CELLIST

IVAN KARIZNA

A musical storyteller moving between whispered intimacy and visceral intensity.

CELLIST

IVAN KARIZNA

A musical storyteller moving between whispered intimacy and visceral intensity.

Approach

Ivan Karizna’s playing is driven by a simple idea: music should speak. Whether in Schumann, Shostakovich or contemporary repertoire, he combines vocal lyricism, physical intensity and a strong sense of narrative — moving from near-whispered intimacy to explosive expression

Selected recordings

01—02

Featured recording / 01

ROBERT SCHUMANN - CELLO CONCERTO

West Australian Symphony Orchestra
Otto Tausk, conductor
Perth, 2026

Featured recording / 02

THOMAS LARCHER — CELLO CONCERTO

Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
Dima Slobodeniouk, conductor
Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 2026
Dutch premiere

Recent highlights

LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

December 2025
“A profound musical storyteller and poet” — Nürnberger Nachrichten

December 2025
“A profound musical storyteller and poet” — Nürnberger Nachrichten

AUSTRALIA 2026

Adelaide · Brisbane · Sydney · Perth
“Poetic magic and power” — Limelight

Adelaide · Brisbane · Sydney · Perth
“Poetic magic and power” — Limelight

THOMAS LARCHER — CELLO CONCERTO

Concertgebouw, Amsterdam · February 2026

Concertgebouw, Amsterdam · February 2026

“Burnished tone and vocal phrasing all the more affecting for its restraint.”

— The Strad

“His sound can sing and saw, dance and attack.

— Süddeutsche Zeitung

Upcoming concerts

04 NOV 2026

04 NOV 2026

Weinberg - Concertino

Cello Biennale Amsterdam

Cello Biennale Amsterdam

07 NOV 2026

07 NOV 2026

Brahms - Double Concerto

Cello Biennale Amsterdam

Cello Biennale Amsterdam

08 NOV 2026

08 NOV 2026

Brahms - Double Concerto

Amare, The Hague

Amare, The Hague