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 degree, a master’s degree, 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, Katherine 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 founding member the Houston Cello Quartet and an active performer in the non-profit Classical C.A.R.M.A. (Concerts Aiming to Raise Money & Awareness). She is joining the Seattle Symphony cello section in fall 2023. In her free time she enjoys running half marathons, cooking new recipes and spending time with her family and friends.