Katharina Konradi
A versatile figure at home in lieder and in opera of several types, Katharina Konradi is the first major vocal star to emerge from the Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan. Based in Germany, Konradi has appeared in operas by Mozart, Strauss, and Wagner.
Konradi was born on June 13, 1988, in the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek. Like many people in that city, formerly part of the Soviet Union, she grew up speaking Russian. At age 15, she moved to Hamburg, Germany. Although she spoke no German when she arrived, she succeeded in obtaining her Abitur (secondary school graduation) certificate at the Johannes-Brahms-Schule in Pinneberg in 2009. Konradi took voice lessons with Katja Pieweck and then enrolled at the Universität der Künste in Berlin, studying voice with Julie Kaufmann, contemporary lieder singing with Axel Bauni, and lied interpretation with Eric Schneider. In 2013, she made her operatic debut at the Kammeroper München, and in the 2014-2015 season, she appeared in the one-woman opera Das Tagebuch der Anne Frank at the Theater Hof in Bavaria. From 2014 to 2016, Konradi studied for a master's degree at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München, taking voice classes with Christiane Iven and lied from Donald Sulzen. She also had master classes Helmut Deutsch and Klesie Kelly-Moog.
In 2015, Konradi joined the cast of the Hessisches Staatstheater in Wiesbaden, Germany, remaining there until 2018. There, she performed various lyric soprano roles, including Pamina in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte, Nannetta in Verdi's Falstaff, and Gretel in Humperdinck's Hänsel und Gretel. She had a major breakthrough in 2016 when she won the Deutscher Musikwettbewerb. The following year, Konradi performed the role of Ännchen in Weber's Der Freischütz at the Hamburg State Opera and was invited to join the cast of that company, beginning in 2018. That year marked Konradi's emergence as a major star as she was named a BBC New Generation Artist, performed at the prestigious Semperoper in Dresden, and released her debut album, the song recital Gedankenverloren, on the Genuin label. In 2019, Konradi appeared at the Bayreuth Festival and on tenor Rolando Villazón's television series Stars von morgen ("Stars of Tomorrow"). In 2020, she performed a song recital at London's Wigmore Hall, accompanied by Joseph Middleton; she has also often performed lieder with Eric Schneider. The year 2021 saw Konradi appear as Sophie in Strauss' Der Rosenkavalier at the Bavarian State Opera. That year, she released the lieder album Liebende on the Avi-music label. In 2022, Konradi moved to Chandos for the album Russian Roots, featuring music for voice and piano trio; she was accompanied by the Gaspard Trio.
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Discography
13 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Mozart: Krönungsmesse, K. 317 & Other Choral Works (Live)
Classical - Released by BR-Klassik on 6 Jan 2023
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Insomnia
Katharina Konradi, Ammiel Bushakevitz
Classical - Released by Berlin Classics on 28 Apr 2023
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Russian Roots
Katharina Konradi, Trio Gaspard
Mélodies - Released by Chandos on 25 Feb 2022
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An die untergehende Sonne, D. 457
Katharina Konradi, Ammiel Bushakevitz
Classical - Released by Berlin Classics on 17 Mar 2023
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Strauss, Mozart & Schubert: Liebende
Katharina Konradi, Daniel Heide
Classical - Released by Cavi-Music on 19 Feb 2021
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Gedankenverloren
Katharina Konradi, Gerold Huber, Andreas Lipp
Classical - Released by Genuin on 2 Mar 2018
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Nacht und Träume, D. 827
Katharina Konradi, Ammiel Bushakevitz
Classical - Released by Berlin Classics on 31 Mar 2023
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Der Zwerg, D. 771
Katharina Konradi, Ammiel Bushakevitz
Classical - Released by Berlin Classics on 14 Apr 2023
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Solitude
Katharina Konradi, Cosmos Quartet
Classical - To be released on 26 Apr 2024 by Berlin Classics
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Strauss, Mozart & Schubert: Liebende
Katharina Konradi, Daniel Heide
Classical - Released by CAvi-music on 19 Feb 2021
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Les feuilles Mortes
Katharina Konradi, Cosmos Quartet
Classical - Released by Berlin Classics on 1 Mar 2024
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Ne me quitte Pas
Katharina Konradi, Cosmos Quartet
Classical - To be released on 12 Apr 2024 by Berlin Classics
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C. Schumann: Ihr Bildnis
Katharina Konradi, Cosmos Quartet
Classical - Released by Berlin Classics on 22 Mar 2024
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