Biography
Pianist · Czech Philharmonic · Prague
Karolina Pancernaite is a professional pianist based in Prague, Czechia. She is a member of the Czech Philharmonic, an active chamber musician, and experienced piano teacher.
She was born in 1995 in Kaunas, Lithuania, and started playing piano at the age of six, before going on to graduate from the Juozas Naujalis Music School in 2013. Her soloist debut came at the age of 10, with the Brno Philharmonic Orchestra, and several subsequent performances with the Kaunas Symphony Orchestra.
She then studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London with Prof. Christopher Elton. She was accepted with an entrance scholarship, and received the Maud Hornsby Award for her excellent first-year attainment, before graduating with a 1st Class Honours degree in 2017.
Karolina then moved to Glasgow, Scotland, to study at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS) with Prof. Aaron Shorr and Petras Geniušas, where she was awarded a full ABRSM scholarship for her postgraduate studies. Whilst at the RCS, she won the Tony and Tania Webster Prize for rare Russian music, and received 3rd prize in the Bamber Galloway recital competition.