Ramona Horvath

Ramona Horvath: Absinthe

by Artur Moral
December 22, 2025

How could one not connect with someone who, from her debut album as a leader, Lotus Blossom (Black & Blue, 2017), demonstrated such knowledge and admiration for Billy Strayhorn's timeless compositions? Or who, in the liner notes of her new project, counts among her supporters fellow pianists of the stature of Giovanni Mirabassi, Ignasi Terraza and Pierre de Bethmann? Something old, something new, something borrowed... Certainly, a quick glance at the repertoire of this Ramona Horvath Trio's release ...

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Ramona Horvath Trio: Carmen's Karma

Read "Carmen's Karma" reviewed by Katchie Cartwright

by Katchie Cartwright
January 25, 2024

Ramona Horvath grew up in Romania under communist rule. Her father was a classical cellist, her mother an art restorer. By age three, she was eagerly exploring the piano in a home filled with music of many kinds (Romanian, European classical, Jewish, American). Willis Conover's nightly broadcasts on Voice of America (the family listened in secret) introduced her to jazz. After graduating from Bucharest Conservatory, she moved to Paris to study with Romanian jazz pianist Jancy Korossy, and has remained ...

JAZZ HOT: ".. a real pianist who masters completely the instrument and makes it ring full range ..." PIANISTE MAGAZINE: ".. Although gifted with an accomplished technique, Ramona is a true artist who does not confuse performance and exhibition ..." JAZZ MAGAZINE: "....musicality, flawless technique and velvet touch...."