Caroline Almonte

One of Australia's leading soloists, chamber musicians and educators, Caroline Almonte has a wide- ranging career as a pianist, producer, presenter and recording artist.

As both soloist and chamber musician, her awards include the 2019 Australian Women in Music - Excellence in Classical Music Award ABC, Young Perform of the Year – Keyboard section, Hepzibah Menuhin Award and Ist prize - Premio ‘Trio di Trieste’, Italy.

Caroline gives regular solo and chamber music recitals around Australia and overseas. She has performed in Canada, China, Italy, Japan, South America, U.K and the United States, including appearances at the Edinburgh International Festival, Lincoln Centre, Shanghai International Piano Festival and Teatro Colosseo Series in Buenos Aires.

Caroline studied at the Victorian College of the Arts with Stephen McIntyre and in New York at the Juilliard School with Oxana Yablonskaya, (piano performance) and Samuel Sanders (chamber music). She is one of 100 Alumni chosen across 100 years of Music/Dance/Drama to have her profile featured in the Juillard School Centenary Publication.

Her many musical collaborations include members of the Arista Trio, Australia Ensemble, Australian String Quartet, Escher String Quartet, Flinders Quartet, Sarah Chang, Daniel Hope, Alexander Ivashkin,Yvonne Kenny, Ralph Kirschbaum, Dimity Shephard, Duo Sol, Sutherland Trio and Pieter Wispelway.

Alongside her stage performances, Caroline has been a producer for ABC Classic FM and AMEB solo piano series, recording artists for ABC Classic FM, jury member for several piano and chamber music competitions and given masterclasses in Australia, China, New Zealand and Singapore, including performances with Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra and most recently with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

Caroline currently teaches Piano and Chamber Music at the University of Melbourne.