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A cellist who loves Led Zeppelin

Maya Beiser, who plays with the Boston Pops next week, says she represents a generation of classical musicians ''embracing a much larger palette of musical styles.'' Maya Beiser, who plays with the Boston Pops next week, says she represents a generation of classical musicians ''embracing a much larger palette of musical styles.'' (Hiroyuki Ito for The New York Times/File 2008)
By David Weininger
Globe Correspondent / May 8, 2009

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Though no category of performers has a monopoly on adventurousness, cellists seem to be an especially daring lot. Think of Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road explorations, Matt Haimovitz's pathbreaking club performances, or ex-Kronos cellist Joan Jeanrenaud's experiments in improvisation. (Full article: 828 words)

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