Concert series PERSONALLY

Margarita Balanas is one of the brightest young cellists. This time, the audience will have an opportunity to meet the passionate musician in a more intimate setting, a chamber music program. As her stage partner, she has chosen her former classmate, Franco-Belgian pianist Antoine Préat, who has been named one of the most talented pianists of his generation in France. 

Margarita Balanas’ collaboration with Antoine Préat started about ten years ago. Both musicians live in London and attended the Royal Academy of Music together. Antoine has played in all the largest concert halls in France, Wigmore Hall, and in many cities around Europe and the USA.

Program:

PART I

Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 2 in F Major by Camille Saint-Saëns 

 PART II

Sonata for Solo Cello by György Ligeti 

Sonata for Cello and Piano by Dmitri Shostakovich