Artist-in-Residence Kindra Scharich
Mezzo-soprano Kindra Scharich has been praised by the San Francisco Chronicle for her “fearless technical precision,” “deep-rooted pathos” and “irrepressible musical splendor.” As a dedicated recitalist, she has performed more than 250 art songs in 15 languages, and enjoys the full complement of recital, concert and opera engagements alike. Ms. Scharich has sung more than 40 roles from Monteverdi to Philip Glass, and been engaged in a number of premières and new works, including: John Adam’s Antony & Cleopatra (San Francisco Opera), Bright Sheng’s Dream of the Red Chamber (San Francisco Opera) Laura Kaminsky’s Today it Rains (Opera Parallèle) and Missy Mazzoli’s Breaking the Waves (West Edge Opera, west coast première) Scharich’s recordings include: In meinem Himmel: The Mahler Song Cycles, with the Alexander String Quartet (2018), To my Distant Beloved, with pianist Jeffrey LaDeur (2020) and Nepomuceno Overseas, with pianist Ricardo Ballestero (2021).
SONGS WITH – AND WITHOUT – WORDS Recordings with and by treasured collaborators, Jeffrey LaDeur, Ricardo Ballestero and the Alexander String Quartet
To My Distant Beloved was released in 2020 on MSR Classics and is available on Amazon
Kindra Scharich – Jeffrey LaDeur reviews in: Voix des Arts Audiophile
An Artist’s Journey was released on April 1, 2022 on the Music & Arts label and is available on Amazon
“An all-embracing artwork…Five stars. A keyboard ascent through Liszt, both to the Venusberg and to Olympus.” – Gary Lemco, Fanfare
Chosen Eyes was released on March 18, 2022 on the Music & Arts label and is available on Amazon
In Meinem Himmel was released in 2019 on Foghorn Classics and is available on Amazon
Kindra Scharich – Alexander String Quartet review in Opera News
With these same wonderful artists, Kindra Scharich and Jeffrey LaDeur
we are honored to have collaborated on several occasions with the
SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL PIANO FESTIVAL
watch the live-streamed Schubertiade recording
and a broadcast of selections from Schubert’s Winterreise, D.911 Part I
and Brahms Quintet for Piano and Strings in F minor, Op. 34
with special guests the ALEXANDER STRING QUARTET:
Zakarias Grafilo, violin; Frederick Lifsitz, violin
Paul Yarbrough, viola; Sandy Wilson, cello
Winter Journey broadcast Première