Karen Gomyo

Karen Gomyo
Genres Classical
Occupation(s) Violinist
Instruments Violin
Years active 1997-now
Website karengomyo.com

Karen Gomyo is a classical violinist.


Biography

Karen Gomyo was born in Tokyo, Japan but grew up in Montreal, Canada, from the age of 2 until her move to New York City at age 11 to study at the Juilliard School with the legendary pedagogue Dorothy DeLay.[1] At the age of 15, Gomyo won the Young Concert Artists International Auditions, launching her career as soloist and chamber musician around the world.


She has performed as soloist with orchestras such as the New York Philharmonic, LA Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Cleveland Orchestra. In Europe, she has appeared with the Danish National Symphony, Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Staatsoper Hannover, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart, and in Asia with the Tokyo Symphony, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Taipei Symphony Orchestra. She also makes regular appearances in Australia with their major orchestras.


In 2014, a documentary film about Stradivarius called “The Mysteries of the Supreme Violin”, in which Gomyo is violinist, guide, and narrator, was broadcast worldwide on NHK World. In 2015, Gomyo performed the U.S. première of Matthias Pintscher’s Violin Concerto “Mar’eh” with the National Symphony of Washington D.C.’s and the composer conducting.


In addition to her activities as a concerto and chamber music performer, Karen Gomyo is also acclaimed for her interpretation of the Nuevo Tango music, and performs with Astor Piazzolla’s longtime pianist and tango legend Pablo Ziegler and his partners Hector del Curto (bandoneon), Claudio Ragazzi (electric guitar), and Pedro Giraudo (double bass).

Education

Gomyo studied at the Pre-College and College divisions of the Juilliard School of Music from 1993 to 2001, the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music from 2001 to 2002, and the New England Conservatory of Music from 2002 to 2007, where she graduated with an Artist Diploma.[2] Her teachers and mentors have included Mauricio Fuks, Dorothy DeLay, Donald Weilerstein, and Heinrich Schiff.

References

  1. ↑ Frazier, Kelly (20 March 2015). "World Renown Violinist Karen Gomyo to Perform Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 5 With the Detroit Symphony Orchestra". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2015-03-27.
  2. ↑ Eatoch, Colin (2011-03-22). "Violinist Karen Gomyo is an orchestral It girl". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2015-03-26.

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