Margarita Balanas

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Margarita Balanas
Born Dobele, Latvia
Genres Classical
Occupation(s)Cellist, conductor
Instrument(s) 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 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 GandAuguste 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]

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