Eleni Katz
BassoonHailed for her virtuosity and vibrant musical spirit, bassoonist Eleni Katz has established herself as a prominent soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral player. A winner of the 2022 Concert Artist Guild Competition, Eleni has performed with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, the Fort Worth Symphony, the Sarasota Orchestra, and as a member of the New World Symphony. Other recent appearances include La Jolla Chamber Music Society’s SummerFest, a Carnegie Hall debut with Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner through Young Performers Career Advancement (YPCA), a 2022 fellowship with the Phoenix Chamber Music Society, Music Academy of the West, Artosphere Festival Orchestra, and Spoleto Festival USA. Eleni was a winner of Yale’s Concerto Competition. Her approach to playing the bassoon has been described as “uncannily human” (The Royal Gazette); as a chamber musician, Eleni has been praised for performing in a “thoughtful and expressive” manner (San Diego Union Tribune).