ACO PRINCIPAL CELLIST, IAN MAKSIN WRAPS UP FLORIDA RECITAL TOUR IN STUART
Performance includes rare music by Mieczyslaw Weinberg and his single “Meditations on Themes by Sting”
Described by critics as “Bocelli of the Cello,” cellist and composer Ian Maksin announced his solo tour of Florida for November 2011. The concerts will take place in Fort Lauderdale, Stuart, Vero Beach and Fort Myers, and will introduce listeners to a diverse collection of pieces and genres, bridging the gap between classical and popular music.
Besides standard repertoire such as Bach Suite for Unaccompanied cello No 3 in C major and Cello Suite by Gaspar Cassado, Ian will give several Florida premieres: Sonata for Cello Solo No. 1, Op. 72 by Mieczyslaw Weinberg, a Polish-born, Jewish, Soviet composer, contemporary of Shostakovich; Three Pieces for Cello Solo by an award-winning Chicago composer Ilya Levinson; and finally, Maksin’s own new single “Meditations on Themes by Sting”, a rhapsody for cello solo based on popular Sting songs such as “Fields of Gold” and “Fragile”.
The list of concert dates:
Sunday, November 6, 4:00PM Emerson Center for the Performing Arts, Vero Beach, FL
Wednesday, November 9, 1:00PM bob Rauschenberg Gallery, Ft. Myers, FL
Saturday, November 12, 7:30PM All Saints Episcopal Church, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Sunday, November 13, 3:00PM, North Baptist Church, Stuart, FL
For ticket info and details, please visit: www.ianmaksin.com
