many brilliant cello virtuosos in the world, but Maya Beiser is among the most exciting. Playing across genres and...

Review of InfInIte Bach in The Arts Fuse magazine

"These are the Bach Cello Suites like you’ve never heard them before." The Arts Fuse magazine

Maya Beiser's interview on Northeast Public Radio

Listen to Maya Beiser speak about InfInIte Bach with Northeast Public Radio's "The Roundtable" Listen to the entire interview here....

Islandia Music Records to release Maya Beiser: InfInIte Bach on May 26, 2023

The solo cello suites of J.S. Bach reimagined in a Luminous Spatial Audio Recording. In InfInIte Bach, Maya Beiser elevates our sensory...

Flaunt Magazine Features Maya Beiser

"Expansive and ethereal, temporal yet spiritual, shining in shadow, Bach’s music receives a contemporary redux ripe with nuance... "...

Maya Beiser x Philip Glass

“Glowing transparency” ~ The Guardian "Haunting sonic sculptures. A spellbinding journey that's full of atmosphere" ~ AppleMusic review...

New Single "Ludwig Van BadGuy" available Oct. 23rd!

Available for pre-order: https://Naxos.lnk.to/LudwigVanBadGuyEL During the first week of COVID quarantine, in her New York City house,...

Watch Aura Blackstar: Bowie Cello Symphonic LIVE! Now available for download

Can't get enough of "Bowie Cello Symphonic: Blackstar"? Then you won't want to miss "Aura Blackstar: Bowie Cello Symphonic LIVE", a...

Happy Release Day!

"Bowie Cello Symphonic: Blackstar" is available now! We also have limited quantities of vinyl and CDs in our brand new store. We want to...

American Songwriter Review

"...for those ready for something truly unique that will push your ears into territory they likely haven’t been exposed to before, it’s a...

Billboard Feature

Thank you to Billboard for the feature and lovely coverage of "Bowie Cello Symphonic: Blackstar"! Read the full article HERE

WSJ Review of "Bowie Cello Symphonic: Blackstar"

"Ms. Beiser’s cello has a uniquely commanding tone. Like John Coltrane’s saxophone or Duane Allman’s guitar it is able to convey the...

"Lazarus" Single Now Available on Spotify

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New Album: "Bowie Cello Symphonic: Blackstar" now available for pre-order!

Release Date: Jan. 10, 2020 Pre-order here On January 8, 2016, his 69th birthday, David Bowie released “Blackstar”. He died two days...

Announcing Aura Blackstar: Bowie Cello Symphonic at The Winter Garden at Brookfield Place

Friday, January 10th, 2020 Winter Garden at Brookfield Place Performance is free and open to the public Maya Beiser will debut her...

The Kennedy Center to present THE DAY Dec. 6 and 7, 2019

Maya Beiser, Wendy Whelan, Lucinda Childs & David Lang: The Day Tickets Friday, December 6, 2019 Saturday, December 7, 2019 “A gut...

Bowie Cello Symphonic: Blackstar

"Maya Beiser Reimagines Bowie's 'Blackstar' As Gorgeous Cello Piece" - Billboard Magazine "For those ready for something truly unique...

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