October 22-24th: My interview with Sirius XM’s Peter Cummings will be on air!

A few weeks ago I sat down for an interview with Peter Cummings at the Sirius XM studios here in New York. Peter hosts an interview series called Linked on the Sirius Classical Pops station (XM 75 & Sirius 75). We spoke about the inspiration for my latest album Provenance and the creative process behind my next big projects. Tune in this weekend to hear the interview and music from my recent albums as well as music that inspires me (Bach, Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin, Piazzolla…). Tune in to Sirius XM so you don’t miss it!

Air Times on channel 75:

Saturday, October 22nd at 9AM

Sunday, October 23rd at 8PM

Monday, October 24th at 11PM

In other exciting news…

For those of you on the West Coast- my next performance is at Royce Hall at UCLA Live November 11, 2011! I will perform a double bill with percussionist extraordinaire Evelyn Glennie. Together we will also premier an untitled piece by award-winning New York composer David Lang.  Get tickets here and read the press release here!

In September I traveled to Stavanger, Norway to perform with the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Steven Sloan. I had a great time performing Tan Dun’s Crouching Tiger Concerto with Steven and the orchestra. Here is an excerpt from the review of our performance.

“[...]music critics have called her a ‘cello goddess’, and it is clear that she has what it takes in terms of technique, musicality, and stage presence to awaken an audience’s enthusiasm. [Maya Beiser] received a standing ovation for her performance [of Tan Dun's 'Crouching Tiger Conerto'], which she respnded to with a beautiful Armenian melody, her lower strings becoming out-stretched drones.”

-Stavanger Aftenblad, September 10, 2011

I am looking forward to more projects with this fantastic orchestra!

Love,

maya