Maya Beiser

American musician

PersonAge 62humanQ4081184

Born: December 31, 1963
Birthplace: Gazit
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: cellist
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Education: Yale University

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Maya Beiser is an American musician, cellist, performing artist and producer who lives in New York City. Beiser was raised on a kibbutz in Israel by her French mother and Argentine father, and graduated from Yale University School of Music. She has been described by the Boston Globe as "a force of nature", "a cello goddess" by The New Yorker and "the reigning queen of the avant-garde cello" by The Washington Post. Beiser is a 2015 United States Artists Distinguished Music Fellow and the Inaugural Mellon Distinguished Visiting Artist at the MIT Center for Art, Science & Technology.

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MMaya Beiser: A cello with many voices2011 · TED2011

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AAlmost Human2006 · album by Maya Beiser

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Sex or gender: female
Given name: Maya
Instrument: cello
Family name: Beiser

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