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Article: TOP CELLIST TAKES TO THE ROAD HAIMOVITZ TAKES A BREAK FROM BIG CONCERT HALLS TO PLAY INTIMATE VENUES.(DAYBREAK)
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- The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
- Article date:
- August 21, 2002
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Byline: Amanda Henry Wisconsin State Journal
The rags-to-riches story usually unfolds in this order: talented youngster plays his heart out night after night in bars and cafes until one day a talent scout stops in for a latte and -- presto change-o -- the kid is playing Carnegie Hall.
Cellist Matt Haimovitz, who made his Carnegie Hall debut at 15 -- playing Schubert's Cello Quintet with Isaac Stern, Mstislav Rostropovich, Shlomo Mintz and Pinchas Zukerman -- has turned the formula upside down. Now 32 and a seasoned performer with a string of decorated recordings to his name, Haimovitz is playing places like Fort Atkinson's Cafe Carpe, where he'll appear ...