Karolina Csáthy
Violin Recital
Wednesday 14 January 2026 – 1 pm to 1:45 pm
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| At this recital, Karolina treated us to a wonderful display of virtuosity. The large and very appreciative audience sat enraptured as the sounds of Bach’s partita filled the Cathedral.
The complexity of Bach’s music is best appreciated when played with such accuracy and sensitivity. And in the splendid surroundings of the Cathedral we were certainly not disappointed. Karolina then completed her recital with two very enjoyable shorter pieces by Paganini and Kreisler. Thank you Karolina! |
Programme
| J.S. Bach (1685-1750) | Partita No.2 BWV 1004
– Allemande – Corrente – Sarabanda – Giga – Ciaccona |
| Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840) |
Caprice No. 21 – Amoroso |
| Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962) |
Recitativo und Scherzo-Caprice
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Biography
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Karolina Csáthy has performed internationally in venues such as 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 Third Violin Concerto, Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending and recitals across London and Cambridge with Harrison Cole, 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, UK. She looks forward to performing Bruch’s Violin ConcertoNo. 1 with Suffolk Sinfonia in March and Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E minor in July in with the Solti Chamber Orchestra next year. As an orchestral player, Karolina frequently plays Violin I and has done so recently with the English Classical Players, 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. Karolina has been playing the violin since the age of five and 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.
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Refreshments were available in the Song School afterwards
Admission is free, but we welcome your contribution towards our expenses. If you are a UK tax payer please consider using Gift Aid to increase the value of your donation by a quarter.
Brentwood Cathedral Music Dept©2026 – Photos & Sound Recording Graham Hillman

