Ian Maksin, Cello

Biography

CELLIST AND COMPOSER IAN MAKSIN

Praised for his beautiful hunting sound and passionate interpretations, Ian Maksin is quickly gaining international recognition both as a cellist and composer.    His sold-out performances around the globe have been consistently culminating in a
standing ovation and have been described by critics as a "unique listening
experience".

Originally from Saint-Petersburg in Russia, Ian has started playing the cello at age six at the Special School for Gifted Children at the Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory.   He has performed at concert halls throughout the world as a soloist, chamber musician as well as the principal cellist of the New World Symphony under direction of Michael Tilson Thomas.  

Ian's live performances have been frequently broadcast on National Public Radio and its affiliate stations throughout the USA and his latest album "Solo Flight" is currently featured on Pandora Radio. 

Ian has premiered and recorded numerous works by contemporary composers, including a critically acclaimed CD "Sculpting Clouds".  The album came out on Albany Records in 2007 and features works by Juilliard-based award-winning American composer Eric Ewazen. span>  In 2006, he recorded on the album "Clocks" music by Miguel de Aguila, a collaboration with the celebrated Cuarteto Latinoamericano.  Ian's new  CD titled "Solo Flight" has been released in January 2010 and is an eclectic compilation of works for cello solo ranging from Bach Cello Suites to a new piece by a Chicago-base composer Ilya Levinson, as well as a suite for solo cello by Spanish cellist and composer Gaspar Cassado.

Outside classical music, Ian has collaborated with such artists as Andrea Bocelli, Gloria Estefan, Barry Gibb of the former Bee Gees,  P. Diddy and Snoop Dogg to name a few.  Ian describes his main goal as an artist as "to close the musical gap between generations and societies and make cello music accessible for everyone".  His upcoming schedule will include performances in New York City, Boston, Chicago, Washington DC, Miami, as well as a concert tour of Eastern Europe in August of 2011.

Website:  www.ianmaksin.com

Digital Press Kit:  www.reverbnation.com/ianmaksin

Email:  cellomaxx@yahoo.com

Phone:  (USA) 1-312-813-3813

RECENT PRESS:

"It was wonderful, just gorgeous!... Ian Maksin is the "Cello Man"!!!!... " - Jenn Chicago, NBC5 CHICAGO TV  (Jan 28, 2010) 

"[Ian Maksin] has an extraordinarily flexible, persuasive style, which fluctuates effortlessly between turbulent passion and deep tenderness. "  - Mia Clarke, Time Out Chicago Magazine  (Jan 24, 0010) 

"[Solo Flight] is a strongly realized recording of some vital cello music by a musician well worth keeping track of."  - Greg Stepanich, Palm Beach Post  (Aug 11, 2010) 

"Maksin's varied musical tastes makes him an artist that can
increase the popular appeal of classical music." - Howard Dukes, South Bend Tribune  (Sep 18, 2010) 

"He was playing and the sounds were expanding like flower buds of new life, bursting into melodies and accentuations. Sounds that were ripening in the womb of his talent suddenly were given their freedom and dissipated in the air, filling it with its energy. I kept switching my gaze back and forth from Ians' beautiful fingers to the glowing faces of the audience..."  - Yekaterina Plakun, Russian Chicago Magazine  (Sep 24, 2010)