Photo: Fritz Heede
GRAMMY®-winner Danaë Xanthe Vlasse is a half-French, half-Greek composer living in Los Angeles since 2005. Her music encompasses art song, chamber music, works for solo piano and choral pieces. She is presently associated with 11 albums.
"Utterly amazing...
A level of musical beauty
unlikely to have been touched thus far.
Unquestionably magnificent."
~ Steve Sheppard ~
One World Music Radio
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Mrs. Vlasse’s music has been performed by GRAMMY®-winning pianist Nadia Shpachenko, as well as other influential award-winning American-based pianists, such as Robert Thies, Mina Perry, Bryan Pezzone, Andrew Brownell, Hoang Nguyen, Arsen Jamkotchian, Brendan White, and Harout Senekeremian. International pianists include Carlos Marquez (Spain), Tri Nguyen (France), and Joaquim Bonal Sarro (Spain). Champions of her music include GRAMMY®-winning sopranos Hila Plitmann and Sangeeta Kuar, GRAMMY®-winning flutist Wouter Kellerman, GRAMMY®-nominated cellist Éru Matsumoto, Long-Beach-Symphony principal cellist Cecilia Tsan, Los-Angeles-Opera cellists John Walz, and Charles Tyler, and LA-Philharmonic violinist Mischa Lefkowitz, and GRAMMY®-winning violinist Lili Haydn. Her music has also been performed by violinists Caroline Campbell, Filip Pogády, Ben Bartelt and Anna Corcoran, violist Virginie d'Avezac de Castera, and harpists Marcia Dickstein, and Jacqueline Marshall. Mrs. Vlasse also enjoys writing choral music and was the 2019 Composer in Residence for the Sterling Ensemble. David Wilcox, the director and choreographer of the Longbeach Ballet, along with ballerina Aitana Jordan, and figure-skater Madeline Stammen (of "Cirque Du Soliel" fame) have also incorporated Danaë's music into their work. |
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When asked what inspires her music, Danaë is quick to respond:
“My need to create is so profound that I would keep writing even if no one ever heard a note of my music, but my creative goals are very precise in what I hope to bring to listeners; Beauty, Truth, & Elevation!” Want to know what she values in art and what she means when she talks about "Cultural Patience" in the arts? Listen to this interview:
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PHOTOGRAPHY AND STYLING by ROBERT HAYMAN
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Mrs. Vlasse is a member of ASCAP ("Writer" account: 4554219 and "Publisher" account: 6930362 & IPI; 1170349372 ).
Mrs. Vlasse is available for new music commissions; see the "Commissions" page (under "Contact" Tab) for further information.
Mrs. Vlasse is available for new music commissions; see the "Commissions" page (under "Contact" Tab) for further information.
Photo: Fritz Heede