Past Performances
Friday, May 30 - 31, 2025 at 7:30p
Francis Winspear Centre for Music (Edmonton, Canada)
Illia Ovcharenko, Piano
Karen Kamensek, Conductor
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
Clyne: PIVOT
Sunday, May 11-18, 2025 at 7p
Bernstein: Candide
Semperoper Dresden (Dresden, Germany
Erzähler, Jan Josef Liefers
Candide, David Butt Philip
Cunegonde, Erin Morley
Old Lady, Tichina Vaughn
Karen Kamensek, conductor
Friday, April 25 at 7p
Kuopio Symphony Orchestra and Arctic Philharmonic
Stormen Concert Centre (Bodø, Norway)
Tuva Svendsen, dancer
Johannes Gudbrandsen-Stavland, dancer
Bodø High School Dancers
Stian Vikjord Danielsen, choreography
Karen Kamensek, conductor
Lasse Thorsen: Rettferdighetens sol (The Sun of Justice)
Igor Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
Monday, March 3-29, 2025
Metropolitan Opera
Metropolitan Opera House (New York, NY)
Pip, Janai Brugger
Capitan Ahab, Brandon Jovanovich
Greenhorn, Stephen Costello
Flask, William Burden
Starbuck, Peter Mattei
Stubb, Malcomlm MacKenzie
Queequeg, Ryan Speedo Green
Karen Kamensek, conductor
March 16, 2025 at 3p
Metropolitan Opera House (New York, NY)
Karen Kamensek, conductor
The Met’s Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition is a nationwide program designed to discover promising young opera singers and assist in their artistic and professional development. Each season, more than 1,300 applicants participate in a series of auditions leading up to the Grand Finals Concert—featuring the Met Orchestra—in which a small group of finalists compete for cash prizes and the chance to launch a major operatic career. Since the program’s inauguration more than 70 years ago, the competition has discovered generations of star singers, including Jessye Norman, Frederica von Stade, Renée Fleming, Denyce Graves, Stephanie Blythe, Sondra Radvanovsky, Lawrence Brownlee, Lisette Oropesa, Jamie Barton, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Nadine Sierra, and Ryan Speedo Green.
Friday, January 24 - February 14, 2025 at 7:30p
Houston Grand Opera
Wortham Theater Center (Houston, TX)
Joshua Guerrero, Rodolfo
Yaritza Véliz, Mimi
Edward Parks, Marcello
Juliana Grigoryan, Musetta
Cory McGee, Colline
Héctor Vásquez, Benoit/Alcindoro
Karen Kamensek, conductor
Saturday, November 16, 2024 at 6p
Philharmony Concert Hall (Krakow, Poland)
Aleksandra Świgut, piano
Karen Kamensek, conductor
Mozart: Overture to Don Giovanni
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90, Italian
Saturday, November 2 & 3, 2024 at 8p
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall (Baltimore, MD)
Aaron Diehl Trio
Mikaela Bennett, soprano
Karen Kamensek, conductor
Williams: Zodiac Suite
Respighi: Fountains of Rome
Debussy: La Mer
September 14 - October 1, 2024
San Francisco Opera
War Memorial Opera House (San Francisco, CA)
Offred, Irene Roberts
Serena Joy, Lindsay Ammann
Aunt Lydia, Sarah Cambidge
The Commander, John Relyea
Offred Double, Simone McIntosh
Luke, Christopher Oglesby
Nick, Brenton Ryan
Janine / Ofwarren, Katrina Galka
Offred’s Mother, Gabrielle Beteag
Rita, Sara Couden
Doctor, Matthew DiBattista
Karen Kamensek, conductor
Saturday, July 6, 2024 at 7:30p
Tiroler Symphonierorchester Innsbruck
