Maximilian Haft
Belgian-American violinist, Maximilian Haft resides in Geneva, Switzerland and has lived on the European continent since 2009. A multifaceted musician, Max specializes in contemporary repertoire and improvisation. He has performed on major stages and intimate venues across Europe, North America, South America, Australia and the Middle East. As a soloist, Max has performed and premiered contemporary violin concertos with the North Netherlands Symphony Orchestra, The Geneva Chamber Orchestra, Collegium Novum Zurich, and the Kosovo Philharmonic. Max has held the position of violin solo with Ensemble Contrechamps since 2015 and is a founding member of Ensemble Proton Bern, two new music institutions based in Switzerland. Max has performed, recorded and collaborated with a diverse cast of jazz, electronic, pop, and folk musicians including Marc Ribot, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Roscoe Mitchell, Eef van Breen, Matmos, Colin Self, Tesla, White Hinterland, Anais Mitchell, Maya Hawke, and Sam Amidon. Max studied at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music pre college division with Zaven Melikian and Wei He. He has a Bachelor’s in Violin Performance from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston where he studied with Masuko Ushioda†. He graduated with a Master’s degree cum laude from the Royal Conservatory of The Hague having studied with Vera Beths. He is a native of Sacramento California.