Julia Karpeta – viola da gamba,
plays the bass and soprano viol and violone in G. In 2019 CD Accord has released her solo album with Marin Marais and Antoine Forqueray music. She has been involved in the production of numerous other albums, e.g. the series presenting the works of Polish composers with Wrocław Baroque Ensemble. Her performance with Arte dei Suonatori and Le Poème Harmonique ensembles was recorded for the Mezzo television channel, and with gamba duo Fernabucco for Polish Radio 2. Julia has participated in several early music festivals, including International Festival Wratislavia Cantans, Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival, BRQ Vantaa Festival, Actus Humanus, MITTO SettembreMusica, Misteria Paschalia, Kromer Festival Biecz, Intenational Bach Festival in Świdnica and Festival International de Santander. As a soloist and chamber player she performs in Poland and most European countries (Germany, Italy, Croatia, Chechia, Lithuania, Latvia, Denmark, Finland, France and Spain).
She graduated from the Secondary Music School in Wrocław in the viola da gamba class with Petr Wagner. Julia mastered her skills under the guidance of Brent Wissick at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Rainer Zipperling at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz in Cologne as well as Mark Caudle at the Academy of Music in Wrocław. She has also participated in master classes conducted by Paolo Pandolfo, Wieland Kuijken and Lucas Peres. In 2011, Julia Karpeta won the Young Poland Scholarship of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage. As a member of the Overtone trio, she specialises in the performance of 17th- and 18th- century music. In 2023, ensemble was carrying out a month-long artistic residency in France as part of the Odyssée project (Fondation Les Arts Florissants - William Christie) supported by the French Ministry of Culture. In 2024, Overtone received 1st prize at the International Competition for Early Music Maurizio Pratola in L'Aquila.
