Kristina Bachrach - 2019 Award Winner 

“I am so grateful to the Artist Presentation Society for the tremendous support that they have lent me during this crucial stage of my career. I received marvelously useful feedback from leaders in the industry through the course of the competition. And since winning they have been invaluable in helping me to continue my studies with confidence, even through the leaner months. Finally, I am so happy to know that I have this group of kind, generous, and knowledgeable people in my corner.  The music industry is better for having APS within its ranks!”  - Kristina Bachrach

Fresh off of her Carnegie Hall debut, soprano Kristina Bachrach continues to distinguish herself as a dynamic artist, capable of tackling a vast array of repertoire. In recent seasons she made her Off-Broadway debut, co-starring in a 39-show run of Because I Could Not Stop: An Encounter with Emily Dickinson with the Ensemble for the Romantic Century, and had international concert debuts in Japan and Italy. On the operatic stage, Ms. Bachrach’s roles include Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro, Musetta in La bohème, La Princesse in L'enfant et les sortilèges, and Clorinda in La Cenerentola, gracing the main stage with Opera Philadelphia, Nashville Opera, Opera Naples, and Gotham Chamber Opera among others. She appeared in the New York premiere of To Be Sung by Pascal Dusapin with the Center of Contemporary Opera, and created the role of Lucinda in the world premiere of Dark Sisters by Nico Muhly. A concert veteran, Ms. Bachrach has been featured in nearly one hundred recitals of art song and chamber music across the country and around the world. She recently performed in the world premiere of "Upon Wings of Words" by Augusta Read Thomas with NEXUS Chamber Music as part of the Ravinia Festival. Her training includes residencies with the Marlboro Music Festival, Tanglewood, Yellow Barn, and the Banff Centre. She is a Grand Prize winner of the Artist Presentation Society of St. Louis Competition, the Ziering Conlon International Art Song Competition, and American Prize in Vocal Performance.

October 12, 2019 Concert - Kristina Bachrach