Biography
Karen is devoted to chamber and orchestral playing. She has recently worked with Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Chipping Campden Festival Academy Orchestra, Orion Orchestra and Guildhall Symphony Orchestra. After obtaining her master’s in Orchestral Artistry (Distinction) at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Karen is pursuing her Artist Diploma, studying flute, piccolo and Baroque flute with Philippa Davies, Sarah Newbold, Ian Clarke, Christopher Green and Lisa Beznosiuk. In 2022, Karen won 1st Prize in the British Flute Society Young Artist Competition and 2nd Prize in Tampere Flute Fest Piccolo Competition. She performed as a concerto soloist with the Klangkollektiv Wien in Austria after winning the mock audition at the Penthesilea Academy 2022. In recognition of her academic and music achievements, she is a Guildhall Scholar and an Ian Fleming Award holder, supported by Help Musicians.
