Karolina Csáthy - Violin

Karolina Csáthy has performed internationally in venues including Cadogan Hall, Andermatt Concert Hall, Budapest Music Center, Ruddock Performing Arts Centre, West Road Concert Hall, Dorking Halls, St Martin-in-the-Fields and the House of Commons. Solo highlights include Maria Antal’s Kron-Alias Violin Concerto, Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 3, Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending and recitals across London and Cambridge with Harrison Cole, Ben Collyer, Domonkos Csabay, Dominika Mak and Svitlana Kosenko. Recently, she was a finalist in the Andrew Downes Performance Competition playing his Sacred Mass for Solo Violin in Birmingham. In 2026, Karolina looks forward to performing Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1 with Suffolk Sinfonia, Camden Symphony Orchestra and Perth Symphony Orchestra, as well as Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E minor in July in with the Solti Chamber Orchestra.

As an orchestral player, Karolina frequently plays Violin I or Concertmaster and has done so recently with the English Classical Players, Serafine Orchestra, London Festival Chamber Orchestra, Rick Birley Players and Vivart Budaörs Sinfonietta (Hungary). She is also a founding member of Chapel Perilous, an ensemble directed by Guy James and regularly plays with Mystery Ensemble across the UK.

Born in Budapest to parents of Hungarian and Russian origin, Karolina moved to Surrey when she was three years old and has been playing the violin since the age of five when she began her studies with Sue Lynn and Margaret Norris (Yehudi Menuhin School). As well as later receiving a competitive Music scholarship from Reigate Grammar School, her violin tuition was generously supported by Young Sounds, formerly known as Awards for Young Musicians. This enabled her to continue her violin studies with Berent Korfker, a protégé of Zakhar Bron.

Karolina is a proud alumna of Trinity College, Cambridge where she read Music, electing solo violin performance for her final year of studies. During this time, her violin lessons were supported by the Humphrey Richardson Taylor Charitable Trust. As part of the vibrant extracurricular music scene, she regularly appeared as a soloist and a leader. Highlights include Stravinsky The Soldier’s Tale, J.S Bach, C Major Sonata on baroque instrument and his Double Violin Concerto in D minor in Trinity College Chapel.

Since 2022, Karolina has been studying with Lutsia Ibragimova (Royal College of Music). She has participated in masterclasses with Berent Korfker, Maxim Vengerov and Elizabeth Wallfisch.

Find out more about Karolina and her forthcoming engagements at karolinamusic.org.

Photograph of Karolina Csáthy by Laszlo Emmer.