Maya Beiser

Maya Beiser (born 31 December 1963) is an American musician, cellist, performing artist and producer who lives in New York City.

She collaborated with composers Louis Andriessen, Steve Reich, David Lang, Tan Dun, Brian Eno, Philip Glass, Osvaldo Golijov, Michael Gordon, Michael Harrison, Julia Wolfe, Mark Anthony Turnage, visual artists Shirin Neshat, and Bill Morrison, dancer Wendy Whelan and choreographer Lucinda Childs.

Beiser has conceived, performed and produced three multimedia concerts for Carnegie Hall: World To Come;[9] Almost Human[10], a collaboration with visual artist Shirin Neshat and composer Eve Beglarian ; and Provenance,[11] which forms the basis of her album of that name.

All Vows, a show that reimagines rock classics such as Led Zeppelin's "Black Dog" and Nirvana's "Lithium",[13] premiered at the San Francisco's Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in 2014[14] and was presented at BAM Next Wave Festival in 2015.

[16] In August 2018, Beiser premiered Mark Anthony Turnage cello concerto "Maya" at The Proms in London's Royal Albert Hall.

Maya Beiser in 2006