Liberian-Norwegian pianist Kamilla Arku draws on her diverse background as inspiration for her work as a performer and educator. She has appeared as a soloist and collaborative pianist in Europe, Africa and North America, and has recently performed for the Royal Opera House, Chamber Music at Lincoln Center, the Intercultural Music Initiative, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, MoMA PS1, and Music for Liberia. Her latest release is a collaboration with composer Dameun Strange out on the nonclassical label.

Kamilla has appeared on BBC Radio 3 and BBC Radio London; performed chamber music with musicians such as Stephen Kovacevich, Karen Slack, April Koyejo-Audiger and the Calidore Quartet; and collaborated with visual artists Jordan Söderberg Mills and Amale Freiha Khlat and filmmaker Patrick Hamm. Kamilla is passionate about introducing audiences to lesser-known repertoire, and regularly programs music by women composers and composers of color.

Kamilla is the founder and Director of charity Music for Liberia, a non-profit supporting young people in Liberia. She is a graduate of Yale University and the Royal Northern College of Music, and is currently a PhD student in Musicology at New York University.

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