The artist presents each audiovisual work with her authentic style, which reflects classical music in a fresh and modern light. “In these long, depressing days, living from one house to another, each of us fantasizes about what it would be like to live in a parallel world, where it would be possible to share, sink and fully surrender ideas, dreams and music,” says Kristine.
“I am grateful that in these difficult times I had the opportunity to continue playing music, remotely. However, this dream of an alternative world, the opportunity to get out of the lonely cities of our time, our quiet world, inspired me. I imagine a planet, a new universe created only and only out of love for music, its beauty and magic. “Ad Astra” is a small insight into this fantasy – a fantasy that is unfortunately not “immune” to reality, which tries to incarnate uninvited. In this music video, I only have time to to finish the piece before everything is gone and we return here, in reality, waiting for everything and our loved ones to return to our lives. “
Violinist Kristīne Balanas, whom the British newspaper “The Times” called a “shocking virtuoso” musician and the international newspaper “The Strad” described as “wild, fearless and dramatic”, received the Grand Music Award in 2018 as the best young artist of the year in Latvia, as also the Young Talent Excellence Foundation Award from Queen Sofia of Spain. Kristine has played as a soloist with some of the world’s most prestigious orchestras, including the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Paris Chamber Orchestra, and has given concerts at the Berlin Philharmonic, Southbank Art Center in London and Carnegie Hall in New York.
The young violinist is grateful to the Institute of Astronomy of the University of Latvia, Ilgmārs Eglītis, Kalvis Celmiņš, Sigulda Concert Hall “Baltais flīģelis” and Juris Lisenko and the Grand Guild.
Video created by producer and cinematographer Kaspars Kambars, director – Kristīne Balanas, assistant – Dace Zālīte-Zilberte, 3D visual effects artist – Jānis Noriņš, lighting effects – Matīss Livčāns, sound director – Modris Bērziņš, sound engineer – Filips Reifs, grima – Aija Ūdentiņa, the dress was designed by Odetta Birmane and Ilze Dambīte.
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