Diana Ketler
- Piano
Born in Latvia, Diana Ketler began studying piano at the age of 5, encouraged by her parents. Her father, a well-known baritone, and her mother, a choral conductor and voice teacher, inspired her early love for opera. Diana began her solo career at an early age, making her debut with the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra at just 11. Her musical career, both as a solo pianist and as a chamber musician, has taken her to countless countries in Europe, Asia and the United States. She has performed on important stages such as the Musikverein, Konzerthaus, Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Centre, Wigmore Hall, Suntory Hall, etc. She regularly participates in festivals such as Lucerne, Gstaad, Boswil, Kuhmo Finland, Rheingau, Wiener Musikwochen, etc.
Diana is a founding member of the Raro Ensemble, and together with Răzvan Popovici is the founder of the SoNoRo cultural platform and of the Chiemgauer Musikfrühling Festival in Bavaria. Professor at the Royal Academy of Music in London, she was appointed a Fellow of this Academy in 2016. Since autumn 2018 she has been a member of the chamber music department at the Haute École de Musique in Geneva. The pianist received the Great Music Award, the highest Latvian award in the field of music, from the Latvian state.