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

  • Jul 13, 2025 Pacific Music Festival Orchestra (Sapporo, Japan) / Karina Canellakis, conductor / Sibelius Violin Concerto More info
  • Jul 16, 2025 Recital at Pacific Music Festival (Sapporo, Japan) / Yu Kosuge, piano / Mozart, Chopin, S. Adams, Dvorak, Brahms More info
  • Jul 24, 2025 Orchestre Métropolitain at Festival Domaine Forget (Canada) / Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor / Sibelius 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