Urska Horvat

Cello

PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRAL EXPERIENCE

BBC Singers (Continuo cello and No.2 Cello)
The Novello Orchestra (Co-Principal)
Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra (tutti)
Slovenian National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Ljubljana (tutti)
Davos Festival Camerata at the Davos Festival in Switzerland (Co-Principal)
Siegfried Camerata (Principal and Co-Principal)
YES Camerata (Co-Principal)
Paradisal Players (Principal)

CHAMBER MUSIC EXPERIENCE

Cello continuo at Milton Court (Barbican) with BBC Singers (2021)
Greenwich Trio (Beaminster Festival 2021)
Avant Piano Trio – CD recording in 2021 with Sheva Contemporary; Musician in Residence at the Hyderabad Autumn Fest 2018 (India: Hyderabad, Kolkata, Bangalore); Trondheim Chamber Music Academy in Norway, working and performing alongside the members of Stockholm Syndrome and the pianist Joseph Kalichstein (Juilliard School);
Chamber music performances at Seeklang Hergiswil concert series (2017-2022) with Lana Trotovšek (violin), Daniel Dodds (violin), Ivana Gavri? (piano), among others.
Piano Trio performances with Deniz Gelenbe (piano) and Michael Bochmann (violin) (St. John's Smith Square 2018)
Borough New Music Concert Series in London (2018)
Chamber music projects and performances with Daniel Gaede (concertmaster of the Wiener Philharmoniker), Rick Stotijn, Ofer Falk, Lana Trotovšek, Nick Tarlton, Sam Burstin, Gijs Kramers, Ib Hausmann.
Tamesis Piano Trio – Hollywell Room Oxford, Second prize at TIM International Chamber Music Competition, semi-final at St Martin's Chamber Music Competition.
Duo Furioso (Festival Lent Slovenia, Live Music Now)

SOLO PERFORMANCES

Elgar’s Cello Concerto with St. Paul’s Sinfonia (2021)
Vivaldi’s Double Cello Concerto with Maja Bogdanovi? at The Con Brio Festival (Osnabruch - Germany, 2019)
Vivaldi’s Double Concerto with Sam Shepherd (The Amatis Trio) and Yes Camerata (Belgium, 2018)
Dvo?ák's Cello Concerto with Trinity Laban Symphony in Cadogan Hall (2016) and London Euphonia Orchestra (2016)
Haydn Cello Concerto in D with London Meridian Players (2016)
Tigran Mansurian’s Cello Concerto with Orchestra of Royal Conservatory of Mons, Belgium (2015)
Recitals at St. James Piccadilly, St Martin-In-The-Fields
Suite of Dances (Solo Bach) with former New York Ballet dancer Joaquin de Luz

RECORDINGS

CD: Moments of vision (2021, Sheva Contemporary, chamber music – piano trio); rave reviews in the BBC Music Magazine, Limelight Magazine, Musical Opinion magazine, Pizzicato and The Art Music Lounge (winner of the What a performance! Prize).

PRIZES AND ACHIEVEMENTS

1st Prize at the Music Club of London Competition for Young Musicians (2017)
Live Music Now Foundation (2017)
Concordia Foundation (2017)
Director’s Prize for Excellence in Strings at Trinity Laban (2016)
Second prize at TIM International Chamber Music Competition in Italy with Tamesis Piano Trio (2016)
First prize at the Leonard Smith and Felicity Young Competition (2016)
First prize at the Soloists' Competition (2016)
First prize at the “Vera Kantrovitch” solo Bach Competition (2015)
A recipient of an Ofenheim Charitable Trust Scholarship (2015-2017)
Third prize at the national chamber music competition “Primož Ramovš” in Slovenia with Amarilis piano trio (2012)
First prize at the international music competition “Davorin Jenko” in Serbia with Amarilis piano trio (2012)
Recipient of the Prešeren Award, the highest state award for the students in Slovenia (2011)

EDUCATION

Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance

Independent Study Programme (Advanced) with Professor David Cohen (2016-2017)
Postgraduate Artist Diploma with Professor David Cohen] (2015-2016)

Royal Conservatory of Mons - Master's degree with Distinction, Belgium [with Professor David Cohen] (2014-15)
International Chamber Music Academy - Certificate in chamber music with Trio di Parma, Trio di Trieste, Italy (2012-13)
Academy of Music in Ljubljana, Slovenia - Bachelor's degree (Artist & Teaching Diplomas) with highest distinction (2008-12)

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