Courtyard of the Hofburg Innsbruck (Innsbruck, Austria)
Karen Kamensek, conductor
All-Beethoven program
Saturday, June 29, 2024 at 1pm
Tonkünstler-Orchester Niederösterreich
Wolkenturm (Grafenegg, Austria)
Carlos Núñez, bagpipe
Jon Pilatzke, fiddle
Bleuen Le Friec, harp
Xurxo Núñez, percussion
Gwilym Bowen Rhys, vocals
Karen Kamensek, conductor
All-Beethoven program
Sunday, June 23, 2024 at 7p
Charles Bronfman Auditorium (Tel Aviv, Israel)
Gil Shaham, violinist
Karen Kamensek, conductor
Smetana: Vltava (The Moldau)
Dvořák: Violin Concerto
R. Strauss: Four Symphonic Interludes from Intermezzo
Dvořák: Slavonic Dances
Saturday, June 16-22, 2024 at 9p
Charles Bronfman Auditorium (Tel Aviv, Israel)
Jerusalem Theater (Jerusalem, Israel)
Baruch and Ruth Rappaport Center for Art and Culture (Haifa, Israel)
Sunday, June 6-9, 2024 at 2p
S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium - Benaroya Hall (Seattle, WA)
Jan Lisiecki, piano
Karen Kamensek, conductor
Fazil Say: Grand Bazaar
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3
Walton: Symphony No. 1
Saturday, May 10-11, 2024 at 7:30p
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
Jack Singer Concert Hall (Alberta, Canada)
Antoine St-Onge, bassoon
Karen Kamensek, conductor
Program to include:
Weber: Bassoon Concerto
Walton: Symphony No. 1
Sunday, April 26-28, 2024 1:00p
Boettcher Concert Hall (Denver, CO)
Natasha Paremski, piano
Karen Kamensek, conductor
Fazil Say: Grand Bazaar
R. Strauss: Intermezzo, TrV 246, Op. 7: Four Symphonic Interludes
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Thursday, April 11-12, 2024 at 7:30p
Teatro Monumental (Madrid, Spain)
Leticia Moreno, violin
Karen Kamensek, director
Gabriela Ortiz: Antrópolis
Piazzolla: Las cuatro estaciones porteñas
Respighi: The Fountains of Rome / Pines of Rome Fuentes de Roma
Friday, April 5, 2024 at 8p
Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier
Opera Berlioz | The Corum (Montpellier, France)
Xavier de Maistre, harp
Karen Kamensek, conductor
Anna Clyne: This Midnight Hour
Glière: Concerto for harp and orchestra in E flat major opus 74
Sibelius: Symphony n°5 in E flat major opus 82
Saturday, March 14-16, 2024 at 2pm
Dalasinfonietta / Nordic Chamber Orchestra
Kristinehalle Falun (Falun, Sweden)
Tonhallen Sundsvall (Sundsvall, Sweden)
Clara Saitkoulov, violin
Karen Kamensek, conductor
Jennifer Hidgon: Blue Cathedral
Korngold: Violin Concerto
Stravinsky: Petrushka
Friday, March 1, 2024 at 8p
Orquestra Filarmónica de Gran Canaria
Alfredo Kraus Auditorium (Canaria, Spain)
Karen Kamensek, conductor
Program to include:
Glass: Itaipu
Walton: Symphony No. 1
Monday, February 5-24, 2024
The Royal Opera (London, England)
The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Floria Tosca, Ausrine Stundyte
Mario Cavaradossi, Marcelo Puente
Baron Scarpia, Gabriele Viviani
Spoletta, Peter Hoare
Cesare Angelotti, Grisha Martirosyan
Sacristan, Henry Waddington
Sciarrone, Jamie Woollard
Jonathan Kent, director
Karen Kamensek, conductor
Thursday, December 7, 2023 at 7:30p
Liverpool Philharmonic Hall (Liverpool, England)
Karen Kamensek, conductor
R. Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel
Prokofiev: Suite No. 1 from Cinderella
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (excerpts)
