Called a "cello innovator" by Time Out NY, Madeleine Shapiro, has long been a recognized figure in the field of contemporary music. She was the founding director of the internationally known ensemble The New Music Consort and presently directs ModernWorks. Madeleine performs extensively as a solo recitalist throughout the United States, Europe and Latin America. Her first solo album, Electricity: Works for Cello and Electronics was greeted as "focused and cohesive...a polystylistic collection of pieces that individually push the instrument and technology in unique ways" (Time Out New York). ModernWorks' recent CD, string quartets by Ge Gan-ru was chosen by The New York Times as one of the best albums of 2009. Madeleine is a recipient of three Encore Awards from the American Composers Forum, and a Barlow Award, all to assist in the presentation of new works. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.