Seda Amir-Karayan, Camerata Vivaldiana & Fritz Krämer
Biography Seda Amir-Karayan, Camerata Vivaldiana & Fritz Krämer
Seda Amir-Karayan
is an internationally sought-after concert pianist and lieder singer. She has performed at venues including the Elbphilharmonie (recital Frauenliebe und -leben), the Berlin Philharmonie (Christmas Oratorio, St Matthew Passion, Messiah, ...), the Cologne Philharmonie (St John Passion, Brahms' Alto Rhapsody, Reger's Requiem, Szymanowski's Stabat Mater, Tippett's A Child of Our Time, ...), the Konzerthaus Berlin (Mozart's Requiem and Beethoven's 9th Symphony), the Herkulessaal in the Munich Residence, Berlin Cathedral, the Liederhalle in Stuttgart, the Konzerthaus Berlin (Mozart's Requiem and Beethoven's 9th Symphony), the Hercules Hall in the Munich Residenz, the Liederhalle Stuttgart, the Liederhalle Stuttgart and the Konzerthaus Berlin. Symphony), in the Herkulessaal of the Munich Residenz, in Berlin Cathedral, in the Liederhalle Stuttgart, at the Leipzig Bach Festival, at the Bachwoche Stuttgart (Mass in B minor), at the Rheingau Music Festival (St Paul) and at the Stuttgart Music Festival and works with renowned conductors such as Ton Koopman, Frieder Bernius, Helmuth Rilling, Hans-Christoph Rademann, Alessandro De Marchi, Enoch zu Guttenberg, Denis Rouger, Kay Johannsen, Jörg Halubek, Fritz Krämer and Horst Meinardus. She performs with renowned orchestras, including the Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra, L'arpa festante, Il Gusto Barocco, the Bavarian Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, Stiftsbarock Stuttgart and the Freiburg Bach Orchestra.
In 2020, her debut CD Wehmut with pianist Götz Payer was released on the Spektral label. In 2024, the recording of Bach's alto solo cantatas with the Camerata Vivaldiana (concertmaster: Christine Busch) under the direction of Fritz Krämer will be released.
Seda Amir-Karayan studied concert singing with a focus on oratorio and lied (Master's degree with honours at the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart under Professor Ulrike Sonntag). During her studies, she won 1st prize at the Podium Junger Gesangssolisten in Zwickau. In recognition of her special achievements and talent, she was awarded a German scholarship and was supported by the Gerhard Trede Foundation. She has taken part in masterclasses with Helen Donath, Malcolm Walker, Margreet Honig, Brigitte Fassbaender and Lioba Braun.
