Arthur Banas

Virtuoso Violinist

ARTHUR BANAS is a violinist, composer and arranger. He has been performing on stage since he was five. In 1985 he won the first prize at the Young Violinists' Contest in Koszalin. In 1988-1990 he benefited from the Polish Ministry of Culture and Arts scholarship and studied at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow. During that time he took part in master violinist rendering courses in Łańcut (M. Rusin) and Bydgoszcz (W. Pikajzen). Apart from the classical violin repertoire, Arthur often performs his own virtuoso fantasias and renderings of some famous and very much liked pieces from various realms of music (including "VIVA STRAUSS!", "IRISH DREAM", "QUEEN RHAPSODY" ," FIDDLER ON THE ROOF", "CAN-CAN", "MY FAIR LADY", "HAVAH NAGILAH", "OCHI CHORNYJE", "KALINKA"). Especially popular with International audiences is his concert show entitled "THE GYPSIES ENCHANTING EVENING". It comprises pieces inspired by the Gypsy folklore on the one hand, and the Jewish musical tradition on the other. The concept of the show has attracted a lot of media attention which brought a number of appearances in TV and on radio shows. It has also brought a number of high-profile appearances in some of the most prestigious concert halls (including New York's Lincoln Center and the Congress Hall in Warsaw), and co-operation with some of the worlds most notable personalities in the European music scene.