Recently relocated from Grand Rapids, MI, pianist Kelly Estes Karamanov currently lives in St. Louis and enjoys an active collaborative piano career. Ms. Karamanov has performed as an orchestral pianist in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the St. Louis Symphony, the Grand Rapids Symphony, the North Carolina Symphony, The Florida Orchestra, the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, and was Principal Piano in the West Michigan Symphony. She performed in Carnegie Hall with the Grand Rapids Symphony in 2018 and the Holland Chorale in 2011, and has collaborated in many chamber music recitals across Michigan including the Grand Rapids Art Museum, the Chamber Music Festival of Saugatuck, and The Block (Muskegon). In February 2017, she performed as a soloist in the Beethoven Triple Concerto with the West Michigan Symphony.
A dedicated teacher, Ms. Karamanov maintains a private studio for individual piano lessons. She taught at the Faulkner Chamber Music Festival in Arkansas in 2012 and 2013 and enjoys chamber music coaching locally in St. Louis. She completed Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in piano performance at Ball State University where she studied with Dr. Raymond Kilburn. She also spent two summers studying with Norman Krieger at the Brevard Music Center. While at Ball State, Ms. Karamanov created a group piano program for adult students in the community, and continues to enjoy teaching students of all ages. Away from the piano, Kelly enjoys swimming, cooking, and exploring her new city with her husband, bassoonist Vincent Karamanov.
A dedicated teacher, Ms. Karamanov maintains a private studio for individual piano lessons. She taught at the Faulkner Chamber Music Festival in Arkansas in 2012 and 2013 and enjoys chamber music coaching locally in St. Louis. She completed Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in piano performance at Ball State University where she studied with Dr. Raymond Kilburn. She also spent two summers studying with Norman Krieger at the Brevard Music Center. While at Ball State, Ms. Karamanov created a group piano program for adult students in the community, and continues to enjoy teaching students of all ages. Away from the piano, Kelly enjoys swimming, cooking, and exploring her new city with her husband, bassoonist Vincent Karamanov.
