Katharina Konradi

Katharina Konradi is a Kyrgyzstani/German operatic soprano based in Germany. She has performed at major opera houses, especially Sophie (Der Rosenkavalier), Gilda (Rigoletto) and Susanna (Le Nozze di Figaro). She is also known as a lieder singer with a broad repertoire including contemporary music, performed at Wigmore Hall in London among others, and has released multiple recordings.

Career Born in Bishkek, returned to the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich as Adele in Die Fledermaus, and made her role debut as Gilda in Rigoletto at the Hamburg State Opera. She also appeared as Susanna in Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro at Hamburg. On the concert stage, she performs Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with the Berliner Philharmoniker under Kirill Petrenko at the Easter Festival in Baden-Baden. In addition to these performances, she continues her recital work with multiple recitals throughout Europe.

In September of 2025, she joined Harrison Parrott for general management, and ended her fest contract with the Staatsoper Hamburg.

In her 2025/26 season, Konradi returns to the Semperoper Dresden as Pamina in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, sings Sophie in Der Rosenkavalier and Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro with the Wiener Staatsoper on tour in Japan, and reprises Sophie in concert at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden. Her concert highlights include the London Symphony Orchestra’s season opener at the Barbican with Bernstein’s Symphony No. 3, Kaddish under Antonio Pappano; Bach’s Matthäus-Passion with the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra; Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester in Berlin and Hamburg; Haydn’s Nelsonmesse with the Wiener Symphoniker; and Die Schöpfung with the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. Konradi also presents recitals at Les Arts Valencia and the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.

Her recording, “Un Cycle Imaginaire,” a collection of Lieder by Liszt with pianist Daniel Heide, was released by Universal Music in November 2025. Her latest recording, "Mahler ... Lieder der Jugend: Songs of youth and awakening" with pianist Joseph Middleton, mezzo-soprano Sophie Rennert, tenor Mauro Peter, and baritone Sir Simon Keenlyside was released on Signum Records in July 2026.

In June 2026, Konradi received her first Opus Klassik Award, winning the Solo Vocal Recording of the Year category for her album "Un Cycle Imaginaire", recorded with pianist Daniel Heide on CAvi Classics.

Awards 2016: Deutscher Musikwettbewerb

Recordings – 635212100622

DVDs / Blu-rays

Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus — Adele Bayerische Staatsoper; Vladimir Jurowski (cond.), Barrie Kosky (dir.). BSO Recordings, cat. BSOREC1005 — released 13 Sep 2024 on DVD (2 discs) and Blu-ray.