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- When
- Saturday, October 17, 2026 7:30 PM–9:30 PM
- Where
- Hillside Club, Berkeley
- Price
- from $28.33
Starts in 7 days 4 hrs

Artist
About the concert
Ian Maksin plays at Hillside Club in Berkeley on Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 7:30 PM. Tickets start at $28.33.
Get immersed in the soulful and soothing vibrations of the cello with world-acclaimed cellist, composer, and multilingual vocalist Ian Maksin who sings in 43 languages.
In this amazing musical voyage across time and space, Maksin will take you across the Sahara deserts and Mongolian steppes, the mountains of the Balkans and the Caucasus, and the shores of the Pacific Ocean and Mediterranean Sea alike. He magically connects some of the most diverse elements of world music into a unique fusion, using his cello as the unifying force. Using loop pedal and other electronics, he augments the sound of his instrument into an entire cello orchestra creating a one-of-a-kind listening experience. Besides performing his original instrumental music, Ian Maksin currently has over 250 songs in 43 languages in his musical collection including French, Italian, Farsi, Bosnian, Turkish, Kurmanji, Arabic, Ukrainian, Yiddish, Ladino, Spanish, Catalan, Greek, Georgian, Armenian, Hindi, Nepali, and many others.
In this amazing musical voyage across time and space, Maksin will take you across the Sahara deserts and Mongolian steppes, the mountains of the Balkans and the Caucasus, and the shores of the Pacific Ocean and Mediterranean Sea alike. He magically connects some of the most diverse elements of world music into a unique fusion, using his cello as the unifying force. Using loop pedal and other electronics, he augments the sound of his instrument into an entire cello orchestra creating a one-of-a-kind listening experience. Besides performing his original instrumental music, Ian Maksin currently has over 250 songs in 43 languages in his musical collection including French, Italian, Farsi, Bosnian, Turkish, Kurmanji, Arabic, Ukrainian, Yiddish, Ladino, Spanish, Catalan, Greek, Georgian, Armenian, Hindi, Nepali, and many others.
Frequently asked questions
- When is Ian Maksin playing in Berkeley?
- Ian Maksin plays at Hillside Club in Berkeley on Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 7:30 PM.
- Where is Ian Maksin playing?
- The show is at Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar Street, Berkeley.
- How much are tickets to Ian Maksin in Berkeley?
- Tickets start at $28.33.
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