Karlsruhe Duo - Piano and Cello

The Karlsruhe Concert Duo, founded with the cellist Reinhard Armleder and the pianist Dagmar Hartmann is very successful and in demand in Germany and abroad.    

The ensemble has established itself not least by winning several international competitions in Italy and France. The Duo has the rare gift of captivating and inspiring his audience. A sound and music experience that touches the soul. It is regularly highly praised for fascinating its public by the depth of its interpretations, brilliant technique and its imaginative choice of programmes.   

In the past years the duo has performed in 80 countries on all continents and has enjoyed success at prestigious stages and concert series like, Schubert Society London/Great Britain, Verbier-Festival/Switzerland, Beethoven Music Society Washington/USA, Festival de Musique aux Château de Bourglinster/Luxembourg, Festival Art November Moscow/Russia, International Bach Festival Kaliningrad/Russia, Haifa Music Festivals/Israel, Rovinj International Music Festival/Croatia, Barenboim-Said-Foundation Ramallah/Palestine, Festival Friends of Jordan/Amman, International Music Festiva Kharkiv Assemblee/Ukraine, Bir Miftuh International Music Festival/Malta, Johannesburg International Mozart Festival/South Africa, Braşov Music Festival/Romania, Alem Saz International Music Festival Astana/Kazakhstan, Concert series Palais Ennejma Ezzahra Tunis/Tunesia, Festival Baščaršijske noći Sarajevo/ Bosnia Herzegovina, Vendsyssl-Festival/Danmark, The Edinburgh Festival Fringe/Scotland 

The Duo has recorded in various Radio and Television productions as well as several CD‘s.    In addition to their teaching activities at the Karlsruhe Conservatory, both artists are regular guest lecturers of masterclasses in Switzerland, South Africa and Panama.    To quote praise by a specialist publication: ”... it is rare to find a duo with such a fortunate and intense combination of a kindred musicality, affinity and interaction with their instruments.”