Karen Gomyo possesses a rare ability to captivate and connect intimately with audiences through her deeply emotional and heartfelt performances. With a flawless command of the instrument and an elegance of expression, she is one of today’s leading violinists. Karen’s 23/24 season engagements include her debuts with the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig with Semyon Bychkov, the Chicago Symphony with John Storgårds, the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland with Lio Kuokman, and KBS Symphony Orchestra in Seoul with Pietari Inkinen.

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Upcoming performances

  • Sep 13, 2025 Boscobel Chamber Music Festival (Garrison, NY) / Arnaud Sussmann, Teng Li, Beth Guterman Chu, Nicholas Canellakis / Beethoven and Dvořák: String Quintets More info
  • Sep 28, 2025 Residentie Orkest (The Hague, Netherlands) / Andrew Grams, conductor / Mendelssohn Violin Concerto More info
  • Oct 1, 2025 Le Pont International Music Festival (Ako, Japan) / Emanuel Pahud, Lise Berthaud, Julian Steckel / Mozart: Flute Quartet No.2 in G-major, K.285a More info
  • Oct 3, 2025 Le Pont International Music Festival (Himeji, Japan) / Daishin Kashimoto, Boris Brovtsyn, Amihai Grosz, Jean-Guihen Queyras, Julian Steckel, Alessio Bax / Mozart: Piano Quartet in Eb-major, K.493, Olli Mustonen: Nonet No.2 More info
  • Oct 4, 2025 Le Pont International Music Festival (Himeji, Japan) / Daishin Kashimoto, Boris Brovtsyn, Amihai Grosz, Jean-Guihen Queyras, Julian Steckel, Alessio Bax / Mozart: Piano Trio in Bb-major, K.502, Shostakovich: Two pieces for String Octet, Op.11, Mendelssohn: String Octet, Op.20 More info

“…deeply serious, temperamental and just plain gorgeous… always with a clear sense of the music’s rhythmic pulse and sonic perspectives.” – Toronto Globe & Mail