Nina Kanter

     SOPRANO     •     EDUCATOR     •     COMMUNITY MUSICIAN     

Nina Kanter

Soprano • Educator • Community Musician

London-born Nina Kanter is a soprano, educator and community musician who has worked extensively throughout the UK and internationally.

“There was no questioning who was at the centre ... Her voice was full, rich, intense and she was compelling to watch and listen to.”  Bachtrack.

Passionate about bringing new and diverse voices into classical music, she is the founder and artistic director of Art Song India and Visiting Lecturer in Voice at Middlesex University.

Of Slavic Ashkenazi Jewish heritage and previously based in Chennai, India, Nina’s work seeks to explore themes of identity through transcultural dialogue in music, both as a performer and as a doctoral researcher at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

© Anand Thillai, KM Music Conservatory

© Laurent Compagnon

London-born Nina Kanter is a soprano, educator and community musician who has worked extensively throughout the UK and internationally.

“There was no questioning who was at the centre ... Her voice was full, rich, intense and she was compelling to watch and listen to.”  Bachtrack.

Passionate about bringing new and diverse voices into classical music, she is the founder and artistic director of Art Song India and Visiting Lecturer in Voice at Middlesex University. 

© Laurent Compagnon

Of Slavic Ashkenazi Jewish heritage and previously based in Chennai, India, Nina’s work seeks to explore themes of identity through transcultural dialogue in music, both as a performer and as a doctoral researcher at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

© Anand Thillai, KM Music Conservatory

Highlights of 2024 include her debut recital at the Leeds Lieder Festival, a lecture recital on Indian art song for the Global Art Song conference in Freiburg and a teaching residency at Bucknell University in Pennsylvania. 

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Highlights of 2024 include her debut recital at the Leeds Lieder Festival, a lecture recital on Indian art song for the Global Art Song conference in Freiburg and a teaching residency at Bucknell University in Pennsylvania. 

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Nina is a driver of change in the music industry and her workshops for my students provide inspiration and strategies to continue this work on the ground. Her perseverance in production and idea development has enabled new projects to be successful and mature beyond the original plan. Nina is a catalyst for thought and ideas behind creative leadership and change.
Dr. Emily Martin, Ellen P. Williams Associate Professor of Music, Bucknell University