ELENI KATZ
bassoon
Hailed for her virtuosity and vibrancy, bassoonist Eleni Katz has established herself as a prominent soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral player with a “thoughtful and expressive” (San Diego Union Tribune) approach to music making. Eleni has performed extensively in the U.S. and abroad, with recent and forthcoming highlights including Carnegie Hall, CMS Lincoln Center, La Jolla Music Society’s SummerFest, Newport Classical, Camerata Pacifica, and Death of Classical: The Crypt Sessions, among others. Her approach to playing the bassoon has been described as “uncannily human” (The Royal Gazette) and she has always believed the bassoon should emulate the organic nature of the human voice. Starting in the 2025-26 academic year, Eleni will begin her role as bassoon teaching faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Mead Witter School of Music.
Professional development activities for Eleni Katz are generously supported by Susan MacEachron and Michael Halloran.
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Basso Vox is a boundary-pushing duo that reimagines the roles and expressive possibilities of the double bass and bassoon in chamber music. Comprising two trailblazing soloists—double bassist Nina Bernatand bassoonist Eleni Katz—the duo brings a distinctly vocal approach to their transcriptions and original repertoire, highlighting the often-overlooked singing qualities of their instruments. In Latin, Basso Vox translates to “Bass Voice.”
Recent and upcoming performance highlights include appearances at Tippet Rise, Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival, Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota, Concerts by the Pond, Music at Evergreen, and the Rites of Spring Music Festival. Both originally from Iowa City, IA, Eleni and Nina began collaborating after individually winning the Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition and subsequently joining the prestigious CAG roster.