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Interview with Latvian violinist Roberts Balanas
In this interview Hannah Nepilova speaks to the Latvian violinist Roberts Balanas - a classically trained solo violinist who, since the start of lockdown, has been streaming his own virtuosic cover arrangements of non-classical pieces. Many have gone viral, including a cover of Elton John’s ‘I’m Still Standing’ which was ...
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Roberts Balanas plays Bobby Hebb on 6 string violin
In this video the Latvian violinist Roberts Balanas, who has been broadcasting a series of virtuosic covers throughout lockdown, plays Bobby Hebb’s Sunny on a 6-string violin with loop pedal cover. Watch Interview with Latvian violinist Roberts Balanas Watch Elton John’s I’m still Standing - arranged for solo violin
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Elton John’s I’m still Standing - arranged for solo violin
The Latvian violinist Roberts Balanas, a student at the Royal Academy of Music, performs his own arrangement of Elton John’s ‘I’m Still Standing’. On his Facebook page, Elton John says: ‘I was recently sent this video by Roberts Balanas and I thought it was so fantastic, I just had to ...