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

  • Oct 19, 2025 Taiwan National Symphony (Taipei, Taiwan) / Shu-Han Yang, conductor / Prokofiev Concerto No.1 in D major More info
  • Oct 25, 2025 Malaysia Philharmonic (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) / Anna Rakitina, conductor / Mendelssohn Violin Concerto More info
  • Nov 9, 2025 Orchestra Filarmonica del Teatro Comunale (Modena, Italy) / Hirofumi Yoshida, conductor / Sibelius Violin Concerto More info
  • Nov 15, 2025 Rochester Philharmonic (Rochester, NY) / François Lopez-Ferrer, conductor / Mendelssohn Violin Concerto More info
  • Nov 16, 2025 Rochester Philharmonic (Rochester, NY) / François Lopez-Ferrer, conductor / Mendelssohn Violin Concerto 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