Karen Becker, Cello

Cellist Karen Becker is an active soloist and chamber musician. Performances have taken her around the world to places such as the Czech Republic, England, Korea, Mexico, Norway, Switzerland, throughout the United States, and Brazil. National and international festival appearances include serving as artist faculty for the International Cello Institute, the Ameropa Music Festival in Prague, SoundWaves Music Festival, Red Lodge Music Festival, and more.

She is an enthusiastic teacher, having given cello and chamber master classes around the world and in 2023 for the American String Teachers Association National Convention. She tours regularly as a soloist and chamber player as part of the Becker-Bogard Duo, the Concordia String Trio, and Front Range Piano Quartet. In October 2023 the Duo released their CD American Landscapes, which includes works by Samuel Barber, Libby Larsen, Warren Gooch, Laurence Sherr, and George Walker. Released on the Centaur label, it is available on all streaming services.

The Concordia String Trio recordings, Viennese String Trios, American Vistas, and From the Heart of Ra: New Chamber Music for Viola by Andrew List, are also available on streaming. Becker has recorded for several PBS documentaries and independent films, and has been featured numerous times on American Public Media’s Performance Today.