Liliia Konstantinova – Ballade, Alphonse Hasselmans

Cherubim Young Musician Liliia Konstantinova performs Ballade by Alphonse Hasselmans 1845-1912. Recorded at a Savile Club Aperitif Concert on Fri 3 May. Liliia is the awardee of Cherubim's 'XXth Anniversary' Salvi, but she performs here on the unique 'royal ebony' Salvi, hand-crafted for her teacher Professor Gabriella Dall’Olio. Belgium born Hasselmans was prolific composer, pedagogue and performer. He became the principal harpist in Belgium’s La Monnaie orchestra before starting a successful solo career that led to move to France and later to a professorship at the Paris Conservatoire. Many of his students went on to become wonderful performers and composers, create new schools of the harp around the world: Henriette Renié, Marcel Grandjany, Pierre Jamet, Carlos Salzedo, Marcel Tournier, and Lily Laskine amongst many others. Cherubim Music Trust is a charity that loans professional-calibre orchestral instruments to advanced music students in the UK, aged 15-25, who cannot afford one that matches their ability. See http://cherubimtrust.org/