Maja Bogdanovic
cello

Cellist Maja Bogdanovic was born in Zemun (Serbia). Maja graduated with highest honors from the Paris conservatoire where she studied with Michel Strauss. Following her stunning recital debut at Carnegie’s Weill Hall, The Strad hailed Maja for “an outstanding performance of exceptional tonal beauty and great maturity of interpretation.” Since then, she has taken her place among today’s foremost cellists.

Concerto engagements have included the Tonhalle Orchester Zurich, Tokyo Philharmonic, Belgrade Philharmonic, Fort Worth Symphony and the Slovenian Radio Orchestra. Maja is an avid chamber musician, often performing at leading festivals such as Kuhmo, Folles Journees, Storioni and Stift, and collaborating with artists such as Yuri Bashmet, Martha Argerich, Nino Gvetadze, Julian Rachlin and Barry Douglas. Recent solo recordings include ‘Eastern wind’ (Rachmaninov and Gliere, Orchid Classics), ‘Pas de deux’, with violinist Daniel Rowland and Penderecki’s Concerto no. 2 under the baton of the composer.

Maja lives in Amsterdam with her partner violinist Daniel Rowland and their daughter Lily. Her instrument was custom made for her by French luthier Frank Ravatin.