Katarína Turnerová

Even during her studies at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague she became a harpist of the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra in Bratislava (1990 – 1995). Since 1995 she is the first harpist in the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra. From 1994 – 1997 she was also a harpist in the international symphony orchestra United Philharmonic Vienna.

With her husband flutist Marián Turner she plays in a chamber duo which has performed hundreds of concerts at home and abroad. She has cooperated also with other domestic performers and chamber ensembles such as the Slovak Chamber Orchestra of Bohdan Warchal, Bratislava Soloists, Moyzes Quartet and others.

As a soloist she has performed at Christmas concerts with State Philharmonic Košice, at Central European Music Festival Žilina, and in many concerts within various festivals in Slovakia. Slovak concert performing art she has also represented abroad – as a soloist, chamber partner or orchestral player she has performed in Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Italy, Sweden, Spain, Mexico and Japan.