Matt Haimovitz

Quick Facts

Full Name	Matt Haimovitz
Occupation	Cellist
Date Of Birth	Dec 3, 1970(1970-12-03)
Age	54
Birthplace	Bat Yam
Country	Israel
Birth City	Tel Aviv District
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Matt Haimovitz Biography

Matt Haimovitz is one of the most popular and richest Cellist who was born on December 3, 1970 in Bat Yam, Tel Aviv District, Israel. A native of Israel, he is an American cellist who instructed at University of Massachusetts in Amherst and at the Schulich School of Music of McGill University in Montreal.

He was spotted at a music camp He was discovered at a music camp by Itzhak Perlman..

Haimovitz began to study the cello at the age of seven with Irene Sharp in California. At the age of nine, he switched teachers to Gábor Reitő. When Haimovitz was twelve years old, Itzhak Perlman, who was impressed by his performances at a music camp in Santa Barbara, introduced him to Leonard Rose. In order for him to study with Rose at the Juilliard School, his family moved to New York in 1983. Haimovitz attended high school at Collegiate School (New York City) on the Upper West Side. Rose described Haimovitz as “probably the greatest talent I have ever taught”, praising his “ravishingly beautiful tone” and “unusual sense of style and musical sensitivity”.

In February 1985, Haimovitz joined Zubin Mehta and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in a concert which was filmed and broadcast. This success was followed in 1986 by an American tour with Mehta and the Israel Philharmonic, as well as concerts with the New York Philharmonic. In the same year Haimovitz was awarded an Avery Fisher Career Grant for exceptional musical achievement, the youngest musician to receive this award. Over the next decade, Haimovitz appeared with many of the major orchestras of North America, Europe and Asia, and worked with the most distinguished conductors. In 1987, at the age of 17, Haimovitz signed an exclusive recording contract with Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft, where several of his recordings of standard and non-standard repertoire won international awards. Haimovitz is married to composer Luna Pearl Woolf. They have two daughters.

The parents of his son are Romanian.

Matt Haimovitz Net Worth

Matt Haimovitz is one of the richest Cellist from Israel. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Matt Haimovitz 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He relocated away from Israel into Palo Alto, California when at the age of five and started playing the cello two years later.

The legendary cellist Leonard Rose described him as the most talented of his pupils.

Matt Haimovitz (born December 3, 1970) is a cellist based in the United States and Canada. Born in Israel, he grew up in the US from the age of five. He mainly plays a cello made by Matteo Goffriller in 1710.

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In June 2013, Haimovitz went on an international tour to Italy performing with the Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra. He also recorded Philip Glass’ Cello Concerto No. 2 with Dennis Russell Davies and the Cincinnati Symphony; the concerto is a reworking of the film score ”Naqoyqatsi”.

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Matt Ranked on the list of most popular Cellist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Israel. Matt Haimovitz celebrates birthday on December 3 of every year.