On the concert platform, she performs with Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich in Mozart, Requiem under Paavo Järvi, with Danish National Symphony Orchestra in Beethoven, Missa solemnis under Petr Popelka and with MüPA Budapest and Ádám Fischer in Haydn, Die Schöpfung. Katharina Konradi also joins the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra under conductor Kazuki Yamada for a Gala concert, “A night at the Opera”, performing arias and duets from Rigoletto, L’elisir d’amore, Roméo et Juliette and La Bohème.
Katharina Konradi has enjoyed high-profile success in recent seasons across a broad repertoire of roles. Highlights include Sophie under Philippe Jordan and Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro under Bertrand de Billy with Wiener Staatsoper on tour in Japan; Adele in Die Fledermaus at Bayerische Staatsoper, conducted by Vladimir Jurowski; Zdenka in Arabella at Semperoper Dresden under Asher Fisch; and Woglinde in both Das Rheingold and Götterdämmerung at Bayreuther Festspiele, conducted by Christian Thielemann. The foundations of her now flourishing international career were laid during her years with Staatsoper Hamburg, where she quickly became an audience favourite. There, she brought an impressive array of roles to the stage including Gilda in Rigoletto, Nannetta in Falstaff, Ännchen in Der Freischütz, Marzelline in Fidelio and Gretel in Hänsel und Gretel, all to great critical acclaim.
Katharina Konradi is a sought-after concert artist and has performed with many of the world’s leading orchestras and international festivals. Highlights include Beethoven, Symphony No. 9 with Berliner Philharmoniker and Kirill Petrenko at Festspiele Baden-Baden, Mozart, Requiem with Camerata Salzburg and Manfred Honeck at Salzburger Festspiele, Mozart, Mass in C minor with Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg under Kent Nagano at the Elbphilharmonie and Bernstein, Symphony No. 3 Kaddish with London Symphony Orchestra and Sir Antonio Pappano. Additional highlights include Haydn, Die Schöpfung with Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia and Daniel Harding, Mahler, Symphony No. 4 with Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin and Kent Nagano, and Bruckner, Mass in F minor with Münchner Philharmoniker under Thomas Hengelbrock. With Mahler Chamber Orchestra and conductor Gustavo Dudamel, Katharina Konradi performed Mozart, Coronation Mass as part of a special event at the UNESCO World Heritage site of Burgos Cathedral.
An acclaimed recitalist, her programmes highlight the richness and intimacy of the song tradition and include both beloved masterpieces and rarely heard treasures. Her gift for storytelling, and her close collaborations with foremost pianists including Malcolm Martineau, Daniel Heide, Ammiel Bushakevitz, Joseph Middleton and Julius Drake, make her a regular presence on many of Europe’s most prestigious recital stages including Wigmore Hall, Konzerthaus Wien, Elbphilharmonie and at the Schubertiade of Hohenems, Schwarzenberg and Valdegovià.
Konradi’s growing discography reflects the breadth of her artistry. Alongside her OPUS KLASSIK Award-winning collection of Liszt Lieder, Un Cycle Imaginaire, with Daniel Heide, she appears on recordings of Mendelssohn, A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich and Paavo Järvi, Mozart, Coronation Mass with Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin and Howard Arman, and several collaborative Lieder collections including Echoes with Catriona Morison, Russian Roots with Trio Gaspard and Mahler, Lieder der Jugend: Songs of youth and awakening.
Born in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Katharina Konradi’s move to Germany with her family as a teenager nurtured her love of classical music and she completed her studies at Universität der Künste Berlin and Hochschule für Musik und Theater München. She is a previous winner of the International ARD Competition and a former BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist.
