Margarita Balanas (born 30 September 1993) is a Latvian concert cellist and conductor.
[3] Balanas has appeared as a soloist with Iași "Moldova" Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Gabriel Bebeselea.
[4] Appearing with Carlos Izcaray conducting the Orquestra Sinfonica do Porto Casa da Música, she performed Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Variations on a Rococo Theme in 2015.
[9] Balanas was selected by Gautier Capuçon for the "Classe d'Excellence de Violoncelle" at the Fondation Louis Vuitton[10] with performances broadcast on Medici.tv.
[12] Her former instruments include Nicolo Gagliano and Giovanni Battista Rogeri cellos.