Thursday, October 26, 2023 at 6p
Kuopio Music Center (Kuopio, Finland)
Raschér Saxophone Quartet:
Christine Rall
Elliot Riley
Andreas van Zoelen
Oscar Trompenaars
Karen Kamensek, conductor
Thursday, October 18-19, 2023 at 7p
De Geerhallen (Norrkõping, Sweden)
Thorleif Thedéen, cello
Karen Kamensek Conductor
Clyne: This Midnight Hour
Brahms: Symphony No. 4
Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at 8p
Hollywood Bowl (Los Angeles, CA)
Pacific Chorale
Robert Istad, Artistic Director
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
Karen Kamensek, conductor
Adam Schoenberg: Cool Cat (world premiere, LA Phil commission)
Philip Glass: Violin Concerto No. 1
Holst: The Planets
Saturday, September 6-9, 2023 at 8p
Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House (Sydney, Australia)
Nicola Benedetti, violin
Karen Kamensek, conductor
Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Marsalis: Violin Concerto
Stravinsky: The Firebird (complete)
June 22 - July 12, 2023
Welsh National Opera
Wales Millennium Centre (Cardiff, Wales)
Ed Lyon, Candide
Vuvu Mpofu, Cunégonde
Madeleine Shaw, The Old Lady
Mark Nathan, Maximilian
James Bonas, director
Karen Kamensek, conductor
March 11 - April 5, 2023
English National Opera
London Coliseum (London, England)
Anthony Roth Costanzo, counter-tenor
Nefertiti, Chrystal E. Williams
Queen Tye, Haegee Lee
Aye, Keel Watson
Scribe, Zachary James
Phelim McDermott, stage director
Karen Kamensek, conductor
Sunday, January 22, 2023 at 8p
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Haus des Rundfunks, Großer Sendesaal (Berlin, Germany)
Ultraschall Festival
Marie-Elisabeth Hecker, cello
Martin Helmchen, piano
Karen Kamensek, conductor
Elena Mendoza: Still Life with Orchestra
York Höller: Concerto for Cello, Piano and Orchestra
Ying Wang: 528 Hz 8va. for Orchestra and Electronics
Sunday, January 13-15, 2023 at 3p
Eastbourne Congress Theatre (Eastbourne, England)
Miloš Karadaglić, guitar
Karen Kamensek, conductor
Tuesday, January 1-3, 2023 at 8p
Tiroler Symphonieorchester Innsbruck
Metallwerk Plansee (Breitenwang, Austria)
Karen Kamensek, conductor
Friday, December 23, 2022 at 10:30p
Fundación Oquestra y Coro Comunidad de Madrid
National Music Auditorium, Symphony Hall (Madrid Spain)
Katerina Tretyakova, soprano
James Cleverton, baritone
Karen Kamensek, conductor
Robert Sierra: Missa Latina
Sunday, December 16-18, 2022 at 4pm
Orchestre national d’Île-de-France
Grande Salle Pierre Boulez – Philharmonie (Paris, France)
Lantern (Rambouillet, France)
Claude Debussy Theater (Maisons-Alfort, France)
Anaïk Morel, soprano
Loïc Félix, tenor
Karen Kamensek, conductor
Program to include arias and duets from Offenbach’s La Périchole, La Grande-Duchesse De Gérolstein, La Vie Parisienne and more.
Thursday, December 9-15, 2022 at 8:30p
Orchestre national d’Île-de-France
Yerres Valley Theater (Brunoy, France)
Jacques Carat Theater (Cachan, France)
Andre Malraux Theater (Rueil-Malmaison, France)
Grande Salle Pierre Boulez – Philharmonie (Paris, France)
Anaïk Morel, soprano
Loïc Félix, tenor
Karen Kamensek, conductor
Program to include arias and duets from Offenbach’s La Périchole, La Grande-Duchesse De Gérolstein, La Vie Parisienne and more.
