Danielle Akta
A soloist from an early age, Danielle Akta has performed with The Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra & Vladimir Spivakov, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, National Philharmonic of Russia, BUDAFOK DOHNANYI ORCHESTRA, National Symphony of SLOVAKIA, Staatstheater Darmstadt - GERMANY, NATIONAL PHILHARMONIC OF MACEDONIA, ORCHESTRE DE CANNES,
Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra, Georgian Chamber Orchestra Ingolstadt, Vadim Repin & The Novosibirsk Philharmonic Orchestra, a tour of the US with the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra IBA, Israel Symphony Orchestra Rishon LeZion, Haifa Symphony, Israel Camerata Jerusalem, Tel Aviv Soloists Ensemble, Israel Sinfonietta Beer-Sheva, Israel Chamber Orchestra and many more.
Danielle has been invited to perform as a soloist on some of the world’s most prestigious stages: Carnegie Hall Stern Auditorium NY), Tchaikovsky Concert Hall (Moscow), The Barbican (London), Lincoln Center (NY), Palacio de Bellas Artes (Mexico City), Symphony Center (Chicago), Roy Thomson Hall (Canada) and many more.
She has participated in many festivals, including: the Verbier Festival Academy 2016 & 2018, the Cervantino Festival 2018 Guanjuato Mexico, the Colmar International Festival 2017, Trans-Siberian Art Festival 2016 (Novosibirsk, Israel), Cherry Orchard Festival concert tour 2017 (USA), Lublin Festival and more.
Danielle is a grant-holder of the Vladimir Spivakov International Charity Foundation, recipient of the "Oleg Yankovsky prize - Artistic Discovery of 2015-2016" - the Young Artist Award for young promising artist - awarded by Maestro Vladimir Spivakov.
She was named among the Top 10 classical music performers in 2016 by The Daily Gazette and Critic's Choice 2016 in Classical music by the 'Times Union'.
A recipient of the America-Israel Cultural Foundation scholarships with distinction 'Wolfgang Laufer Memorial Cello Scholarship'
for Outstanding Merit, she performed at the AICF 75th Anniversary Gala event, hosted by Itzhak Perlman at the Lincoln Center, New York, and was also awarded the Zfunot Tarbut scholarship for Outstanding Young Musician.
Danielle is a student of Prof. Frans Helmerson at the Barenboim-Said Music Akademie in Berlin since 2015.
Born in 2002 to a family of musicians, Danielle was drawn to the cello at the age of 4, after listening to a recording of Jacqueline du Pré.
She began her cello studies at her own request at the Raanana Music Conservatory (RMC) with Galina Aaronovitch and Luba Rabin.
Danielle plays an Enrico Orselli cello, built in Pesaro around 1925/1930 by the master Italian luthier and student of Ettore Soffritti, and a Claude Thomassin bow built in Paris around 1900/1920. These exceptional instruments were graciously put at Danielle’s disposal by Dr. Moshe Kantor through the Vladimir Spivakov International Charity Foundation.
Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra, Georgian Chamber Orchestra Ingolstadt, Vadim Repin & The Novosibirsk Philharmonic Orchestra, a tour of the US with the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra IBA, Israel Symphony Orchestra Rishon LeZion, Haifa Symphony, Israel Camerata Jerusalem, Tel Aviv Soloists Ensemble, Israel Sinfonietta Beer-Sheva, Israel Chamber Orchestra and many more.
Danielle has been invited to perform as a soloist on some of the world’s most prestigious stages: Carnegie Hall Stern Auditorium NY), Tchaikovsky Concert Hall (Moscow), The Barbican (London), Lincoln Center (NY), Palacio de Bellas Artes (Mexico City), Symphony Center (Chicago), Roy Thomson Hall (Canada) and many more.
She has participated in many festivals, including: the Verbier Festival Academy 2016 & 2018, the Cervantino Festival 2018 Guanjuato Mexico, the Colmar International Festival 2017, Trans-Siberian Art Festival 2016 (Novosibirsk, Israel), Cherry Orchard Festival concert tour 2017 (USA), Lublin Festival and more.
Danielle is a grant-holder of the Vladimir Spivakov International Charity Foundation, recipient of the "Oleg Yankovsky prize - Artistic Discovery of 2015-2016" - the Young Artist Award for young promising artist - awarded by Maestro Vladimir Spivakov.
She was named among the Top 10 classical music performers in 2016 by The Daily Gazette and Critic's Choice 2016 in Classical music by the 'Times Union'.
A recipient of the America-Israel Cultural Foundation scholarships with distinction 'Wolfgang Laufer Memorial Cello Scholarship'
for Outstanding Merit, she performed at the AICF 75th Anniversary Gala event, hosted by Itzhak Perlman at the Lincoln Center, New York, and was also awarded the Zfunot Tarbut scholarship for Outstanding Young Musician.
Danielle is a student of Prof. Frans Helmerson at the Barenboim-Said Music Akademie in Berlin since 2015.
Born in 2002 to a family of musicians, Danielle was drawn to the cello at the age of 4, after listening to a recording of Jacqueline du Pré.
She began her cello studies at her own request at the Raanana Music Conservatory (RMC) with Galina Aaronovitch and Luba Rabin.
Danielle plays an Enrico Orselli cello, built in Pesaro around 1925/1930 by the master Italian luthier and student of Ettore Soffritti, and a Claude Thomassin bow built in Paris around 1900/1920. These exceptional instruments were graciously put at Danielle’s disposal by Dr. Moshe Kantor through the Vladimir Spivakov International Charity Foundation.
Maestro Vladimir Spivakov:
cellist Danielle Akta is called a rising star,
"whose talent and charm are simply sensational, and the style is nothing but the reincarnation of Jacqueline du Pré."
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