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About Us

Our mission is to bring together the talents and passion of the Karni Trio, consisting of violinist Eugenia Karni, violist Gilad Karni, and pianist Nina Ardashir, to create captivating and innovative musical experiences. With a commitment to excellence, diversity, and collaboration, we aim to inspire audiences through performances that showcase the beauty and power of chamber music. Through our dedication to education and outreach, we seek to cultivate a love for music in people of all ages and backgrounds. Our mission is to enrich the cultural landscape and create lasting connections through the universal language of music.

Über Uns

Unsere Mission ist es, die Talente und Leidenschaft des Karni-Trios, bestehend aus der Geigerin Eugenia Karni, dem Bratschisten Gilad Karni und der Pianistin Nina Ardashir, zusammenzubringen, um fesselnde und innovative musikalische Erlebnisse zu schaffen. Mit einem Engagement für Exzellenz, Vielfalt und Zusammenarbeit möchten wir das Publikum durch Aufführungen inspirieren, die die Schönheit und Kraft der Kammermusik zeigen. Durch unser Engagement für Bildung und Outreach streben wir danach, die Liebe zur Musik bei Menschen jeden Alters und Hintergrunds zu fördern. Unsere Mission ist es, die kulturelle Landschaft zu bereichern und dauerhafte Verbindungen durch die universelle Sprache der Musik zu schaffen.

Eugenia Karni - Violin
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Belgian violinist Eugenia Karni´s professional career began following her debut with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra performing the Mendelssohn e-minor violin concerto at the age of 10. Her first teacher was her father, a pupil of Yuri Bashmet. Two years later she enters the Conservatory of Rotterdam in the class of N. Morozova as a junior student based on her exceptional talent, and continues being under the watchful eye of her parents, both musicians. After studying at Brussels Conservatory in the class of V.Oistrakh , a crucial moment in her development was the meeting with the legendary violin teacher Zakhar Bron. A year later she becomes his pupil at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln and obtains her diploma with the “highest distinction”. Ms. Karni was a resident of the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel under the French violinist and conductor Augustin Dumay . Seeking for further inspiration, Eugenia continued studying in Cologne with Prof. Barnabás Kelemen. She attended multiple master-classes with Ida Kavafian, Lewis Kaplan, Viktor Tretjakov, Pierre Amoyal and Krzysztof Wegrzyn. Eugenia obtained multiple awards and prizes such as the Gold Medal at the International Hindemith Violin Competition, she is laureate of the Rodolfo Lipizer International Competition, winner of the N.Philippart Belgian Foundation Award and Jeunes Musiciens competition. Besides her activities as a soloist, since the very early age Eugenia has developed an extraordinary passion for the symphonic repertoire. From 2014-2019 she holds the position of the first concertmaster at the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie and since then includes regular collaborations as guest concertmaster with many outstanding orchestras such as Deutsche Radio Philharmonie, WDR Funkhausorchester, La Monnaie Opera, Belgian National Orchestra, Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, Duisburger Philharmoniker and many others. From 2020-21 Eugenia was first concertmaster at the Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie in Konstanz. From 2022-23 she worked as concertmaster of the Bern Symphony orchestra and as of 2021 serves as 1. concertmaster of the Fribourg Chamber Orchestra. Her artistic activities include a wide range of various musical interests. She performed at numerous festivals including the Kronberg Festival, Verbier Festival and Interlaken Classics. Her broad repertoire ranges from Baroque to the latest contemporary creations. An avid interpreter of the Belgian and French post-romantic composers and a dedicated chamber musician, Eugenia frequently collaborates with her mother Nina Ardashir, a multi-faced pianist with incredible depth, maturity and creativity. Both create an expressive and versatile duo. Eugenia is constantly expanding her boundaries and experimenting with new styles. She is invited to perform as soloist and chamber musician all over Europe, Canada, Mexico and Asia on important international stages among others the Konzerthaus Berlin, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, De Doelen and Cadogan Hall. Her appearances as a soloist include the National orchestra of Belgium, the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre de Chamber de Wallonie, Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie, Oshawa Symphony Orchestra and many others.  Eugenia plays a “Gennaro Gagliano", Naples 1770”.

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Gilad Karni - Viola
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Violist Gilad Karni has been praised throughout the world for his tone and interpretation. He’s received countless honors, from prizes at competitions to leadership roles in some of the world's finest orchestras. Equally at home in orchestral and solo or chamber music settings, Karni can be heard on concert stages around the globe in a range of repertoire, as well as on recordings.  First Prize winner of the Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition 1994, Third Prize at the ARD Munich among others, he has appeared in such festivals as, Aspen, Newport, and Bellingham in the USA at the invitations of conductors such as David Zinman, Claudio Abaddo and Charles Dutoit,  Kaposvar, Dubrovnik Festival, Bastad and Lapland Festivals, Davos Music Festival, Kuhmo (Finland) Kfar Bloom among many others. In May 2009 he made both the world premiere of Prokofiev's "Romeo & Juliet" arranged for viola and orchestra with the Berlin Symphony at the famed Berlin Philharmonie, and the South American Premier with the Bogota Philharmonic as well as in February 2012, the North American premier with the Hartford Symphony. In 2007, he gave the Hungarian premiere of Miklos Rozsa's viola concerto with the Budapest Concert Orchestra at the renowned Spring Festival to mark the composer's 100 year centennial. This performance led to a 2008 Naxos recording that received great critical acclaim and was nominated for a Grammy. His recording of Shostakovich’s sonata and Lewensohn’s “ViolAlive” with the Zurich Chamber Orchestra released on the Sony Classical label received great reviews. Gilad Karni is Professor for Viola at the Conservatoire de Lausanne & the Kalaidos University for Applied Sciences in Switzerland for viola and chamber music and has given masterclasses at the Curtis Institute, New World Symphony in Miami, and at Lynn University in Florida, Israel and the far east to name a few. He has collaborated Isaac Stern, the Guarneri String Quartet, Yefim Bronfman, Leonidas Kavakos, Andreas Schiff, numerous conductors, performed in Carnegie Hall, soloed with both cellists Yo-Yo Ma and Heinrich Schiff, alongside Maxim Vengerov conducting, Menachem Pressler among many of today’s leading artists. Since 1990 Mr. Karni has held many principal positions and from 2004 serves as principal violist of the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich. He plays a Hiroshi Iizuka viola made for the late violist and pedagogue Emmanuel Vardi.

 

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Nina Ardashir - Piano
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Nina Ardashir is a Belgian pianist who draws upon the traditions of various piano schools through her playing. She has had the privilege of studying with renowned Russian and American professors, including Dorensky, Mezlumov, and Bluhmental, who have instructed many of today's most successful concert pianists.

Ardashir's career encompasses a wide range of musical activities, including solo performances, chamber music, accompaniment, and teaching. As a soloist, she has performed with orchestras in concertos by Rachmaninov, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, and Saint-Saëns. Her recitals have taken her to concert halls in Belgium, Holland, Germany, France, Luxembourg, and Eastern Europe, with recordings and broadcasts in various countries.

In addition to her solo work, Ardashir has been involved in opera and symphony projects, collaborating with the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf and the Belgian Summer Opera. Chamber music holds a special place in her career, and she frequently performs in ensembles of various styles, including a piano duo with her daughter - violinist Eugenia Karni, and together they have performed a diverse repertoire worldwide.

In Belgium, Ardashir is also recognized for her dedication to teaching. Many of her students have gone on to win national and international youth competitions, showcasing her skills as an educator in addition to her accomplishments as a performer.

 

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