Margarita Balanas (born 30 September 1993) is a Latvian concert cellist and conductor.
Margarita Balanas | |
|---|---|
| Born | Dobele, Latvia |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Cellist, conductor |
| Instrument | Cello |
| Website | margaritabalanas |
Career
editBalanas won her first international competition at age eight, and made her concert debut in London at Wigmore Hall at age 17.[1]
She has performed at the Royal Festival Hall in London,[2] and at Corum as part of the Festival de Radio France et Montpellier with her sister Kristine Balanas.[3]
Balanas has appeared as a soloist with Iași "Moldova" Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Gabriel Bebeselea.[4]
Appearing with Carlos Izcaray conducting the Orquestra Sinfonica do Porto Casa da Música, she performed Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Variations on a Rococo Theme in 2015.[5]
She performed with Lynn Harrell at the Adelaide International Cello Festival in 2014.[6] Her playing was favorably noted.[7]
In 2018, she performed with the Orchestra of St John's, conducted by John Lubbock at Ashmolean Museum Proms.[8]
In 2019, she and her sister performed at The Alpine Fellowship annual symposium.[9]
Balanas was selected by Gautier Capuçon for the "Classe d'Excellence de Violoncelle" at the Fondation Louis Vuitton[10] with performances broadcast on Medici.tv.[11]
Instruments
editBalanas plays a Charles-Adolphe Gand ‘Auguste Tolbecque 1849 cello.[12] Her former instruments include Nicolo Gagliano and Giovanni Battista Rogeri cellos.[13]
Personal life
editBalanas is the sister of violinists Kristine Balanas and Roberts Balanas.[14]
References
edit- ^ "Margarita Balanas (cello), Malgorzata Garstka (piano) play Beethoven and Brahms - Classical-Music.com". www.classical-music.com.
- ^ "MMSF RECITAL: MARGARITA BALANAS - Thursday 3 Mar 2016, 6pm - Royal Festival Hall London - Philharmonia Orchestra". Philharmonia Orchestra.
- ^ "evenement - Festival Radio France Occitanie Montpellier". lefestival.eu.
- ^ "MARGARITA BALANAS CELLIST". Neamt Music Festival. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
- ^ "3 July 2015". Casa de Musica. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
- ^ "Adelaide International Cello Festival - Artists". www.adelaidecellofestival.com.au.
- ^ Forester, Gordon. "Music Review: Lynn Harrell & Margarita Balanas". Glam Adelaide. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
- ^ "OSJ ASHMOLEAN PROM – MUSIC FROM RUSSIA". Orchestra of St. John’s. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
- ^ "The Alpine Fellowship".
- ^ ""Classe d'Excellence de Violoncelle" Gautier Capuçon". Fondation Louis Vuitton.
- ^ "The concert of laureates (1)—under the direction of Gautier Capuçon".
- ^ "MARGARITA BALANAS – Neamt Music Festival". Neamtmusicfestival.com. 2018-07-16. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
- ^ "Soloists - Philharmonia Orchestra". Philharmonia Orchestra.
- ^ "Balanas sisters play Handel-Halvorsen Passacaglia".
External links
edit- Official website
- Margarita Balanas performs Max Bruch at Foundation Louis Vuitton
- The Balanas play Handel-Halverson
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