Sought after for her “radiant” (The New York Times) performances full of “tremendous heart, bringing joy and a captivating sound to the stage” (The Strad), KAREN OUZOUNIAN is an acclaimed cellist and composer who creates music from a deeply personal place and has appeared as a soloist in venues including the Konzerthaus Berlin, Elbphilharmonie and Carnegie Hall. In the 2026-27 season she appears in recital in New York, Hamburg, Toronto and Los Angeles, and at the 2026 Tanglewood Festival makes her Boston Symphony Orchestra debut as soloist in Kayhan Kalhor’s double concerto Venus in the Mirror. She has collaborated with some of the most singular musicians of our time, including Yo-Yo Ma, Rhiannon Giddens and Augustin Hadelich, performs as a member of the Silkroad Ensemble, and was the founding cellist of the Aizuri Quartet for eleven years, earning a GRAMMY nomination and major chamber music prizes on three continents.
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