Soprano Isa Katharina Gericke is known as a versatile and colourful artist in concert, chamber music and opera, and is acclaimed for her programming, interpretation and communication skills. Her repertoire ranges from baroque to contemporary music. Her love of Lieder and art songs has resulted in well-received performances combining theatre and music, celebrating the life and work of legendary Nordic singers Eva Sars Nansen, Kirsten Flagstad and Jenny Lind. Isa has been Artistic Director of Glogerfestspillene - a chamber music festival in Kongsberg - since its beginning in 2001. Isa graduated from the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo and the Hochschule der Künste in Berlin. She has won several awards, including the very first Wessel-pris, awarded by Norske Selskab for her contribution to the promotion of Norwegian vocal music. Solo engagements have included collaborations with Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Bremen Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, conductors Sir Andrew Davies, Manfred Honeck, Frans Brüggen, Philippe Herreweghe and Rinaldo Alessandrini. Isa is a frequent guest at chamber music festivals in Norway and abroad. All of her recordings have a connection to the Nordic art song repertoire. Her recordings on LAWO Classics are Budbærersken and Å her møter mangt - Songs by Johan Kvandal. Artist photos: Romulo Correa, Jan Erik Fillan, Jan Ove Iversen