Klara Ek
“A soprano with a clear, classical, crystalline sound.” (The Washington Post)
Biography
The season Klara Ek makes her debuts with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (The Creation) and with the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich (Mahler's Symphony No. 4), both under Bernard Haitink, and with the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra (Fidelio) under Lan Shui. She makes her debut with the Hallé (Beethoven's Symphony No. 9) under Nikolaj Znaider and returns to the London Symphony Orchestra for Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher under Marin Alsop.
Recent notable debuts include Washington's National Symphony Orchestra (The Creation) under Helmuth Rilling, the London Symphony Orchestra (Mahler Symphony No. 4) under Bernard Haitink, the Berliner Philharmoniker (Bach’s Magnificat) under Ton Koopman and the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (Szenen aus Goethes Faust) under Christopher Hogwood.
Reviews
" Klara Ek's blazing, impetuous Berenice is worth every one of those five stars on its own" (The Guardian, 2010)
“Klara Ek, a soprano with a clear, classical, crystalline sound.” (The Washington Post, May 2009)
“The great discovery of the evening was the young Swede, Klara Ek, with her expressive, polished style.” (Classique News, January 2009)
“Klara Ek's voice proved a thing of expansive beauty. Her remarkable clarity throughout the taxing coloratura gymnastics of ‘Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion’ was breathtaking, as were the purity and directness of her gentle I know that my redeemer liveth.” (Pioneer Press, December 2008)
“Her light, gleaming, but never acidic soprano makes her a name to watch.” (Financial Times, January 2007)
“Klara Ek brought a brilliance and éclat to the extravagant showpiece.” (Sunday Express)
Sample discography
Contact
News
Charlotte Hellekant and Klara Ek perform Mahler with Los Angeles Philharmonic and Simón Bolivar Symphony Orchestra
Paul Agnew and Klara Ek make their debuts with Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Christopher Warren-Green conducts debut with Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Klara Ek and Mark Tucker
Klara Ek makes her debut with Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Klara Ek performs in La finta giardiniera with Academy of Ancient Music at the Barbican
Klara Ek appears with Il Complesso Barrocco at Staatsoper Berlin
Klara Ek’s recording of Handel's Berenice excites the critics
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