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Helene Zindarsian A native San Franciscan born into a very musical family, Helene Zindarsian’s earliest memories include falling asleep each night to either the sounds of her father composing at the piano, or her mother singing beautiful Armenian lullabies. By the time Ms. Zindarsian was five years old, she was already a regular in the church choir. Her well-rounded performing arts background includes thirteen years of formal training at the San Francisco Ballet School, studies at the American Conservatory Theatre, and a degree in Dramatic Art from U.C. Berkeley. |
An impromptu performance in an Italian palazzo led to her professional debut in San Francisco, where she was chosen to be the soprano soloist in a world premier production set to Mahler’s Des Knaben Wunderhorn with the San Francisco Ballet Company. Of that performance, the San Francisco Chronicle wrote, “The brief stunned silence at the curtain, and the roars of approval that followed were proof of the powerful feelings elicited in the audience.” Following this local triumph, Helene received many invitations to sing as a guest artist, both locally and in Europe, where she eventually relocated for an extended engagement. An invitation to perform Strauss’s Four Last Songs in Chicago enticed her to return to the United States, where she now maintains an active concert schedule.
Ms. Zindarsian is often featured as a soloist with the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, which was recently hailed as Musical America’s “Ensemble of the Year”. Her solo appearances there include Campra’s Requiem, Purcell’s Birthday Ode to Queen Mary, Rameau’s Grand Motet, and most recently Handel’s Samson and Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, all with maestro Nicholas McGegan conducting.
Ms. Zindarsian performs regularly throughout the Bay Area as a professional member of several distinguished ensembles including Philharmonia Baroque, American Bach Soloists, the San Francisco Symphony Chorus, San Francisco Opera Chorus, AVE Artists’ Vocal Ensemble, the Sanford Dole Ensemble, and the Carmel Bach Festival.
Her two award-winning solo recordings, A Mother’s Love and In My Father’s Garden, have garnered her “Best Classical Voice/Opera Solo Album of the Year” from Just Plain Folks Music Awards, and “Best Classical Vocal Album” by the Armenian Music Awards.
Recent engagements include the soprano soloist in Rosenmüller's Magnificat with Konrad Junghänel and the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, and a return to the Chicago area to perform Berlioz’s Les nuits d’été with members of the Chicago Symphony and the Park Ridge Civic Orchestra.
Ms. Zindarsian is a member of the American Guild of Musical Artists and Early Music America.
For more information, please visit www.zindarsian.com