Lunchtime Recital - Karolina Kubalkova (piano)

Programme:

W. A Mozart: Piano Sonata No14 in C minor K457

Philip Glass: Etudes No1 and No6

L. v Beethoven: Piano Sonata in F Major op10 no2

S. Rachmaninov: Preludes Op23 no2

Free Entry. No ticket Required. Retiring collection suggestion £5

Biography:

Karolína is an acclaimed concert pianist and the daughter of internationally celebrated, Juno Award-winning Czech pianist Antonín Kubálek. She is an alumna of the Royal Academy of Music, the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, the Prague Academy of Music, and the Glenn Gould School of Music in Toronto.

Now based in Glasgow, Karolína proudly contributes to the UK music community—not only as a solo and collaborative artist but also as the artistic founder and curator of the new concert series Music in the Mearns.

Her artistry has earned international recognition. Karolína’s memorable 2009 debut in Prague’s famous St Lawrence Church of the Prague Speing Festival left a lasting impression on audiences and critics alike, as noted in Hudební Rozhledy, the Czech national music magazine “… her performances prove again and again that she carries the precious gift of being able to communicate with the audience …(giving) the impression that she has always belonged to the stage.”

In March 2025, her recording of Beethoven’s 32 Variations in C minor—released under her own white-label imprint—was broadcast on BBC Radio along with an interview about her curatorial work with Music in the Mearns; affirming her growing presence on the UK classical scene.

Karolína is currently touring the UK with a wide-ranging programme of solo and chamber music, performing at venues such as St Giles’ Cathedral and the Pianodrome in Edinburgh, as well as St Mary’s Cathedral. Her current programmes feature music by Rachmaninov, Debussy, Beethoven, Glass, Mozart, Chopin, and contemporary Scottish-inspired works. She is also performing Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor in a special chamber arrangement with the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Quintet.