Margarita Balanas

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Margarita Balanas
Born Dobele, Latvia
Genres Classical
Occupation(s)Cellist, conductor
Instrument Cello
Website margaritabalanas.com

Margarita Balanas (born 30 September 1993) is a Latvian concert cellist and conductor.

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Career

Balanas 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

Balanas plays a Charles-Adolphe Gand ‘Auguste Tolbecque 1849 cello. [12] Her former instruments include Nicolo Gagliano and Giovanni Battista Rogeri cellos. [13]

Personal life

Balanas is the sister of violinists Kristine Balanas and Roberts Balanas. [14]

References

  1. ↑ "Margarita Balanas (cello), Malgorzata Garstka (piano) play Beethoven and Brahms - Classical-Music.com". www.classical-music.com. Archived from the original on 2018-10-21. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
  2. ↑ "MMSF RECITAL: MARGARITA BALANAS - Thursday 3 Mar 2016, 6pm - Royal Festival Hall London - Philharmonia Orchestra". Philharmonia Orchestra.
  3. ↑ "evenement - Festival Radio France Occitanie Montpellier". lefestival.eu. Archived from the original on 2018-08-01. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
  4. ↑ "MARGARITA BALANAS CELLIST". Neamt Music Festival. Archived from the original on 2018-10-21. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
  5. ↑ "3 July 2015". Casa de Musica. Archived from the original on 2018-10-21. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
  6. ↑ "Adelaide International Cello Festival - Artists". www.adelaidecellofestival.com.au. Archived from the original on 2019-01-01. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
  7. ↑ Forester, Gordon (April 2014). "Music Review: Lynn Harrell & Margarita Balanas". Glam Adelaide. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
  8. ↑ "OSJ ASHMOLEAN PROM – MUSIC FROM RUSSIA". Orchestra of St. John’s. Retrieved 2018-10-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ↑ "The Alpine Fellowship".
  10. ↑ ""Classe d'Excellence de Violoncelle" Gautier Capuçon". Fondation Louis Vuitton.
  11. ↑ "The concert of laureates (1)—under the direction of Gautier Capuçon". Archived from the original on 2018-10-21. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
  12. ↑ "MARGARITA BALANAS – Neamt Music Festival". Neamtmusicfestival.com. 2018-07-16. Archived from the original on 2018-10-21. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
  13. ↑ "Soloists - Philharmonia Orchestra". Philharmonia Orchestra. Archived from the original on 2018-10-21. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
  14. ↑ "Balanas sisters play Handel-Halvorsen Passacaglia".
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