MAITE LARBURU

Maite is a versatile musician.

After studying violin in the classical music field, she specialized in Early Music Performance at the Amsterdam Conservatory with the help of “Nicanor Zabaleta” award. As a result, she has worked with some of the most significant Early Music groups in Central Europe over the last 15 years. These include: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, B’rock, Anima Eterna Brugge, Holland Baroque, Ricercar Consort, Les Timbres, Capriccio Stravagante, Solamente Naturali, Vox Luminis etc.

However, the violin is not Maite’s only creative weapon: as she loves to explore words, musical instruments, sounds and harmonies, she has released three albums as a singer-song writer: two of them under the name of neighbor (with Josh Cheatham) and the last one (Hezurren Azpian), as a soloist. This work received the 2020 Musika Bulegoa Award for Best Album and was a finalist for the 2020 MIN Independent Music Awards for Best Album in basque language. Her fourth album (KRAK) will be released on the 28th of September 2021.

She has collaborated with the basque radio and with Berria newspaper.

Her latest projects include the play AMUA, created in collaboration with Axut! theater company. In addition to making and performing music for this play, Larburu is working on stage as an actress, alongside Ximun and Manex Fuchs.