JAN 4, 2025, Saturday at NOON/Free Edendale Library Up Close Concerts presents Maksim Velichkin: Solo Cello


 


PLEASE NOTE: this concert begins at NOON. 

Saturday January 4, 2025  at 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. PT:

Looking forward to our next Edendale Up Close concert –

Saturday January 4th from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. We are excited to present Maksim Velichkin performing music for solo cello, including pieces by J.S. Bach, Max Reger, G.N. Gianopoulos and more.

Composer website: https://www.georgengianopoulos.com

The Edendale library address is 2011 W. Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90026

but enter from the Alvarado St. side through the library parking lot. 

Email eden@lapl.org for more information.


ARTIST BIO: https://www.youtube.com/user/MaksimVelichkin/videos

Maksim Velichkin is an accomplished cellist, pianist, and harpsichordist who has been active as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestra artist among an international circle featuring venerable conductors and headlining classical stars. He has worked with James Levine, Kurt Masur, Charles Dutoit, Yuri Temirkanov, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Herbert Blomstedt, Christoph von Dohnanyi, Gabor Takacs-Nagy, Sarah Chang, Masaaki Suzuki, Maxim Vengerov, Yuri Bashmet, Andras Schiff, Bobby McFerrin, Joshua Bell, Martha Argerich, Gabriela Montero, Renaud Capucon, Lynn Harrell, Misha Maisky, Frans Helmerson, Sergey Babayan as well as many others. Maksim’s performances have been featured on Radio Suisse Romande, WQED FM in Pittsburgh, National Radio and Television of Uzbekistan. Moreover, as an improviser and interpreter of contemporary and popular music Maksim’s performance and recording career includes credits with Stevie Wonder, Chick Corea, Billy Childs, Burt Bacharach, Bobby McFerrin, Dwight Trible, Bitter:Sweet, Chris Botti, Bob James, Josh Groban, Red Elvises, Bernadette Peters, Natalie Cole, Alan Silvestri, Richard Thompson and many others. He performs and tours frequently with the Verbier Chamber Orchestra throughout North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

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