CONCERT REVIEW
MAYA BEISER
At Ravinia
If the title of cellist Maya Beiser's solo recital Tuesday nightat Ravinia, "World to Come," is taken literally, the future will befilled with mournful, soulful song by such notable 21st centurycomposers as Arvo Part, Osvaldo Golijov and Steve Reich.
But Beiser also had her eye firmly on the present during her 90-minute performance in the Martin Theatre. A savvy theater artist aswell as a gifted cellist, Beiser managed to plant her vision of theworld to come squarely within the four walls of Ravinia's intimatetheater. Her tools were technically sophisticated though relativelyfew: her own voice, a single, …
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