Katharina Konradi

Katharina Konradi is internationally recognised as one of today's leading lyric sopranos, equally at home on the opera, concert, or recital stages. Winner of the 2026 OPUS KLASSIK Award for Solo Recording of the Year, she is widely acclaimed for her crystalline soprano and the expressive depth of her interpretations.

The 2026/27 season is a big one for Katharina Konradi on the opera stage. She returns to the Royal Ballet & Opera as the spirited Oscar in Philipp Stölzl’s new staging of Un ballo in Maschera, conducted by Music Director Jakub Hrůša, also reprising the role at the 2026 Edinburgh International Festival, with Opernhaus Zürich on tour under Gianandrea Noseda. At Bayerische Staatsoper, Konradi appears as Sophie in Barrie Kosky’s acclaimed production of Der Rosenkavalier, conducted by Vladimir Jurowski and returns to Semperoper Dresden as Pamina in Die Zauberflöte. At Staatsoper Hamburg, where she was formerly an ensemble member, she makes her anticipated role debut as Konstanze in Die Entführung aus dem Serail and her season concludes with her Festival and role debut as Ilia, in a new staging of Idomeneo at Glyndebourne Festival Opera under Robin Ticciati.

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 special 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 acclaimed conductor Gustavo Dudamel, Katharina Konradi performed Mozart, Coronation Mass as part of a special event at the UNESCO World Heritage site of Burgos Cathedral.

Song lies at the heart of Konradi’s artistry. Her acclaimed Liederabende are distinguished by her gift for storytelling, and through her close collaborations with foremost pianists including Malcolm Martineau, Daniel Heide, Ammiel Bushakevitz, Joseph Middleton and Julius Drake. With a repertoire that includes both beloved masterpieces and rarely heard treasures, she curates programmes that highlight the richness and intimacy of the song tradition. A sought-after presence on Europe’s leading recital stages, she has recently performed at Kölner Philharmonie, Wigmore Hall, Konzerthaus Wien, Elbphilharmonie, Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía, Bayreuth's Richard Wagner Museum, Stockholm Concert Hall and as part of the Schubertiades in 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 numerous Lieder collections including Echoes with Catriona Morison and Russian Roots with Trio Gaspard.

A previous winner of the International ARD Competition and a former BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist, Katharina Konradi was born in Kyrgyzstan and moved to Germany with her family as a teenager, going on to study at Universität der Künste Berlin and Hochschule für Musik und Theater München.

Updated 07/09/2026