Juliana Laska starts the cello at the age of 6 in her native Albania. After completing her studies at the National Conservatory of Athens she won unanimously the Cello Diploma under the aegis of Mr. Xristos Sfetsas and the diplomas of writing (harmony, counterpoint, fugue) under the auspices of Mr. Andréas Xaralambous. In 2000, she earned the Greek State scholarship, which enabled her to improve in France, in Paris. She obtained unanimously successively the Diploma of Virtuosity and the Diploma of Concert at the Schola Cantorum under the aegis of Mr. Erwan Fauré.
In June 2010 Juliana Laska obtained the State Diploma (D.E) in Cello Education from the Ministry of Culture. She is a cello teacher at the municipal music schools of Joinville Le Pont, Pecq and Gien. In September 2012, she obtained a Master in Music and Research at the University of Musicology Paris VIII.
Juliana Laska began her professional career in Greece from 1997 onwards. She was a member of the National Orchestra of Athens and a cello teacher at the National Conservatory of Athens. Since her arrival in France, she has devoted herself to her life as a soloist. In 2005, she recorded the concerto of R.Schumann as soloist with the National Orchestra of Athens under the direction of Andreas Pilarinos and in 2007 the integral of the cello suites by J.S.Bach. In May 2015 she made the world premiere of the concerto for cello and orchestra by Dimitri Dragataki as soloist with the National Orchestra of Athens under the direction of Byron Fidetzis. She performs as a soloist and chamber musician in France, Greece and Japan.
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