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About KlangOdyssey

Founded in 2025 KlangOdyssey, the members of the ensemble came together to create something new and innovative in the classical music scene in Austria: A place - not just an ensemble, where creativity in the classical music industry could call home. 

 

The artists who currently make up the ensemble have performed around the globe and played with world class musicians. Our musicians have worked with names such as Itzhak Perlman, Lawrence Power, Nicolas Altstaedt and with leading members of big name orchestras such as Berliner Philharmoniker, Wiener Philharmoniker, Australian Chamber Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Wiener Symphoniker and many more.

They have performed in world class concert halls (Wiener Musikverein, Sydney Opera House, Lincoln Center usw) and as well as guest performances in music festivals across the globe (Lockenhaus Chamber Music Festival, Musica Viva Huntington Estate Music Festival, Art-Duo Festival and more).

 

Challenging “traditional” programming and concert formats is at the heart of KlangOdyssey. By giving voices to lesser known and female composers, performing rare works and collaborating with artists, KlangOdyssey is able to introduce classical music to new audiences, develop programs with deeper meaning and richer stories to create a closer connection with their audience - thus bringing classical music to the modern era.

Meet the Musicians

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IhnSeon Park

Collective and Founding Musician: Violin

IhnSeon Park studied with Itzhak Perlman and Cathy Cho at the Juilliard Pre-College and was a dual-degree student in Political Science at Columbia University and Music at the Juilliard School, where she was a recipient of the William and Roberta Campbell Scholarship. She has performed worldwide with Itzhak Perlman, won prizes at major competitions, and appeared in renowned venues such as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and NJPAC. Since 2014, she has been based in Vienna, is a founding member of KlangKollektiv Wien, and a co-founder of the ensemble KlangOdyssey, and is actively engaged in the chamber music scene in Vienna and New York.

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Kinga Janiszewski

Collective and Founding Musician: Double Bass

Kinga Janiszewski is a double bassist with a passion for chamber music and unique concert formats. Originally from Australia, she brings a dynamic and reflective voice to both traditional and contemporary repertoire and is always looking for new ways to create genuine connections through music. As an orchestral musician, she has played with renowned orchestras such as the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, the Vienna Chamber Orchestra, etc. Her current focus is on creating new paths in the Viennese chamber music scene and beyond – with concert series that combine bold repertoire ideas with intimate, personal musical experiences.

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Africa Alàide Dobner

Founding Musician: Cello

​Africa Alaìde Dobner is a cellist with a particular focus on chamber music. She has performed at festivals such as I Concerti del Quirinale and the Amiata Piano Festival and has collaborated with artists including Giovanni Sollima and Leonid Gorokhov. She currently lives in Salzburg, where she continues her artistic activities.

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Anna Aigner

Founding Musician: Cello

Anna Aigner completed her studies in 2024 at the mdw (University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna) with Peter Somodari, graduating with distinction. She performs in numerous chamber music formations, including Duo Veris, Trio Paidia, the chamber orchestra Klangkollektiv Wien, Sigrid Horn & das Nest, and Die Divinerinnen. (www.annaaigner.at)

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Evgenii Artemenkov

Founding Musician: Violin

Evgenii Artemenkov, born in Tyumen (Russia), began studying the violin at the age of six and early on became a prizewinner at numerous national and international competitions as well as a student of the Yuri Bashmet Academy. He has appeared as a soloist and orchestral musician in renowned venues such as the Berlin Philharmonie, worked with conductors including Yuri Bashmet, and made his solo debut at the age of 13 with the Samara Academic Symphony Orchestra. Since 2017, Evgenii has been based in Vienna and is active internationally as a soloist, chamber musician, and quartet violinist; since 2024, he has served as the first violinist of the quartet Classic Sound Vienna.

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Marilies Guschlbauer

Founding Musician: Cello

Marilies Guschlbauer is an Austrian cellist known for her warm, natural tone and expressive creativity. She performs internationally as a soloist and chamber musician, including at festivals such as the Grafenegg Festival, Styriarte, and Cello Biennale Amsterdam. Her CD Grandes Dames was released by Deutsche Grammophon/Cavi-Music in 2024. She has performed in renowned concert halls such as the Musikverein in Vienna and the Konzerthaus in Berlin.

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Sofya Vardanyan

Founding Musician: Violin

Sofia Vardanyan, a violinist from Armenia, is pursuing a master’s degree at the Music and Arts Private University of the City of Vienna (MUK), studying with Boris Brovtsyn and Pavel Vernikov. She has performed at renowned festivals such as the Perlman Music Program, the Moritzburg Festival, and the Sion Festival. In the 2024/25 season, she toured Europe several times with the Orchestre des Champs-Élysées under Philippe Herreweghe, appearing at venues including the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, the Philharmonie de Paris, BOZAR Brussels, and the Philharmonie Luxembourg. A passionate chamber musician, she is a recipient of the 2025 MUK Chamber Music Scholarship with the Apeiron Quartet and pursues an artistic vision grounded in sonic depth, emotional authenticity, and direct dialogue with the audience.

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Daniel Melguizo-Martínez

Founding Musician: Viola

Colombian violist and violinist, who studied at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz (Austria). He is currently the principal violist of the Beethoven Philharmonic Baden. In December 2025, he made his solo debut (on viola) in the renowned Mozart Hall of the Vienna Konzerthaus, where he performed Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante.

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Dominika Witowicz

Founding Musician: Violin

Dominika Witowicz studied at the Academy of Music in Kraków in the class of Prof. WiesÅ‚aw KwaÅ›ny and has continued her studies since 2019 with Prof. Dominika Falger at the Music and Arts Private University of the City of Vienna (MUK), complemented by formative masterclasses, including with the Kronos Quartet and members of the Berlin Philharmonic. She is a prizewinner of numerous first prizes at national and international solo and chamber music competitions, including the Art-Duo Festival in Prague, the Fidelio Competition in Vienna, and the Malta International Music Competition. As a soloist and orchestral musician, she has performed with the Rzeszów Philharmonic and has collaborated with ensembles and orchestras such as the Wiener Concert-Verein, the Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Kraków Philharmonic, and the Vienna Symphony Orchestra.

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Giuseppe Zappalà

Founding Musician: Viola

Giuseppe Zappalà was born in 1993 in Acireale, Italy. In 2024, he completed his viola studies at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna with Prof. Sebastian Herberg, graduating with distinction. He is currently continuing his studies in a master’s program in chamber music at the same Viennese university with Prof. Johannes Meissl. He is a passionate chamber musician and has performed in many concert halls in Italy and abroad. He has substituted with various orchestras, including the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Tonkünstler Orchestra, and gained further orchestral experience with, among others, the Grafenegg Festival Academy Orchestra and the IOIA (International Orchestra Institute Attergau of the Vienna Philharmonic).

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