Soprano Sherezade Panthaki’s success has been fueled by superbly honed musicianship; “astonishing coloratura with radiant top notes” (Calgary Herald); “a full, luxuriously toned upper range” (The Los Angeles Times), and passionately informed interpretations, “mining deep emotion from the subtle shaping of the lines” (The New York Times). An acknowledged star in the early-music field, particularly in the oratorios and cantatas of Bach and Handel, Ms. Panthaki enjoys ongoing collaborations with many of the world’s leading interpreters including Nicholas McGegan, Masaaki Suzuki, Mark Morris, Nicholas Kraemer, Matthew Halls, Stephen Stubbs, and Gary Wedow.
Recent concert seasons have included performances with New York Philharmonic, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Bach Collegium Japan, Wiener Akademie (Austria), NDR Hannover Radiophilharmonie (Germany), the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Boston Early Music Festival, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra (Canada), Minnesota Orchestra, Houston Symphony, Seattle Symphony, Mark Morris Dance Group, St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue New York, The Choir and Orchestra of Trinity Wall Street, and Voices of Music. Ms. Panthaki is no stranger to 19th, 20th and 21st century concert repertoire as soprano soloist. She is widely acclaimed for her interpretations of Brahms’ Requiem, Orff’s Carmina Burana, and Poulenc’s Gloria, as well as several new music premieres. Her discography includes the recently released recording of Handel’s Joseph and his Brethren with Nicholas McGegan and Philharmonia Baroque, solo Bach cantatas with the Cantata Collective, and Graupner's opera Antiochus und Stratonica with the Boston Early Music Festival.
Born and raised in India, Ms. Panthaki holds an Artist Diploma from the Yale School of Music, as well as a Masters in Voice Performance from the University of Illinois. She is a founding member and artistic advisor of the newly-debuted Kaleidoscope Vocal Ensemble— a vocal octet celebrating racial and ethnic diversity in performances and educational programs of early and new music. Ms. Panthaki is highly sought after as a guest clinician and masterclass leader across the United States, has taught voice to graduate music majors at Yale University, and currently heads the Vocal program at Mount Holyoke College. www.sherezadepanthaki.com
Recent concert seasons have included performances with New York Philharmonic, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Bach Collegium Japan, Wiener Akademie (Austria), NDR Hannover Radiophilharmonie (Germany), the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Boston Early Music Festival, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra (Canada), Minnesota Orchestra, Houston Symphony, Seattle Symphony, Mark Morris Dance Group, St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue New York, The Choir and Orchestra of Trinity Wall Street, and Voices of Music. Ms. Panthaki is no stranger to 19th, 20th and 21st century concert repertoire as soprano soloist. She is widely acclaimed for her interpretations of Brahms’ Requiem, Orff’s Carmina Burana, and Poulenc’s Gloria, as well as several new music premieres. Her discography includes the recently released recording of Handel’s Joseph and his Brethren with Nicholas McGegan and Philharmonia Baroque, solo Bach cantatas with the Cantata Collective, and Graupner's opera Antiochus und Stratonica with the Boston Early Music Festival.
Born and raised in India, Ms. Panthaki holds an Artist Diploma from the Yale School of Music, as well as a Masters in Voice Performance from the University of Illinois. She is a founding member and artistic advisor of the newly-debuted Kaleidoscope Vocal Ensemble— a vocal octet celebrating racial and ethnic diversity in performances and educational programs of early and new music. Ms. Panthaki is highly sought after as a guest clinician and masterclass leader across the United States, has taught voice to graduate music majors at Yale University, and currently heads the Vocal program at Mount Holyoke College. www.sherezadepanthaki.com