Soprano Katharina Konradi was born in Bishkek and is the first soprano from Kyrgyzstan to have an international career as a Lied, concert and opera singer. Her “crystal-clear” voice and “dazzling vocal technique,” (Backtrack) has a “fascinating palette of colour shades,” (Das Opernglas) which she employs for roles such as Sophie (Der Rosenkavalier), Gilda (Rigoletto) and Susanna (Le Nozze di Figaro), and on the concert and recital stage. Her love of singing developed in childhood, and her move to Germany with her family at age 15 – and subsequent German citizenship – nurtured her love of classical music. Balancing her time between opera, Liederabend and concert work, recent engagements include performances at the Bayerische Staastoper, Wiener Staatsoper, and Opernhaus Zürich, recitals at Wigmore Hall and Konzerthaus Wien, and concerts with the Berlin Philharmonic, and Munich Philharmonic.

Konradi’s opera appearances in her 2025/26 season includes a return to the Semperoper Dresden in one of her signature roles, Pamina, in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte. She will also sing the role of Sophie in Der Rosenkavalier with the Wiener Staatsoper on tour in Japan, and reprise the role in concert performances at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden. Highlights from her concert appearances include the London Symphony Orchestra’s season opening concert at the Barbican Centre with Bernstein’s Symphony No. 3, ‘Kaddish’ under Antonio Pappano, and Bach’s Matthäus-Passion with the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra in Japan, Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 with the DSO at the Philharmonie Berlin and Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie, Haydn’s Nelsonmesse with the Wiener Philharmoniker at the Musikverein Wien and Die Schöpfung with the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. Liederabend also form an integral part of her season, with appearances at Les Arts Valencia, Wigmore Hall, and the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, among others. Her latest recording, a collection of Lieder by Liszt with pianist Daniel Heide, Un Cycle Imaginaire, will be released by Universal Music in the Fall of 2025.