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Cæcilie Balling

    violin
    1990
    Cæcilie Balling © Morten Fog

    Cæcilie Balling is a Danish violinist based in Copenhagen. She graduated from the Royal Danish Academy of Music, Oberlin Conservatory, and made her debut from the Royal Academy of Music Aarhus in 2019. Active as both a soloist and chamber musician, Balling spans the classical genre and the more experimental and genre-crossing world. This has led to solo performances with various ensembles, including RAMA Strings and the Bellbird Chamber Orchestra, as well as premieres of works such as Tuan Tan Hao's violin concerto and Nikolaj Hess's concert piece Melody. As a musician, she has made a mark on both international and national stages, participating in significant festivals such as the Thy Chamber Music Festival, Boston Bach Festival, Aarhus Chamber Music Festival, Aalborg Opera Festival, and Udenfor Sæsonen at the SPOT Festival. Her artistic engagements also include tours with the Danish National Opera and collaborations with an impressive array of artists, including Niels Rønsholdt, Máté Szucs, James Sherlock, Craig Leon, Girls in Airports, Jakob Bo Davidsen, Jakob Andersen, Skuli Sverrison, Natasha Barret, Clarice Assad, Nikolaj Hess, Anders ‘AC’ Christensen, Mikkel Hess, Spacelab, Hess Is More, Mike Sheridan, Gustaf Ljunggren, Steffen Brandt, Palle Mikkelborg, GRETA, Helene Gjerris, Eivør, Carsten Dahl, Mads Kinnerup, Sofie Elkjær, Di Garbi, Signe Svendsen, Christian Balvig, and more.

    Balling also forms the musical duo INVENTIONS with cellist Josefine Opsahl. From 2015 to 2018, she was a co-founder and active member of the string quartet Halvcirkel, which released the albums Halvcirkel and The Gift. As a co-founder and organizer of the multi-genre festival The House Festival and the SpaceHouse Series at the Design Museum Denmark in Copenhagen with Maria Edlund and Nikolaj Hess, Balling has positioned herself as a versatile artist and facilitator. She has received several scholarships and awards, including the Fulbright Scholarship, the Robert Russel Mindelegat, and the Overlæge Finn Jensens Legat. Additionally, she is generously supported by the Bræmers Fond with a unique Peccatte bow.

    • Nikolaj Hess

      Melody

      Melody is a concert piece for violin with a story to tell. One senses both luminous narrative delight and a distinctive melancholy in Hess's music. Central to it is the melodic impetus, combined with variation and heartfelt hues.

    • Lars Hegaard

      Octagonal Room – Solo and Chamber Works for Guitar

      A fascinating picture of the guitar’s possibilities as a solo instrument, as accompanist and as the first amongst equals in chamber music.

    • Birgitte Alsted, Simon Christensen, Fuzzy, Eva Noer Kondrup, Ib Nørholm, Morten Olsen, Kasper Rofelt, Martin Stauning, Line Tjørnhøj, Nicolai Worsaae

      EDUCATE·S – Pieces for Violin

      This recording was made to accompaniment the Educate·S educational sheet music series of newly written composition music for children and young people, published by the Danish music publisher Edition·S.