Laia Montserrat, violin
Saturday 21 January // 7.30pm
197 Picadilly, St. James's, London W1J 9LL

Laia Montserrat (violin) 
Daniel Swain (piano) 

Legende in G minor for Violin and Orchestra Op 17 - Henryk Wieniawski

Méditation, from Thaïs - Jules Massenet

6 Romanian Folk Dances Sz 56 - Bela Bartók

2nd movement: Canzonetta, from Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D Op 35 - Pyotr Tchaikovsky

1st movement: Allegro, from Sonata for Violin and Piano No 3 in D minor Op 108 - Johannes Brahms

Romance, from Violin Concerto No 2 in D minor Op 22 - Henryk Wieniawski

Carmen Fantasy for violin and orchestra - Pablo Sarasate, on themes by Georges Bizet

Laia Montserrat was born in Barcelona and started her violin studies when she was five years old. She won her first international competition at the age of 8, and moved to Germany to study at the 'High Performance Bonn Prodigious Children School'. At the age of 11, playing Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto, Laia became 1st prize winner in the Jeunesses Musical of Soller, and the jury members were so impressed after her performance that they decided to increase the prize. Laia finished her violin studies in London from 2011 - 2013. She performs regularly concerts in the United States, Germany, France, Italy, United Kingdom, Croatia, Spain, Romania, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria etc.

Source: Laia Montserrat