Karl-Andreas Kolly

Karl-Andreas Kolly is a Swiss pianist. He studied at the Zurich Music Academy with Hans Schicker and participated in the master classes of <a href="spotify:artist:74FWRHtdjFgWKiWkWYuAVh">Karl Engel</a> in Bern and <a href="spotify:artist:6vIKIoSujWoiG8leOflhyl">Mieczyslaw Horszowski</a> in Lucerne. He has appeared in numerous recitals as a soloist and chamber musician in Europe, Japan, Korea, China, Australia, and the United States, and he has been a guest artist at international festivals. As a concerto soloist, he has performed with the <a href="spotify:artist:6XB7gCSvNN5AkoAhEFv7Cg">Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich</a>, the <a href="spotify:artist:6IHkZ4mLQr4dLxiSJr3yJ8">Basel Symphony Orchestra</a>, the <a href="spotify:artist:236LkXpX9UHltbK1jFXmdc">Bern Symphony Orchestra</a>, the <a href="spotify:artist:428GNN7qZnTsMaK3SfPo6D">Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra</a>, and the <a href="spotify:artist:3JMtC2Qi46h2vcbJfVYlgy">Barcelona Symphony Orchestra</a>. He is also active in chamber music, performing with the Trio Novanta in Romantic repertoire. Since his first album in 1992, Kolly's recordings have covered a wide range of works, including <a href="spotify:artist:5aIqB5nVVvmFsvSdExz408">Bach</a>'s Goldberg Variations and solo pieces by <a href="spotify:artist:7y97mc3bZRFXzT2szRM4L4">Chopin</a>, to music by <a href="spotify:artist:78t7WfwhjZLkDHN5QKwS5u">Glazunov</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:6nZiWg5ZB511S24WmB7TCV">Scriabin</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:0Fx0FF13vvAQ3gmBE5LmhH">Schmidt</a>. Kolly teaches at the Zurich High School for Music and Theater.