Beiser has captivated audiences worldwide with her virtuosity, eclectic repertoire and relentless quest to redefine her instrument’s boundaries. A featured performer on the world’s most prestigious stages, Beiser appeared as soloist at the Sydney Opera House and New York’s Lincoln Center. She was also a featured speaker and performer at the 2011 TED conference; her TEDTalk has since garnered over half a million views online. Beiser has conceived, performed and produced her critically acclaimed multimedia concerts. Her sold-out concerts at Carnegie Hall have been chosen by The New York Times critics as among the “Best Of The Year.” Her newest project Elsewhere, a CelloOpera, which premieres in fall 2012. Maya’s latest recording, Provenance, has been a top selling classical and world music CD since its release in 2010. She has released four solo CDs on Koch (now E1) including Oblivion, Kinship, World To Come and Almost Human. Beiser has been a featured soloist on several film soundtracks. Collaborating with renowned film composers, she is the featured soloist on M. Night Shyamalan’s The Happening, Denzel Washington’s The Great Debaters, Edward Zwick’s Blood Diamond and Rupert Sanders’ Snow White and the Huntsman. Raised on a kibbutz in Israel by her French mother and Argentinian father, Maya Beiser is a graduate of Yale University. Her major teachers were Aldo Parisot, Uzi Weizel, Alexander Schneider and Isaac Stern. Beiser was the founding cellist of the new music ensemble, the Bang on a Can All-Stars. Chicago-based percussionist and composer Glenn Kotche has been called one of the most exciting, creative and promising composers and performers in modern music. In addition to his work as a composer and solo percussionist, Kotche is a member of the groundbreaking American rock band Wilco, with whom he has played since 2001.