Clara Osowski

Mezzo-soprano Clara Osowski, who sings “from inside the music with unaffected purity and sincerity” (UK Telegraph), is an active soloist and chamber musician throughout the United States and Europe. Recognized for her excellence in Minnesota, Clara was a recipient of the prestigious 2018-2019 McKnight Artist Fellowships for Musicians administered by MacPhail Center for Music.

Known particularly for her interpretation of art song, Clara has been awarded several international prizes in Lieder, most notable the first ever American prize winner at Thomas Quasthoff's Das Lied Competition, and both the Schubert and Ralph Vaughan Williams prizes at Wigmore Hall's prestigious song competition in London. HIghlight performances include Mendelssohn's Elias with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde for chamber orchestra with Salastina Los Angeles, debuts with Music of the Baroque, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Handel and Haydn, and Minnesota Opera, and her Wigmore Hall debut recital with pianist Julius Drake.

In addition to performing, Clara serves as the Artistic Director of Source Song Festival, a week-long art song festival in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This festival strives to create and perform new song, and cultivate an educational environment for students of song, including composers, vocalists, and collaborative pianists. Please see www.claraosowski.com for more information.