Piano
(Bach, Wolgaquintett)
Pianist Karolina Pancernaite was born in Lithuania in 1995.
In 2023 she became a member of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra.
Karolina studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London with Prof. Christopher Elton. She was accepted with an entrance scholarship and received the “Maud Hornsby Award” for her excellent first-year attainment, before graduating with a 1st Class Honors degree in 2017.
Karolina then moved to Glasgow, Scotland, to study at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland with Prof. Aaron Shorr and Petras Geniušas, where she was awarded the full ABRSM scholarship.
She has given solo recitals at various festivals and in concert halls throughout Europe including Steinway Hall in London, Kaunas Philharmonic Hall, Purcell Room, Southbank Centre and the Queen’s Hall in Edinburgh.
Karolina is an avid chamber musician as well. She is the pianist of the Cordelia Piano Trio with which she performed two recitals in the “Souvenir” concert series in the Brahms Saal, Musikverein in 2023 and won the Café Bauhaus Award of the European Union Youth Orchestra.
Currently she is studying at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna (mdw) Master’s in Chamber Music with Stefan Mendl.
For all her musical achievements Karolina received a commendation from the President of Lithuania, Valdas Adamkus. She is also a featured artist of Talent Unlimited, London.