LOCAL>> Ian Maksin | World Cello – Shelter in Place Live, Online Concert

The onset of the COVID 19 crisis has produced severe economic shocks to the US and the global economies that have affected many of the hardest working people disproportionately, musicians among them.

Musicians from all over the world with thriving careers saw their professional lives came to a grinding halt within the span of a few days and with no end in sight.

Experiencing a Shelter in Place Concert is an opportunity to share your passion for music with your families in the comfort of your own surroundings and an opportunity to help these amazing artists keep their careers alive.

Breaking boundaries both musical and geographical, cellist, composer, and multilingual vocalist Ian Maksin has created and developed his own unique style by blending elements of different genres in a new way using his cello as the main unifying force.

Maksin has held positions as the principal of the New World Symphony under the direction of Michael Tilson Thomas and has been mentored by Mstislav Rostropovich, Yo-Yo Ma, and other renowned cellists.

In addition to being known as a classical artist, Maksin has collaborated with artists in a variety of musical genres, including jazz, blues, flamenco, rock, R&B and world music. He has performed and recorded with such artists as Andrea Bocelli, P. Diddy, Snoop Dog, Gloria Estefan, Sting and Barry Gibb. He sings in 23 languages. His passionate interpretations and soulful sound have generated a contagious universal and ever-growing appeal to diverse audiences across the world.

Shelter in Place Concerts are online live events in a salon-like setting with world-class musicians; Grammy artists and Steinway artists among them.