Cello
Praised for the “inviting, vocal quality” of her tone by the Chicago Classical Review, Katherine Audas is a passionate cellist who enjoys performing in orchestra, chamber music ensembles and as a soloist. She holds a Bachelor’s, Master’s and an Artist Diploma in Cello Performance from Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music, where she studied with Norman Fischer from 2014–2018 and Brinton Smith from 2018–2023. While at Rice, she was the recipient of the Annette and Hugh Gragg Principal Chair in Cello. She was awarded first prize at the Ann and Charles Eisemann International Young Artists Competition in Dallas in 2020, and she won the silver medal at the IX Concurso Internacional Violonchelo Carlos Prieto in Michoacán, Mexico, in 2019. In recent years, Audas has appeared as a soloist with numerous symphonies, including the Houston Symphony at the Ima Hogg Competition, the Northbrook Symphony, the Michoacán Symphony, the Shepherd School of Music Symphony Orchestra and the Boise Philharmonic. She is the founder of the Houston Cello Quartet and an active performer in the nonprofit Classical C.A.R.M.A. (Concerts Aiming to Raise Money & Awareness). In her free time, she enjoys running half marathons, cooking new recipes and spending time with her family and friends.
