Violist Tahlia Petrosian enjoys a multi-faceted career as a soloist, chamber musician, director of KLASSIK underground, creative producer and member of the Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig. One of the foremost innovators who is transforming classical music in the 21st century, Tahlia is much sought after as a consultant and creative producer for leading orchestras, arts organisations and artists for new concert formats and special projects in Europe, the US and Australia. As a soloist and chamber musician, Tahlia has performed in Wigmore Hall, the Sydney Opera House, the Semperoper Dresden, the Berliner Philharmonie, the Gewandhaus Leipzig, at Tanglewood Music Center, and directly on 5th Avenue in New York. Her chamber music partners have included Leif Ove Andsnes, Joshua Bell, Gautier Capuçon, Leonidas Kavakos and Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider. Having studied with Tabea Zimmermann and Wilfried Strehle in Berlin, Tahlia’s individual playing style has been has recognised with awards from the Australia Council, the Australian Music Foundation in London, the Paul Hindemith Gesellschaft in Berlin, the DAAD and the Dame Joan Sutherland Fund in New York. She has been a member of the Gewandhaus Orchestra since 2012 and also performs with the Australian World Orchestra. Tahlia has taught at the Guildhall School in London and at the Australian National Academy of Music in Melbourne. In 2016, Tahlia created KLASSIK underground, working with artists including Joshua Bell, Gautier Capuçon, Alan Gilbert, Leonidas Kavakos, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Andris Nelsons, Jean-Yves Thibaudet and Jörg Widmann to present classical music in an innovative format. In addition to these aftershows with world-class soloists, KLASSIK underground presents original and modern shows where classical music interacts with other art forms including dance, street art, video installation and theatre. In 2019, Tahlia took on the role of Creative Producer at leading music agency HarrisonParrott in London, where she developed special projects for institutions including Tate Modern and the BBC, and was the producer for the highly successful “50 Years in a Day” concerts at Southbank Centre for the 50th anniversary of HarrisonParrott. Tahlia also directed the national music programs of the Norwegian arts organisation, “Talent Norge”, in 2019. Tahlia has been a guest speaker at the Karajan Conference Salzburg, the ARTS+ Conference Frankfurt, the Avant Première Music + Media Market Vienna and the national Deutscher Orchestertag in Berlin. At the 2022 Edinburgh International Culture Summit at the Scottish Parliament, Tahlia presented on “Culture and Education” together with Andreas Schleicher, Director of Education at the OECD.