Balarin, Dušan

Dušan Balarin

Peruvian-American lutenist Dušan Balarin is a spirited soloist and accompanist on various lutes and early guitars. His background as an improvising guitarist in South American music and his keen interest in humanism have guided his imaginative performances of 16th-, 17th- and 18th-century works. Dušan’s passion for inventive collaboration has led him to work with performing artists and ensembles such as Masaaki Suzuki, Ingrid Matthews, Paul Watikins, Phil Setzer, Tessa Lark, Nicholas Phan, Alchymy Viols, Classical Uprising, and Voyage Sonique. Dušan is attending the Juilliard School as a recipient of the Historical Performance Scholarship where he performs with Juilliard 415. Dušan apprenticed with British lute virtuoso Nigel North and received his M.M. in Historical Performance on lute and theorbo from the Jacobs School of Music.