Sunday, May 14, 2017 at 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM PDT
Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center Silicon Valley
14855 Oka Road
Los Gatos, CA 95032
Ian Maksin has gained international acclaim for his
beautiful tone and distinct style as well as his uniquely charismatic way with
the audience. Apart from being recognized as one of the leading classical
musicians, Maksin plays jazz, blues, flamenco, rock, R&B, world music, and
has taken the cello well outside its conventional scope. He has collaborated
with such artists as Andrea Bocelli, P. Diddy, Snoop Dogg and Gloria Estefan.
Ian Maksin has also opened for such artists as Sting and his guitarist Dominic
Miller.
Born in Saint-Petersburg, Russia, Maksin began playing
the cello at age six at the Special School for Gifted Children of the
Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory. At age seventeen he came to the United States to
attend the Manhattan School of Music in New York City and later became the
principal cellist of the New World Symphony, America’s one-of-a-kind training
orchestra under direction of maestro Michael Tilson Thomas. During that time,
he had an opportunity to receive personal mentorship from such artists as Lynn
Harrell, Mstislav Rostropovich, Bernard Greenhouse, and many others.
Ian describes his main goal as an artist is “to close the
gap between generations and societies through art, and make the beauty of cello
music accessible to everyone”. Ian Maksin is currently on the artist roster of
the Swiss Global Artistic Foundation and plays on a 1780 Giacomo Fiorillo cello
on a private loan.
Cost: $20 - $30
