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Justyna Jablonska
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- Justyna Jablonska - cello
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Original solo cello works with electronics.
I use Ableton Live for recording, sound processing, sound design and beat-making. The cello is an instrument I have been trained to play for decades, but the means to my music also come from toy instruments, bass guitar, and my voice, which I process in Ableton. What inspires me most are the sounds that surround us every day, wherever we are. My music is informed by the nostalgia for post-communist Poland in which I grew up and the brutalist architecture that played a big part in my life in Poland.
Biography
Justyna Jablonska is a Polish-born cellist based in Edinburgh. During the past decade, she has carved out an exciting career at the forefront of both Western contemporary classical and fusion music. A virtuoso cellist and an improviser, Jablonska is passionate about cross-disciplinarity, and experimental performance. An avid performer, Jablonska is recognised for her talent, versatility, and diverse repertoire. She regularly performs at classical and world music events across the UK and Europe.
In June 2024 Justyna performed for Dior cruise 2025 fashion show in Drummond Castle in Scotland, which was streamed live across the world. In 2022 she released her first cross-cultural album with Carnatic violinist Jyotsna Srikanth "Songs for Cello and Carnatic Violin" funded by Creative Scotland. In the same year she premiered her first multimedia solo work "Lost and Found: A Cellist's Journey" funded by the Made in Scotland showcase.
In October 2023 Justyna obtained a PhD in creative music practice at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, which focused on collaborative work with a South Indian female violinist, drawing on Carnatic traditions and free improvisation. Her PhD was fully funded by the Carnegie Trust PhD Scholarship.
Justyna holds a Masters Degree from the RNCM, taught by Peter Dixon (Principal Cello, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra).
Since her appearance at the Lucerne Festival Academy in 2014 where her focus was on contemporary music (working with Sir Simon Rattle, Barbara Hannigan, Matthias Pintcher) she went on to study privately with Paris’ Ensemble Intercontemporain cellist – Eric-Maria Couturier. Her journey with Lucerne Festival let to ongoing performances as part of Lucerne Festival Alumni, which she thoroughly enjoys.
Her album releases include:
Karmana – with guitarist Simon Thacker (funded by Creative Scotland).
Strata - with violinist Emma Jane Lloyd
Songs for Cello and Carnatic violin - with Carnatic violinist Jyotsna Srikanth (funded by CS)
2024 -Upcoming album with guitarist Simon Thacker
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