Marta Madara Papāne (b. 2001) a violinist from Latvia, is currently pursuing her musical studies at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam under the guidance of Professor Ilya Grubert and Tjeerd Top.
With a rich orchestral background, Marta has performed with prominent youth orchestras like European Union Youth Orchestra, Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra, KCO Young, as well as established professional orchestras including Rotterdam Philharmonic, Orkest Phion, Estonian Festival orchestra and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Side by side project.
Marta has refined her skills through insightful masterclasses with renowned violinists like Noah Bendix Balgley, Robert Chen, and Stephan Picard, enriching her journey in the field of classical music.
Since 2023 she is a violinist of Florestan Piano Quartet. Ensemble won the Podiumprijs at the Kamermuziek Concours Gelre in 2024 and has performed in prestigious venues including Het Concertgebouw De Vereeniging, Tivoli Vredenburg, and the ‘Nei Suoni Dei Luoghi’ Festival in Italy.
Besides Piano Quartet, Marta has performed in different chamber music festivals in the Netherlands, France, Hungary, Latvia, Estonia and Slovakia in collaboration with renowned musicians such as Maria Milstein, Roman Spitzer, Mathieu van Bellen, Ori Epstein and others.