November 17-19, 2022
Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall (Costa Mesa, CA)
Stefan Jackiw, violin
Women of Pacific Chorale, Robert Istad, artistic director
Karen Kamensek, conductor
Anna Clyne: PIVOT
Bruch: Scottish Fantasy
Holst: The Planets
Saturday, November 11-12, 2022
The Orpheum (British Columbia, Canada)
Christie Reside, principal flute (Ron and Ardelle Cliff Chair)
Jon Kimura Parker, Piano
Kodály: Dances of Galánta
Fung: Flute Concerto (VSO Commission)
Bernstein: Symphony No. 2, Age of Anxiety
Friday, October 28, 2022 at 8:15pm
The Flagey (Brussels, Belgium)
Eline Groslot, harp
Karen Kamensek, conductor
Camille Pépin: Vajrayāna
Philip Glass: The Light
Geoffrey Gordon: Eolian - A Concerto for Harp and Orchestra (world premiere)
Claude Debussy: La mer
Friday, September 15-16, 2022
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
Jack Singer Concert Hall (Calgary, AB)
Karen Gomyo, violin
Karen Kamensek, conductor
Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Moussa: Violin Concerto (Adrano)
Chausson: Poème
Scriabin: The Poem of Ecstasy
Saturday, September 3, 2022 at 3p and 8p
English National Opera Orchestra
BBC Proms
Printworks London (London, England)
Anthony Roth Costanzo, counter-tenor
George Condo, live painting
Jason Singh, nature beatboxer/vocal sound designer
Justin Peck, choreographer
Raf Simmons, costumes
Karen Kamensek, conductor
Music, dance, theatre, video, audio soundscapes and haute couture come together in a unique project in the vast space of Printworks London. Works by Handel and Philip Glass collide in a spectacle conceived by Anthony Roth Costanzo that includes a world premiere by Philip Glass.
Created and co-produced with Anthony Roth Costanzo, Cath Brittan, Visionaire and the English National Opera, in collaboration with Printworks London.
Friday, August 20-26, 2022
Norwegian Opera & Ballet
Oslo Opera House (Oslo, Norway)
Eileen Sherwood, Beate Mordal
Ruth Sherwood, Astrid Nordstad
Robert Baker, Jørgen Backer
Wreck, Aleksander Nohr
Karen Kamensek, conductor
Saturday, May 28 - June 11, 2022
Verdi: Rigoletto
The Metropolitan Opera
The Metropolitan Opera House (New York, NY)
Gilda, Erin Morley
Maddalena, Yulia Matochkina
The Duke of Mantua, Stephen Costello
Rigoletto, Quinn Kelsey
Sparafucile, Ante Jerkunica
Karen Kamensek, conductor
Friday, May 19 - June 10, 2022
The Metropolitan Opera
The Metropolitan Opera House (New York, NY)
Rihab Chaieb, Nefertiti
Anthony Roth Costanzo, Akhnaten
Zachary James, Amenhotep III
Phelim McDermott, director
Karen Kamensek, conductor
Saturday, April 22 - 23, 2022
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra (Charlotte, NC)
Knight Theater
Calin Ovidiu Lupanu, violin
Karen Kamensek, conductor
Borisova-Ollas: Angelus
Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1
Sibelius: Symphony No. 2
Sunday, April 8- 17, 2022
Arizona Opera (Phoenix, AZ)
Symphony Hall
Karen Kamensek, conductor
E. Loren Meeker, director
Wednesday, February 11-23, 2022
Philip Glass: Alice (World Premiere)
Opéra National du Rhin (Mulhouse, France)
Mulhouse, La Filature
Karen Kamensek, conductor
Amir Hosseinpour and Jonathan Lunn, choreographers
Sunday, January 21-22, 2022
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra (Alberta, Canada)
Jack Singer Concert Hall
Diana Cohen, violin
Karen Kamensek, conductor
Marjan Mozetich: Fantasia... sul linguaggio perduto
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 (Turkish)
Schumann: Symphony No. 3
Saturday, January 9, 2022 at 4:30pm
Orchestre de Chambre de Paris (Paris, France)
Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philharmonie de Paris
Patricia Petibon, soprano
Karen Kamensek, conductor
Mostly Bernstein