Maja Horvat
Violin – Slovenia – 25
WFISC SEMI-FINALIST 2021
Maja Horvat shares the spiritual power of music in her performances so that everyone can find comfort in art. She explores the magic of her instrument, giving contemporary pieces a good start in life, playing unknown gems from the 20th century, as well as celebrated masterpieces. Maja made her Wigmore Hall debut as first violinist of the Brompton Quartet, of which she is a founding member. In 2019 she was awarded the Royal Philharmonic Society’s Emily Anderson Prize. As a scholar she is starting her Artist Diploma studies in Autumn at the Royal College of Music with Alina Ibragimova.
Programme:
Bach Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004, III. Sarabande and IV. Gigue
Mozart Violin Sonata in Eb Major, K. 454, I. Largo – Allegro, II. Andante and III. Allegretto
Schnittke ‘A Paganini’ for solo violin